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Fat Tony

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  1. The age is reporting that we are interested in James Gwilt. Only just turned 28 and a handy key defender in his prime. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/melbourne-demons/melbourne-meet-with-delisted-saint-james-gwilt-20140911-10fpiq.html
  2. I don't think any club will take the risk on their first pick unless he is really worth it. It takes away the ability to trade that pick and we should make it clear that we are willing to let him go.
  3. Particularly when we feel we can wriggle a priority pick as compensation...
  4. I think it is partly about money, because Clark's manager is telling him he thinks he can get a better offer. I just question if any club will take a risk on a player with a bad history of injury and depression after they do their due diligence.
  5. I highly doubt it has got to the offer stage yet for MFC or any other club. Clark has a fragile body and mind and clubs will want to understand the risks. I doubt any club will offer more than one year deal on low money.
  6. These three players are out of contract and can walk for nothing in the PSD. And they have shown hardly anything at AFL level.
  7. I don’t think we will know the full story on this until after the priority pick and Frawley compensation decisions, which, fortunate for us, is prior to the trade period.
  8. Robinson would have ranked top 5 at MFC for average possessions and tackles and 7th for average SuperCoach points this year. I am not strongly pushing the case, but he would definitely be in our 22. He is a 'good ordinary player'. The question is whether he is worth the trouble, not if he can play.
  9. Martin averaged 112 SuperCoach points per game this season in 12 games. Nathan Jones averaged 101, Tyson 94 and Jamar 70. You are wrong. Again.
  10. This thread reminds me of the Dustin Martin thread last year. Robinson is a loose cannon but would be in our best 22 easily.
  11. Our favourite journo Greg Denham is reporting that we are a chance to recruit Daniel Merritt from Brisbane as a replacement for Frawley. He is 29 and contracted. The article says Brisbane may pay part of his salary. IMO He could be a decent pick up at the right price. The article also says Guilt from St Kilda is off to GWS. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/daniel-merrett-becomes-latest-brisbane-lions-cull-victim/story-fnca0u4y-1227045554709
  12. We are clearly at a disadvantage, but we can come through this if we draft successfully. We would be in a much different position now if we drafted Dangerfield, Naitanui, Shuey, Beams, Sloane, Martin, Cunnington, Fyfe, Carlisle, Darling, Wines etc. We will get opportunities again but we can't fritter away our draft picks year after year.
  13. I think Spencer got two more years.
  14. This is just a story to sell papers. Frawley will get the contract required for Band 1 Compensation because clubs are always willing to pay a premium for players above their actual worth when they don't have to trade players/picks. And the AFL will massage the situation if he doesn't qualify.
  15. She is philosophically opposed to hand outs. But she doesn't see that the impact is a much longer cycle for teams at the bottom which eventually ends in weak clubs folding.
  16. He would be silly to re-sign with Brisbane unless they trade Leuenberger. Both players need to be first ruck.
  17. Martin is the best ruckman in the comp at the moment. He is proving that Leigh Matthews is right and hit outs are essentially worthless. We should get him back next year.
  18. Barring injury, Bail definitely should be given another year. But we continue to make bad decisions with fringe players. Two year contracts for Barry, Matt Jones and Spencer are repeats of the mistakes with McKenzie, Evans, Blease, Tapscott etc.
  19. I have also seen Barry play in the preseason games and for Casey a few times. He has never shown very much when I have been watching but I hope he makes it. My issue is the need to sign a player that no other AFL club would be chasing on a two year contract. Has there ever been an occasion you have disagreed with Neeld/Roos?
  20. Ablett played 55 games in his first three seasons. Whilst he didn't get a lot of the ball early on, he showed great skills and always looked to be an AFL player.
  21. It will be a mistake if Barry shows nothing by the end of 2015 IMO. How many players show nothing in their first three years and go on to be good AFL players?
  22. We should offer Mitchell a big fat contract and bend the Swans over to accepting a second round pick or lose him for nothing in the PSD.
  23. I would prefer the club only offer one year deals to players like Barry. List spots are limited and he needs to improve significantly to make it as an AFL player. Hopefully Roos proves correct on this one.
  24. The AFL needs to help the poorer clubs get off the bottom. They should exclude the top 8 teams from the first round of the draft and also exclude them from compensation for free agents defecting.
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