PaulRB

True. Not completed, I stand corrected.

Mate, Its Day 1 of the trade period! Yet you're claiming that we won't land a big fish? based on what? Then, you claim inside knowledge of the priorities of the FD. My claim about Melksham being "a priority" is based on the FACT that they targeted him weeks ago (publicly) and pushed through getting him on Day 1. You're quite strange.

It's evident that Milksham was targeted by the FD as a priority get, most likely several months ago, to fill a specific role in the structure that they are building. After the wins of recruiting last year and just acknowledging the professionalism by which Roos, Goodwin, Viney etc... go about selecting players to bring into the club, I've got confidence this deal will be good for us.

Based on the length of this thread (49 pages) compared to the length of the Dangerfield thread (169 pages) and given what the cats gave up for Dangerfield (1st Round + 2nd Round + 3rd round player) seems we got an OK deal for Melksham. Welcome to the MFC Jake...

Given the inside knowledge on Melksham that both Goodwin and McCartney have, I'll back them to make this deal good for us.

Not necessarily our first second rounder...

Be great if we had!

Maybe not... and don't call me Shirley.

and...

Would love it that you're right Mach! The salt that would provide for those bomber wounds... would be such fun. Looking at Milkshakes highlights, he can extract the ball and belt it long which would have Hogan salivating...

Interesting timing to the Hogan extension discussion from the MFC, its as if they are purposefully indicating Hogans extended tenure to help attract and entice other prospective players to come to the MFC... Wonder who they are?

Agree, the list at Tigerland looks average, but I'm not that familiar with whos who and we'd be looking at a Mid to replace a mid...

Richmond are in an interesting space for us. They think they're close to being a contender and will therefore sacrifice high picks for ready made players that fill their perceived weaknesses. So maybe there's an opportunity for us with Tyson to Tigers... They have picks 12, 31, 49... and players? what would be acceptable for Dom?

Dons are so desperately in need of high draft picks after being banned from the early rounds they'll be looking to keep pick 4 and add top 10 picks. i.e. our pick 6, etc...

https://youtu.be/jIN_bGE52SU?t=18s

Adds another element to future season support as Should the MFC trade its first 2016 pick to GWS for a player, GWS will have a view on where the MFC will finish (i.e. the value of this first pick), and will be hoping we finish as low as possible, and suffering if we were to bounce up the ladder (reducing the value of their pick). Whole new dimension of strategy required by all clubs in order to manage and profit from this new element.

I think the naughty Bennell would be a better bargain than Motlop. Cats won't let him go without a fight.

What ever happened to Mitch?

That's funny given Hogan didn't play...

Its interesting as none of those players would be in most supporter's "top 22 MFC players". So our actual problem is that our current "top 22 player" list is still sub-par, and I'd far prefer to focus on and replace those sub-par "top 22 players", than focus on players outside our top 22 who'll most likely be playing for Casey if we were injury free. To name several sub-par "top 22 players" (on current form) - Dawes, Howe, Jamar, Watts.

Christian Petracca 186cm 94kg Angus Brayshaw 187cm 88kg

CC doing a good job of raising interest in what's predicted to be a one-sided game, raised interest equals more attending equals more $$$ to MFC. I've got no problem with him stirring it up a bit...

He certainly helps the confidence of the mids to have him forward to bang it long to him one on one or charging a pack.

Like how his re-hab being used as prototype for Petracca. hehehe

It's like having the Devil in your corner...