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PJ didn't speak. Bartlett did and was quite good, gave kudos to a number of people who don't otherwise get recognition for their hard work at the club. He also gave a shout out to Jesse Hogan for showing such resilience through extremely trying circumstances. Goody did speak for a few minutes before presenting the awards for the top 5 players. His speech was fairly lacklustre IMO. The message he was drilling was we are on a journey and need to work hard, but we have heard it all before and he delivered it without any passion or vigour. When compared to say Roos, it definitely felt lacking. I actually think Goody appears to be a great football brain and great planner, but doesn't come across as a great motivator. Wondering if he can improve that with further experience but it worries me a tad.

Reportedly is down at Geelong today and has been in a meeting with them for over two hours at this point and it seems very positive. Looks like he is off to the Cats. They have picks 20 and 33. Can we get pick 20? Trading him for 33 seems like a loss to the club. 20 is acceptable.

Could we try Watts plus a 2nd rounder for Z Jones? Jones has pace and mongrel and would fit in perfectly with our young list IMO

Viney 2nd. That means Hibberd didn't make top 5!

Jones equal third with Lewis.

Jordan Lewis finishes equal third. Must say I'm surprised he finished that high. He was decent, but not outstanding.

Jetta finished 5th. Good result as he had a great season and is one of our most consistent players. Can barely hear him in his speech though as he doesn't get close enough to the mic!

Correct. Credit where credit is due. Until he got injured late in the year he was one of our best players.

They're currently on a break for dessert. The stream is working and will kick back in shortly.

Said he rocked up late to his bucks party just like he rocked up late to the grand final hahaha

Clarry with another award!

If Viney polled that well putting in limited mediocre performances, he’ll win again tonight. He really got going through the middle of the year until injury hit him.

I love Viney, but how the [censored] is he a close second to Oliver after round 8?! Viney was poor to start the year due to his hip injury, definitely not our second best player over that period. Clarry is leading after round 8. No surprises there as he started the year on fire.

Sad to see Trengove done at the Dees. He’s a great club man and admirable hard worker. One of my favorite Demons over the years. That was a good thank you speech he just gave, bit of humor and a few tears too. Well done Trenners on winning the Troy Broadbridge award. You’re a champ!

Massive cheer for Jack Watts intro. He’s a popular guy!

Assault out front of a bar in Windsor. It's a shame Col couldn't get himself on track even with all the support around him over the years. He's in proper trouble now.

Good endurance runner, good pace and agility, average decision making and skills. He does suit our needs and would be good depth if we could get him cheap. He comes from a good successful environment and has a few years in the system now. Depends if the Hawks are just looking to off-load him cheap or wanting to get value out of him. Wouldn't offer anything higher than a 3rd rounder.

Looks set to go to Geelong. Can we milk pick 20 for him?

The club has handled this whole situation poorly. People are laying into Jack for not performing well 100% of the time... did they not see the rest of the players this year? They were up and down like a yo-yo! Put in the effort when they felt like it, and couldn't be bothered other weeks if it seemed it would be too hard. Jack is being made a scape goat (again) despite him clearly not being the worst performer in the team, and putting in efforts consistent with all his teammates. At the end of the day, Goodwin and his coaching staff have a top 8 quality list and failed to motivate them all, including Jack. 2017 in reflection is a year where Goodwin got found out as an inexperienced coach and poor motivator. If Roos or another experienced coach had been in charge of the list we had available this year, we would've made finals and likely top 4. If Goodwin is trying to force Jack out to make another statement, and it fractures the playing group and we lose Hogan in the process etc. then as a people manager he is no better than Neeld. There's a time and place to be a hard ass, and he clearly hasn't learnt when that is yet. 2018 is massive for Goodwin. If we miss finals again I'd say he deserves the chop. If Jack is injury free, he will have yet another good year regardless of which club he is at. Jack deserves better treatment than the club is giving him and if I was him I'd move on. For the clubs sake I hope he doesn't though, as we lack good kicking skills and smarts going forward. Losing him would only add to our biggest problem!

Come across as?

Cannot possibly be true as Hogan has been overseas in Bali with Harmes, Gawn and a few other MFC players, as evidenced by multiple social media updates.

If Sloane is wanting to leave Adelaide and home to Victoria we'd be mad not to throw everything at him. We need quality midfielders and leaders. He would be perfect for us. Forget Lever and everyone else, if Sloane is legitimately available then we move heaven and earth to get him!

Goodwin just interviewed on pre-game coverage for the Grand Final on change 7. He was quite open when asked about trades. When asked about Watts, said the club was happy for Jack to explore his options but was welcome back at the club if he didn't find what he was looking for. They then mentioned Watts was in Port Adelaide seeing their facilities and having some meetings and what he thought of that. Goodwin said he was happy for Jack to explore his options, as he's had 9 years at MFC and a lot of pressure to deal with. Said a different environment may be good for him.Based off that interview, Watts is gone. 100% gone if the club get a decent offer.

Goodwin just interviewed on pre-game coverage for the Grand Final on change 7. He was quite open when asked about trades. Asked about Lever, said we were obviously interested and if Crows win they would give him a few days to celebrate before they contact him. Joked his manager probably won't call him for a few days too while he celebrates. Asked about Watts, said the club was happy for Jack to explore his options but was welcome back at the club if he didn't find what he was looking for. They then mentioned Watts was in Port Adelaide seeing their facilities and having some meetings and what he thought of that. Goodwin said he was happy for Jack to explore his options, as he's had 9 years at MFC and a lot of pressure to deal with. Said a different environment may be good for him. Based off that interview, Watts is gone. 100% gone if the club get a decent offer. Lever is a clear target for us and we are probably a fair way down negotiating that move. Both Watts out and Lever in seem to be pretty much done deals.

What did he say and where?