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Watts needs to play and improve. Terrible conditions today but we need his skills if we are to win.

Dawes offering nothing, I'd rather Pederson or Gawn.

Dyson has got to stop butchering it. Bradshaw and hogan will be stars but hogan has been poor set shot kick since kid, and needs real remedial work. Cross tries guts out but his kick into forward 50 consistently isn't good enough. Howe looks like he's going through motions (perhaps already agreed terms with GWS) but thought garland battled really well.

Umpiring was shocking.

Its time for the Brighton Grammar boys to go, Jack Watts and Chris Dawes.

Umpiring is unbelievable

Dawes needs to be dropped next week. Makes forward line too slow and ball rebounds too easily. Would prefer to see Dawes out, Howe moved forward to have hogan, watts, Howe as marking options with Garrett and Kent at ground level.

I would bring grimes back in to play howes back line role and potentially also drop Kent for JKH. Would give the forward line more speed and less predictability. We also need to draft in some speed into midfield - jones, Tyson, viney, vince etc just all one paced.

Yankee Bartlett heads for the door before PJ. I'm sure PJ is difficult and autocratic - I'm sure he doesn't refer to the President or Board for decision making - but who cares - he's landed Roos & Goodwin, major sponsors, AFL special funding and turned a profit this year - best CEO I think we've ever had - and he doesn't spin or sugarcoat anything.

If Bartlett stuffs this up members should call for his head.

He's a good defender on smalls and talls - just needs to get over injuries and get fitness up

GWS destroying fabric of comp - AFL's own Dave Mathews a piece of work - Folau, Hunt, Scully...... sending AFL's money (which is all the clubs) really well.

Christ - and the club thought they had issues now - wait till Neeldy works his magic - all the players will try and use that out-clause they've got!

I think we must be considering Tyler as a Rookie - keep hearing him being dubbed a late developer - heard Roosy pump him up - saying what a great championship he had - seen a couple of times that he's Brayshaw's great mate....... where there's smoke.....

Awesome news. Jackson is a gem - how different this club would be if we had him in '07 instead of that [censored] Schwab.

Both Geelong and Essendon rate Macartney incredibly highly in developing players - like Stone, probably should never have been a senior coach - doesn't mean he's not a superb addition.

Would be rapt if we could land Hrovat - massive upside - think he was in the same year as Viney at Carey Grammar

$500k a year at Dons!! History repeats - nothing but a mercenary pr$ck. We should have known when we lured him with the filthy lucre.

Massive. Needs to change body shape - no definition - no lean muscle - Look at how Brock changed shape and assisted his revival.

Caro wrote a month ago that we wouldn't get it - all her material comes straight out of city hall so no surprise really.

The Commission is in no way independent of the Clubs - as an independent body could only make an objective decision that assistance was required.

Not the end of the world if we miss. Not sold on succession - there could be an excellent coach - clarko, Scott twins, bucks, Hinckley - looking for a new role - more money.

Next

There doesn't seem to be a lot of love for Goodwin....

I think because of the "unknown factor". The bar has been raised so high with Roos I think everyone has hopes of another coup - like Clarkson / Thompson etc.

Can only hope he's the next Clarkson - christ knows we're going to need it.

Surely they're not willing to offer up much. Cale Morton type compo?

Barrett's form continues. He stirred the pot last week saying that Jones should leave as a free agent at the end of his next contract.

That is brutal.

C'mon - this is all that we live for as Dee's supporter - we're all addicted to the pain!

This can only be positive. There must be a clause that either party can pull the pin if succession doesn't feel right after two years.

Robbo says we should get a 2nd rounder as a minimum - http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/mark-robinson-mitch-clark-likely-to-play-afl-in-2015-but-he-owes-melbourne-supporters/story-fnp04d70-1227051871001

Watched Roos on 360, he says a lot without saying much. Reading between the lines it sounded like Mitch was gone.

A large part of the reason we didn't get compensation last year was that we had had bad injuries and had a number of young players who would improve - names mentioned were Clark, Hogan, Trengove, Toumpas etc.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2013-09-23/dees-denied-priority-pick-

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-22/dees-priority-pick-in-doubt

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-23/no-priority-pick-for-demons

Pie in the sky I'd love JC, but it would take a huge trade to get him. Earlier in the year I heard a few whispers about Tom Lynch from the GC being targeted by Melbourne, I'm starting to think it may be a possibility...

Won't get Lynch - he's vice captain and rusted on up there. Reid from Swans is the target.

FC suggested a third rounder at best for Clark and Lloyd started with a fourth.

Would agree - but don't underestimate how desperate clubs can get. If 6 clubs inquired after him bidding war or desperation could land a 2nd round pick.

Imagine PJ was appointed instead of Schwab - guarantee we wouldn't have gone through the pain of last 7 years. Trust this bloke.

I think Mission has done a good job. You need to weigh up fitness vs injury - and we've had a great run with soft tissue injuries this year compared to other teams inc Collingwood and their new fitness

bloke.