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Not everyone. Not the MFC 😉 Morris is a mouth for rent

Dif being tigers wanted picks. We dont really. We need players

To think all GC has to do is trade Humpty and 7 or 8 and they have enough points. It's not that hard really. Come on GC....hes going next year anyway 😉

Ess got pick 53

We don't HAVE to make ANYTHING work for GC. It's actually the other way around !!

Pretty good deal ?? 🤮 F m d ... who writes this 💩

This ..this...and THIS It's up to GC to make it work... not us.

Like it.. It's the actual starting point. Not..oh he wants out. The default position is... He's a contracted Melbourne player . The message to GC is.. "make a respectful offer". 2 tickets to kiddie land is NOT that offer. Think again.

Its not the same thing. You can walk and chew gum. Yes the club is happy to accommodate a deal. Thats a deal that suits Melbourne. That was iterated at the very beginning. It's deal or no deal . Not..oh well what evers best for Christian and we'll take slops. Tracc doesn't have carte blanch to leave. Make no mistake. Melbourne holds the whip

Thats not the message you use Daz. Are you the tail or the dog. This is ALL part of the re-education of everyone. The club's in charge. And it has been of late... ask Simon... ask Clarry ..

Quite frankly i would sack anyone who would do that deal. Thats not doing Melbourne's job...thats doing GC'S.

Can be fun eh 😉

He's welcome to explore. That's it. Tracc is a very different situation from Oliver. Yes , Tracc wanted out last year.... and what colours did he wear in 25.. Spin Repeat

Gee... some of you are finally understanding negotiations. This isn't about faux [censored] contests... or pretend bravado. It's about knowing what you have, what you want , what you understand to be a fair trade and sticking fast to it. We have a player they want. Is as simple as that. No one's dancing in the shadows its very simple. Pay what's fair or he goes nowhere. GC have NO upper hand in this so dont treat them as though they do. Respect their position..but suggest they respect ours. I don't think Clarry could walk back in now and play for us. Thats gone. Tracc can. He may well want away in late 26.. but he would play 'properly ' for us in 26 if no deal is done. What you say to GC now is ... " thanks for the discussions but your offers are unacceptable" At this stage Christian will remain a valued member of the MFC and we look forward to his contribution to our forthcoming season. You're not bluffing, just stating the situation. Then walk away. If GC want Tracc... they WILL ante up. Melbourne has nothing to lose. GC...hmmm

Exactly.. The confronting reality is not that we are doing what we are...it's that this is the preferred choice of action for whatever is the reality causing it.

There's also those things that run on ribbons of steel... Well ...there are. Some even stop across the road 🤷‍♂️

What he said ^^^^

How badly do we want him back ? He's gone nowhere quite yet. How badly do we need him gone ??

Totally concur

We're ushering out 2 mids.. We need at least one back.. from somewhere. Picks only garner us some wet behind the ears kid(s) . I really dont thinks picks cuts the mustard .

He would have done a physical with us. He's probably reached his use by date at the filth but still handy for us. We'll see i guess 🤔🤷‍♂️

But in this instance thats a stance we can take. It's Traccs idea to go. We dont have to give him away. If the deal isn't to our liking...which we said at the outset then... yep.. walk away until they come to the party. No need to settle for seconds.... we've already said he WILL play for us unless a satisfactory deal is offered

Might be a little of both. My thinking is Dees weren't quite expecting THAT reaction.

He's also not bright enough to suspect he's being used to drive other's agendas

Don't forget Plan A-fu We walk away. It's actually an option.....and one described at the very outset.