Everything posted by drdrake
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Training Ground?
Yeh, the government doesn't give a rats if MFC has facilities less than other clubs. They look at the community benefit, you need to add layers, the Pies used Netball to get money then folded their Netball side. Richmond use bash Houli Academy, Essendon paraolyimpics, Carlton and dogs home of female football. What is our sell.
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2023 List and Contract Details
If no club nominates Brown, I think AFL rule is we can put him as cat B rookie, that could be wrong but I remember someone mentioning this last year.
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Best 44
Love to see Bowey move onto a wing, he has a good footy brain and is very good by foot. No idea on his tank.
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Nate Caddy
O'Sullivan if he is there at 6, just gives that key, really Tomlinson, Schache, B Brown, Tmac 2024 will be there last at Melbourne. May and then Petty uncertainly the year after. You get a key, give them 12 months development at Casey to push for selection the following year.
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The 2023 Draft and Trade Targets Thread
Agree with this, personally wouldn't be drafting any Tassie kids in first round. The lure to play for the Tasmanian team will be to much so no point developing players to get around the same pick for them in 3 years
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2023 AFL National Draft prospects: The next batch
O'Sullivan or Caddy with pick 6, Wilson or Windsor with pick 11
- Welcome to Demonland: Jack Billings
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Why Melbourne Must Hire a Coach to Solve Their Forward Woes
The kicking into to f50 is the issue so really ticking both or do you mean the Goal kicking. We have banged on about this for years, the game plan is based on the skill level of our players. We need to be a contested team kicking to a contest as we don't have the skill by foot in our midfield. Kicking long, repeat entry, score from pressure, that is us until we get some really good ball users in the midfield
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Why Melbourne Must Hire a Coach to Solve Their Forward Woes
Solving forward line Woes is a midfield, game plan issue not a forward line one. Fix the garbage delivery going in and your 80% the the way there.
- Trade Rumours 2023
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Training Ground?
So we have everything we need to prepare our players spread over 2 facilities. I get it not ideal to share and travel but really we have what is needed to prepare our players.
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Training Ground?
What are we missing? What equipment, infrastructure do others have that we don't have?
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Training Ground?
Amazing facilities, must have poor conditioning staff as they wouldn't have had many games over the past 3 years that their best 22 played. New facilities, massive injury issues.
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Welcome to Demonland: Shane McAdam
Yep, our two late second round picks get the Fullarton and McAdam deals done. Leaves us with 2 first rounds and after Grundy deal we should have 2 picks inside 30. I reckon we will bundle up picks to improve our draft order taking 3 top 20ish picks and Brown. I think if Harmes goes it will be more about draft position than a later pick.
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2023 NAB AFL DRAFT COMBINE
These top line kids have been tested do many times that not many fall under the radar now. These combines are more about picks 10 to 40 than top 10.
- Welcome to Demonland: Tom Fullarton
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Farewell James Harmes
Pick 35 to 50 is about his currency, or we use him with to advance a pick
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Farewell James Jordon
Straight to Adelaide for McAdam or to Brisbane
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Trade Rumours 2023
Three reason why this talk of Oliver trade may have any substance but I do believe it is garbage 1) Club has stuffed up Salary Cap 2) Oliver is upset in his rehab this year 3) Club realises that our mids collectively can't hit targets and we want to keep Petracca, therefor Oliver has the highest trade return
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Has this been a good year for the AFL?
Football wise, much more enjoyable season to watch. The competition is close and will get closer next season as WCE and North improve. The lack of investment in the technology to get goal reviews right is a concern. The 4 umpires also was a complete failure. Inconsistency with tribunal and MRO continues to be frustrating. On field the players and coaches made it a good season, off field the AFL new leader has a bit to fix
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Farewell James Harmes
It doesn't matter, we back our mids to go head to head and there is no room for Harmes in our midfield rotation.
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2024 AFL National Draft prospects: The next batch
Plus what every Tassie concessions. Brisbane and Sydney have double win FS and NGA priority access.