Everything posted by bing181
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Delistings/trades at end of the season
Given what we've experienced across this season (especially the latter part), I'd be making "competitive" the first requirement. No point being fast, skilful and blessed with a footy IQ if you only use it every other week, or 3 out of 4 quarters.
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Delistings/trades at end of the season
It's the draft ... comes with the job, and it's the same for all clubs.
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
This is very very different. WADA didn't take anyone to CAS for starters. I'll be very surprised if there are no penalties, but with the 6 months already served (provisional suspension), and a reduction for no significant fault, it could come down to 12 months or so to serve = 1 season (or even less, though hard to see how given the rules in place). Presumably that's being (or has been) weighed up.
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
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Delistings/trades at end of the season
Will be interesting to see if someone gives Fitzy a second crack. 1-2 year contract on minimum payments mightn't hurt, for a tall he's still comparatively young. Either that or he finds a home in the SANFL.
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
- WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB – JAKE MELKSHAM
- Fix the Midfield and we'll rise very quickly!
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Movies/DVD's
The Theory of Everything, the film based on Stephen Hawking's life/relationships is worth a look. Remarkable acting from the two main characters playing Hawking and his first wife, Jane Wilde, mutterings of Oscar nominations etc. etc.
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Movies/DVD's
Ahem, having lived in Belgium for a number of years, it's both. Almost. The official name of the town is Brugge: it's in Flanders, and "brugge" is the Flemish (i.e. Dutch) word for "bridge". Bruges is the French version of the name, and the one that is used internationally - at least for the moment. Which reflects the history of administration in Belgium, which was French-speaking until the Flemish had had enough around the time of WWII. The local first division football team there (not too shabby either), is Club Brugge. FWIW, the same situation applies to a number of Belgian towns/cities. Perhaps some here might have heard of the WW1 memorial in Ypres ... though if you go there, the only signs you'll find use the official, Flemish name, Ieper. Similar towns that might ring a bell are Leuven/Louvain, Liege/Luik, and some which get rather odd: Mons/Bergen. Think of it as a bit like Ayers Rock/Uluru, or even Mumbai/Calcutta - complete with all the political subtext and baggage that that implies.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - CHRISTIAN PETRACCA
It'll take more than one pre-season.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - CHRISTIAN PETRACCA
He forgot the 3 in front of that.
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Dayne Beams
None of us know the exact situation, I wouldn't be too quick to judge. These are professional footballers, with a short career that could be ended every time they step onto the field. I don't begrudge them their right to maximise their income. In any case, not sure what more Beams could have done to get to Brisbane? But now the cat's out of the bag, hard to see him going back either - though Dustin Martin tried his hardest to leave Richmond and had to eventually back down. On that note, will be interesting to see who calls whose bluff re Griffin/dogs.
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Jack Watts
Well, if I may, we don't actually know. His grandfather died, and along with a few other players at the club, he'd been sick with some gastro thing. Quite how much the two affected him, only those on the inside would know.
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Jack Watts
Nothing gives you the right to highjack every thread. Make your point. Make your point once. Then drop it. You're getting really really tedious, and I for skip your posts because you just say exactly the same thing (player manager, blah blah, Watts, blah blah, Neeld, blah blah) over and over. You are not doing your argument one iota of good. As for being desperate, it's a football club. Desperate is when you don't have enough money to feed your kids or pay your rent.