boydie

I'd say we're building around what we have, at the moment we surprisingly have a half decent defence .. now if our midfield was better our defence would probably be even better. We will address the midfield with the draft and with some of the youngsters we already have. Ray would also provide some outside run be it on a wing or half back while not a star would make us a lot better. Next we have Byrnes who will be able to support Mitch at ground level, after that we dont have a lot which is why we'll attempt to get someone like Hogan to build around or a Pederson type to put in some structure until a Hogan is available or both. Free agency will be on again next year, and who knows if we turn it around enough next year we might entice some big fish in next years free agency.

Yes

If Gold Coast nominate him at 2 he wont be coming to Melbourne, I can't see Melbourne giving up pick 3 for him

Are you able to explain how a player who is "out of favour" gets named in their 22 each week, if not starting 18?

Bennell gone backwards?? So what he averaged 6 possession compared to his 7 of previous years?

True, would have to be from a team playing in the finals otherwise there would be no reason not to announce a recruit...

In all seriousness (because I haven't read an article by SNF since this time last year) do they every write anything close to accurate? All of their articles I read this time last year didn't eventuate...

Gone Green, Jurrah, Moloney, Lawerence Going Bate, Petterd, Cook, Bennell, Couch Potential Trade Martin, Morton, Gysberts I think Rivers is 50/50... I think the club would like him to stay but he may want to finish his career at a more successful team if he gets the offer. Bartram and Davey are done but they'll be next year but whether they get on the park is another thing.

I'm not a huge fan but I think he can provide a role if we got him for the right price. He could play the Davey roll circa 2008, sitting in the pocket, getting the crumbs, applying pressure. We could just sit him next to Clark to get the crumbs when Clark cant take a mark because he has 5 defenders spoiling seen as their opponents aren't willing to do anything.

If he can take a mark, kick a goal and help us succeed then I dont care... I'm not interested in being his mate.

Green, Neeld, McLardy press conference at 11.40am today. Sounds like he might be calling it a day.

This. Add these guys in and a couple of players who cant get regular games due to good lists or free agents that play a role and we would be a lot more competitive. Potentially sacrifice someone as well to get another pick that would land us Stringer.

Neither has ours

Funny how on the MFC website in the Monday Analysis article they make the below comment

Aren't Essendon fielding their own VFL side for 2013 as well?

Been a good player but he's finished. He'll be lucky to get 6 more goals for the year in the Melbourne side.

Not that I'm saying get Cloke, but if we had him chances are those statistics could be better. Not to mention that if 1 of them went down we'd still at least have another target, right now with no Clark we're back to where we were last year with no one to kick to in the forward line.

6 to 8

Bate 0 disposals

Spencer forward... not exactly a Mitch Clark like for like swap

Jamar and Jones late withdrawals, In Spencer and Blease

That's a Bennell game right there, minus the tackle and the goal

Lawerence mystery injury of the week?

So if theses are predictions of who will be there at 3 and 4 who are 1 and 2? Whitfield and someone....

We would be giving up a pick, medical insurance and a spot on the list.