Lord Travis

Absolutely crazy this has happened. One of the most horrible things to ever occur in sport. RIP Phil and condolences to his loved ones.

Can't wait to see him in red n blue!

There is a "highlight" package of his which shows a few shanks. Try this one instead to see how powerful and skilled Petracca is. If we land him and Brayshaw it'll be a great draft for us!

Had a dream last night that Saints took McCartin with Pick 1, we took Petracca with 2 and Brayshaw with 3. I don't often have dreams that make any sense so I'm quietly excited for draft time now!

Don't mind if Howe goes and we get a high pick like #7. I'm more worried about Nathan Jones. I don't want him to drag out contract talks all year and then bail under free agency. He is our captain and the sole of our club at the moment. We need him to sign on!

Ah righto my mistake then. Plenty of time for the deal to get done then. I started worrying thinking we had less than 24 hours left and hadn't heard anything.

Duggan will be one of the best players to come from this draft. It's probably a bit of a stretch to take him at 3, but he will be taken first round. IMO he is one of the best kicks and decision makers in the draft. He looks like the kind of player Hawthorn would draft with their first pick and then in a few years time he is borderline All Australian and everyone is asking how they got him. I think we should still take Brayshaw and McCartin, but IMO Duggan will be a very good AFL player.

No more news? Delisted Free Agency ends tomorrow afternoon from memory. I'm really hoping we sign this guy as he would add more depth to our midfield and goes hard at it. We need more ball winners!

Brayshaw and Mccartin is the most likely combo I feel. I'll be fine with that. Both are hard at it, and Brayshaw in particular is a lock to have a solid career at worst IMO. I really wish we had another pick in the early 20s to pick up another midfielder. There will still be some class available there but will be all gone by our pick at 40 or whatever it is. Shame we missed an opportunity.

We have the worst midfield in the league. We should try tog get him. At worst he provides midfield depth and a hard body.

Sounds a decent prospect and I'm hoping we are able to pick him up with a late pick and let him develop for a few years.

Hoping for Petracca and Brayshaw. We need midfield talent. It's hard to be enthused because I just think Sylvia/Mclean and Scully/Trengove. We've had two shots at two top 5 mids, and other than the expansion clubs no team has ever had this chance, let alone twice. Again though, I hope for two quality midfield who we finally develop right and help take us up the ladder. Will be disappointed if we don't get two quality midfielders here. We need to focus on our midfield. For all the improvement we saw this year, with Tyson, Vince and Cross adding to the midfield, it was still statistically the 2nd worst midfield in the league. The midfield is where games of footy are won. You can win a flag an average forward line, but you need a god midfield or you're no hope.

One of the GWS boys is surely gettable. Treloar, Shiel or Smith would be ideal to add firepower to our midfield stocks.

Yeah just saw this on the MFC website. Really disappointed to read it. Stone is a marvellous coach and has obviously had a superb career. I wish he was able to stick around longer to help our young guys develop further as he is a real asset. Congratulations to him on a brilliant career. Goodwin will most likely help fill his role you would assume, or they may look to make another hire over the off-season or next year.

Needs to work on his consistency an endurance. I expect to see Garlett play up forward, with Kent pushing up from the flank onto the wing. Same with JKH. The coaches should just rotate the 3 to disrupt match ups and keep them fresh to use their pace to break games open. Not sure Kent is good enough to become an inside midfielder at AFL level. At this stage he doesn't have the focus and quick hands to play there successfully IMO. His weapon is his pace, so play him outside to utilise it. Definitely excited for his 2015 though. Could be a game breaker for us!

Deal is done with GC. A shame as I thought Roos might get him across somehow.

Welcome to the club Billy! Am excited about this prospect. Billy has elite agility, good endurance and speed, and loves to take the game on. While he's not going to be a big stoppage winner, when he is in traffic he is more than capable of disposing cleanly and not panicking. Best of all he has a superb work rate and really pushes himself. He has steadily got better and by the end of the season he was producing consistently good number all round. Hopefully he can develop into a classy running machine for us in the Isaac Smith/Brad Hill mould. He has all the tools needed, we just need to develop him properly.

We should just take Billy with whatever pick is necessary. If he costs us out second round pick then so be it. We need to establish good connections with the club and bring in guys who will love the place and strive to push us up the ladder where we belong. Stretch will be a good player, he'll turn out an Isaac Smith/Brad Hill type. He has good endurance, great agility and decent skills. Most of all he has a strong work ethic and always wants to learn and push himself. I can't wait to see him in red and blue tearing doing the wing of the MCG. Will wind up one of the best players of this draft!

Until we know we are getting pick 3 for Frawley, nothing will eventuate in regards to Dangerfield. We will need to trade pick 2+3 to get him. And it is easily worth it. He would be the first superstar we've had in decades. He would improve our midfield instantly. He wins contested ball, he breaks away with pace, he throws people out of his way and he kicks goals. He is also a leader. We need quality midfielders, and we need senior leaders. Pick 2+3 is easily worth it and I hope like hell it eventuates. Once we know the Frawley compo it will heat up!

Brad Crouch is already a very very good player. Would walk in and be right behind Nathan Jones as our best midfielder. He is so damaging with his pace and goal kicking. I'd give up pick 3 for him and another late pick.

It's average. His game is built around endurance, hunger, smarts and skill. He gets to every stoppage, will either win the ball and make sure his tackles stick if he doesn't get to it first. He'd be one of the best tacklers at underage level. His kicking is good on both feet. He plays a lot like Sam Mitchell. He's an inside midfielder, but his skills and smarts are good enough that he could play outside and be damaging, or play on a flank and setup the play. He's the safest bet out of all the top draftees IMO.

If these rumours are true and Mitch plays with another Melbourne based club next year, then to me that makes him a lying cheating [censored]. As someone who has been suffering from depression for over a decade, you don't just get over it in a few months. It is an ongoing thing that would need to be managed, and if he is now saying he is already ready to enter an AFL environment with all that pressure again, then IMO he is a liar and never even had depression. A good way for him to get out of a contract, Mal Michael style, and just pop up at new club with a new contract. I'll wait and see what happens, but if it's true and he winds up elsewhere, IMO that would make him the biggest dog in the AFL in my lifetime, and a hopeless example of a human being for everyone to see.

He got dropped for a 29 disposal 13 tackle game?! He was there best player! He finally got given an opportunity, absolutely killed it, showed up more senior non-performing players... but gets dropped. Hopefully he is livid at being treated so poorly and we can steal him. He'd be top of the list for every club if he is available. 21 year old who averages 24 touches and 7 tackles a game. He'll be an All Australian midfielder at some stage in his career.

Don't think this is likely to happen but it would be the best trade ever if it did! Dangerfield is a superstar, a leader, a midfielder, a goal kicker. He is everything this club needs and more. Would gladly give up any picks required to finally have a star playing for the MFC. It would not only improve our on field performance instantly, but also make us a more attractive destination for others in the future. Please god let there be some truth to this rumor!

Yeah saw a post on here a few weeks ago saying we were keen on him and had been talking to him. If he has announced a return home then we are right in line as his destination. Assuming it doesn't cost us much then I am all for it. He was decent this year as a young KPD. Very similar to Tom Mcdonald in that he is a tall athletic defender who is good one on one but not the best kick. He actually has decent pace like Frawley, and would be a good long term replacement if the price is right. He was a rookie lister who has out performed the few high draft pick defenders at GWS and got elevated due to this and his good work ethic.