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Scully is going to be a super star, I have no doubt about it. I also, for one, do not believe that he will leave the club at the end of the season. Gun midfielders are not easy to find and if you get one, you try to hold onto them at all costs....however! There is and has only ever been, one Liam Jurrah. He is that good.

Absolute gun tonight. I love watching him play. I have to sometimes pinch myself to remember that he's 19/20 years old. Looks so at ease in the AFL. Beautiful player to watch.

Hilarious!!!!

I accept that mistakes happen, and that the initial batch of jumpers have turned out to be the wrong shade of red. However, if Melbourne run out against Sydney in Blue and Pink jumpers, I will be severely [censored] with NB. Fair enough if the supporters can't get proper jumpers for a few months, but it is ridiculous that a football club, that has over 100 years of Red and Blue history is forced to play in pink guernsey's due to the incompetence of a clothing/manufacturing company. They are not doing themselves any favours here, let alone the MFC.

Forgive me for this post, but, when Killer did the don't argue in the defensive 50 tonight, I had a footy fan climax. Trengove, Jurrah, Jetta, were superb tonight, but seeing Watts starting to add physical dominance to his presence on ground tonight was something worth waiting 3 years for. He has copped so much undeserved criticism from so many people in his first two seasons. The silence will begin this year. Good on him.

Several of the players you are casting judgement on have not played 50 games. Jurrah has never completed a full pre-season. Whilst Judd was a freak early, Ablett took several years to become 'elite'. Ditto Hodge. I think Jurrah will surprise you this year with how much of a weapon he is. Not just as an 'exciting' player, but as a genuine game winner.

I highly doubt that Davey will play all his time forward this year, however, with the new interchange rules coming in there will be less chances for a mid to have a breather on the bench. They'll throw him forward for a spell due to this. Davey in the forward line from time to time alongside the likes of Jurrah, Green, Watts and Petterd sounds pretty bloody awesome to me, especially when you consider you'll still have Sylvia, Moloney, Scully, Trengove, Jones, and hopefully the likes of Blease and Tapscott in the middle. Not to mention Grimesy sweeping across half back. Loving the options we now have!!!

Nicely done Chop. I think its a ripper. How is it going to work on game day? Are all three going to be wandering the boundary? Or just checker?

Hahaha classic!

The clash strip is as good as it can possibly be. Its the the traditional jumper with only as much white as is required. This board just keeps on kicking goals.

I was wondering when his name would be linked with GWS. For the love of god, I hope the kid extends his contract with us. He is meant to be extremely close with his family so hopefully staying in Melbourne is more important than an extra $100,000+

CS commented on the clash jumper last night...perhaps he can shed some insight into why Juice is still with us....or perhaps not.

For me it wasn't for its historical significance, it was (borrowing a line from BP here)the next best available. If I can't watch the dee's run out in the Navy & Red, then my next preference would be the Royal & Red.

Ah cheers. Are any a likely prospect as a rookie? I must admit my knowledge of them is zero.

The 80's Royal blue would work as our away strip perfectly! It doesn't clash with essendon, carlton or port! Navy for the rest.

Just saw a list of the players that have permission to train with melbourne. Corey Buchan (Dandenong Stingrays), Corey Cassidy (Oakleigh Chargers), Brad Harvey (Eastern Ranges), Paul Johnson (Melbourne), Cameron Johnston (Geelong Falcons), Alex McLeod (Calder Cannons), Tom McNamara (Melbourne) Interesting to see big PJ there! Does anyone know much about some of the blokes named?

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Hancook were onboard for the 2009 season, long before we drafted scullgove

Does unveiling our new jumper design count as important? that was what first popped into my head.

I put one up at the end of the last page. I'm not a fan.

Just threw this together quickly for you. IMO the sky blue looks far worse than the white.

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Not a fan. Especially the light blue face.

With the exception of Cook, you would imagine that they will receive higher numbers to begin with. LJ started in the forties (47 i think?) but was rewarded with 24. I think it should be the same with this new batch. If you are a later pick, earn a lower number.

I think Watts is played to get the experience into him while his body matures rather than letting him wallow in the VFL until his body is ready to handle the role he will eventually play. If you left him at Casey to mature, then you would have to wait for him to adjust to the pace of AFL once you did play him. By playing him over the past 2 years when he was underdeveloped, he's gotten used to the pace of the game and will only get better as his body gets stronger. IMO I'd rather have Watts in the side than Bate.