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I wood say that means, we as a group are starting to actively seek/desire the bigger challenges: to take them head on: instead being a bit sheepish about the bigger power clubs. We are starting to lose the mental hangover; after being a beaten down Club. And Goody is right. We won't lay down any more, with this current culture building within the Mf club; at the moment.

I can see it now, Diamond Jim Andrew Gaff.

Some like squeaky clean boy next door types. I hope we get some killer players, who want to murder the opposition like it was at the Colosseum. We need effective types. And with a touch of mongrel, would suffice.

They're both Bambi's. at this stage. But there is signs they are starting to grow. But they are both a long way off AFL at this stage of development.

I agree. We need players who can play,,, hard, and with speed. We do not need speed on its lonesome.

We're not carrying any players in our 22. We don't have players who can replace them with yet. When we do; that'll be the time we're carrying them.

Would it be a waste of time, to have a talk to Zac Jones?

The poor skills are in his mind. He can improve this.

I think your right Farmer. And i think this will happen mostly, after Bernie is finished, and also Lew. At the moment Buggy needs to keep working on his engine, and his hand finesse; and composure with ball in hand.

I put it to you that TMc since mid last year has doubled his value. So I say his past years were maybe half what he's worth, in the past 12 months. Point is TMc was good enough to sign on Mid season, and not hold the club to any sort of Free-Agency ransom, which he could have done. Lets see what Brayshaw is made of. There may be less in the Mfc piggy-bank come end of season.... Angus.

Repetitive sharp impact, normally; one sudden impact might do it, but IMO that would be extremely rare. Viney is having numerous stress fractures since mid last year as have others so I would look to the weather and dry grounds as we have been quite dry in the time-frame. Recent rainfall does not mean the grounds have softened sufficiently. The ground may be water resistant by now. Too many stress fractures Re our players,,,, for the training surface Not to be in too hard a condition.

Clarry has a good way to go, yet. see fritsch, and add about 85% improvement still.

your right, TMc's an idiot. right

ah ffs. One game doesn't do it its a repetitive stress injury to the bone. eg: training

Stress fractures creep up on you. I got one over an old nastily broken Tibia injury site,,, when training again 15 years after the injury. Once it's sore, its already injured and it's an issue. Until its sore, you naturally think all is fine.

somebody... grab your garden spade and head down to Gosch's Paddock when no training... and push into the soil and lever back, opening the ground. to see & check the depth of moisture in the soil !!! Do this in a number of different places over the field, to check for an average of soil moisture penetration. If the moisture penetration is only shallow, then we need to water the field repeatedly. To soften the ground.

I wonder if Gold Coast or other blue club is into his head; wanting him as a leader ?

Cory Wagner has been looking ok... but I cannot stop being reminded of Sylvia. I hope he turns out a hard worker and disciplined.

I sense he's building a strong 'tank', for spread. This will be Mfc game 97 for Bernie. .

It's not Bolton, its been there for an eternity (turn of the century)... that stink comes from deep under the Elliot Stand. Don't know whats under there. Anyway the powers of Lygon want all the class they can afford. Even hiding young guns away from the team, resting. Whilst they remain under the GC Sun. Guess we'll know soon enough, who wins the Lukosius Cup ! .

why?

That's it. And if after 3 yrs, the Crows tell Sloane, "they cannot guarantee him a seniors game for the next 2 yrs", as others have moved ahead of him... Sloane possible could decide to retire. Especially with the dollars vastly dropping in the last 2 years of said contract. I wonder, IF our recent 3 losses in a row, altered his thinking on leaving them?

I just did the ladder predictor up to August 3rd... I have us 5th at Rnd 20.

Surface soil moisture may only be the top 1cm? Someone should check down there to see how firm the ground is at Gosch's, someone take a spade down there to check how far the moisture has penetrated the soil surface. I know billy has been playing mostly at Casey; I doubt Casey Fields is rock hard ??? ah, the big little toe. What a bummer with Billy... just when the side needs some toe, he's out of it.

Nup, Anthony I'm assuming ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_McDonald_(Australian_footballer) I agree 640, it would be a great surprise to see Jnr Mc, back with the club. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McDonald_(footballer)