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i imagine that will be pretty close to the starting line up. Would perhaps swap Blease and JKH. The new kid will still get a run and instruct Blease to run out the whole game, run as hard in defence as in attack and build that engine in match play.

It will be interesting. Like others, I don't know where he fits in. He has an unique skill set; 200+cm, quicker than most of our midfielders and, in form, can take a good grab. On the other hand whilst he jagged a few goals last year you wouldn't bet the farm on that kicking action and he will never be a tap ruckman. Jack's too good to be playing Casey but where does Roos play him?

Poor Roosy. And that was just for putting Hogan in the Blue team. Imagine what Jesse will do to him if he doesn't get picked to play Rnd 1.

If he had a four year contract due to finish at the end of this year, wouldn't that would mean he signed after his AA year - 2011,12,13 and 14?

I agree Satry but the best thing for Chip is to be a one club player. Unlike the past two coaches we know that Roos can actually coach. We will rise and Chip will stay. Managers should also explore options to see what the market will pay and use this information in negotiating contracts. Also as players move around more I believe that, long term, the value attached to being a one club player will increase as it becomes rarer.

Pretty sure the reason that his contract is fairly modest this year is because is because he was one of the players who had a front ended contract. His manager should be shot if he couldn't negotiate a decent contract with Melbourne after his 09/10 years.

Just listened to the three AGM speeches on the MFC site finishing with Roosy's. I know it is early days, we haven't played a game and lids are supposed to be kept on but We Are On! This season is going to be fun. Yeah we will cop a couple of canings but there will be enough opportunities to belt out the song and we will argue over which mid/fwd/back should be considered for AA honours There will be hope and relief that staying with this club will be rewarded. Bring on 2014!

I know it is hard to believe Chook but Franklin didn't end up at GWS. Good news is I think you can now find an emotional connection with Sydney

In order of most disliked to least disliked West Coast - Moving electronic boundary line signage drives me nuts, hate it. Umpire advantage. Unreasonable supporters. Poxy one-eyed coverage on the games most overrated player GWS - Scully. I hope they lose every game for eternity by 100 points and at least one game by 187 but I know they are going to get very good North - Brent Harvey Carlton - Strutting, arrogant, whinging supporters of a team with an historically corrupt management Essendon - Michael Long, drug cheats and James Hird who has gone from being my most admired person in the AFL to someone who should be banned from having anything to do with football ever again Adelaide - Dreadful one eyed supporters and coverage. Collingwood - For many years would have been top of this list. Can still muster some dislike for the smarmy Buckley but even their supporters don't seem as bad as they used to. Cats/Sydney/Hawthorn. How I would like us to be. These clubs will no doubt move up this list when we eventually get into their league and can actually challenge them to an even game of football. Port - Snatched the title of "Greatest losing margin in a Grand Final" from us. Thankyou Freo - Flaky team made good with hang-in-there-supporters. Matt Price wrote about them, their motif is an anchor and the player most easiest to hate also looks like a Munster. You can't completely dislike this lot. Saints/Gold Coast - Different but vaguely inoffensive and I can't separate them Western Bulldogs - Gave us Rnd 22 1987 Richmond - Yeah, I know but I can't help myself. I have good friends who barrack for them, one of whom used to be able to do a really good Michael Roach taking a mark impersonation. The coming ninth thing doesn't hurt nor does the getting beaten in a final by a team that came ninth. I almost wish them well

I'm with you there JVF. If anyone is going to grab a game by the scruff of the neck and win it for us it will be a fully fit Mitch

AKA Gronesy to his teammates

Nice Australian understatement on Jan 26 Corowa. Tiger's record included 6 Grand finals, 5 winning ones plus another finals series in a career stretching only 7 senior seasons. MFC Team of the Century (emergency) and inaugural inductee to the MFC Hall of Fame. B & F runner up in a Premiership year and also leading goal kicker. A handy pick-up indeed

So apart from the fact that Col came a close second in the Bluey last year, also won the Ron Barassi Jnr leadership award, was voted into the leadership group last year by his peers and is likely to be so again this year, tell me who were our 10 more important players in 2013?

Really? Ok, Bluey results aren't everything but second after Jones last year is a fair indication of his importance to the team Make no mistake Col Garland is well within the top 10 at the MFC

That is a ripper draft for Freo - Hill, Ballantyne and Walters.

They all look a bit like Cam Pederson to me. Recently reported that he was looking at a fwd role due to injuries and now will probably be needed down back too Gone from being much maligned to much required. It is a weird world we live in

There aren't too many are there. Jeff White was a win, Peter Moore won a brownlow with us, Darren Bennett

Except for N. Jones. His slate has little gold stars on it

And to completely shut them up it would be nice if Jack could take mark of the year over Natanui.

It is typically Melbourne that that the area of the ground where we could most threaten other teams - the forward line - has been totally unable to train together over pre-season. Lets hope that they have a good knowledge of each others strengths and of the game plan as they are not going to have much time to practice together

That makes perfect sense Machsy. Watts would have been a cut above everyone else. As a school footy coach you would want the ball in his hands. His disposal would have been better than anyone else's, he would have been taller than other players and faster too. He would have been Superman and the others, mere mortals. His challenge now is to don the red cape at AFL level. I reckon he can do it.

And that is exactly what i did, thanks for clearing it up Six6Six Two things about Stretch Jnr 1) He is more solid than I would have thought and 2) Looks to have a decent kicking action. We are not exactly flush with blokes that can hit targets. Lets hope he keeps improving. On a completely unrelated matter father/son selections don"t require a DNA test do they?

Hi Six6Six, You have quite a few great shots of Maiai Westrup. Is he starting to look like an AFL footballer rather than a misplaced kiwi?

Both are/were 'oh crap this could go anywhere' type of players when they are/were about to kick. But for some reason I was a Godders fan. Not so much for Nicho

Matt Jones averaged amost 20 disposals a match, 4 marks and 2.7 tackles a game. He was top 5 in the bluey. It was his first year. There is no reason why he can't get better next year I ha ve no idea why people are so surprised he got a contract extension