whatwhat say what

i don't see how he can play the nibbler role at all if we had shipped one of petracca or oliver, sure, but another not-quick first-possession midfielder is not what we need

jack steven was a former aints skipper who had a slew of off-field issues, including being stabbed in the chest shortly after the trade to the puddy tatts was completed he didn't even complete a full season down in sleepy hollow and retired at the end of his first season with a year to go on his contract

he's our second most experienced player and should, if he keeps his form up and has a bit of luck with his body, go past 250 games great story indeed

speed interview was a very good listen but i doubt very much he would have spoken about the tigs quite like that - stating that the review was a “last resort to reset the club” was overly dramatic it'll be interesting to see how public the club make any findings from it - clearly speed is of the belief that it should be kept entirely under wraps and not publicised but you know the medja is going to be baying for blood over it

well i don't think any review will exactly help push caulfield along so...pretty much irrelevant?

And meth coke would still say no; Reid is a special talent

Sounds like something the MFC would have been long aware of - I suspect the news about his ineligibility is to calm the fawning masses (e.g. us) from getting over excited about a player we were never eligible to select

Jack Stevens

swans mate tells me callum mills did his hammy at training today

i would presume the club has been aware for some time that he wasn't eligible to be selected i imagine it's the eagerness of mfc fans about him as a prospect that has seen the news filter out to the public that he's not eligible to be picked up thru the nga for us it's a shame, but it doesn't change anything at the end of the day

i'm shocked but also not shocked

Unbelievable … NO ACCESS FOR DEES NGA TALENT MELBOURNE will not have access to tall forward prospect Tairon Ah-Mu under Next Generation Academy rules when the 17-year-old hits his draft season next year. Ah-Mu is a member of the Demons' NGA program but under the AFL's eligibility criteria, he does not qualify for the club to have any priority access over him as a draftee. Ah-Mu kicked three goals for the Dandenong Stingrays on Saturday against the Gippsland Power, taking the straight-kicking key forward's tally to 21.5 from 10 games this season. Ah-Mu, who has Samoan descent, is 198cm and also has featured for the under-17s futures team as well as playing under Essendon champion Matthew Lloyd at Haileybury College in Melbourne.

where have they said this?

nope, only one oval pretty much useless when yr managing four teams' training requirements

if he has a season like he had in 2024 in 2025 then could definitely see him going on again the following season yr a long time retired, after all...

my hope with mcadam is that our fitness staff having broken down his body to get him back up in 2025 and beyond

no chance if / when we get 25 back for anb, mebbe swap that for cerra...

so there seems to be some doubts on trainor due to repeated concussion incidents?

i just read that too and came to laugh about it too fairly ambit claim

The silver lining of Melbourne’s disappointing finish to the season is that they now have a top-five pick in the draft. And in this even top-end, you could quite easily grab the top talent in the draft with the selection that Melbourne holds. Replenishing their midfield is a high priority with Christian Petracca’s long-term future remaining uncertain, and there are several options who can add an injection of class. Finn O’Sullivan may be gone by this point but his high-impact per possession and goalscoring threat makes him one of the most damaging midfielders available. South Australian Sid Draper has some wheels and has stood up at state league level, while Murphy Reid can provide the precise ball-use and decision making their on-ball brigade lacks. Midfielder-forward Sam Lalor shapes as the wildcard, a player in the Petracca mould with his strength and attacking threat. Or do the Dees look to shore up their limited key forward stocks with forward Harry Armstrong?

i, too, can make up fanciful trade scenario with no basis in reality...

mfc confirms two reviews being conducted; one by Darren Shand, brad green, and gary pert into the footy dept + one of the board itself by an external independent expert (they don't say who), involving the president and all current board members

sigh i miss raymond much, much better show than "barry"

depends on cost, i suspect if it's the equivalent of a straight swap for tomlinson, i'd be super keen