Little Richard

He was hitting some form at the end of 2019 with 10 goals in the last 3 games, then went down with that meniscus tear. I know virtually nothing about long term impacts and so forth but surely that knee injury has had a long lasting effect on him and is hampering his movement. Does it get better?

I don't think this is too dissimilar to when Nankervis was traded from Sydney to Richmond. He was a ready made ruck who just wasn't getting the opportunities. He went for a third rounder, so if we ended up with a second rounder for Preuss we'd be doing very well.

Or the backline, or the midfield...

Any club in need of an experienced key forward must be looking at Brown. I'd be taking him in a heartbeat if the price is right.

Is Richardson really on a 5 year contract? That's ludicrous if true.

Thin Metal Jacket! Was that the slightly less impactful sequel to Full Metal Jacket?

That goal sends shivers down my spine and will always be one of my favourite MFC memories. Unfortunately he was under extreme pressure right from the start, thanks to a poorly run organisation, a rabid media and us fans who wanted so much out of him. His resilience throughout it all was so impressive and he still managed to build a 178 game career, something most only dream of. Ironically he's exactly the kind of player we could use right now. All the very best to you in the next chapter of your life Wattsy. Forever a Dee

Great stuff mate, really appreciate the time and effort you've put into your post. As for Gawn, I feel like for him it's either a premiership at the mighty Dees or nothing. Loyal as they come.

May clearly very stiff. I don't think Langdon would have been an unfair selection either to be honest.

I can't see it happening either but they may feel a bit change could be a good thing for their club at this time.

What's the go with Jasper Pittard? Thought he was a fairly highly rated defender not too long ago.

Well...

I'd actually back us to win a final too if we make it. Something to with the lack of expectation...

I'm pretty keen to see how this unfolds but do fear for the stand alone VFL clubs. Surely the AFL will help with travel costs and other incurred expenses? Also following Prestons return closely. Fingers crossed they can make it happen.

Doubt we'd offer 3 years for a guy who has played 9 games of AFL and has been average at best.

Bit rough, it was just a tribute to his injured mate Gus. Re Jetta, he just continues to get the ball and go head first into traffic which has been a problem all year when he's played. Unfortunately, although he did a few nice things the end is nigh for Nev.

Just watched the highlights for the third time. Rivers last couple of minutes were huge - the goal, then the spoil and then splitting a pack of four players apart to knock the ball back to our advantage was so great to see. He has a lot of go and is exactly the sort of player we needed out of last years draft.

I second this, and not to mention there have been a couple of game days where they are waking at 4am or 5am, catching a bus and then a flight, and then flying back to the hub to return to the hotel by 3am. The ripple effect from huge days like that can be felt for some time.

Always the voice of reason sue, well said.

We cannot afford to go with yet another untried coach.

His 'experiments' have cost us this year too. We're worse for not having Harmes in the middle and it has shown.

True, I should have prefaced it that it's more based on feeling. I think he possesses some great attributes that we're lacking at the moment and he could make a solid impact right away. I suppose we shall see!

Expecting Baker to play really well tonight and I'm keen to see him back in action. As for our season, I'm predicting we'll beat Fremantle, dominate GWS in a commanding display and then roll over to Essendon by 10 goals... my MFC predicto-meter threw that out as the most likely result (a 99% chance).

Harmes would have had a good crack IF he wasn't being played out position (and injured).