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Both Tyson and Salem would be very much on the fringes of the GWS team so that deal wouldn't work for them Conversely Tyson and Salem are worth more to us than having just Kelly Probably proves the general consensus that the original trade was a good deal for both sides

All I want from today is a four quarter effort.

yep and to those in the media who perpetuate the myth that we are fair weather supporters can knick off. We have the most loyal, rusted on membership in the league.

Cale had his issues some of which were probably exacerbated by our "development" of players at the time. However his implied cowardice in this comment is just wrong.

I don't think too many here believe Pedersen to be any more than a journeyman. He has however overcome a shoulder operation and changed body shape over the pre-season and now (for one game at least) played a pivotal part in a must win game. I imagine, like me, many posters are probably feeling pretty happy for him. Also there are one or two posters who were dismissive of Cam's chances of making any impact at AFL level and of those posters who suggested that he could. Im guessing that he may struggle to maintain this form but if he continues to play his role then we will all be happy little roosters

I hope they are right A.F. I would love it if the Melbourne match had more people turn up than the "biggest Home and Away game for the year" the following day.

Nic Nat has one of the best highlight reels ever but is remarkably overrated. By the end of their careers I reckon Watts will be well ahead

Fair to say that the Goodwin honeymoon period finished this afternoon.

45,000+ expected to pack Etihad today. Would be awful

I think I must be one of the few on here who is stunned to find there are AFL players who still smoke. I can't reconcile the life of an elite player and all the emphasis and education on health with smoking cigarettes. It is just stupid and to do so in public is even more so. It sort of like Jesse just doesn't care.

Just edit your original post to 'no Tim has played for the MFC..........in the past 100 years'. It is still a glorious stat.

10,000th post Abe. I hope you are right re Oliver Salem etc

No defensive pressure? He will fill Hogan's spot perfectly

Jake Lever would be nice but for what it would cost I would rather have the Mc bros as our tall backs and go for another up and coming mid.

If we get to the finals over the next couple of years, which is looking more likely than not, the MFC should build a statue for Roos. In a decades time his legacy will be spoken of in hushed tones. He dragged our club from being a laughing stock irrelevance to competitive to challengers. The opinions of a couple of disgruntled players matters not one iota.

And >1,000 ahead of North now too.

But it is so counterproductive if you are sitting in the stand following week(s). Does anyone actually believe that off the ball stuff had a positive effect for us? Attack the ball hard, attack them hard when they have the ball but leave the cheap shots out of it The only thing unsociable about it is you don't get to run around with your mates the next Saturday

I have wondered if you could get get enough signatures asking for Dwayne not to cover our games if the broadcasters would actually listen

I'll be interested to hear your first impressions of Flipper KC

Yep having Kelly would pretty much complete the midfield rebuild.

It is very early days and Paddy has had his fair share of injuries that have no doubt held him back but I think of him as a poor mans Jesse Hogan. McCartin is a good mark but not as good as Hogan, Hogan has better hands, a bigger engine that allows him to play up the ground (and in the centre now) and Jesse's reading of the play/footy IQ is off the charts. They have a similar strike rate when kicking for goal. Overall you can imagine MCartin will be a good footballer so this pick isn't in the Toumpas/Wines league but would they have been better choosing Petracca? Absolutely

I thought that was a massive call but you are right. Sadly when you work through it being the best midfielder for the MFC over the past few decades isn't a high bar to get over. If he gets over N. Jones then he probably has Viney X 2, Junior, Bruce, Johnstone, Moloney, McLean, Tingay, Woewodin, Wells and Lovett well covered too (I've no doubt missed a few) We just haven't had a midfielder of the quality of a Voss, Buckley, Judd, Hird, Matthews, Dangerfield or Fyfe. It is only Clayton's 15th game this Sunday but if anyone is going to challenge for the best Melbourne mid in memory it most likely will be him

Probably one of the few benefits of barracking for a smaller club is not having to be part of the massive human migration to the G each week which is part and parcel of a Collingwood supporters lot. No waiting for beers, fighting your way through the toothless hordes or missing the first couple of minutes of the last quarter because you had to line up to use the loo. No, we are much more civilised lot. Quality over quantity And by the way BBO I enjoyed your contribution to the Demonland podcast although I was picturing you on the phone with your feet up, patting the lads whilst admiring your fishnet stockings. It was unusually disturbing

I agree and the most important aspect is that none of those currently injured are first ten picked. I do worry for Hibberd though. He has the ability to wander into the "automatically picked each week" category and at his best could make a real positive difference to the side. However his achilles injury coupled with spending a year out of the game and I wouldn't be completely surprised to not see him in Melbourne colours till after the bye.

I would be stoked if they went with three talls. Aside from the 2 Macs I would not try to match up on them, would just run off them all match