Adam The God

I hope he falls to our pick, but doubt it.

Well surely, Chris Barlow has to take huge responsibility for this? He's listed as the chair of the Member Engagement Committee. melbournefc.com.auOfficial AFL Website of the Melbourne Football ClubCame onto the board this time last year and was appointed chair of MEC and in that time we've lost 12,000 members. What are they actually doing with the MEC? Why mention it in the email if it's overseen a loss of so many members? If you can't or won't engage with members, hand the chairship to someone who will. Guerra should be running this himself. The approach we should follow is what would Peter Jackson do? He'd take over the MEC and drive it himself. Then at the AGM, he'd be up there imploring members to ring up every MFC supporter they know with lapsed membership, and be telling them to jump back on board.

But publicising who it is through official channels is pushing a candidate. The board knows a signficant portion of the membership are against this.

Far out. Fancy blaming Max for not being able to control all the chaos that surrounded the FD, some of the blow torch was a direct result of the board not being able to put out a fire with a past president, so the coach had an article about him pop up every few months that would drag everyone down with it. The board then failed to get proper support around Goody and Richo, which goes to the CEO at the time, who was ultimately appointed by the board. Sure, players have responsibilities, but it's a tale as old as time. Board stability and structure helps breed on field success and vice versa.

Smith becomes the fourth president in a row to tell us who to vote for as the board fills another casual vacancy prior to board elections. His framing tries to avoid saying this, but that's what's been said here. I sound like a broken record, but Rennick said that members had given them clear feedback that we didn't like this approach. And yet they continue to do it.

I didn't say he needed to be a contested bull, but he needs to be able to win contests. You can't just receive at AFL level. You won't make it. And for a top 10 pick, that's too much of a gamble IMO.

Yep, IMV, Lindsay is a much more incisive and attacking kick than Salo is, who is more about maintaining possession. Lindsay sets up offensive chains. But the question marks over his contested ability is too much of a glaring weakness in his game for mine.

Jared Polec clone IMO.

Grjl could definitely play half forward. Just as Dovaston could. Both are great off the line and off the edge of the square. The more I watch of Grjl, the more excited I get. I just don't think he'll be on the board when it's our pick.

Any chance we could have some paragraphs, folks? 😄

Correct.

My understanding is that King definitely had a say in the Oliver trade, but otherwise agree mate.

I've shifted away from Lindsay. Love his kicking, but too many question marks over his ball winning ability. If Grjl is available I'd take him and Dovaston and that's a great injection of pace for a game style that is going to need it. The beauty of the game style McRae brought to Collingwood is the speed of ball movement was helped by 3 or 4 elite kickers they have, but all their speed forward of centre from the likes of McCreary and Hill was devastating. We already have Windsor and Kozzy's pace out of the middle, with Langdon's running power, Lindsay, Langford and Bowey's kicking. Pair this with an injection of pace from Dovaston and Grjl, and injuries permitting, we look very different next year, and not incapable of playing a fast, accurate slingshot game.

How about you wait until the draft is over before you make statements like this?

LJ wasn't in Cal's October 2019 top 10 and Kozzy wasn't in his top 30...

I think we'll be mid table.

Zero Hanger have us in the bottom 2 next season because of the loss of Clarry and Trac, and even McVee. I can't imagine we'll be bottom 2... Zero HangerCollingwood gun in AA contention after absence, Melbourne...An early look at some of the big tales that could unfold next year.

I think he could have an A grade ceiling at half back...

If we did this deal, it'd tell us very clearly what JT thinks of this draft crop, and potentially what he thinks about the next. When we traded out of this year's draft last year, we also would have been aware of the likelihood of Trac requesting a trade again this year (despite pizzas) and would have planned to get back into this year's first round via picks from Trac. This sort of planning would almost certainly be done.

So he's changed his stance.

As a mid or a half back? I hope you're right.

They definitely could be, but I still think we need more. I think Turner could be A grade, Kozzy is A grade, depending on how long Max stays around, he's A grade. So there's 5 guys. I hope Windsor keeps developing. I'm not sure where his ceiling is though. Max won't be around for much longer, but I'm still hopeful 2027 is a finals year for us.

I know it's dealing with the Glen Eira Council who are notoriously slow, however if the state government are involved, I would expect planning to not suffer the same hurdles as you, and thus be expedited.

Just my opinion of course...

Well, Max hopes Clarry can win a Brownlow next year. He said no such thing about Trac...