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Assuming we lose Jacko and have some room in the cap, Zuhaar seems like a really good option. Exact kind of player we need. Out of contract and delayed talks until end of yr. Obviously this wouldn’t be direct compensation and we would need more as part of Jackson departing. Let’s not turn this into a Jackson thread.

Does anyone know the details of tomorrow’s praccy game? Location and time? Promise I’ll provide a detailed report if someone is able to provide the above intel.

Does anyone know the details of tomorrow’s praccy game? Location and time? Promise I’ll provide a detailed report if someone is able to provide the above intel.

Gents, As you know flights are already crazy expensive for the game next week. One of our most loyal supporters is desperate to get to the game. Anything you can spare to help him out would be awesome. He has agreed to paint his whole body red and blue for the game if he is able to make it! https://www.gofundme.com/piro-to-the-prelim

Don’t want to get way ahead of myself, but thinking of coming home from overseas if we make the prelim. How will tickets to the game in Perth work?

Mark my words. Watts will be a Dee next year.

Who is Mitch Clark to dictate who we trade him to? The same guy that our club played millions of dollars to play a handful of games? We owe him ABSOLUTELY nothing. If we get screwed trying to make a deal with Geelong, I'll spew up. I would prefer to see him walk into the PSD than go to Geelong for a late 3rd round pick. MFC's only duty of care here is to do the best thing by the club.

I have been playing Fantasy Punt (https://www.aflfantasypunt.com.au) for quite some time now and it's a Fantasy game that has got me excited. Fantasy + Punting = fun in my book.. It was a bit frustrating just being able to play in $10 games, but now they have introduced a game with a $50 stake. The more people that play, the bigger the prize pool. Finally it looks like there could be a serious size prize pool this weekend. There is also a free game for the wimps out there that aren't willing to put their money where their mouth is. Do others think this is the direction Fantasy is heading? I bloody hope so DD

These never seem to get old... http://meemsy.com/v/16427

To qualify you have to have had to of played at least one game for the club since we last played finals (2007). I have also tried to leave out the guys who only played one or two games. There were many honourable mentions and I can't help but wonder what the average losing margin of this team would be. For the record, this process was highly therapeutic. Here it is: FB: T. Gillies - N Caroll - R Ferguson HB: N Jetta - J. Sellar - J Mcdonald C: S Buckley - C Morton - D Nicholson HF: M Bate - M Newton - Byrnes FF: C Pedersen- D Hughes - A maric R: J Spencer - J Gysberts - S Godfrey Int: J Meesen - J Strauss - C Johnson - J Bode

Originally a NSW scholarship player... Assuming thats the Paul Roos connection

On the way to our first preseason session yesterday I was driving along with a fellow Melbourne supporter dissecting our list. We seemed to agree that there is a large amount of "Sleeping Talent" on our list. And for the last 24 hours the thought of unfulfilled potential has been at the forefront of my mind...I thought I would share with you some of my thoughts: As all Melbourne supporters now know, there is no promise that sleeping talent will ever arise from the slumber. Just ask Cale Morton, Jordan Gysberts, and Lucas Cook who all seem to be in an ever lasting coma. Potential makes every Melbourne supporter sick to the stomach. We have heard it all before... So why is this season different to all other seasons? It might not be...However, all of a sudden we have the "messiah" at the helm. A man that seems to motivate men better than any other in the football industry. A man that when he speaks, he makes complete sense and because he makes complete sense, people listen. Not only has he turned average footballers into integral members of premiership teams (Shaw, Kennedy, Mcglynn etc.) he has also given birth to two A-grade coaches in Longmuire and Lyon. The man has the runs on the board. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results...However, I like his chances a lot more than those that have come before him. If Roosy is able to turn this club around, which players will finally arise from their slumber. There are plenty of possibilities...Lets have a look at some of our "Sleeping Talents": #4 Jack Watts- A shift into the midfield might spark his performance, but it would seem a shift in his mind is what is required. Will he be remembered as the soft private school boy or the gun number 1 draft pick? #5 Jimmy Toumpas- A full preseason could just do the trick. Will he be another draft blunder or the next Simon Black? #6 Chris Dawes- Will he return to the form that saw him become a premiership CHF or is he just here to boost his superannuation? #7 Jack Viney- Will he turn those bursts of brilliance from season 1 into a consistent A-grade midfielder? #8- James Frawley- Once considered the brightest prospect out of any key position backman in the league. Will Frawley be a one hit wonder or the gun we all hope for? #9- Jack Trengove- No longer with the burden of being captain and hopefully a full preseason under his belt...Is Trennerz ready to live up the hype of being pick 2? #11 Mitch Clark- Should be our best player, but can his body hold up? #17 Sam Blease #19 James Strauss #35 Luke Tapscott- All first round draft picks, but the jury is well and truly out. The same generation as Gysberts, Morton, & Cook, but hopefully not the same destiny. #37 Max Gawn- The giant man has shown glimpses, but can he become Aaron Sandilands or will he be the next Daniel Bandy? #48 Jack Fitzpatrick- He teased us last years with spurts of form, but will he be able to go that extra mile? #? Viv Michie- Had 6 plus 30 possession games in the WAFL last year...Just ask James Magner, doesn't mean he can bring it to the big league. #? Dom Tyson- He's already had 24 and 26 possessions at AFL level. So did Jordan Gysberts...Will his body let him fulfil his potential? #9 draft pick- Can he come in and make an immediate impact in the way Daniel Rich and Ollie Wines have previously? As you can see there are many questions that are yet to be answered. All the aforementioned have sleeping talent...Most of them have scars from years gone by. Some physical, most emotional. Will Roosy be able to heal the wounds and as he says himself, "find what makes them tick"? The jury is out. But if this man is good as all say he is, there is plenty of sleeping talent at his disposal.

Just to clarify they were sitting in M7 not Bay 13

I was there sitting just a few rows behind them...Frawley, Howe, Petterd, Rivers, Dunn 1) For the most part of the day they were good value. 2) They drank A LOT 3) By late afternoon they were [censored] 4) I approached Frawley to have a chat and a photo while waiting for some food and he was a complete dick about it. 5) I left with an hour to go and they hadn't been kicked out

What happened in China?

Also, over Eade's tenure at the Doggies they seem to be a very good attacking team...Our weakness is clearly our accountability. Our back 6 are solid, but our team defence is horrible. Will Eade be able to fix this? Has his "attacking" game style held up in finals?

I can't remember exactly what was said, but Gary Lyon didn't seem to keen on Eade on FC Monday night.

the fact that the players have to deal with the constant innuendo that their coach wouldn't be there at the end of the year...

I'm not suggesting we are on the same path...I am just suggesting that we are struggling because of the same reasons they did!

Going into to 2010 Geelong were being talked up as one of the greatest teams of all time. They had played in the last 3 grand finals and won 2 premierships. They were being compared to the Lions of the early 2000s, the Hawks of the 80s and the Dees of the 50s. Everyone expected them to go all the way again last year...BUT they didn't. After reaching the halfway mark with only two losses and 6 consecutive wins, something happened down at the Cattery. They lost 5 of their last 11 games(including the 2 finals losses) and noticeably they lost to the below average Adelaide. I'll tell you what happened. 2 things: Firstly, rumours continually circulated that Gary Ablett Jnr was off to the Gold Coast...and murmurs began the Bomber Thompson was off the Essendon. Some people argue that these issues should having nothing to do with on field performance...but they DO. When being pestered by Grant Thomas on Footy Classified last night, Joel Selwood pretty much conceded that these 2 issues took a toll on the playing group. Not just any playing group, but one of the greatest playing groups of all time. This was affecting senior campaigners such as Scarlett, Bartel, Ablett, Corey, Ling, Ottens, Mooney, Chapman etc...It derailed the group so much, that they lost 2 finals and didn't make the grand final. Just in case you have forgotten that same team has lost 2 of their last 20 games by a combined total of 12 points...oh and they don't have Gary Ablett anymore. Given the aforementioned, is it a shock that the same thing has happened to our club? We have dealt all year with rumours Tom Scully and Dean Bailey were on the outer. You can argue that Scully is no Ablett, but he is our equivalent(He was/is seen as the future). We do not have the leaders that Geelong have...I would go as far as suggesting that all Corey, Bartel, Ling, Scarlett and Selwood would all be the captains of the MFC if they were on our list. Surely, our inexperience and immature list have found these issues pressing. The Geelong players did. As frustrating as it is...should we be surprised that the events of the last month have occurred? Perhaps, the players are just responding to the murky future that is presenting itself to the MFC. When I say the players are "responding" I am not suggesting they are trying to lose, but maybe subconsciously they are just not focused 100%, the same way the Cats weren't Thoughts? DD

"We are not a great club"- Gary Lyon. I Cringed. Discuss

assuming scully plays this week and Davey comes back there is really no excuse.

Yesterday morning the last thing I was thinking about was finals, but it could actually happen now: It is well known that a new coach usually starts with a win. A win this saturday against Carlton and we are back on the mix. A winnable game against WCE in Melbourne followed by 3 games we will be favourites for against Port, Gold Coast, and Richmond. All of a sudden we are back on track. Am I crazy?

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/cents-sealed-the-deal-for-former-bulldog-chris-grant/story-e6frf9jf-1225888681972 "IT MIGHT not have been enough to buy more than a handful of lollies, but for Chris Grant a 20-cent coin was a lasting symbol of his decision to remain a loyal Western Bulldogs player. At the end of 1996, Grant rejected a huge offer to join Port Adelaide in its inaugural AFL season, partly due to a young fan who sent his pocket money in an envelope, urging him to stay at Whitten Oval."