Strawbsodwyer

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/116442/default.aspx

Nice article by Luke Darcy.

the last bit of the article is something tom should consider very seriously, yes he will get paid well in the short term by GWS but the club is not going to have the networks to set him up for the rest of his life. Stay with Melbourne, win a premership for this great club and our vast array of networks will set him up for a long time post his football career.

stopped reading once I saw Maloney with a C, that is totally wrong. He would comfortably be winning our B&F this year.

Well hold on. In fairness to Ralph.... there isn't a journo who doesn't think that Scully's entourage has liaised with GWS' entourage. Therefore, on Ralph's reckoning, Scully has lied. It may be that the system made Scully lie, and it may be that the journos are all wrong and Scully's group has not even spoken to

GWS' group, but I suggest that it's unlikely that they have not at least spoken (and in fact spoken at length).

I think the whole insinuation that Scully is money hungry and has been from the start is actually the offensive bit, because Ralph has no idea what Scully's motives have been in his contract negotiations.

what over motives would scully have for going to GWS apart from money? I think the article by Ralphy was spot on and highlights the frustration of many melbourne supporters.

For a very average player, I am really hoping Brad Dick does not get a game.

He has slaughtered us the last two times he has played against us and I don't want a repeat.

its not a matter of whether scully is a liar its a matter of the rubbish rules where he is not allowed to disclose that he has signed with GWS until the end of the year.

People have got to grip some reality, he is gone. He has taken the money and will have an unsuccessful/unfurfilled career with the giants.

I was thinking the same thing, according to twitter trenners was cooking a meal and no mention of sculls being invited nor is he mentioned in any of the other social activities the players get up to (i.e. catching up for lunch/dinner/golf/xbox). Make of it what you will.

surely if this year is going to be a positive we are going to have to knock off a top 6 side.

Marc Murphy has now said publicly he is going to sign with the blues shortly. I would love for scully to come out and say something like that but we have heard nothing from him since his press conference.

Clearly....he lasted 25 picks until being picked up. Clearly top 10...

we will wait and see, I am confident that at the end of his career he will be well inside the top 10 players from that draft.

it makes me chringe every time Darling did well, we should have picked him up. I am sick of recruiters looking at what is wrong with a player rather than what he can do. He was clearly a top 10 pick apart if it was not for his off field issues which were very minor.

watts named half back as well! sign of things to come?

play him forward!

I noticed in the first half of the pies v dogs game that the dogs forwards stayed at home inside their 50 and made the pies defenders accountable and not able to push up and implement the forward press.

Should Bailey just instruct his forwards to "stay at home" so we can at least have someone to kick to going forward and inturn make the crows defenders accountable and unable to properly implement the press?.

why would roos mention that his son thought jurrah was the most overrated player in the league if he wanted to coach melbourne?

crunch year for jetta, have my doubts were he will fit and think he will get cut if he does not get a regular game.

Happy to put a line through jetta never rated him and I don't think he will ever make it. If his job was to pressure the bombers backs he did a very poor job of it. Bennell back forward to put the pressure on the backs as he did last year but he needs to get into the game more.

Strauss is also of concern his pace is a major worry.

just a reminder but hutchy is the bloke that predicted that the dockers would finish bottom 4 last year

hopefully a better version of james strauss.

according to todd, jack trained with the guys yesterday so I am sure it had something to do with training.

was there as well and can concur that it was a great night had by all. Hopefully neita's influence can help young jack lift his intensity off the mark and at the ball.

what about this guys pace? I think he came last in a sprint test, that is a worry imo

I thought BP said at a draft night last year that he was not keen on drafting ruckman early? if that is in fact true than I can't see us being keen on Gorringe.

another phantom draft on big footy said that jacobs was a bit undisciplned and was a handful for a coach. It is really hard to gauge who is right/wrong from all these so called junior football experts. But I like the fact that he undertook the services of a sprint coach over the summer.

brilliant draw just have a look who we have to play twice!!!!!! financially it is not brilliant but if we are any good we should be making finals and that will more than compensate.