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Not sure if this has been posted already, but this Voss thread seems appropriate. Has Voss been asked by the AFL to clarify his comment - "our critical decision in 2010 was to try and lower our draft picks and get some good quality talent in" - from this recent article? Sounds like something the Lions should be fined a half mil for.

FB - Frawley Garland Terlich HB - Watts McDonald Dunn C - Sylvia Grimes Howe HF - Kent Clark Pedersen FF - Byrnes Dawes Rodan R - Jamar N.Jones Viney INT - McKenzie M. Jones Toumpas SUB - Tapscott EMG - Sellar Magner Nicholson Not sure on Pedersen's pre-season form, but I think he will be given the chance to play the role he was recruited for - "link forward and ruck" - with our other key forwards actually in the team. I'd also like to see Frawley take on more small forward jobs, I seem to remember him doing this very well in the past. Garland seems too loose on smalls and needs to be able to take on talls (or Gillies should come in for him). Assuming Trengove and Blease not available. Slightly worried about run from backline, Would love to see JW present strongly in the corridor from time to time to mix things up.

^^ It seems that 2,000 GWS 'Foundation Members' dropped off in 2012. GWS had claimed to have signed 12,165 Foundation members as at 31 October 2011.

Would love the club to take some initiative with this coverage. Take a leaf out of commercial radio, get in some volunteer commentators (or Matt and Ellie) and have repeated references to the 'Opel Goal of the Day' and the 'Webjet Flight (mark) of the Day' to help keep the sponsors happy. It's not a huge audience, but it also wouldn't take much to setup.

Terrible article. Also, I think that afl.com.au must have followed Fairfax in outsourcing their sub-editing to New Zealand - the intro to the article in the 'News' section of afl.com.au states that Liam is still a listed Melbourne player.

If we have 40 on the primary list, based on this article it appears we can still have 4 rookies.

Between this and the Billy Stretch thread I feel like I've gone back in time. Please don't make me go through 2012 all over again!

Our good record had a lot to do with the leadership of Matty Whelan, I reckon. Without Wrecker it seems to have been slowly unravelling.

I don't think there is much risk for GWS or GC in bidding for Jack. I think we will definately use pick 3 on him if necessary. I am wondering (hoping!) if there is a PR angle to consider. By nominating Jack, aren't GWS and GC are saying that the players they eventually choose (Whitfield and ?) aren't really the rightful #1 and #2. Given the intensive media/PR around the draft these days will that be a factor?

No one officially that I have seen. He's completely paranoid. The AFL would have been better off getting Warwick Capper to front GWS. Just as nuts but at least people in Sydney know who he is.

Agree Except that the next year Johnson lost his license for driving 80 km/hr over the speed limit. But he wasn't drunk - so I guess you could say that the punishment for drinking worked. This is creative and could actually be effective. Give him 50 for 2012 with the leadership team to review whether he has earnt his number 12 back for 2013.

Hmmm. Should Lucky Phil's salary have been factored into our compensation formula? Might have got another pick

Pretty sure that's CaroWHINE Wilson. It's a twitter parody.

With a reported 7,000 yet to renew from 2010 melbournefc.com.au

Nice work hardtack Ok so the views of Jason Phelan, an employee of afl.com.au, are the views of the author and not necessarily those of the clubs or the AFL. And the views of Geoff Slattery, managing editor of AFL Media, are the views of the author and not necessarily those of the clubs or the AFL. What's next ... the views of Andrew Demetriou's mouth are not necessarily those of Andrew Demetriou

I don't live in Melbourne, so am interested in knowing Demonlanders' thoughts on whether the proposed development reported in The Age would make a move to Docklands a significantly more attractive proposition.

There is a longer article with picture (in Demon's jumper!) here Looks very young!!

22 Premiership Spuds!

As the Father/Son bidding is held as the first item during trade week, I guess the picks that are locked in cannot be traded. Monday October 4, 10am - Father/Son bidding meeting (Gold Coast FC not entitled to participate). Monday October 4 - Monday October 11 - AFL exchange period

Not sure about ^. But I am reminded of Dunny everytime I see the Carlton Draught slow motion ad. Is it just me?

My brother and I posted that about 10 years ago!! The idea came from an article about the NFL draft. Sad that this still applies 10 years later! I'm pretty sure Craig Cameron dragged this one out a few times.

Very true, but with presumably more space and equipment I've been wondering if it would be possible to quantify the % improvement in the efficiency of weights sessions (ie. less time waiting for equipment means more time under the bar). Might have to tweet @CamSchwab (like he's got nothing better to do!!)

Yesterday was definitely Plan A!! Is it a change in tactics or just the result of having a functioning, dangerous forward line?

Imagine the look on Jack's face if he was actually happy to be involved with the MFC!! BTW, nice image gallery from the Swans game here

No jockstraps in the 80s & 90s??