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I'll make a prediction.Flash will put in some hard yards and might even squirm his way onto the bench a few times. He will show cameos of brilliance lest we forget he was THE ONE who effectively started the defensive forward thing in the reincarnation of the game (as we now know it). Then it'll be about ... ooooh ... round 14-15. Flash will fail to come up after a niggling reignition of his knee. After talks with the club and a visit to the personnel department to sign off on a change in role at the club he will announce his retirement from AFL playing effective immediately. Some well deserving rookie gets promoted for the ros and life goes on. This is said not to denigrate the bloke as hes been a great player in the main, cruelled in the end by injuries. Just calling it as i see it (in the tea leaves lol).

he ( bh) doesnt need encouragement !! lol

that or tied to seats at the G whilst "Its a grand Old flag " repeats relentlessly !!!

Looks a rather solid lad doesnt he Might be a capable rookie. Seems all the way around the club is adding players who could and would be nipping at others heels should any falter or not come on. Aught to be a lot of very 'keen' players in 2013 Not a bad thing in my books.

especially ..not many legends walking around still !!

youre dead right..I sit corrected. edit : actually im not sure anymore.. i thought we binned it as we only had the 5 live picks

Whitfield looked ecstatic by comparison huh !! lolDimitri would have been praying 'please Melbourne' 'please Melbourne' 'please Melbourne' 'please Melbourne' 'please Melbourne' Pick 4 The Melbourne Football Club.......... Jimmy Toumpas ...... 't f f t !!!'

The bin

Wrt the NAB i too would expect a bit of mixing and matching but i will take from the games a clearer picture of who might play where and how. This will then go someways to indicating whst the composite and more normal 22 might look like. I would say very few have their names already penciled in on the team sheet presently. Neeld is going to demand players earn their games and the competition for this just took a few steps upward . Be very different in 13; cant wait

Those who would have that theres little in a number whether it be symbolism, history, empowerment or recognition I can only suggest a quick word with Mitch !

"Melbourne coach Mark Neeld said both Jones, who was originally from South Croydon and played his first season in the VFL this year, and Terlich would step straight into the senior ranks next year." I would imagine competition for quite a few positions just got more intense. Again, Im waiting to see who takes the field in the NAB to get a feel of how the new lineup will actually flesh out. Gunna be some surprises I have no doubt

Ill wait til i see some semblance of playing as a team come NAB cup. One thing of note though, we wont recognise this new Demon side in 13 Practically half the team that will take the field next season will be different. It needs to be too...lol Hell, we'll have forwards, who can kick and hurt scoreboards, we'll have a midfield whilst raw in many ways will have ability to get its ball and move it coherently. .We've even taken to shoring up our reasonably OK backline. Might even play as a team...how novel

Nice undelining and colouring there HSOG... must have taxed you a bit.its not just I, but to all those you wish to impart your wisdom ( sic ) that you ought to explain yourself. But you cant can you. Youre just full of vexatious crap. Must really irk you that we will climb from the abyss and resurrect the club..all without anything of a helpful nature from either yourself or your band of wearisome cronies. Wont reveal your sources !, my, my my youre really delusional arent you. Either flesh out your ambit rhetoric with FACTS, actually acknowledge your sources, even go so far as to outline your actual beef with this club or quite frankly go hide under that rock you hide behind. Go and join your mate Caro , given her any juicy morsels lately ??

I concur. This is more than a player, more than a number its about re-establishing part of the fabric which once made this club great, and will again.Theres very much the element of folklore about this but i'm fine with that. So much about footy , the clubs, the players is steeped in the history associated with this or that. Theres symbolism and that goes to the culture of the club ( as it now wants to be ). I can see why some see folly in it ( handing Grimes 31 ) but im happy enough to take with me the upside and ignore any perceived negatives.. Wear it proudly Grimesy, as much for yourself as a Melbourne player and captain as you will noting its history. Go Dees

why dont you. Youre the one who introduced the notion so YOU need to provide context to give it relevance. Either give substance to your continual sniping and pot shotting or mate, shut it.

rip van winkle lives !!

rephrased as ''up yours Barrett''

or is that the common DEMONimator !!!!!!

Good luck Ollie; give us a call in a couple of years !!

Its been a shocking trade/draft. SACK the board, sack the FD! We'll be forever cellar dwellers; scatterguns! Cant wait for 2013

they my friends are the sensible words of an intelligent young lad who has been worded up that if youre there @ 4...youre ours.. capiche !!And like others...why wouldnt you want to be at Melbourne as it reclaims its rightful place upon the mantle of this game.. ""Stand clear of the doors please ....going up !! ""

guilty of what ?The Crows plainly broke rules. We havent.

its Dee Day

this is actually becoming quite bizarre, disolving into pantomime comical bordering on farce

without doubt doubt Gerard Healey is an absolute ..( insert word of choice )