Adam The God

Horrible. Just horrible. RIP, Phillip Hughes.

People have a right to be excited, but let's just wait until these guys play a few games before anointing them savours. Then again, this is November, our favourite month.

And our friend Isaac Weetra.

Haha, that was amazing.

True. I'd play Vince off half back though.

I think we'll improve marginally next year, mate. I'm expecting (perhaps hoping) we get 7 or 8 wins.

Is this a deliberate typo? Knowing some of your posts, BBO, it could be.

I'd have him ahead of Salem (at this point), Grimes and Howe.

I think it's a combination of both. But we had a far easier first half in terms of draw. We played some half decent teams in the second half of the year and were predictably blown away. (We're a rubbish football side)

Should have traded him at the end of 2013.

Jones is a pretty durable player though. I admit that can change rapidly, but I guess we'll agree to disagree, mate.

I still simply want your avatar as our jumper, mate.

Didn't realise that. I just know John (his old man) was the top recruiter at the Saints for many years. As I said, lovely family. I wish him well. Just not when his Dogs play our boys.

I can see where you're coming from WYL, but I think giving Jones a 5 year deal is fine, given his special place at the club. This bloke has been the heart and soul every week for at least the last three gloomy years. I think if we negotiate a five year deal, we can negotiate a smaller yearly wage or front load it to the equivalent. I'd be happy with a five year deal at $600k pa. If it's front loaded, we could go hard after FAs in the next two to three years. However, the caveat for me is that if he is asking for 5 years at say $1mill, that's overs for me. We want to remunerate Jones for all his hard work over the last few years and set him up for the future, but we also have to be mindful that we're acting in the best interests of the club as a whole. No one player is bigger than the Melbourne Football Club.

This is essentially what I was saying earlier in the thread.

As if you wouldn't trade Howe for pick 7. Every day of the week. And for the record, information that GWS had come a-knocking was posted on Demonland early on the last day of trade period. We certainly would have had enough time to do something if we'd wanted to. At the time, it was reported that Howe knocked it back.

Would have expected Gady Lyon to be in that one.

We might be a more stable club at the moment, but we don't look like getting out of the bottom 4. I'm tipping 6, maybe 7 wins next year. Our supporter base is an incredibly resilient bunch though. IMO, the strongest in the league, but maybe I'm biased? I will never give up on my club.

I reckon we can comfortably lose another 8 players from that list. Then there are a couple of question marks, due to the fact that some have never even played a game before and/or require some time to judge.

Just sign up. That is all. If money is an issue, buy a three game membership. The club needs your support.

One of the many, I'd say. It obviously grates on me that the bloke giving orders shouldn't even be best 22. I have no doubt Bernie and Daniel were doing exactly what they were told though. Well, he's one of the worst decision makers and the poorest executers, yeah. Though, the "do as I say, not as I do" does hold water and relevance. On this, has the 2015 leadership group been chosen yet?

Evans is on a contract, that's what he's on.

I'm sorry but if I was an MFC player and Jack Grimes was telling me what to do, I'd have real trouble taking him seriously. Imagine him motivating Bernie Vince and Daniel Cross. Cringe-worthy.

No, thanks. Garlett will do be fine for small forward. Kent will hopefully provide some nice back up.

Family friend of mine. Lovely bloke. Really highly rated too. Obviously, played at the Bulldogs after us, before crossing to St Kilda.