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Some still dont get it.. If not for the want to go home hed be in Red and Blue right now, and happy to be so. Its not that we CANT land a bloke. He had a very different agenda. He stuck to it. I dont see it as a rebuff at all. We just didnt get our way. ...and we move on.

Notice Essendon happy enough to announce a sponsor in Trade Week... why arent we ? Be a lot easier to get all the 2012 paraphanalia sorted if you have the sponsors announced. Lead time on merchandise etc.

Billy... Mitch wants to go home. Hes more than aware that should a deal not happen with the Lion sthen he could stil wind up a Demon and would be happy enough with that.. Again, he wants to go home. Not he doesnt want to play with us..he wants to go home. Why is this so hard for people to understand.

Very true. its all a game within a game of sorts. Not a lot occurs in isolation. Well if nothing else everyone was forced to sit up and take notice, we're not stuffing around anymore, we're here to play for keeps. Possibly Clark to Melb was a bridge too far.

Possibly . they are trying to unload Setanta.. its a curiosity

Quite frankly if Neeld and Rawlings havent been able to sway him.. we just keep looking. No point in my mind taking a player as some sort of hostile captive trophy. All i can say is if he wants to go home...let him. Tough bikkies for us. Next

I just hope the stuff at home sorts itself out as this must be a major worry and distraction. With a KPF to take the spotlight off of Liam Im hoping for a great year in 2012.

Doggies ??

Pretty much Id take a thrid..or a swap of picks or something if only a minor gain.. ( almost just for the hell of it )

Red..the essence here is they would quite like him , hence the medical etc.. They just dont want to pay fo rhim...and they might not have to. See it for what it is..... theyre sneaky !! lol

Off Sportal "9:00am - North Melbourne football manager Donald McDonald denies speculation the Roos are interested in injury-plagued Hawk Clinton Young. McDonald also says North are unlikely to trade for Addam Maric but are happy for the young Demon to train at Arden St over summer if he is delisted by Melbourne." North playing at funny buggers...lol...and they might just get their man for nix. I cant see Addam being a 'must keep" at this stage now. Were looking at a second round pick they will only want to give 3rd round.. fun and games !!

Old ..its reported that its a pretty flat track after the first dozen... all a bit of a muchness. Pick 50 could be as good as 30 , even 20.. Its a raffle unless someone particularly in mind.

feeling suitablly sheepish yet.lol

yep..the one who was adamant Scully had already left the builldin g, like yonks ago. He gets some wrong...and some right. Here hes only reporting.. just like many others. Get over yourself.

Mrs Reids boy ???

Its never a wste of time and people have to understand the finely construed web of values. Its not always what you do over here>>>>>>> <<<<<<<that affects over here

and the thick plottens even more Dees offer up huge package to snare Clark ""Melbourne’s package is believed to be a multi-million dollar deal over four years for Clark"" well we wont die wondering !!

My membership isnt conditional on....well anything. I simply follow Melbourne, always have, always will. Sometines just a bit more enthusiasictaclly than others. I simply think Green isnt a Captain. A good player yes.. Capt. .not by a street. Quite frankly he never really exhinited those qualities of a captain when down. Ironically this shows people in a fashion might follow his lead to an extent as others followed suit in their poor performances.. His wasnt the example to follow. epic fail. Unecumbered and freshened he should and ought to be a very useful and valued player offering senior style mentoring and role modelling to the kids. Time only will tell if this pans out as we hope it does.

Interesting comment; "Brisbane welcomes Melbournes interest in Mitch Clark" ahh the thick plottens !! lol

Ill take it as most likely that Clark is to fill a fwd role. . Campbells now fulfillign more of a mentoring role but that was supposed to be icing on a cake..not the cake. He WAS earmarked as the tall forward back up ruck, exactly what Calrk is assumed to fill.. Not trying to be smart alec or devil adv about allthis.. just we all jump to conclusions.and I bet Harrington, Predergast and Neeld ( &co) have a particualr mould in mind and probably not quite what we have all imagined.. We wont know till a team takes to the field in 012

Goddard's easily got 4-5 seasons in him

? Is it so taken as read that theres a specific role for Mitch. hes more reknown for rucking than as a forward. But we need a key forward. We looked at Cambell to fill a similar void with similar credentials , but we're still none the wiser. I dont know exactly what teh FD want Mitch for . Do you ?

Its pure 'whatever' but possibly the FD see Steph more as a defender and Clark then in a forward role. Both can supplement the rucking or take it as second up in their respective domains.. All conjecture I concede. p.s I'll add and it apllies almost across the lineup, its no longer set in cement. Neeld is more than likely to recast some players into differing roles so we might all have to take a step back in some instances as the who and where on the ground may not be who we think anymore.

I think another good solid preseason and injury free will see him right.

We just need a specialist clown coach actually...so we can teach Bate to Zig instead of Zagging !!