DV8

Better to recruit attitude/hunger than to try to invent it into some like a bennell, morton, cook, gysberts. onanonanonanon.....

The thing with Sloane is, he is ready right now, for the type of footy we want to play in finals. He has about 4 Yrs left on career +/-,,, so accounting wise that's a good thing IMO, for our other young guns coming through, as when Sloane is cooling off his career, we will have dollars unlocked for others rising within our list. The key is to draft another young running mid at the same time, who will develop over the next 3-4Yrs whilst Sloane is flying. This is my wish for the club.

Well yeah, I reckon they a doing the accounting now, so they can workout what War-chest we have left, to go after a fee-agent.

Beef-cakes Bluey. He looks a little like 'Lingy' there. Just needs a couple more pounds, and a mullet.

Well done 'Blue'. And 'go you good thing'. PS: is your foot still OK ?

No, we're better off, as we are now thanks.

el Gato

Agreed, but this will shorten TMc's season; which in itself, is great for the latter part of the year, IMV. Rnd-12 - 2017, we were 6 wins - 24Pts, entering the bye. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_AFL_season#Ladder_progression I feel sure we should surpass that. http://www.melbournefc.com.au/Team/fixture-and-results

They may have ordered him of feet, I would hope. Now it's your game, IF he did not ??????

I here they plan on putting it towards the EOSTrip. But he's gotta get back for the land of the sugar plum, & bring the money with him first.

Which inturn aided our defensive setup at the same time.

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Richmond/@-37.8238034,144.9870527,1050m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6ad64293760bf0c9:0x1d04567609f4f5d0!8m2!3d-37.8238034!4d144.9892414 I hope they are looking at the Clay coloured tennis courts across the road from AAMI centre. In my mind, we really need the playing Oval outside AAMI park, right on Olympic Boulevard. Gotta be close-as, to the Trains Station & Trams at the doorstep.

And if they don't? Blame the fitness manager I guess, or should that in fact be the doctors themselves ? can't balme them if we don't know who they are? Dam it, we need someone to blame en-balme for all this past 50yrs. Who are those bloody doctors anyway?

. And Frosty for introducing this infections injury into the club, some seasons back. Toes all the go. Lets hope the Team gets some. Toe.

He's off with the fairies daisy. He put his teeth in a jar bedside the bed, and in the morning they were still there, but Gus was gone ? It's hoped he returns to planet earth soon, so we can select him for a team.

These things have a habit of getting better out of the understudies. I like it. Because the hopes of the players are high. Some will take more of the bit between their teeth ? Lets all sit back and enjoy.

Misson: Hi DeeSp. Thanks for the question. The original injury normally takes 4 weeks to get right. in this case it hasn't responded as expected, but there is no crystal ball with injuries, just after the fact hindsight. Tom played practice match to see how he managed with the injury but unfortunately for Tom the injury flared up. We train our players to be fit to go, And sometimes injuries do not respond as expected. Which in this case is what has happened. Tom has done a lot of running to get his fitness levels up, and this injury has not responded as hoped. So now we have to back him right down, to allow time to heal this injury, He will maintain fitness inside on Alter G and swimming & will recommence outside running as expected in 2 weeks time. I hope this answers your question Re Toms injury management.

It sounds like they may make the Final call on Oliver, on matchday, to me.

So if the player doesn't mention they are sore in other areas of the foot, and that the limp is only the Plantar F alone?

Thats right, 'PRB'. And Sloane is already a matured player ready to go. It also closes the gap, between the Crows & us D's. Not only GWS. If Sloane went to saints the would close in on us a little. similarly the Hawks. etc.

Sloane at 28, could be a 4 YR option, with big pay years front & back ended, the end of this year may well see a senior player or 2 finish up. IF Lew finished in 2018, and continued at Casey as a player and assistant he would be off our salary cap.others like Bern might be on a very diminshed contract if he continued. Not doubt other contracts will be getting negotiated by 1/3 into season. We surely could do some juggling in time-frames on contracts, to work the Sloane big years into the balance of figures, to make it all work out. His run and mobility is just what we really need mostly.

I suspect the damage was dome whilst playing with the plantar injury, while he was favoring that injury, loaded up other areas of the foot. Until he could no longer go on and had the snip. Coming back too soon following surgery compounded what was already done to the foot. Far too brave to point of S^%&%^_ I hope he gets out of this period, without any long-term damage. Its not Misson's fault, he does what he's told or asked to do. Its the player who wants to continue. Sometimes trying to stop them is almost impossible. Young Viney will have learned by now. The club right now.. the young list are witnessing and learning to be smarter. An important step for the club.

Maybe this is where lever comes into it? To help formation, covering & reading play?

the yarra ranger we need a mover with a slown hand, we want a rover with an easy touch. I want somebody who can runaround, not com'on & blowup in a reddish blush, I want somebody who understands, when it comes a winnin', wanna slown hand.

That Yarra Ranger. he who loves a ball. Ol' Sloane hand. Turn them inside out. Let the 'aints pay big for Lynch. come-on Mahoney, weave some webs of intrigue, & pounce, when they least expect it.