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100% has to be the approach.

Craig Cameron quoted as saying it doesn’t matter who he meets with, he won’t be traded. A real Melbourne life member would never..

Trac’a $1.3M per season would surely turn Humphrey’ head. Do we have the nuts to offer it?

Money talks, #5, Close to Moe, coach he knows, Big games at the G - there’s hope!

I agree, hopefully we’ve made further moves this weekend. I have no idea. All lips are sealed. I’m sure we find out his intention this week.

We just need Humphrey to want us and this deal happens. I really hope the MFC is doing everything in its power to bring this to life.

Melbourne Storm train out of AAMI and their success and culture is as good as it gets! Our facilities aren’t that bad.

My favourite footy club gym reference: Andrew Swallow referred to rocking up at Arden St and the likes of Anthony Stevens, Adam Simpson, Brent Harvey etc saw the rusty old weights the club could afford as a badge of honour. 30KG is still 30KG whether it’s shiny or not.

Well done Mr King. Leaving no stone unturned in trying to increase our talent. I hope this pays off, I love the approach.

We want players choosing us because they want to play for Melbourne, rather than being pigeonholed into a decision. King, Gawny and Richo to meet with Flanders today. My feel is St Kilda wins it, happy to be proven wrong.

His ability to spread from contest to contest and to have that dog hunger to win a contested ground ball is something you could never teach. Truly a freak in how he could find a clean handball in heavy traffic.

Unfortunately, no. What I was told about Clayton in the last weeks shifted with King coming in. And regarding McVee, I think everything I reported was correct. He met with King, was happy and said he would recommit, before yet another backflip. Apologies for getting these two wrong. The Clayton one has devastated me but I’m trying to side with the need to refresh the club. Clearly Trac, may and Clayton aren’t culture guys required in the fresh start.

The meeting with Clarry is to outline expectations and his role. He’s all in and so is the coach on him.

Good post. When it comes to 'leaks', sometimes it is the club choosing to do it.

Why have neither club announced his intention to seek a trade? They did have Kings Birthday public holiday yesterday but this whole situation has a stench.

The point came directly from the coach to McVee face-to face. The positional thing sounds like a cop off to me. I think for a reason we don’t yet know he feels the need to be in WA.

This is because it's bewildering. We plucked him from obscurity. He played under Freo's nose at East Freo and they did not want him. We put some great welfare around him to help him settle. We backed him in by playing him before time. His girlfriend plays in the AFLW and has no ties to Perth. We offered him a great contract in November last year. We provided flexibility in how he wanted that to look. We elevated him to the midfield and were looking to do so again before his hamstring injury. We again promised him of an attacking role last week. He has decided Freo is where he will be able to elevate his game. I think he may see himself as a level above what he is.

This is correct. It's never personal. Some you get right, some you get wrong and some you never choose to post. Jason Davenport from GWS was going to come in and head up development last off-season. Saad El Hawli we would take in the MSD. I'm sure Judd had signalled his intention to re-sign more than once or twice. He will be a big loss if he does leave. A smart player.

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I told @Lucifers Hero that McVee was going to resign long before I posted this. To be clear, he informed the club of his intent to re-sign. He got injured and pushed this back. He intended to re-sign when he recaptured form but wasn’t happy with the role and some other things. His head was turned a little by the interest in him but things have settled and he is happy with King’s plans for him. You and I get our information from very different places.

Each playing is giving an individual fitness, mostly running, program during their exit meeting which is aimed at ensuring the player returns for pre season in the right shape. If they don’t, which we saw with McAdam pre Xmas 2024, they need to spend time seperate to the group doing running which is a set back. The opposite is Salem, who did far too many KM’s on an overseas trip and the club had to taper his involvement back to ensure no overload. All players have a direct line to Selwyn during their break, an assigned buddy to complete running with and a 50 odd page guide on how to approach an off season. Some players will rely on Selwyn heavily and others will seek their own fitness advisers.

He certainly wasn't training poorly before he was injured but the club has asked that he improves his conditioning prior to returning this time around.

A broken clock is right twice a day 🤣

Am I in the minority in saying that King should not be involved with Geelong? The minute you are appointed as coach of the Melbourne Football Club, Geelong and the other 16 teams are instantly a rival. Doing Geelong any form of favour is in contrast to the fiercely competitive elite clubs who don’t have room for niceties. See Sam Mitchell.

Update: Despite west coast offering a nice deal and Adelaide having a look, McVee is going to resign on a two year deal. Spoke with King and Lamb. Assured of how it looks for him in 26. This is a key signing for King early days in his tenure.