Adam The God

One of their better players. That'd be quite incredible if they traded him.

This is a fair call mate. Let's hope he does what's required.

For me, it was a similar feeling at the Hawthorn game too. We thoroughly outnumbered them in the EF and the SF.

Good post mate. We absolutely need to change our list profile and if we don't, we will fail. I now suspect Goodwin will be sacked next year because we won't make the hard calls and draft/trade shrewdly, but this may be in part to the veil of negativity you mention. I hope we can forge a new Melbourne, something that I was so excited about towards the end of last year, where there seemed to be a tangible growing mateship amongst the playing group. I don't think it's dramatic at all to say the club is on the precipice, one way or the other. If we really struggle again next year, everything will plummet (membership, our young core will request to be traded etc) and all the hard work we'd been building to under Roos and Jackson for the last 4 or so years will be for nothing. The turnaround from last season really has been quite incredible and I can only hope we reverse our fortunes next year.

I would have kept Lewis for one more year and retired Jones. At least Lewis played a decent role as a reinvented forward this year. Jones offered very little.

Mate, he was top 5 in the competition for a lot of stats, including #1 for contested possessions. Let's not start [censored] on the brightest, most talented player we've had through the doors in many years. Clarry is a star and although he could be the best player in the competition if he used his beautiful right foot more effectively, he is still a genuine A grade midfielder and he had another A grade season.

Well done, Max. Clarry was bloody stiff, but Max deservedly and comfortably should sit in that team.

I like the idea of targeting coaches with Clarkson IP. The fact he was one of my favourites is just an added bonus.

I think Lockhart is potentially good enough as a role playing half forward but he's no crumber. Wagner isn't good enough IMO although a hard trier.

What a muppet. Back under your rock, spidey.

Mate, you thought it was all rosey in the JLT until a few of us told you otherwise. Revisionism it is coming from you, given your chat at the top of the year.

Surely we couldn't go through another off season without addressing the glaring crumbing issue in our forwardline? Particularly, now that Jeffy has gone.

Good on you mate. Thanks for posting and come back soon. Besh wishes to you and your bro.

JKH and Stretch have to go IMO. Neither are good enough. ANB is borderline and Wagner is a role player for another 2 years.

Incredible there are still those out there that thinks Jones can contribute consistently. Classic rose-coloured glasses. Wouldn't get a game for many other clubs and that goes for his last 4 or 5 seasons. We don't actually owe him anything. We've paid him a bloody good wage for a long time. Decent servant in hard times, nothing more.

Good talent but isn't quick enough or a natural crumber for mine.

He's 198cm. He hasn't looked interested at the Saints since part way through his first season with them. Big no from me. We don't need anymore KPDs.

Some pretty good pick 3's over the journey. Alternatively, I hope we go hard for Ben King.

Agreed. I initially said the same thing about Petracca who said he loved the club earlier this season. Something has to go drastically wrong for you to request a trade 23 weeks later.

Aren't they all garbage? And waiting for more confirmation. Have asked her again where exactly she heard it.

It's hard to know until we form our new coaching group. New ideas and coaching goes a long way. We certainly should be making finals next year.

Meh. Faux tough guy. He has some attributes but as some point out already, we have those attributes covered already.

We've got a year to sort ourselves out.

So my sister just texted me to say the Facebook pages are saying Petracca and Salem have asked to be traded. Am I a bit slow on the uptake here?

Gawn is clearly the man for next year. If Lever can get through all the games next year I'd make him co-captain in 2021. Captain - Gawn VC - Lever