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I read his comments as him feeling that Melbourne were going to take him when they could, had the opportunity to do so and then chose not to; not that they were just interested in taking him somewhere in the draft and got beaten to the punch.

Honourable mention to '...for posters to use the drafting/trades board to post about trade week'?

Were the Bulldogs a powerhouse when Malthouse left?

Yeah, I thought that was interesting too.

Geelong. PS. This should have been a poll where votes are publically viewable!

Play the man, not the ball. Davey's effort was terrible and he deserved to be called out. If I remember correctly, I think it one of the coaches said that Davey was embarassed. Anyway, if Melbourne are to contend next year they do in fact need the Moloney-types more than the Davey types, because Davey is icing and without cake it doesn't matter how much icing you have.

That was so hard to watch. Haha. Not on my reading. I don't see why people shouldn't be able to discuss the performance of the MFC communications staff. While the OPs view is in the minority I don't think it was presented in a way which should preclude the OP from posting it.

I'm glad there was no capital there.

Ditto. A huge improvement!

Agreed.

...they just live off the AFL indirectly (ie. by being gifted a commercially lucrative fixture). I'm pretty sure the Cats forced the issue on Ablett and got more than they would have done if they'd kept Mum. In fact, the 'flexibile' approach of the AFL when it comes to their policies is apparent in your next point: Why shouldn't it have happened? There was a marketing allowance - working in a similar way to the salary cap - available for all Clubs to utilise, should they be able to find companies willing to tip in, of course. This doesn't seem any more unfair than having Clubs allowed to pay '100%' of the salary cap while others pay in the low 90s, and some might argue that it isn't significantly different to the fact that some Clubs can pour so much more money into their football department and facilities. I think there are two problems with the AFL's change of heart. First, the fact that the AFL decreed that the marketing cap could not be used to retain players just as GWS and GC start pillaging lists means that while some Clubs have players on their list that are benefiting from these arrangements, other Clubs cannot use them. Second, iIf the AFL did indeed want to put an end to this marketing allowance, or at least modify it, it seems to be that the fair way to go about doing so would be to phase it out/modify it at the point any existing arrangements expire, so that all Clubs would be on an equal footing.

MacDonald, Bate and Dunn aren't our young prospects. They're not in my best 22 and there are guys with more potential/upside that I want to squeeze into it. Gawn is a long way off but looks likely, while it's too early to make a call on Fitz. Nicholson's fringe at the moment, while Bail's barely played any footy this season. I wouldn't be worried about what happened on the weekend.

That turn at 1:40. Oh, my. My favourite player.

MFCSS.

I agree. As an aside, given he's missed so much footy this year it's good for him to get some games.

Hah. Geez, I'll never live that other post down @ rpfc: It seems you were right re: DB not being a taskmaster in the Malthouse mould; I've heard some players thought he was a bit soft.

^^ I thought I read today something about 14 years (re: St Kilda's complaining, reported in The Age). Haha. Smooth

I can confirm this. Judd's Grandmother told me.

This list passes my builder's inspection. Don't tell your wife you're having misgivings.

There are always those that struggle to see the undervalued properties, bb. In the years to come we'll see whether you're right, or whether I've spotted something in this renovator's delight. (I'm prepared for OMR to bump this at the end of 2013 ).

Next you'll be telling me the sky is blue..! I hope Warnock gets a gig somewhere else because he's way back in the queue at Melbourne. We should be able to find a trade that is win/win for all involved, and I don't think we'll need much to make it happen. I'd think that it might be a little better than a Walsh trade, but maybe not.

I disagree that it's that bad right now. I'm much more satisfied/optimistic about the future than I was at the end of 2006, despite us making the second week of finals in that year...

I thought the follow-up was going to be something like '...you need to close your eyes, becuase there's nothing to see with rose-coloured glasses on'.

Are you serious? Players in the final year of their contract are often left hanging by their Club until the end of a season (or beyond).

Agreed.