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We obviously wont be in the market next year for a high priced free agent as we have too many young players of quality who need to be re-signed (on bigger contracts) before they get poached. IMO the only club to have been a success in luring top line talent for unders is The Hawks. This is who we need to emulate. Their list management has been excellent for a long time. If we want to be a long term success, with 60k members, fleeting one-off success wont get us there. It needs to be sustained for a long period or we end up back where we started 5 years ago in no time. While the bath water is currently tasting like Krug, it can turn to vinegar quickly. The same people who write these articles now, will be belting us from pillar to post if we dont produce what they themselves have predicted. Nice to read if you support the Dees, but it doesnt mean much.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-star-injured-in-bolte-bridge-incident-20181218-p50mvb.html Poor bloke sounds like he has some personal troubles. Good luck Majak.

Dunno bout the rest of you, but i cant wait to see the clash strips.

*Facepalm

I hope if any of our players are roped into this farce, they jog around half assed and dont risk injury. This sort of thing has no actual football value for the clubs. The AFL is the only likely winner from this as they have more TV games to sell in the off season. I mean, dont they even care about their already shredded reputation any more? And they want teams to get out of pokies ffs. Money-spinning farce. Because AFL.

The more on-field success we have, the easier this becomes. Win a flag or 2 and watch our membership skyrocket. Then we need to avoid becoming a basket case again to hold onto those new members. For many, winning IS everything. Pinch a flag next year and watch our number go through the roof. We win a flag next year and every Cat, Dog, Ferret and Goldfish in my family is getting a membership for Christmas.

You get a like from me, because Avatar.

Hahahaha shut up

I am so pumped for next season i can barely contain myself. Thanks to everyone who posts a Pic, Prognostication, Projection or Pisstake. Im busy formulating my 2019 prediction to win back the crown from @Skuit , who we all know got lucky last year to win the title. Any information posted in the training thread makes my job easier. GOO DEES !!

Your alcohol ran out huh?

I am personally much more interested in the list of free agents next year. We shouldn't have an early first-round draft pick unless one or more of our better players is traded, and I can't see that happening tbh. We must start to lure some top-shelf free agents while we are in the window. That's if any are available ofc. Hopefully though at the end of next season, if things go our way, we wont care very much.

I guess this means the Yarra Park idea is dead in the water. I can see us homeless for another few years, before announcing a poor second best option, with a far inferior building than we planned over the railway tracks. Was hoping that we had secured political support by dumping our poker machines. Guess not. Oh well, at least i wont have to vote Labor now.

Ever considered changing your name to "PICKET FENCE !!!!!"? I can imagine saying it in Bruce Gushaveneys growly voice...........

I cant read this article because paywall, but the headline alone is another positive reinforcement of our recruiting team, and how we are staying ahead of the competition. "Alarming shortage of ready-made big men" Im sure plenty of other clubs were into Preuss. We got him to sign, even though we already have Max, which makes it harder for Preuss to get first-ruck time. MFC were not the most active club during the trade period, but NOBODY will slap the "scattergun" label on us this time. Need = Targets = Trades completed. Big tick MFC. Fug im pumped for the next few years. How bout the rest of youse? (My best Jeff Fenech)

The fact this board hasnt exploded in outrage at the financial implications of this fixture says to me that its a great result. Add to that our TV exposure in good time slots and this is surely our best fixture in many years. Hard, well yes, but thats what happens when your team starts winning games. I like it. A lot.

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Sorry DL, i was Factoring in the Anzac eve game which obs isnt a Friday night, but Primetime just the same. Sydney game Rd 2 is the other i was thinking of. I should have just said "Night game".

The AFL let it be known that MFC would be getting a bigger share of Friday night games next year, but the only 2 we are so far aware of, are both away games. I can see it now, 3 more Friday night games against interstate teams. Lock it in Eddie. Its going to take some very sweet fixturing for us to have a decent year revenue-wise with our 2 biggest games making us nothing. At the very least we have earned a prime-time home game against Essendrug. Its time for others to fill the Sunday arvo slots.

I have already posted "not available" on my work roster for this game. First time i will have seen my team play where i live. I will take both of my Canon DSLR's and possibly a video camera as well to get as many shots as possible, particularly of any newbies who play. Best news so far this off-season.

Nah, not the type we need wearing the jumper. At the first sign of a confrontation, she runs the other way. I love my baby but she is too soft for MFC. Besides, she loves working with plants, its her dream job. ( My advice to her was "Aim low child, you will never be disappointed" ) Takes after her old man.

My daughter was a Bunnings Greeter. Recently got promoted to the plant department. I KNEW she was made of the right stuff.

Most run-of-the-mill footy followers have no real idea of how good this kid could be. I dont mean that dismissively to the football public, as i dont really follow others teams up and coming players either. The general football public see him as nothing more than a skinny kid who has taken a couple of contested marks, and has a famous relative. For anyone who has watched his progress closely, the evidence was getting stronger every time he took the field in the latter part of the season. He is good below his knees, and loves a tackle. If the coaches can keep improving his defensive pressure, and he gets confidence in his body (after adding several more K.G's), i can see him splitting packs open and being the contested marking beast we all hoped Hogan would be. This kid will be special IMO.

Harmes 100%. I would also replace Trac with Tommy. At this stage, Tom has done far more for us than Petracca. Lil Mithen is the obvious replacement for Daisy I.M.O. The coach is also worthy of a cartoon dont you think? (I would be happy to have my boys Melky and ANB while we are at it )

Just read his interview on the club website and im more pumped than ever to get him in. He has already spoken to Lever and it sounds like he cant wait to get stuck in again. On a side note, this is the quote that most stood out......... “I’ve never even played in a Friday night game, let alone a final, so I’m just looking forward to being part of it.” How The actual [censored] is that possible for a player who has been on the field 120 or so times. I, and others, will miss Hogan, but i have a feeling this bloke will bring something that helps us all cope with the loss.