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CFH You are part of the reason I hang in there. You have made my day. Excellent work.

IMO RR we need to get both a good seasoned player and the best youth we can muster. Not easy however again IMO the youth only drafting policy between 2008 and 2010 resulted in our team being made up mainly of second rate senior players and a bunch of kids trying to develop into seasoned players in a third of the time it probably takes for most kids to mature. I suspect there are large numbers of the MFC faithfull that are close to the edge of throwing in the towel. I am probably a good example,if the Dees are producing the same crap we have seen this year by the end on May 2013 I doubt I will be able to continue. My attitude will be "call me when you are half decent." I will probably get canned but right now the major thing that keeps me interested and going to games is this site. Without a bit of fun on here and the varying opinions offered I would have given up on 2012 and probably 2013. Carn the Dees but it is getting much harder

You must be my alter ego Big Jim My wife says similar things to me ( does not help that she is a Pies Fan ) However I am giving serious thought to skipping saturdays game, other things are looking more attractive this weekend.

There is one flaw in your agruement kento80 Jones always got a fair bit of the ball, people used to complain about his disposal etc. Bennell does not get the ball in the first place, we know he is a good kick but that amounts to nil if you average few possesions a game. Jetta has been injured so much we have little idea of his worth. a min. of 6 players will leave the MFC at the end of this season we cannot keep them all.

Are you suggesting this could be the "186" of attendences?

you say that as if we have a choice. In the end we have no choice they will do what they will do. But after the last 5 years I will believe they know what they are doing when it happens. talk is cheap we have heard every possible excuse over the last 5 years. Actions are what will impress me.

Would I swap the Blues last 4 years for the MFC's and the next 3 In a heart beat

Ok 6.375 are better than 30 from bail as they actually go to someone.

Amuses me this having to pay 95% of the cap. The real reason it exists is the Players union. They want the Max. spent on players and have no concern for clubs having to pay more than a lot of players deserve. Obviously clubs like the dees do not have the same level of talent as the swans. But the MFC have to pay the same for far lower result / Talent Clubs should be able to pay a lesser figure if they don't have the cattle. As better cattle arrive you pay more. It should be up to the club to decide how much a player is worth.

That may be the truest statement you make this year Pitty. It is very sad

Good pick up rpfc I had forgotten Jones

Yes that is a problem RR Another one of the butcher brigade

I worry about this kid How good would he be in a good side I can just imagine him at Collingwood or Hawthorn His reputation would be 10 times what it is right now. there would be no shortage of offers around to his management. I hope for some strange reason he likes playing with dees. If the kid wants to play finals any time in the next 5 years his plans may be elsewhere. He is the prime one of the un signed group

Robbiefrom13 A large amount of what you say maybe true However we have draft picks that must be used I think it is 5 in the first three rounds ( comp picks have been activated ) I cannot see us delisting less than 5 and could easily be 6 or 7. Inspite of what you say We are currently a poor team You do not end up effectively Bottom with 1 genuine win if you have talented players even if there are other problems. Our average losing score screams not enough talent. You are also assuming no one wants to leave the MFC IMO there could easily be 4 - 5 players who want out. The nett result is IMO we will have 6 new players in 2013 and it could easily be 8. Some have to be replaced they will never be good enough as the do not have the required skill level. Get over it guys this is the AFL 2012 free agency and all.

Mate all he has to do is stare at us during the warm up that will do it. I reckon he could get GWS up against the Dees

If you kick it out on the full or to the other team it is often a worse result than not getting the ball in the first place. Two weeks in a row we have missed Davey's accurate kicking, Bail has murdered us with his kicking out on the full or direct to the opposition. it is hard to kick goals when you give the ball to the opposition

I agree with you on Cook but Couch is not a kid he is 24 Why did we recruit him and elevate him before the first game? Give him a game mate we are constantly losing by 10 goals how can he do worse than about 10 in the team.

How could I pass up that offer Email me the contract

I would not like to be hanging my hat on that one Redleg.

$9.4 million wyl Tidy sum !

I accept the job DC Oh almost forgot what is the salary and conditions?

I agree with you WJ. When the extent of his injury was known after the Swans game my imediate reaction was we will not see him again this year. Due to his proven slow heal rate in the past and events in the NT I am fairly confident I wrote that on one of the treads at the time. I remember saying we may never see him again I still think that is a real chance. I have written him off for 2012 and perhaps forever I wonder if he has the body to make it in the AFL!

Very Good BB Suggest you email the MFC Could be just the tactic that sets up our third win.

You have my vote BBP, Ten kicks from Davey is worth more than 30 from Bail and 5 of his mates

I have little idea of his future worth Redleg due to injury etc I have seen so little of him. You would have to wonder if he will make it given the injury he has had. Back injuries are not easily fixed long term. But who knows if nothing else his return increases our depth and options which have seem very limited the last couple of months. As you have said often will we ever recruit a player that does not get a serious injury in his first two years?