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for the rest of this season I think the reference is valid. Why would have we re-rookied him if the club did not see a potential snr player this year. now that being the case I would see him as a sml-mid sized forward. Currently Wona out, leaving pettard, jetta, robbo and maric. Robbo is robbo so no go there, Pettard is filing in as a tall so strike his name out leaving Jetta and maric. Therefore if hughes has snr asperations he needs to go ahead of both of these guys. I knew I'd get an answer! But seriously ignore all stats from sunday, the work he did off the ball and the way he presented and continued to prestent all day was as good/better as most of our snr forwards. A big engine to keep doing it all day and never looked too bad when he came off. This was in a game that was well likened to an u9's scrap where all forwards struggle to have any influance on the game - IMHO being no expert on the matter. After sunday I am looking more forward to hopefully seeing hughes in the red + blue. If you get a chance pop down and have a look at him, based on sundays game I'm sure you'll like what you see. Nothing better then a forward on a big lead demanding the pill, with a thumping right foot! I see him as a really difficult player to match up on because of his pace and not short either from memory, up around the 190 mark

RR did you watch the game on sunday out of interest? if so there must have been two different Hughes out there? I agree no point elevating any player unless they are really pushing for a snr spot. I get the feeling I'm not on my own here. He was a mile ahead of even jetta on sunday. Strong hands, fast, ran all day, continued to present, thumping right foot, I think we could do a lot worse if this continues. Time will tell

5 pages of this? is this for real, maybe a few here need a hobby!

or should he be taking every one for the rest of the year?

I thought Hughes had a red hot go on Sunday. If he backs up in the next few weeks maybe the mid season spot is his. I like the idea of holding out and challenging them as a group to win the next spot and not just hand them out because their availiable.

dunn given fine, mooney was the only given a suspension from the weekend

Just keeps getting better every game he plays. Even starting to win the odd hard ball get each week!

yawn!

This has to be a joke post? Bate = Best forward by 2 straights on SAT. Room for both. But good work its taken 2 days for somebody to get into him. Green onto hodge would work if hodge was to play. They might play on each other 10 rows back on the HFF.

Just about end of season for them, and the way we went about it on sat through the middle who knows? Could be hailing and 5deg and I'll still be there.

Check the last line! - No vote.... As much as it pains us all a loss atm is the 2nd biggest prize in football.

STOP THE PRESS, A 17yr/old WAS NOT BOG in a tough contest? WHAT RUBBISH, not worthy of a vote!

here here, I had a good look around as well waiting for the teams to run out. Guess what - Reserved members seats in both sthern and nthern stand on the ground were lucky to be 30% full. Thats our problem people! it is these members that are good enough to buy memberships but never turn up. On sat I was glad to see 4 seats behind us full (1st time in 3yrs), hang on they were doggies supporters! I can't understand the selfishness of buying a reserved seat and never using it, thus locking another member out of this seat. DISCRACEFUL! The sooner a members reserve is opened the better! So to all those fairweathers who didn't turn up on sat = suffer, you missed a great performance and get used to more sunday games next year.

Ok for the 1st 3Quaters, stood up when needed in the last and probably won BH the game with some really smart footy. 6.5/10.

37201, Only kidding... 31579, the fans will cast a vote of no for twilight again!

blame it on the AFL members! Make the AFL write cheques in the future. they have 1/2 of the premium seats in the ground yet they are always empty!

here is an interesting question to ponder: as an MFC member do I actually hurt the club by going this week. I.e., they have to write a cheque on my behalf?

Mid field yes agree, but forwards, especially KPF's if they are dominating leave them out there. Miller nearly got us over the line v WCE, had have he been taken off after his first we may have been run over the weagles.

Well called freak, one point I would make on watts from yesterday was his defensive pressure was good. Tried hard but struggled to make an impact from a very, very,very scrappy game. Only those hard in + under players and jamar had any impact. It was one of the worst games of footy I have watched in a long time, I actually think the 2's was a better game to watch even though casey got smashed. At least there were clean passages of play to watch. I actually thought jamar was close to best as he was the difference in the 1st 3Q especially his marking and around the ground work. Its to be noted he spent a lot of the last on the pine when the game was there to be won. Huges's opening 10min was fantastic, thumping kick and presented all day. Could be a find. Jetta tried hard all day but his disposal let him down a bit. Strauss had a shocker for his 1st game and spent a lot of time on the pine but moves well and should get a lot better. Buckley also looked very rusty but should improve, on a side note he has really bulked up as well. I doubt we will see any changes this week unless they are forced. maybe bell has earned a spot down back but anyone from the snrs would be stiff to miss. jamar did enough as well but myself personally would like to see him have another week to get more miles especially with how PJ is playing atm. the 2's.... Made the treck down early just to have a look at LJ and strauss if he missed on the snrs. Jurrah is a long way off. Great skill but defensively he makes newton look like a star. A lot of work to do, he constantly seemed to be wondering around in no mans land after a contest almost lost. However he did present very well on the odd occasions casey had a clean run into the forward line. The other really disapointing thing from yesterday was spencer in the ruck in the 2's. Fail to impose himself at all and at times just didn't work hard enough off the ball. I hope he watched jamar's game in the snrs. Zomer+Healy were both good without being great, but hard to judge them in a side that was getting smashed in the middle.

not long after that, a doggies player took a dive on our HHF trying to get an in the back or high free kick, was tackled didn't get it out and suprise suprise ball up. That was the icing on the cake from those yellow @#$%ers. Voice box is still very sore. even cold frothies havent helped!

I'm not sure how he would go with a walking frame! Their window is closing, they will loose their best forwards in the next couple of years. He would be better at MFC, we will win a flag before them!

correct me if I am wrong but when players are drafted they are given a standard 2yr deal. Therefore he is out at the end of this year and not next year so the only way GC17 can get is if we trade or only sign him for 1 yr. I can't see either happening. He will get a 3-4yr deal before the year is out.

The 2 soft ones he got today made up for the 4 that weren't given in the 1st 1/4!

To win or not to win, that is the question. We have the most exciting group of young players and add the next 2 best in the land at the end of the year and we will be a new super power! The crowd was by far the most dissapointing part of today. Lot of empty reserved seats again. No excuses today people the weather was fine and no aus kick. POOR

OK. The MC Counceller was talking about a totally new development and used hawthorns training base at waverly as a model. Residential property right up to the edge of the sporting complex. the "bubble dome" is where the victory and storm are and this would be a seperate entity to this in the docklands area which has a lot of empty space at this time