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With the amount of footy they have missed I’d be surprised if we see any of the new draftees till 2022

Shades of Earl Spalding. Both tall utilities and both went to (a) Wesley. Fraser the Duke Rosman

@Lucifer's Hero Do draftees get a 2 or 3 year first contract? Thinking it maybe 2 which would have Bowey, Laurie and Rosman needing to re-sign at the end of ‘22?

Yes I know, I know but his highlights remind me of a young Brent Harvey

Someone should do a Internet age MFC whipping boy timeline. Think Simon Godfrey was first of the alumni

Was there a theory on here re KK Jaded that if he stayed on the list then he qualified for medical insurance? His signing has obviously been a complete bust for the Club. It would be great to get a statement from them as to where he is at but I’m not holding my breath. I don’t understand why the need for secrecy

Agree. A friend who is a huge WCE fan says he checked out after the ‘18 flag. Hasn’t been able to climb the mountain again and any club who picked him up would be just feathering his retirement

And honestly that is just fine. It is such a lottery this year, particularly with the Victorian kids. Somewhere hidden in the rest of the bunch are the draft bolters who missed that last year of footy this year. The Clayton Oliver or Luke Jackson who were not close to a first round selection only reveal their true talent late. Our job is to identify those kids. I’m backing Taylor to nail at least one of the 3 picks

I am easily seduced when it comes to tall, fast and athletic players with heaps of upside. However after years of watching us butcher the ball all over the park the only question I want answered is ‘can the bloke kick?’

That’s pretty wild. A 200cm bloke who looks like a natural left footer but can kick goals with his right from outside 50m

You are dreaming WJ. He would be worth at least a 1st rounder plus probably a 2nd

31 for Preuss sounds completely fair to both sides to me but that probably means it’s overs

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/834178/aflw-training-gallery-november-5

Must admit I had no idea who Phillips was until I googled him. A 201cm Tasmanian who has played 46 games across 9 seasons, 2 states and 3 clubs (GWS, Carlton and Essendon). He is apparently happy to play a distant second fiddle to Gawn at his 4th club and good on him for it. Works for both parties. A journeyman’s journeyman

I’m looking forward to the ‘21 season. We have bought in host of new talent whilst losing just one of our top 10 in last years B n F (Elise O’dea) We have a good range of talent across the ages; Zanker, Birch, Hanks and Heath are the up and comers who could all become ten year players whilst learning from our experienced leaders in Daisy, Karen Paxman and Shelly Scott. We have a top ruck in Pearce and some exciting talent in the Irish women, McEvoy and Goldrick, who will only get better with a season under their belts. The Club also seems to have identified this year’s uncompromised draft to load up in going for height and pace. Nice to see one of them (McNamara) making her mark already taking out the 2km over the perennial winner in Paxman (see article below) From afar we look to have some good depth. Give us a half decent run with injuries and I think we can give the competition a shake. Go Dees! https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/834138/mcnamara-shines-in-time-trial-as-unique-pre-season-begins

Ballsy! Love it

Problem with that Luci is that we are trying to get rid of TMac to clear cap space for Ben Brown. Collingwood, as we know, have even worse cap issues than us. PS. I’m all for getting Phillips though

Yes I think Harrison could be our forgotten man. Will have had this year to grow into his 198cm frame. We know he has good hands and can kick and goes into next season as a 21y.o. Between Ben Brown (hopefully), Weid, Luke Jackson, Mitch Brown and Petty we should not short of quality tall forward options.

Im probably behind the times but do we definitely have Burgess for another year?

It’s a ripper interview and he seems like a great bloke. Let’s hope his son is good enough to play AFL and becomes a Demon.

A little part of me would die if Nev left for another club

To be honest I had not heard of Jacinda until now. What an extraordinary sporting career from an incredible all round talent. It is difficult to reconcile the outward sporting success with what who an obviously troubled soul. May she Rest In Peace

I agree. The exponential growth of the women’s game has meant the a huge increase in the talent pool of girls coming through. Whilst Daisy was one of the best few players when the AFLW started in 2017 she would be well down the list these days. Like you though I can see a long future for her being the general of our back line. However things end up, I’ll been keenly observing the evolution of the game. I’m stoked our club was, again, a (the) foundation club

Good theory. I hope you are right If you can come up with any thoughts on the longevity of women in the sport I’d be interested. Pearce, Paxman, Cunningham and our B & F winner, Shelly Scott are all 31+ yo. Do women have the ability to play longer than the men? Personally I sort of think there will be more 35 yo women running around than men

Which, of course, was the men’s team problem with the introduction of Gold Coast and GWS. We got stuck with a crap team that couldn’t regenerate through the draft. At least we have learnt from history