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Can we saw the same about Spencer or nah?

Granted there's little transparency as to what qualifies as a big contract, but historically, anything $600,000+ equates to band one. Of course. Why would anyone pay $600k for him? My point being that if someone is prepared to pay overs for him, that would dictate the compo. If his value is high then his age is irrelevant. If someone had offered Ablett $600,000 last year when he was 30, would that have brought down the band compensation? I'm not putting the two players in the same league but salary is the only objective way we can value a player's worth to a team. That's why the AFL uses it to determine compensation.

Great news.

Or maybe he's a contract player, playing for his next contract at a Melbourne team? I suspect he never wanted to be in Brisbane from the start. Yeah, he's lifted quite a bit in Brisbane, but the gap between his best and worst is pretty big. And he's always injured. No thanks. At 29 I'd rather continue to develop Spencer. Gawn is set now.

That is not how compensation works. It's relative to the worth (salary) of the player and finishing position of the club. Salary determines band. If it's the highest band, the team gets a pick straight after their first pick. In Brisbane's case it'll be pick 2. Astonishing that people still don't understand that. You can only value a player on the worth of their salary. That determines their value. Higher the salary, higher the worth. Anything else is subjective.

Throw everything at him. Let him live out in Geelong. Buy him a car and pay his fuel. Pay him extra to spy at Cats training. 5 years, $5 million frontloaded so he gets 1.5-2 in the first few years.

Average footballer that personifies the Melbourne of 2008-2013: 1 great game in every 10, and always injured. IMO we're better placed with Gawn and Spencer.

Please don't make me think of that logo. It makes me throw up in my mouth.

RACIST!

I'm certainly interested in the club's brand. You can ignore it and say it doesn't matter but all clubs are competing for an decreasingly small pool of neutral supporters. Sure, your on-field performance is your BEST branding exercise, but you need an image that stands and represents the club. Think Chicago Bulls, Yankees, etc. Our current logo is ambitious, loud, but outside of people that enjoy and love the club, what does it mean? What does it stand for? I think the emblem on the clash jumper says more than the current logo. You can say a lot without saying much at all. The current logo just tries to throw everything at you and doesn't really give you time to process. I like it but I'm a Melbourne supporter that understands the history. Your logo is often a person's first interaction with the club. Current logo looks like it WANTS to be ageless, classical, memorable. The clash jumper logo is genuinely ageless. It's faultless.

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Well, while his cockiness led him to having many a doubter, his personality may be exactly what is needed to get through such a tough time. I'm sure he's a hard worker and working to get back and 100% fit. But it wouldn't be easy to deal with that sort of industry. That sort of personality comes with the good and the bad.

Watched the game last night. Was in transit when it was on so missed it. Would have been there otherwise. Few notes: - Dawes undoubtedly played his best game for the club, and probably his best game since vs Adelaide in 2014 - Tyson was in and out but his decision making was better - Brayshaw's mark, run and goal in the 3rd made me orgasm. He is going to be spectacular. Seems like he needs a rest, though - Viney is having a fantastic second half of the year - Our defensive breakdowns aren't structural or coachable: they're issues that persist among experienced players - Jones has been blanketed by the tag on more occasions this year than on others - Vince's inability to get into the game cost us dearly - Gawns was great but soundly beaten. Great learning game - Jack Grimes and Viv Michie are depth players. We severely miss Kent and Salem - Garlett was disappointingly shallow and lazy. I thought he's been great for most of the year with his second-efforts and forward defense but he was very poor. We needed him to be more involved All in all, I actually thought it was a very enjoyable game. Winnable, but unsurprising they got over us. I thought our experienced players cost us many goals in the first quarter. Quite telling that it's now an issue of how poor our experienced players are, rather than how inexperienced we are. We were let down by 100+ game players on Sunday.

Our record is not great but we match up well. Those two loses last year would have been wins this year. It could go either way but looking at Footscray's form it's hard to tip against them.

Can't see Garlett doing that, but Hogan could certainly bag 7 or 8. When was the last time a Melbourne player kicked 10? Was it Lyon in 94?

I started going to the football in 1990 as a 4-year-old. I don't remember the early years but I remember parts of 92, 93, 94 vividly. I was at that game at Vic Park, sitting in the pocket I think, near the Melbourne cheersquad and surrounded by VB-guzzling filth supporters. They were giving it to Jako hard all day. 94 was amazing. Round 1 was special because we were on top after we smashed Geelong and I was super excited because I'd never experienced supporting the best club in the league, even if it was temporary. Evidently, we haven't been on the top of the ladder after a round only once since, in 2004. His last game against Hawthorn at Princes Park was special. I can't remember if his injury came in that game, or if we knew it would be his last game. I'm certain I remember going into it thinking it was a shame he wouldn't play again. Anyway, kicked 8 goals, we smashed the Dawks. I was sitting behind the goals. It was a God-like performance. Not sure we'd have won the flag if he had stayed, not sure anyone would have beaten the Eagles at the WACA in the Prelim, but it certainly would have improved our chances.

8 is still the pass mark for me. We'd be 8-9 instead of 6-11, and a genuine finals chance. Beat the Saints the first time I mean. We were never in it last week. We only needed the first game against them. Shot themselves in the foot. A bit of belief in themselves for longer than a 7-day period and we'd be within finals contention.

I'm hoping Frost will be that 2nd forward target.

If you expect him to be anything other than a decoy that is going to attract the opposition's next tall defender, then chances are you aren't pleased with his output. He was never a big goal kicker or a big marker. But yes, harsh reality is that he is merely a decoy, someone there to push up so Hogan doesn't have to. If our mids were better crumbers and better at stoppages than Dawes would be more valuable because he brings the ball to the ground. If he takes the markand gets us forward, even better. But if he can contest and work to keep the ball forward of center, he has done his job. We could play Howe in that role but he is lazy. Dawes at the very least gets to position and does what is required. A decoy, albeit an expensive one, but a decoy nonetheless. Without him we'd be even more clueless going forward.

I hate Peter Helliar. A self-important do-gooder [censored]. He makes The Project that little bit more unbearable. Uneducated morons lecturing the rest of us on morality. I get that humour is subjective. But he is not funny and his character is dumb and over-used.

"Miss miss miss miss miss miss miss miss"

Updated.

Great win. Should have won by 10 goals I thought. They played EXACTLY as we did last week. Overused the ball, no support for one another, pitiful second efforts, erratic forward entries. Great win.

Shocking umpiring. Suspect Pies might run over today. Game has mostly been in our control but we drop off. In our defense we haven't let them score more than 3 in a row.