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Agree, great summary. On top of that & under his watch; Clayton and Christian are back in the fold and not saying/doing things to embarrass us We obtained another top 10 pick in a strong draft He's communicated outstandingly well to the members, and; Called out non-sense, gutter reporting (eg. Clarrie cleaning out his locker), via his personal Twitter

Loved big Cam. Should have played more games for Melbourne, particularly in that era. A big utility who could clunk a mark and hit a kick. Would be a great addition to our current team, playing forward and spelling Gawny in the ruck

Agree wholeheartedly. it's only be a few weeks but it feels like Brad's doing a very good job rebuilding trust among the supporter/membership base

I was there too. IIRC Ricciouto was sent forward in the last and it was he and a 50m+ bomb from Bryan Beinke (FFS), that sunk us. Neita oustanding that night & Robbo took some great marks but finished with 0.4, what might have been! The stats are incredible. We only had 220 disposals for the match, scoring 118 points. It's a completely different game now.

Wouldn't want the fact that Jackson left cloud our views on him. In my mind, we don't win the flag in 2021 without him. Max flagged late in the season 2022 to 2024 but was absolutely flying in 2021. This is not a fluke. I'd also suggest we win the flag in 2023 with Jackson in red and blue.

Joe Berry looks good, definitely a go-er with some footy IQ. A touch on the small side but tackled with strength and had enough leg in Q4 to slot a set shot from 45m...one for the shortlist.

Absolutely bizarre how they change rules on a dime. Grandfather what's there for a year or two then change. Amateur hour, again and again

Agree KC. The whole industry, including fans but most of all the media need to mature in this space. Clubs and players exploring options/kicking tyres is completely normal. It does not mean the current arrangement is untenable. I maintain if we introduce an ability to trade in contract players where and when the their current club wishes the whole competition will grow up. The league's participants are way to petulant for the size and wealth it presents as a whole.

A key forward like Carey lifts and straightens up a midfield

Could there be a mature age state player or delisted FA we've got pegged for that role? As it stands, there is no back up for May, Lever or TMac unless Petty, Turner or both return to the backline. Adams not shown near enough, I'd have thought, and Hore not really a like for like cover. Am I forgetting someone?

Also, the league/clubs/players should be insuring themselves suitably to minimise the financial risk of early retirement. Angus should continue to get paid whatever his contract was until it concludes, outside of any salary caps and not from MFC's bottom line because: His injury occurred in the field of play Was not borne of his own error The contact from the other involved party was avoidable and of severe and unneccesary force

The long term contracts are fine. Where the AFL is amateur hour is that clubs can't forcibly trade a player in a long term contract to a desitination of their choice but a player can hold their club to ransom by demanding a trade somewhere of their choosing.... and worse still the media actively support the players wishes as opposed to the club who is paying said player $50-$100k per month!

100 Couldn't find many bigger!

Great suggestion. These highlight packages can be misleading butI like what I see with Alix. Great hands, launches hard then seems to float through the air, and plays both ends of the ground. Lots of potential.

Of course Scotty Gullan has never lied, stretched the truth or drawn conclusions to get a spicy story out. Nor have any of his esteemed colleagues