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McCartin reminds me a bit of Jack Darling in both looks and attitude. Both are strong, aggressive at the man and ball and have good hands. Neither seem to possess a backward step. Obviously it is difficult to know if Paddy can step straight up into an AFL side. By the sounds of it he will need to work hard on his endurance running but Roos proved last year with JKH that he will promote first year players into the side despite preferring they serve apprenticeships at a lower level. If Paddy can have an uninterrupted pre-season then I think he could surprise and play half a dozen or so games. By the way, Darling played 23 in his first season

If a Sylvia brownlow blunder is the worst you've called then you are doing OK Ron Personally i have a problem with seeing a players best game and assuming that standard will become the norm. Hence i have called future champions in Glenn mcLean, David Cordner and Brent Grgic. I think most thought Morton would be pretty good but I got so excited i took to calling him "Robbie'. Talk about wanting some distance.

Loved the bonus video, Demon Apocalypse. Was a bit sad that it was 'to be continued' but realised that I had seen end before and It's not pretty

Pretty harsh on Dunn i reckon Qwerty. Played 139 games to date and not completely unrealistic to think he may finish up around 200. As has been mentioned in the press Lynden is nigh impossible to beat one on one and is one of the few great kicks in the side. Yesterday Dom Tyson said he was the most underrated players in the side. Finally he has been reported twice (in one game) for hitting Boomer Harvey. The defence rests

I really enjoyed watching that. Thankyou Moonshadow. Obviously much has changed after 100 years of evolution but some things remain eternal; dodgy interpretation of the dropping the ball rule (8.50 minute mark), problems with too many players around the ball and Boomer Harvey playing for a free in the goal square (6.14)

That was a fair question until the last two words

Jeepers Petracca is listed at 95kgs and Brawshaw at 91kgs. Can that be right? If it is they would actually have to lose weight to play. That would be a new experience for a Demon draftee

Thanks. Good read

Whopper V Pubes could go either way

One of the questions Roos apparently asks draftees is if they really want to go on to be the best AFL footballer they can be, if they have a burning desire or if they have always just been very good at playing football. Perhaps Dom wasn't asked this question a couple of years ago

The angst over Evans is way, way over the top. Pickles best is good, not great but certainly better than is what being said here. He had a poor year last year and has been injury prone but it would take little improvement on his behalf to make him a valuable contributor to the team The desire to see what is hidden under pick 40 seems almost irresistible to some

Secondary fallback position - blame Schwab

Good news is that Gerard Healey got done convincingly in the first round despite having a much higher profile than Gary Hardeman. [censored] head Censored word was K nob which I think is more than fair

Jayden's profile and highlight tape are up on the MFC and AFL sites. And it is not too shabby

Thanks HH Love Tom McDonalds attitude. Spent his off season effectively on a 5 week sporting study tour of the US dropping in on College Basketball and NFL teams At the end of his career at least he will be able to say he gave it his all.

I'm guessing the recycling record would be held by the 1987 Brisbane Bears side who was made up of "rejects, misfits, has beens and n'er do wells" grafted from the other clubs.

I think what Jaded means is that other players have improved and become better versions of themselves. Ro Bail will never be a great player but no one will claim he hasn't given himself every chance to succeed at the Melbourne Football Club. Same with both Jones's, Tom McDonald, Jeremy Howe, Terlich, McKenzie and apparently Maia Westrupp. Sam Blease, on the other hand, despite being a running player never put in the effort to run. If during training you are consistently one of the worst distance runners you may think that getting fit is a priority. If during matches your opponent constantly runs off you. If your time trial numbers aren't coming down. If opposition players target you because they know you won't chase. If this happens year after year then it is difficult to see how the club is to blame no matter how poor player development is. The only way that the club is to blame is that they paid him what was probably a small fortune to keep a spot on the list that he didn't deserve If he comes out after a couple of months of training with Geelong and says he never knew how hard you had to train to be an AFL footballer I'll spew

You are a freak Supermercado man. How the hell did you get hold of a 31 year old MFC memo? Amazing

I generally feel a bit sad when our 2nd tier players leave (by whatever means) and play for other clubs. Stef Martin, Jamie Bennell, Ricky Petterd, Kyle Cheney, Matthew Warnock etc were all players I liked at one time and still follow when I watch those clubs play. For some reason, even though he was on the list for six years, I'm not really fussed about Blease and regard him as just another Geelong player already

What happens if we do take him and he becomes the Anti-Watts, a bang crash player with a dodgy kick and Laverde/Lever/Any other draft mid goes onto to become Pendle clones? We won't nail both picks. If we do then the Norm Smith curse is over and I can kiss goodbye to my regular re infections of MFCSS

Agree. If those guys who are currently 15th-25th best players and who have only had a couple of preseasons can step up then we can improve quickly. Michie, Riley, Toumpas, Barry, Frost, Salem, Kent, JKH and (hopefully) Ben Newton are all talented footballers with significant scope for improvement. Dyson and Viney are also young players with only a couple of preseasons behind them. Then there is Hogan Whilst trying not to sound too clichéd, this will be the mother of all preseasons for this group. IMost of our teams improvement in 2015 will come from these players

And hopefully we will soon add to that list Melbourne - Ben Newton (Port Adelaide)

Soidee you have to remain true. We will turn the corner When you are lining up for drinks at half time at the Melbourne V Hawthorn Grand Final and there is a sad Hawks supporter complaining that they are 8 goals down because Hogan is giving Frawley a bath and he looks at you and says "you another bloody Melbourne bandwagon supporter? Come out of the woodwork they have". You'll be able to look him in the eye and say "Nah mate, supported them through thick and thin. Been a paid up member for the last 42 years"

Apologies. You explained it well. I comprehended poorly.

Does anyone else think it's a bad omen when they mention his average of 23 games over the last 8 seasons?