Jaded No More

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Maybe flying up and down in a day was bad for his rehab? Maybe he went to Byron but also didn't spend enough time rehabbing? Garlett and Watts had similar injuries. Why did it take Watts 4 weeks to come back from what we were told is a minor hamstring tightness?

Difference is Kent and JHK have zero currency. If we could get something for them we would trade them in a minute. In fact I'm sure both are "on the table" and receiving offers of 1 large mac n cheese burger with a side of fries. Watts has currency that can help us improve and land a player better suited to our needs and the culture the club is trying to build.

You don't know what young girls are like. They would contact Abby for one of the following reasons: 1. Jealousy- she gets to come home to him and have all the nice things a WAG gets 2. Anger/Revenge because Jake didn't give them enough attention or wouldn't sleep with them again 3. Guilt at having done what they've done knowingly or unknowingly It would be very easy to get Abby's number. She's contactable thru social media and an agent. Anyone could have emailed her asking to do some business activity as a lie to cover up. Also how easy is it to get a number from someone's phone? Very easy these days. If these girls got close enough to Jake that he'd let them muck around on their phone, they could have gotten her number without him knowing off his phone.

This result makes me somehow angrier and more disgusted at our team and how we finished the season. I'm sick of being a Melbourne supporter today, even tho I'm in Vietnam and not even watching the game (just following results and getting texts) Good on Richmond. We laugh at them but [censored] me they have done something we haven't achieved in 53 years!!!

On field Viney may not need Jones, but Jones does a lot off field that I would prefer not to burden Viney with at this stage.

We all sat here furious that we missed finals. I'm still furious about it. [censored] Richmond are in the bloody GF! Anyways, a big part of why we missed out on finals is we got too content, too lazy, we lacked that killer instincts. Yes this is definitely not exclusively the fault of Watts, but gees he is a perfect example of a player who doesn't care enough. He isn't alone, but for 10 years we've struggled to get him to apply himself, and as a senior player now, that sort of not quite right attitude seeps thru the playing group if not handled correctly. I have always been a Watts supporter and defender, but if we sit here bemoaning our lack of results and our dismal round 23 capitulation, and yet we do nothing to rid the club of those who don't put in enough, then how can we expect to move forward? As supporters we need to stop feeling personally victimized by players being moved on and accept that sometimes 10 years and 7 coaching regimes fighting to better a player's attitude is long enough.

We're just getting too old for this

My heart goes out to Trenners, but it's hard to wonder 'what if' we drafted Martin instead of Scully or Trengove. We would likely be playing finals right now. Sigh.

There were rumours his ex was dating JJ, which is totally false. He and his ex separated 2 months after the birth of their second child, after being together since high school. Rumours have it that he cheated on her. He has a lot of personal issues, and maybe this has been the cause of his dramatic drop in form. Apparently he is a bit of a [censored], and his teammates don't like him much. Not sure how I feel about him coming to our club on the back of this, but there is no doubt he is talented and maybe a change of scenery might really help him recapture that form.

My favourite off season thread is really lacking this year. We need more riddles and more outrageous [censored] made up rumours. I'll start off: my vet told me we are trading Oliver for Scully

Why are people worried about a salary of a player? I trust our club can manage the books OK. Lets worry about getting the deal done.

Mine finally came today. On my birthday. Thanks for always delivering the goods Dees. Epic goddamn fail!

If he played for us we would do the same to keep him. He's a top 5 player in the comp and I'm glad he's staying put. It's nice to see players not jumping ship.

I'm glad I check my mailbox like once a month if that (saving the environment with electronic bills and direct debits). Might just throw a match in there tonight before I open it. Don't think I could handle opening this booklet. I am beyond confused by who manages the communication or indeed who posts the mail. They are clearly taking the [censored].

Isn't that why we moved him forward?

Agreed. I respect McVeigh enormously but we need to stop trying to import leadership. It has to be organic and grow from within. Lewis hasn't helped us make finals. Neither will McVeigh. I am all for bringing in another Hibberd type, but no to another 30+ over the hill player looking for 2 years of extra padding in the back pocket. These guys aren't motivated for success when they've enjoyed so much of it, unless they are strongly looking at coaching and want to do some of it on field, otherwise forget it. I would hate to have someone who isn't in our long term plans prevent us from giving someone younger the experience they desperately need. Lewis has 2 more years and Vince is on his last leg. Bringing in a third aging star will just make us that much slower.

Anyone hear Scully saying Kelly should stay at GWS because money isn't everything? Oh the irony of that pathetic little lying turd!

Amen. I was so worried I'll miss us playing off in a grand final because I'm off on holidays in 3 weeks. I even told my boyfriend I'll fly home to watch us play, then fly back. Oh man what an idiot. I'll be drinking $2 cocktails in Vietnam on grand final day, and Melbourne can get stuffed!

I'm more worried about the club sending me an email last week to tell me how I can purchase final tickets. Thanks guys for the totally useless info.

I think the club wants Lever to allow Hunt and Salem more time on the wings. Plus it might save us from Vince taking kick outs, my least favourite 30 seconds in every game.

That's pretty much the only joy we have in September as Dees fans

Give him a year. Gees we have such unrealistic expectations of our players...

Kane Kornes would know all about not being damaging enough. Totally mediocre footballer, who has NFI. I don't mind that Oliver didn't get selected, I mind that he didn't get selected but someone like Bontempali, who had a crap season, got in purely on reputation!

Surely Oliver gets a 9.5... pretty hard to fault his season. Statistically the best ever 2nd year player, and without a doubt our most consistent performer this year averaging 30 disposals a game! Definitely one of the highlights of the year. Gawn my real lowlight. Yes he was injured, but gees he has stunk it up in the last few weeks when we really needed him!