Great Sage

I am a fence sitter on this one too

Is a rookie allowed to nominate for the November Draft? i.e. could Valenti have nominated?

I think in the end that the main issue was Carlton offering more $$$$ than the Hawks so Ryan tried to get there instead.

Fact is Nugget that Warnock owes us nothing. I have no problem with anyone wanting to choose their employer or negotiate their salary. I do agree with your comments on his playing ability thus far. It is for this reason that I don't care if he goes elsewhere.

Chiliboy is now on Big Footy where he has stated that Brad Green will definitely be traded to Collingwood, Geelong, StKilda or Hawthorn. He's singing a different song to Nudge

Fair point. But what about when nobody wants you?

Indeed!!! I think the true test of a players value is how many other clubs want them.

Thanks Nudge and Addam. Can't understand all the sniping on this thread . I agree with Hannabal, if you think it's crap don't waste your time reading it.

Geelong told King last year that he would not be offered another contract but assisted him by trading with StKilda. The same principle applies with White.

Thanks for the info Nudge

I'd say that this is happening as clubs want to tap into one of the last uncompromised drafts before the Gold Coast factor.

Agree DI, Wheels showed why we will keep him on the list for next year.

Family Membership 2 Adults and 3 Children

I know that we can't hide behind our name but I think it highly unlikely that a team called Melbourne will generate a strong following in the Gold Coast.

Talk about looking for a scapegoat guys!!! I don't know how good or bad Bohdan is, but the following cost us the game and aren't part of his brief. - Unable to kick to a teammate - Unable to handball to a teammate - Handball to a teammate who is flat footed and under pressure - refusal to be accountable for an opponent - refusal to chase your opponent - Pulling out of contests - playing without pride or passion Whilst you may argue that we did not chase or man up due to lack of fitness, this would be a cop-out. If we had the desire or discipline required (but no fitness) then we would have tried but just not kept up. If you look at who is actually available to play for either Melbourne or Sandy, the only player we are missing is Grimes. This is much better than previous years.

Kids are resilient, which is an essential trait for any Melbourne supporter. I also took my three daughters today aged 7,10 & 13 and they have already asked me to take them next week.

I had exactly the same thought today. I watched Green for about 10 minutes straight after a poor kick of his cost us a goal and couldn't believe where he was positioning himself. He was walking a couple of meters from a Hawks player while we had the ball and was nowhere near one when they had it. I like Brad Green but feel that we have turned a good forward into an average midfielder. It's looks like we intend to do the same to Davey. Another observation from today's game is that I don't think we can afford to have Neitz, Robbo & Newton all in the same forward line. I know that multiple marking fowards can be a good thing, but not if they are all slow. We would be better with Green leading out and Davey crumbing. Unfortunately agree that it looks like Brock will be no more than a good ordinary player. But gee I really hope that I am wrong. I would not be too hard on Carroll. There was some excellent delivery into the Hawks forward line and he can't be held accountable for the Hawk midfielders and defenders who regularly pushed forward without any opponents.

Whilst they have a good list. Quite a few of them started there career elsewhere and their best years are behind them ala Tarrant, M Johnson, Solomon etc

I'm also going for the Ponsford.

Coxy, unfortunately this has happened to quite a few people due to problems with the site just prior to lockout. Hopefully you will be able to get your team back, but it's just wait and see at the moment.

There has also been another Demonland league set up. The league code is 645470. there are 5 spots left.

The AFL Dreamteam competition (as distinct from Supercoach) is finally up and running. I have created a Demonland league for those who are interested. Simply enter the league code 645470.

You can make unlimited changes before round 1 starts.

Wise Monkeys league is showing as full. I have just created Demonland 2 league. The league code is 704775. Just enter the code and you are in.

I can't figure out how you know, but I sure hope that you are right