Dr. Gonzo

Oscar had a strong second half of last season and has followed it up with a very good start to 2018. Wrapt for him as he has copped plenty since debuting but is now showing why the FD has shown the faith. He is extremely solid down back and has built some confidence which is helping immensely. Great to see and I have faith now that he'll get the job done when the ball heads down there.

Oh really? Love this kid, we've found one here. His intent is fantastic and he is NOT a skinny runt like I was expecting. Loves to get his hands dirty and doesn't mind getting stuck in, I love him. Great pick again JT

Jets get Darnold I was expecting Mayfield wonder if Browns will live to regret that decision. Looking forward to next season hopefully the Jets can get back to playoffs it's been a long drought as a Jets/Demons supporter

I don't necessarily disagree with that. I don't think the MFC needs to be a martyr to the cause though.

You just described marketing, advertising and capitalism.

Pigs might fly swyl. I note the AFL has recently stated that the CEOs salary will no longer be made public, if he was going to take a pay cut you can guarantee it would be all over the papers and tabloid footy shows.

Cigarette advertising IS illegal though; if it were legal I'd be for it. Maybe we should forego our partnerships with The Sporting Globe, Tyrrell's Wines and Coca Cola as well. After all alcohol abuse and obesity are both highly detrimental factors in society so it would be hypocritical to profit from them.

That's fine that's your prerogative. I don't play pokies, I think they're horrible. I don't understand why anyone would pump money into a computer designed to take your money. But the fact is they are legal. The MFC selling their licenses to another owner makes no difference to the wider community but it does make a difference to our bottom line. I want to see the MFC be a successful and powerful club, we don't have the resources of other clubs like Richmond, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Essendon, West Coast, Adelaide etc to draw on so giving up a highly lucrative revenue stream seems to be shooting ourselves in the foot. The benefit of doing so at this stage is unclear, maybe there isn't one and the AFL has strong-armed us into making this decision as we do not have the capacity to resist like a club like Hawthorn can.

The only reason I'm not too concerned as they have made nothing but sound decisions since this administration took over in 2013.

Would be nice if they assisted us by creating a competition with a level playing ground. AFL don't like clubs having pokies because they can see the huge windfall it is and more clubs willing to be independent of the AFL instead of just copping it sweet.

Exactly bub, if the machines are to exist I'd rather the profits go to the MFC than anyone else.

If the club uses the money from the sale that they otherwise wouldn't have had to invest in other areas that will reap similar dividends and if they are able to lure sponsors on board that wouldn't have otherwise come then I have no issues with it. If it puts a $2 million hole in our books every year it will be an idiotic move. This admin has the runs on the board so I'll hold my fire to see where this goes but it wouldn't surprise if they've been strong-armed by the AFL without having a real sense of how they will cover the loss of this revenue/profit.

At least Moonee Valley Racing Club will pocket an extra $2 million a year.

Why does there need to be a benefit?

I'm not writing him off, just saying I'll see it as a bonus if he comes on.

Some of his performances last year were underwhelming. I'm not saying he won't make it but I'm not banking on it

If Weideman ever becomes a consistent senior player for us I'll see it as a bonus and pleasant surprise.

redback vs Dogs & Saints I think (maybe one other?) royal blue for the rest

Red back jumper

Love it. Want to buy it. $300? You've gotta be kidding me. Still, will look good on the field.

Ummm what?

Recency bias? They haven't seen the injured players for 6-12 months and not since they were 17 or 16 years old whereas the rest of the draft class are scrutinised for the year and "marked up" rather than the injured players being marked down.

Devil's advocate- he wouldn't need to play a tag in our midfield so would get more space

500k would be in addition to his salary paid by the AFL as an "ambassador"

I'm sure he'll be happy to take up Travis Clokes old role presenting the sport once a month on Channel 9 news