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That's my recollection also. Fairly certain he came straight into the Melbourne seniors at the start of last year, and has played all his games at that level.

That's a strong and experienced Hawks team. A win will set Casey's season up really well, and speak volumes about Melbourne's depth.

.......................... and Jayden Hunt has extended too! Another excellent signature to have imo. Can't help but love the bond that the youngsters seem to have with their team-mates and the Club.

Clarry is a 'young gun' with 'future star' written all over him. I'm thrilled that he wants to be part of our future, and rapt that our FD got on the front foot to secure him longer term.

I generally like what you write Peter, but I have to disagree with this prediction. If we have an off week, we will still win by 30.

I'm not unhappy with Salo's omission. He's probably disappointed so far this season, and we need to honour the commitment to reward players who perform consistently well at Casey. Strong message for Salo (and his team-mates as well) but he'll be back, and undoubtedly be a better player for the experience. This is the new Melbourne, and I'm thrilled that we've reached this position in our evolution.

An emphatic no from me! We will do exactly what we should do to an inferior opposition.

If Trengove's body holds up to the rigors of VFL / AFL this season, he will be a Demon in 2017.

Tell her that she needs to get a life and read it too!

I'm not qualified in this area, but it seems to me to be the most sensible and appropriate decision, and quality player management by the MFC.

It's a worse than horrid disease! Good luck Roughy!

6. Jetta 5. Tyson 4. Viney 3. kennedy 2. Stretch 1. McDonald

Heresy.

Nice article. Spot on with the facts and adjectives. So glad Clarry is ours!

Me too! By 2:00pm on Sunday, I expect to be so nervous I could have a colonoscopy without the pre-med

Looks like Clubs (including ours) will be in a better position to start serious consideration of potential pay offers around the end of July: Players' CBA possible by end of July: AFL

Crucial game for us ........ worth more than just the 4 points if we can roll them. I think we are a chance at the G, but things will need to go right. The tactical battles around the stoppages will play an important part in the final result. Dees by 15 pts, but the margin won't be much more than that all day. Go Melbourne!!

Hogan is having a few days back with his family in WA. Nothing sinister, just part of our responsible management of the youngsters, according to Roosy.

An opposition mid might get killed!

Just adds to the great feeling I have about the future (upwards) direction of our Club ..... starting from next Sunday!

If the squad was picked right now, Nev Jetta would also be pushing for a spot I reckon. Mr Reliable.

Great work Demonland! Makes me proud to be a Demonlander!.

A few random points that I think are pertinent: Hogan's worth to the team cannot be simply measured by goals scored. He has played more time up the ground this year (even starting in the centre square on a few occasions), and he has been important in these stints with his defensive marking, tackling and creativity. Part of the Roos / Goodwin "all players need to be flexible" philosophy, I suspect, and it also frees him up a bit from the double teaming that he cops constantly as a KPF; if he decided to leave it would more than likely put a significant 'brake' on achieving our membership aspirations (another important reason for getting his signature); if team success is an important consideration for him (as seems to be the case), then we need to maintain at least good solid form throughout this year. We wouldn't want 3 or 4 game losing streaks; the continued development and promise of Weideman and/or Hulett is important. Hogan will relish the day when there is another strong KPF to take some of the opposition attention away from him; his bond / friendship with team-mates seems to be important to him. In this context I was happy to read in the Harmes' RS interview that Hogan, N.Jones and Harmes had been surfing together before the GC game.

Well done Harmesy ......... great reward for effort, which is there for all of us to see.

I played one game of U12s against Jack Viney. I came off at 1/4 time and complained to my mum that he hurt me, so Mum started a petition to have Jack pushed up to the U16s. I am proud that Mum and me had such an important part to play in 'fast tracking' Jack's progress as an A grader.