GawnWithTheWind

I don't blame him for wanting to see the year unfold, and if we win 3 or 4 in the first half and stay competitive, James seems from an outsiders point of view, like a person who would ride it out at Melbourne FC.

However, haven't we learnt anything from TS, JR, BM etc.

We can waste a whole year talking about speculation and 'rumours', but in the end, only a select few close to James would know what he wants to do.

Unless you are currently in a relationship with him, or a blood relative, your 'information from a good source' means nothing.

Jealous? of what?

The fact we were further in our rebuilding then them.. and they have overtaken us and played finals last year.

Adelaide - Enjoy watching them
Brisbane - Meh
Carlton - Pure hatred
Collingwood - Pure hatred
Essendon - Disgust, more than hatred.... I wish they didnt exist
Fremantle - Like them
Geelong - Love them
Gold Coast - Meh
GWS - $cully
Hawthorn - pure hatred
North Melbourne - They dont even deserve the 4 seconds it took me to type this
Port Adelaide - Like Ollie and Wingard!
Richmond - Pure absolute jealousy and hatred
St Kilda - Meh
Sydney - In love with them
West Coast - Like them
Western Bulldogs - Meh

He gave off the 'impression' he didn't want to be at the club and having bad body language?

This reminds me of the poster that was convinced Hogan will leave - his evidence: the fact that the kid rarely smiles in photos of him that he sees.

Cans closed brah.

All good, met him a few times through his mates and it was always the impression he gave off.

Could just be reading too much into it.

Can of worms closed

No Dawes is interesting.

This is going to open up a can of worms, but Dawes isn't stoked about being at Melbourne. Probably shows in his body language, hence the leadership snob.

When i heard we would be going for co-captains i thought they would be Donald and David Cockatoo-Collins.

Glory days....

MFC Captaincy Announcement at 2.45pm today

Melbourne Football Club

We'll be making our captaincy announcement at 2.45 pm today. Follow us on Twitter @melbournefc for live coverage.

Anyone know how Dom Tyson ran today? Any other training related into on the fella... watching his highlights on afl.com.au really got me excited to see him in 2014.

James Frawley - I still believe, this guy is the perfect and best FB for todays game. He is quick, strong, big tank and can rebound extremely well. Matthew Scarlett would have struggled being in the melbourne team in the last 7 years, with record opp in50s against him. Once the ball spends more time out of our backline, I believe Frawley will rarely get beaten, and most times will be extremely damaging on the rebound.

Dom Tyson - Has everything to become an A grader. Needs a good run with his body, but could become the mid star we lost when Scott Thompson moved back home.

Jeremy Howe - One of the hardest forwards to match up on. Fit, quick, can crumb and has a vertical leap like no other. Has found it tough when other defenders have been able to block his run, however once we have a fit forward line, with Clark/Hogan/Dawes/Fitz being the focus, howe can play his floating roll well and be able to get a better run at the packs. Big 2014 from JH.

It's definitely Sellar in the photo.

They changed it... it was originally mags

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-12-05/sellar-seeks-buyer

Apparently Magner and Sellar are the same player

Poor guy, having a rough run of things since joining/leaving the dees.

Best wishes to a good guy.

7th.

FB: Garland, Frawley, Terlich

HB: Grimes, McDonald, Vince

C: Cross, Michie, Viney

HF: Watts, Dawes, Evans

FF: Hogan, Clark, Byrnes

FOLL: Jamar, Tyson, N. Jones

INT: Howe, Toumpas, Trengove

SUB: Blease

And out at Casey:

FB: Dunn, Matthew Sully*, Clisby

HB: Hunt, Pedersen, Strauss

C: M. Jones, Reilly, Barry

HF: Bail, Fitzpatrick, Kent

FF: Spencer, Khan Haretuku*, Kennedy-Harris

FOLL: Gawn, Salem, McKenzie

INT: Josh Miller*, Nicholson, Ben Sokol*, Tapscott

* Marks potential rookie selections.

Byrnes is the forgotten one. Can actually play, and could potentially fill that SF hole we have in the forward line.

I'd say its between him and Kent at the moment.

Vince on a HBF is a stretch, I don't have a great feeling he likes to man up/will man up.

Nearly had a baby. Mitch came off the ground pointing at his foot. Lucky it was just his boot sole had detached.

Wanna pay for my new computer screen? Just spat my coffee all over it reading the first two sentences...

Updated from draft:

FB: Garland - Frawley - Dunn

HB: Terlich - McDonald - Grimes

C: Watts - N.Jones - Vince

HF: Howe - Dawes - Hogan

FF: Kent - Clark - Fitz

R: Jamar - Tyson - Cross

I: Trengove - Viney - Toumpas - Clisby

E: Michie - Spencer - Gawn

Can we change the topic heading?

I rate Dunn.

Purely thinking about how Richardson Vs. Choco would affect our Round 1 clash,

I personally think Richardson will not be as demanding of a first win as Choco would be.

Choco doesnt seem to be a big picture kind of person, and would demand wins straight up.

Where a new coach like Richardson, will have more time to get improvement in the team.

Must win game.

Melbourne makes list changes

Aiden was the final nail.

Best of luck to him, plays with plenty of heart.

Hes a RFA yeh?

Good luck letting him go..

Captain: Jones

Vice(s): Garland and Grimes

Deputy(s): Dawes Clark Frawley

Thanks for all the write ups and photos guys... its great

Another crack at it.

FB: Garland - Frawley - Terlich

HB: Grimes - McDonald - Dunn

C: Watts - Tyson - Vince

HF: Howe - Dawes - Trengove

FF: Hogan - Clark - Kent

R: Gawn - Jones - Cross

I: McKenzie - Viney - Blease

S: Toumpas

I understand Dunn isn't a lock for the 22, but his versatility is an asset in the backline and when he is on, can lock down on the best of opponents.

Grimes to improve his kicking ten fold over the summer, and be an asset (along with Terls) coming out of the backline.

Trengove to relish the fact he doesn't need to get 30 touches a game, just low 20s and a few goals on the HFF.

Kent to bring the much needed forward pressure down there, with Howe adding that string to his bow also.

Dawes/Clark sharing the ruck duties with Gawn. 70% to Gawn and the other boys share the 30% load.