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Perhaps it is hidden in ......."the vault"! (I think she still believes that there is actually a vault somewhere other than in her bitter twisted imagination). ....#"allegedly..." ...see above ...search ..."the vault"!!!! They may well let it lie until we get some momentum up preseason, then let Misfit Mifsud out with a leak.

Srooy, a brfie monemt fo dylesxia

I am always happy to see him with the ball: off HB or wing he will deliver to the forwards with precision and thought, or from HF will slot a few goals. He has the skill to fulfill a role at either end: personally wing would be my preference. Dangerous and difficult to counter - do you play a tall or a quick on him?

deevoted - all too possible, especially if AD remains in charge for much longer. One typo I must correct - you used centre, not center for midfield / neutral zone.

I am certain that many here won't take nearly that long - how about round 4, 2103?

From the colour scheme of your rather impressive banner, it would seem that there is at Essendon ;-)

Moloney's departure should do one of the following: (i) drive him to greater heights, realising that half hearted petulant players are no longer acceptable at MFC under the new regime (and no doubt he has been told that already in no uncertain terms) , or (ii) drive him to despair in which case he will put in another inconsistent year, partly at VFL, and be free, with our blessing, to head off to whoever will take him as a FA, or (iii) fail to register at all, and not really change anything, in which case refer to point (ii) !

......other than those matters selectively leaked from the Integrity Department at AFL HQ !!

He could well be elsewhere, but one can always hope that he one year, this year, produces consistently his best - if that does happen in 2013 we may well be on a faster rise than many here expect, which in turn hopefully would make him want to stay with the rising tide.

do you get a possession stat for that profound contribution to the discussion? :-)

I am certain whomever we select, unless he comes out and absolutely dominates 2013 there will be some who will label him a "dud" or a"spud", especially if the other does even a few good things elsewhere.

No, surely not in "the vault". Draft fixing? Where is Ms.Wilson?

So, dandememan, you have just given Caro another story, though she may now use a little more caution with parentheses."A prominent (alleged) race fixer has been (allegedly*) photographed with a self confessed MFC supporter, providing further proof of the deep corruption that has pervaded the struggling club, already reeling under mounting evidence of match fixing, and gangland associations recently shown to be extending across two continents." *she is being very cautious as you haven't shown us the photo

I was thinking along those lines too, though Roughy didn't have a great 2012 as I recall - still reached a GF and came close to winning it. I certainly look forward to seeing it too, though if we are being (appropriately) cautious with one of our best assets (#11) we may have to wait a while.

Maybe he has managed to con his way into the Magpie Arizona camp, hopefully at their expense :-))

Whilst I realise the difference in draft position to those of Morton and Cook, I strongly suspect that we will NOT be drafting any skinny rakes; at least not unless our new fitness team* do their due diligence and can be fairly confident that he has the make up that will allow him to bulk up to AFL standards, though WCE may be more confident about that.*An anthromorphologist may be the term I am looking for.

i thought it was Katandra West, not that ii am a pedant in anyway

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” - Joseph Goebbels Sounds all too familiar : "he is a misogynist, he is a misogynist, he is a misogynist" with all the 'evidence' that Caro has produced in her 'case' against us.

Geez.....The Age has really climbed to new depths. "...... now appears to be linked to the MFC". This obscure [censored], Houston, now appears to be linked to Caroline Wilson, poor bugger. And, of course, they could not resist the totally irrelevant tanking allegations!

Like Mifsud for starters.

dum dee dum and others Great reports thanks to all A couple of talls you didn't mention - Max and Fitzy. We're they there? Any comments? And as rolly says...leave Clark as long as is needed, and then a bit more to be sure. Mid season even. He is needed for the long haul, and if 2013 includes settling in Dawes and (don't tell that miserable, bitter woman) "experimenting" with maybe Pedersen and Fitz as taller forwards so be it.

Sorry, maybe I was unclear.I was not comparing the two as talents. I was suggesting that Woey got far more out of himself through sheer hard work and dedication, than Col has achieved merely relying on his natural ability, and that IF he decided to show Woey's application he would undoubtedly be able to reach the very top. I think we are barking up the same tree, Bossdog, maybe just expressing it differently.

If you would prefer, I will say that Col needs to knuckle down, concentrate on his football, a calling for which he has undoubted natural talent, and show us all, including doubters & sceptics just why he will be remembered as other than an enormously capable footballer who never consistently revealed his true potential, to the frustration of so many.I am sure that even the most persistently negative posters here would be over the moon if Col did what I certainly believe he could do - win a bloody Brownlow. But we all know that nobody does that without enormous dedication and self sacrifice - our own Woey was a prime example of someone who was prepared to do this and achieved far more than even his greatest long term fans could have dreamed.

....then...."welcome Mr Finkelstein - take up the cudgel"

Not unless it is a GF, your name is Jetta, and a really fast guy named Cyril is trying to run you down. :-)