Demon Disciple

I agree MR, though i don't want to jump the gun early or jinx any further development. But if some of them keep tracking the way they are, then the team will only get better.

I'd argue that none of the players' you've listed are 'very good' for us just yet, Ron.

Sounds like a fluff piece by Jay Clark.

This is where the new Optus Stadium in Perth needs to get it right, i.e trains. Whilst Etihad is serviced by all metropolitan lines and the MCG has 8 with Richmond Station (10 if including the Jolimont line), Optus Stadium is only serviced by the single Armadale/Thornlie line. They'll need to put on quite a few extra services to and from Perth CBD to handle the foot traffic.

We're gonna need to really stretch the Cats defense, doing so will result in Taylor going back and leaving only Hawkins as their only KPF avenue to goal. Break even in the midfield (a big ask) and we just might nudge them with our forward potency winning out. Fritsch would add to that, so i'd have him in. Hogan, McDonald, Fritsch, Garlett, Harmes, Bugg with the likes of Petracca/ANB floating forward

You are awfully defensive of a ground that is regarded as being a cesspool of a ground to watch football at. And no, it wasn't cool, it was freezing. The closest that i have ever experienced Waverly-like freezing at the G was the Sunday twilight game against the Crows a few years ago.

Don't want to go the early crow just yet, but if Hibberd has a similar year to last year and Melky has the year he's been threatening to have over this pre-season, 2 2nd round draft picks to the druggies comes off as a massive win for us. But again, not going the early crow.............just yet.

The problem with Waverly Park was that it had very bad public transport access, in particular train access. The MCG and Etihad are both centrally located and also served well by public transport. Waverly Park was and still is a long way out from the CBD and when you got there it was bloody cold and wasn't the easiest to watch football at. Glad the AFL got rid of it (from a SE occupant).

Not the worst idea DA. Would hope to have PJ around for a couple of more years though. Wasn't overly impressed with Mahoney as an assistant coach, but he is an absolute asset as GM of football.

To hell with that. We're the MFC..............................just demolish the off-ramp

You mess with the bull, you get the horns.

Can't help but agree with you here SWYL. That game still leaves a very bitter taste in my mouth. As it no doubt does for all of us. It makes it harder for all of us (MFC included) when the players simply don't want to turn up. It's also what makes me think that the players still have a little too much power or influence in areas that they really shouldn't be dictating terms to (electing not to come out and want to play in finals, having a sook about a 2 day training camp - sure it's only 2 days, but equally it's only 2 days, get over themselves and just do it). Goodwin has come out and said that 2 days won't define our season. I have to disagree with him here, as the playing group clearly showed that it only takes 2 hours to define our season.

well it definitely won't be the head honchos over at AFL HQ firing the first shot.Too busy sticking their heads in the sand.

If they allow it, it shows how hypocritical and make up on the fly this organisation is. So of course i expect them to allow it. Wouldn't expect anything less.

Did he pay you a visit Bitter? If not, he could've been a little wiser still.

He was a favourite of mine when he was with us, but he needs to be removed from society for a decent amount of time. His continual offending shows that he is not willing to be a law-abiding citizen. Does he think is above society and expected rules and behaviour that apply to the rest of us not apply to him? Maybe prison will force him to change his habits. I doubt it, but at least for a certain amount of time, there won't be any victims as a result of his poor and selfish behaviour.

Where's the poster who first gave us the intel on the possibility of a japanese car maker joining us as sponsor? Any follow up info from them would be appreciated. Never hurts to have more sponsors on board!!!

It seems so long ago that he arrived at Melbourne that his acquisition at times seems to have fallen into the background. He is a quality KPD still with more development left in him, with at least 10 years remaining, an automatic starting 18 inclusion (and first picked in the backline along with Nev and Pig - TMAC's gone forward now) and he has good decision making and disposal skills (something our current KPD's seem to lack). His arrival makes us at least a 2 goal better side a game. He'll stop one and give us one by having TMAC go up forward. I felt that our backline at best stagnated, but more realistically went backwards last year. Not only does he sure up our back half, he makes it better, all the while freeing up TMAC to go forward and team up with Hogan. His arrival immediately makes us a better side than last year (no matter the cost of 2 first round picks). If Harrison Petty develops into a similarly gifted player, it will help turn our back half into a solid and dour defensive force.

Nope. It's just like how they started with the AHG sponsorship, that was a blue background too, but was eventually superimposed onto our jumper. I'm guessing it will end up something like this.

Agree Gorg. Get rid of the blue rectangular background and superimpose it into the red 'V' section (the 'Zurich' white lettering will still be easy to read, going by the white NB lettering). The rest of 'Zurich' in the blue section of our jumper would remain a very similar colour to their rectangular logo. Having the white cirle and then blue Z in the red yolk would look very nice too.

I see you are not familiar with the stopwatch then rjay!

Then they’d probably be over the cap

Off the top of my head, LG and before that Tooheys

If we could come away with Hayes, Garner, Wooler and Fritsch, it would be a good draft. Bring in some more depth in the Ruck, HBF, KPF, and HFF and it would help improve our overall list.

It is well known that Jackson won't be with us long-term, but it would be great if we could sign him up for at least the short and mid-term. Another 3 years after 2018 would be great. Gives us enough time to either really develop our own from within, or plenty of time to find a more than acceptable replacement.