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Seriously? From Schache through Fullarton, JVR, Jefferson, Turner, more recently Kentfield and Johnson ... that's over the last 4 draft/trade period. Whether they've worked or not is a separate discussion, but it's not for want of trying. But there again, they were selected by the same recruitment team that got us the likes of Windsor, XL, Langford, McVee etc.

I believe the people you need to be referencing here are Tim Lamb and Jason Taylor, responsible for list management and recruitment respectively.

Re Sestan: he has been playing down back. Not sure who he would replace, the smaller backs have been doing OK. Unless it's to move Windsor further up the ground, but then who does he replace there, Lindsay, Langford and Langdon are also doing OK. Sestan might have to wait for an injury to open up a place.

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Suspect that the recruiting team are already working overtime desperately trying to find us a key forward. Or a key back, so Turner/Petty can stay forward.

Partly all of the above, but you only get AA May when Lever is in the side.

Reasons.

Because we had no other recognised tall backs with Petty and Lever out? Just a thought.

Melksham, Viney, Petty in. You could make a case for half a dozen to be dropped, mainly from the forward line, but hard to see Jefferson staying. For the rest ...

Can't see us winning this. No Viney, Melksham, Petty (or Turner) or at the other end, Lever is just a step too far. In an ideal world JVR would still be back in the VFL getting his game (back) together. As for Jefferson ... hard to see. Olivier looking a bit lost out there, he only knows one way to play. Inaccuracy not helping. Missed some very easy shots.

Nothing but projection. Adams has never played an AFL game, instead of being a "solution" he could just as easily be out of his depth and put in a shocker.

Plus Jefferson. Petty or Turner up forward offer so much more.

Oh FFS. This is such a vacuous, superficial take.

Not sure about nothing, he was doing well as a sub which is why he's been given a chance. Which he isn't taking, at least for the moment.

Suspect that it's a little more than "resting". At his age he could be one of those players who is week to week in terms of getting up for each match.

Not sure where else to put this: "With as many as 18 Melbourne players currently out of contract, a trio of developing prospects — including two untried rookies — have made their way into the notebooks of rival recruiters as they build strong reserves form. Category B rookie Andy Moniz-Wakefield remains unsigned more than two months after suffering a cruel ACL rupture during match simulation earlier this year. ... Meanwhile, two of his uncapped teammates from the 2022 Rookie Draft — Oli Sestan and Will Verrall — are putting together strong VFL campaigns as they push for an AFL debut." Fox SportsYoung gun’s aspirations could spark surprise exit offers...Young gun’s aspirations could spark surprise exit offers as rivals track Demons trio: Trade Latest

They have Barrass out (good), but Amon back in (not good).

Shame that Melksham has had to be managed, he was stellar last week and just what we needed to counteract Sicily. Also a pain re Viney, not really much consolation that Allan got a week, the damage was done. Jeffo gets another go at it, hope he seizes the opportunity.

Of all the players, Lever is the one who has future-senior-coach written all over him.

Don't want to hear anyone ever again question the selection of Melksham. He changes the whole team for the better and is almost single-handedly holding the forward line together.

I'd still play Tholstrup in the two's for a while. He does the get ball thing well, but then there's this moment of hesitation while he works out which option to take. Needs all that to become a single event. The other young players are a long way in front of him, and really impressed with Langford, he keeps on getting the ball AND doing something with it.

Where's Ben Brown when you need him.

McAdam will be back next year. Just saying.

McClure has revealed on Wide World of Sports he spoke with two people today who are close with Oliver, and shed light on the situation, both with Oliver and the club internally. “I don’t want to speak on behalf of him,” McClure said. “There is clearly still a lingering element from Clayton Oliver, a level of frustration at not being traded to Geelong at the end of last year.” https://www.3aw.com.au/level-of-frustration-sam-mcclures-latest-comments-on-the-clayton-oliver-situation/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKBfVRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFEalV4eEhjeVBwZXFEbTVkAR7yI942PBzqBubu0ry1kGZYjQYt2oAhG8aDzfM_AvAgEfD36B-ak-AlLALAZA_aem_bIqKWWizO4QQFs_jAyE_ew

Not if we play Turner forward?