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1 hour ago, Gawndy the Great said:

I heard yesterday that we weren't even talking with Naughton's management. So not sure where that rumor started. I believe the interested clubs that ultimately led to his extension were Collingwood, Geelong, West Coast and Sydney. Sydney reportedly put in an offer of $11M-$12M for 10 years for his services. That is crazy.

Its the ol club needs x, link said club to every player in taht category you can.

I was thinking of doing the same, for example Dees are in talks with OOC forward or player with one year left for a massive deal..... It really isn't rocket science.

You can spot the fake ones pretty quickly, like Larkey (who has just signed a massive contract with Norf, was never moving) or Allen (who is the next big thing at the Eagles and wont move for less than two high first rounders which no club has).

Who is Tom Fullarton

I think he is meant to take over from Yze, which was roughly match day leadership.

44 minutes ago, Binmans PA said:

Not really. Chol is a forward/ruck. Grundy is a ruck/forward.

We arguably have a list need for a forward/ruck. Or we target a ruck to back up Max and play in the 2s for most of the year, except to give Max a chop out.

My comparison wasn't about their positions taht they play

27 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Chol to Hawks.

find it a bit perplexing that we werent even a consideration. 

Because we're getting rid of Grundy tells me we're not going to bring in a player with similar attributes, if that makes sense.

16 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

It's interesting to compare American sports to ours. They are generally very focused on the here and now, rather than future outcomes. A lot I think comes back to the owners needing financial returns as opposed to long term team success.

Most of the sports are also dominated by the "big" teams so they can usually afford to buy players as required.

Take baseball for example, small clubs will ahve a small window to win with rookies and a stable core, then their talent will get poached as the players demand big $$$.

I think that also drives the urgency to win now in US sport especially. I also find it hard to love a team when players move all of the time.

But i wouldn't say eihter model (US or Aus AFL) is perfect, while they yanks don't have loyatly like us they do generally have integrity (i can't say i follow super close to know for sure, theer have alwasys been scandals) but i would say the AFL model is tainted as well as the AFL get too involved in outcomes either via the draft, fixturing, FA and trade restrictions and umpiting.

6 minutes ago, Rednblueriseing said:

I would give it one more season, no good back up rucks out there atm, give both boys a full preseason working in the forward half... dunno why we would quit after 15 games or so

Yeh i agree, Lever and May both took a season (called failures by a lot of Demonlanders) or two before they settled in.

The biggest issue with the combo has been that they both can't play forward or have had litle effect going forward. Would we play only one at a time and can one (for example Max) be played exclusively as a forward in throughout the seaon?

Would another offseason help the duo or have the cards already been stamped?

Obviously the Clarry news has put this in teh background, but i see the Grund situation as being similar as the Oliver albeit that instead of behavioural issues there has been management/expectation issues.

I wonder if it is possible for Goody or the club to put their arms around Brodie and say if we can't find you a home you'll play and shre the No.1 ruck spot with Max (but one or the other won't play every game).

Interesting times.

If teh realationship is dead though i doubt we will play hardball and i can see the above article being correct.

11 minutes ago, djr said:

Sure have. They have come out of the woodwork. 

Yeh this a rumor thread save the crying for the main page.

@Nudge what else U got? 

8 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

Trade radio saying that a senario where pick 4 and a later pick might be enough for a trade with Clarry

Then 4 and 5 used towards pick1

We might have a few in tears on this board next week

Those blokes are just talking 💩

Great news.

First step in becoming more efficient and a better scoring team.

38 minutes ago, ChaserJ said:

From the media, yes. We’re generally rated a premiership contender with a generational list that has a deficiency in one area of the ground.

I don’t necessarily prescribe to the theory that we don’t already have the talent in place to address this, but the consistent narrative will be ‘will Melbourne try and fix the obvious problem, or stubbornly stick with what they have already tried’.

Thats also what makes this offseason an interesting one.... will we stick with the plan or change it up a bit?

I personally think we don't need to change a lot, but bugger me we need to fix F50 enteries and possession chains.

3 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

It would appear that according to Kane Cornes, Melbourne is under great pressure in this trade period. 

Got to talk about something since there isn't much to talk about....

But i kinda agree with Corn, i don't agree we are "under pressure" but you could argue a few teams have gone past us this year. Will be a big off season for the Dees.

Unless someone like Petty was involved.

I doubt the Dees let Petty go, but if he has told the club he wants out, then that is a different stroy.

6 minutes ago, Nudge said:

Hate to say I told you all so.. but nah, I just make Things up — Something was brewing and it looks like it’s about to become public knowledge 

Any indications of who the player is or when news might surface?

2 minutes ago, Nascent said:

Would love for that to be the case.

Essendon have picks 8 and 28 but are trying to engineer a first round pick via Gresham compensation to be traded to them for shiel. Approximately pick 13.

Roos will match and force a trade so essendon most likely will have to give up either 8 or 13.

Why would St kilda bother doing that? If the AFL let blatant draft tampering happen i am giving up my 30 year membership and support something else.

1 hour ago, chook fowler said:

Spud.

If hes cheap can take a grab and kick a goal why not.

Can't be any worse than an injured BBB

36 minutes ago, Megatron said:

You’re right. It’s not terrible, but horrendous. 

Why?

7 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Jay Clark suggesting we should trade in Lobb because the Dogs don’t want/need him and we need a forward. 

Not terrible but no actual news.

2 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Umpires you had one job.

F me.

They did it... they gave the pies a flag

10 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

I wonder which club has benefited most from free agency. That is, how many draft picks (or equivalent points) have they saved by recruiting players they didn’t need to trade for? Richmond with Lynch must be up there and Sydney with Buddy

Cats surely 

There hasn't been any news on Harmesy, i suspect he will be in the red and blue next year.

3 minutes ago, Mach5 said:

Absurd since we already have picks 5 & 13. Might as well just say we might acquire 10 also. 

i was about to comment the same thing..... Massive play haha Ralph what a [censored]

9 hours ago, Nascent said:

Article on sen in regards to suns pick 4.

“It will be changing hands. Whether North can compete with the Bulldogs remains to be seen, or whether North pivot and go for Melbourne’s first pick.”

Swear afl journalists have such a poor understanding of the trade and draft period. In what world would we accept pick 14 and 19 for a top 5 pick. We don't need points and 14 and 19 will become compromised by at least 4 academy and f/s selections. Would roughly look more like pick 7 for 18 and 23.

They're just generating clicks, there is little to no real news ATM.

1 hour ago, Bates Mate said:

Great in the air and like him as a player but couldn't bear to watch him fluff easy kicks at goal every week

He'd fit in though.