Wrecker45

Now that the Andrews Governent has said it won’t be built under his Government I am a lot more confident it will. I was undecided who to vote for now it is an easy choice. Vote Labor!

I won’t have to do that. I got told this year if Melbourne win the premiership i’m not welcome in the office for at least a week because I will be unbearable.

Think everyone agrees it is a tough draw but good for commercial arrangements. In the age of free agencies and players dictating where they want to play the better commercial arrangements lend themselves to attracting better players. One of the reasons May said he came to Melbourne was to play for one of the big clubs. We have a tough draw but we are in for a period of sustained success.

Tough draw knowing it doesn’t matter because we’re in a premiership window is a damn site better than an easy draw when we sucked.

Don’t discount Hunt becoming the small forward. He played a lot of his junior footy there.

Sorry I skipped over the first thousand pages.

Page 999 - [censored] you Scully I hate you just as much at Hawthorn as I did a GWS. Look forward to booing you this year if your ankle is up to it. Max Gawn is one of if not the best players in the league and you are worthless as far as trade value. So glad he spewed on you in China it has improved our culture.

He is not quick.

A bloke who has suffered from cancer and lost his old man within a short period of time is looking at his options to move home. i have good mail on this and can say for certain that Hogan loves the club and the boys. He might go but make no mistake there is no I’ll feeling towards Melbourne.

Melbourne want Hogan we have offered him a 5 year contract. The person who said Melbourne don’t want Hogan and Fremantle are cooling on him was Tom Brown on mmm and he said he formed that opinion through the language of both footy clubs. It is a load of [censored].

He has done some kind of medical with Fremantle. I know that for certain.

Take 5 years or leave now is what I have been told. Player manager telling him to do neither.

Melbourne have asked Hogan to either leave now or re-sign with us for a longer period. His manager is telling him to hold out for a better deal next year. Hogan is torn.

Isn't nice to be worried about post season operations rather than draft picks.

That is not what I said. Drafting is a complicated art. We need fast skilful players but they have to meet other critearia and be obtained at a fair selection / price

And every one of us has been lamenting taking Toumpas (a running outside mid) over Wines (the slow competitive type we are stacked with) for years. We can’t have it every way.

Any room for a tiger or magpie?

With family who have stuck by thick and thin. when you are passionate Melbourne and have copped grief for a decade wherever you go because you are Melbourne now is your time. I will be watching with loved ones who have suffered through a decade of misery. Have been laughed at for wearing their Melbourne jumper to school / work to raise money for charity on wear your footy jumper day. Lets paint this town red and blue.

Dieter you should be better than that. If we went to the camp we might have finished on top and won the minor premiership. It is pure speculation.

The outcome should not influence the process.

GOTO I always appreciate your perspective but I am puzzled by this? He always takes his opponent to the ball because he reads it well and is first to the footy?

Sorry my post above is fake news. A number of posters have correctly pointed out that the Tigers finished top 4 last year and to completely debunk my theory they won the first final and got the bye following that. 2 byes in short succession and went on to win the premiership.

@Whispering_Jack I think you may have missed one mathematical advantage we have. Since the AFL changed the fixture to give all teams a bye to refresh the week before the finals it seems to disadvantage the top teams that get a bye the following week for winning. No team finishing in the top 4 has won since, whereas, previously you almost had to finish top 4 to have a chance.

I'm holding off 2 weeks before I get Maxy on my bum

I dare say Hunt won’t be having a beer mad Monday after the Casey final. Nor Joel Smith or Bernie Vince. 2018 not over yet and let it roll on...