daisycutter

very strange, bub. they've been working on this deal for over 4 years but still want to play funny buggers

71 games in 6 years for various reasons (and yeah i know the reasons) making it approx 12 games per year or 52.6%

our thoughts on melk at the time were also overlaid with the impending risk of asada suspension hanging over his head (which did eventuate) i got mixed info re his worth from essendon relos/friends. some i valued thought he would be a good pickup esp with a new start so yeah, the net results by many here were quite mixed

well freo must value hogan pretty highly since they have been after him non-stop for at least 4 years but wgaf what manure says or thinks?

you should have delayed this answer could have got another 20-30 pages on that rumour

he has 1 yr left on his contract and anyway we don't know yet if he does survive

was just what we need, a classy outside finishing mid, not another grunt inside mid like viney

i can smell a double ton just around the corner

you're right, forgot about them we need to keep them on-side but only until yarra park is built

yeah well they are going to play their cards close to their chest aren't they but ultimately they will want to clear their decks of may

coz they don't want to wait a year to get rid of may. they are in culture change mood

i say bring back the retro banners......i like balloons

and what would a fan (us incl) know about club to club negotiations....of course they would be laughing just as we are at the notion of just accepting may for hogan using a single 1st rounder. let them laugh their head off when they get hogan for a winning deal for mfc, coz it's gonna cost them big

that's why the trade must be result in a demonstrable improvement for the side, or it's off for 12 months

can't agree with this assessment, bub. as for getting these "same ridiculous offers", that is the point i made. if we get the good offers then fine, so far i'm seeing a lot of noise indicating offers that don't make us demonstrably better. as for next year, weagles bound to be in it big time. plus a lot can change in 12 months i don't want to see a hogan for may plus small change. we would be worse off imo no fire sale, hogan stays

the appropriate word would be "unlikely" rather than "realistically"

we should only trade if we end up demonstrably better off. best on offer is not acceptable unless it satisfies the former. if not, we keep hogan, no sweat, and go through it all again next year

any decent manager would tell him to make no public statements until it is resolved

correct. and if we don't get may, hogan can play chb if the coach wishes. he has done so in his junior years.

yeah, like he be unhappy to play a starring role in a premiership

you need to look where he was placed after 20 games. iirc some poster posted this and it was better than top 10 b&f is much more skewed to number of games played than other awards 47 goals in 20 games for a high fwd is a better indication

mcclure is teflon coated. water off a duck's back etc. nothing could make him feel shamed. a vainglorious narcissist ignore and forget him

no, go ahead btw, has anyone found out our final 2018 figure? at the b&f pj just said we got over 45k

if hogan stays, may doesn't come, play hogan at chb for 2019. he played a lot at chb in his u18 years

for the 1 millionth time. hogan is NOT a rfa at the end of 2019 (it is 2020) if he stays to see out his contract and has a good year next year, his value could even go up. also others might be interested like the eagles