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I still think we should look at choosing a Victorian. Xavier Lindsay is an excellent kick and we desperately need more of those at the Demons.

I am still keen on Xavier Lindsay. He is an excellent kick and the Demons are crying out for players that are great kickers. Forward line "connection" is still a huge issue we need to desperately rectify!

I am genuinely excited about the potential of Kynan Brown. Hopefully during the Pre-Season he focuses on getting stronger, fitter and improving his kicking skills. The more time he spends in the gym and kicking the footy the better. I wish him all the best and look forward to seeing more improvement from him in Season 2025!

I would suggest that Brad Green the interim President considers making a formal complaint to the AFL about this matter. It may not make any difference, but it can't hurt to try?

The media will never apologise. I think it is up to us as Melbourne supporters to either call in to radio shows like SEN or Triple M to call the journalists out. Otherwise, just ignore them all together. But that's easier said than done. The bigger problem is we are seen as a "weak" football club. Especially as we let Collingwood bully us. We lost a lot of respect from the broader AFL community after that. Until the Demons learn to fight back we will continue to be walked all over and ridiculed.

Would love to see a fee more Irish stars in the Demons AFL side again. The Demons should look to set up a Jimmy Stynes & Sean Wight Academy for young Irish players to be part of. However, I understand that would be quite an expensive project to implement.

I am glad to see some good news about Clayton Oliver. He sounded like he is in good spirits and in a positive mindset. Definitely a man of few words. But that's fine. Actions speak louder than words! I for one would love to say Clayton Oliver win a Brownlow Medal and also win a few more Premierships at the Demons. I also really hope he could play over 350+ games for the Demons. That would be an amazing achievement. All these things are most certainly achievable for Clayton Oliver if he sets his mind to it. As for the allegations about the CEO Gary Pert. I don't think the Board or the interim President Brad Green are stupid, they should know what is exactly going on. Otherwise, they are not doing their due diligence to a satisfactory level. Nobody would want any staff members going rogue and doing things without approval from the Board. The external reviews of the Board and Football Department should bring any issues to light. Then we will see what the outcomes are. There may be some heads on the chopping block and we shall wait and see who.....

Still has a bit of talent? Only 20 years old. Worth a 2nd chance at the Demons? Here's what is written about him from the Rookie Me website: https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/charlie-clarke/ Apparently he kicked 7 goals against Tasmania in the Under 18s? Not a bad effort! Here is his highlights video:

I would go as far as saying that at least 80% of the AFL media really hate the Melbourne Football Club. I can't even explain why?! We win a Premiership after a 57 year drought. We also haven't been known as an arrogant Club since the 1950s and 1960s. If anything we have been a small humble Club that has strived to become bigger and stronger again. Yet the resentment towards us remains? I could probably write down a long list of viscious Melbourne haters in the media.

I thought Brad Green showed great leadership as interim President of the Melbourne Football Club. He handled things as well as he could. Especially with all the media noise surrounding our players. Hopefully, he learned from his own mistake of meeting former President Joe Gutnick and having it all leaked to the media. In hindsight probably a bad move. Brad Green has to be more prudent from now on. The next few months will be a massive test for Brad Green's leadership too. There's a lot going on! We have the 2 different external reviews of the Board and the Football Department which need to be completed. The outcomes will be interesting too. The new Strategic Plan that we as Melbourne members and supporters are still waiting on. The uncertain future of CEO Gary Pert. The upcoming Melbourne members Forum. If there is one? The Melbourne Demons Annual General Meeting. This includes elections. With Geoff Freeman the former Demons Vice President wanting to join the Board as well as Peter Lawrence (who has tried but failed for a few times now). There's also the members survey submitted by Deemocracy and the public letter from "The Age" newspaper about members unsatisfaction due to lack of transparency on behalf of the Club and other matters. This needs to be responded to. There's also the issue of the Home Base at Caulfield Racecourse and making sure that progresses and gets completed. On top of that you have various legal proceedings that cannot be discussed here. So there's a lot on Brad Green's plate as President and I hope he seeks help from Board members, influential supporters and those who can give him wise advice.

All good questions that unfortunately I cannot answer. All I know is that he has had talks with Carlton and could be possibly signed by them as a DFA.

The Hawks officially delisted Denver Grainger-Barras. Here is the link about it: https://www.afl.com.au/news/1245799 I wouldn't mind giving him a 2nd chance as a replacement for Adam Tomlinson.

Oooooo....the venom in these words!🙄 It is pretty obvious now that Damien "Purple" Barrett has a deep and visceral hatred of the Melbourne Football Club. There's actually a long list of Melbourne Demon haters in the media and they take sheer delight in our misfortune.

This really angers me this. Who is going to take responsibility for the "unrest" at Melbourne during the season?! Will it be Gary Pert as CEO? Simon Goodwin the coach? Who will be held accountable? Hopefully this is also part of the external review of the Melbourne Football Club. What went wrong? Anyway, it doesn't matter now. Dan Houston is a Collingwood player. It is what it is. Gotta move on. Let's just hope we draft some young superstars for the Demons with picks #5 and #9 in this year's AFL Draft.

It should be noted Wade Dersken wasn't involved with the "Whacky Wednesday" antics. Probably another reason he wanted to leave GWS! Just a shame it never worked out during this year's trade period.

We have been humiliated by Collingwood for about 2 years now. They laugh at us! No way should we take another lazy footballer! His brother Shane McAdam is lazy enough!

Sadly, Sam Weideman just didn't have the aggression and determination to be an AFL forward. He lacked mongrel. Same as Josh Schache. Both were "powder puff princesses" when it came to hardness at the ball. Maybe Collingwood might take a punt getting the Grandson of Murray Weideman over to the Club? Anyway, I know Sam is a "nice bloke" but when it comes to playing as a forward at AFL level you gotta make an impact. The Demons lost patience with him and I guess so did the Bombers now too...

Far too injury prone for my liking. Would rather the Demons take a chance on Denver Grainger-Barras from Hawthorn. He was pick #6 in the 2020 AFL National Draft and still has a lot of talent and potential. Would rather we snap him away from Carlton too!

I wonder if we decide to keep Adam Tomlinson now that we missed out on Wade Derksen? At least we know what we are going to get with Adam Tomlinson who is a reliable (but slow) defender.

Exactly! We have too many poor kicks in our team. We need more elite kicks. Players the can land the ball with a beautiful kick "lace out" on the chests of our forwards. That is why I am keen for the Demons to choose Xavier Lindsay with pick #9 in this year's draft. From all accounts he is an excellent kick.

I do kind of feel sorry for Wade Derksen. It could of been a very simple trade. Especially after GWS got Jake Stringer late from Essendon. Anyway, no big loss. But a little disappointing for Wade and his young family.

Well you never know. Tim Lamb said the Demons are open to anything. I am sure we will get a few approaches for pick #9. A lot will also depend upon if Jake Stringer is traded from Essendon to GWS. If that happens...it leaves the door slightly ajar for a last minute play for Wade Derksen. But GWS need to come to us with an attractive offer. Picks #15 and #16 as well as Wade Derksen could get it done. Otherwise, the Demons might get offers from Richmond once they receive picks from Fremantle for Shai Bolton. Tomorrow will be a very interesting day!

I am definitely a fan of the Demons taking Xavier Lindsay at pick #9. We desperately need players with elite kicking skills!

I would prefer the Demons keep both picks #5 and #9. But if GWS offered us picks #15 and #16 and Wade Dersksen for pick #9 would we take it?

Welcome to the Demons Harry Sharp! Great to hear he is a super fit running machine. Hopefully we focuses on improving his kicking during the Pre-Season too.