Redleg

Well at least he went to do his business in the toilet.

Agree with that and not rocket science either.

Well I understand your view, but it’s plainly wrong to blame an innocent party. Champion Data do that job and the football clubs can’t override that as they have no ability to do so.

When you are getting to the end of your AFL career, it is vital to be as fit as possible, to help avoid some injuries and give you every chance in contests etc. Old and unfit gives you no chance.

"Player profiles are updated by Champion Data and the AFL and cannot be edited by the Melbourne Football Club. 2026 Player Profiles will be available following the 2025 AFL Draft." This is written on the top of the Player Page. Its not our job or fault.

And done at a time when there are no race meetings at Caulfield, which on current race dates listed each year, would allow plenty of options of when to do it.

You have the right like everyone else to express your opinion on DL, on any subject on the DL Boards. So don't be put off by disagreement. Even we disagree sometimes. I think the way we can look at Clarry now, is to accept that he was a big part of a desperately needed flag and will always be a Demon, especially after he finishes playing AFL. A good way to assess players I think, is after looking back at their careers, to say who would you take on draft night, if they were all 18 again. For example Leigh Matthews is 18 and so is Clarry, who do you take in the draft. Robbie Flower and Clarry are 18, who do you take. I think if we are realistic, we could name 50 players easily, without much thought, who we would take before Clarry. I am not denigrating Clarry, but rather applying a fairer test of where he probably stands in the AFL pantheon, at this point of his career.

We will get an update at the AGM.

Yes and I am about the same distance and really excited to go to training more often, as it will coincide with my retirement. The added benefit will be an occasional hug from Ghosty. Hopefully they will have a small cafe and track watchers will be able to have a coffee and discuss training.

We need to get one of our favourites in Jeffo up and running and then my boys for next year, Kentfield, Howes and AMW.

Agree it was a power play. A play to show that uncontrollable, undisciplined footballers are not welcome in a team sport, that requires everyone to pull in the same direction. If you think that a fractured locker room is not worth fixing, then so be it. He was my favourite player, but he was hurting the team, not helping it. Remind me where we finished the last two seasons with Clarry and Tracc still on the list. Yep we could have kept them and maybe finished 14th again, or gone the other way and brought in 6 new kids and 4 from other clubs. I know what I prefer. Also, King hasn't lost a game yet, so I hope that answers the first 6 words of your post, as silly as they were. You will enjoy life and sleep better, getting behind your club and not knocking it all the time, though I admit it has left a lot to be desired in the last 4 years in the management area.

He is a true Demon now.

Brilliant.

Cuz looks physically ready to go. McAdam does look stronger than I can recall.

Yes, he won't have to travel all week. Surf Coast to Casey must be heaps of fun.

I think Toumpas was coming off a hip injury and plenty of Demonlanders didn't want him and wanted Wines. Toumpas was a dumpy looking slow player and Wines was a 188cm midfield brute. Anyway another bit of spilt milk.

Insurers are expert with the 3 D's policy, deny, delay and defer.

Doesn’t SHE? Have the new players been briefed on avoiding the Ghosty hug at training?

Yes, how could you have missed that? Yes, how could you have missed that?

Sounds like Casey will be used for games primarily then, not training.

My comments are that good they should always be repeated.

Have met him many times and he is a wonderful, modest, friendly true red and blue bloke.

Jack Watts was a better player than Toumpas without question and was acknowledged as the best or second best player of his ND year. Toumpas had his doubters from the beginning and many wanted Jack Viney’s good mate Ollie Wines and were very upset when we chose Toumpas. But spilt milk now. There is no doubt that after an few obvious picks each year, the job gets much harder predicting who will be a good AFL player. I never saw Kozzie as he is now, but JT might have.

So true. I just predicted we would win the first test in two days, as well as predicting the winners of this year’s Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate.

Don’t tell me the Premiership cups are going in Fantasy land.