Norm Smith's Curse

Lever ABSOLUTELY has to be the next captain. Stoic, smart and well spoken. And able to actually predict the right thing to say.

Looking at other club forums (yes I know its sad), the general concensus seems he will be too expensive for his age. I wonder if he has ever considered a scenario where he stays at Melbourne? Will he and May have overt screaming matches on the field?

Are you suggesting that a parma with bolognese sauce on top isnt a revolution in the culinary arts?

No way he is there. That is my call. Guarantee that is the story Thursday.

My gut feeling is that he is probably right in that the club were too soft on some misbehaving players and the net result was the pending investigation. My gut feeling is that he has also approached this the wrong way and is now forcing the Dees hand. Melbourne have in the past sometimes seemed risk adverse to trading. Petty is an example. He looked good, but he stated he wanted to go home. We could have got a decent trade for him. Time to finally really be ruthless for mine.

Only Melbourne supporters would: - question who is doing the leaks without having the base level logic of determining who would benefit from these leaks and who wouldnt. - accept a ridiculous trade suggestion like McKay as actually having legs or merit.

BTW - the person here claiming he didnt attend the 'mad monday' event must not be aware that its a wacky wednesday this year.

Yeah this is how its going. The bridge burning, the make it untenible and now the 'he is a broken 29 year old on the way out. So he destroys his value and also makes sure no one else wants to come here. Dees need to actually behave like a big club now, not reactive. Either we hold on to him and potentially wait until he has no value like we have done countless times, or we get ruthless and send him to Gold Coast or Freo and get a 24 year old mid that actually has speed.

Who proposed that? Do we want to make it public knowledge we think he may be a banged up 29yo?

Professionally ask for a trade = get to choose destination. Unprofessionally publically criticise the club in a way to pressure a trade = don't get to choose destination. I still say Serong or Brayshaw and a first rounder as starting point.

How would they hold back from posting? Surely a loud mouth would take the bait.

It's a serong story.

It does and I still say the club need to stop the PR spin and be brave. I cant see a midfield of 29 year olds winning another flag. Its possible but its not probable.

If the game against Freo showed us twice its that we are too slow in the midfield anyway.

Caleb Serrong! Bring him home! With a first round pick and a wing and a prayer.

Coterie members were not impressed with some of Pert's performance at a recent meeting where he tore shredds in the bloke proposing new rules for board elections also.

Not only that my boss is going to be well annoyed when I spend another trade period buried on my mobile the whole time...

I reckon because of the water under the bridge we trade him to Freo for Serong and Brayshaw. Build a brand in the most isolated city in the world.

Just on Footy Classified.

McClure just insinuated Tracc and Goodwin have had a deteriorating relationship while Lloyd suggested team mates have suggested its best for Tracc to go. What a mess.

Yeah I still think this is a way to force our hand on a rebuild while some players turning 29 still have currency.

Imagine the rumours coming out of the club in 2025!

Cant get a trade? Just make it untenable...

Not sure that is still the case.

Sorry typo - i mean the club