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Thanks, definitely won't be able to make that one but may make the trip on Friday. Hopefully access and parking isn't too much of an issue.

Do you know Wednesday by chance?

Anyone know training details for Friday? I might head down

Seb is asleep at the wheel on Rivers. Surprises me how his talent is not more widely recognised.

Tracking well for a 19yr old. We've been spoiled by JvR. He might get a taste this year but 2025/6+ is when we'll see him challenge for a best 22 spot. Even then his best footy will be 2028 onwards most likely. Should compliment JvR well.

Thanks for the awesome report (and to everyone else as well). I know he's not demonlands favourite but I'm still in Laurie's corner and reckon he can be a big player for us in that mid/fwd connection area we so struggle in. He would be in the top few at the club for both agility and disposal. Hope he gets a chance and makes himself a permanent feature in the side next year.

Really like the look of Tom Gross. Some have compared him to Rory Sloane. Jessie Dattoli is another that's worth keeping an eye on from Northern Knights as well Stingrays pair Harvey Langford and Cooper Hynes. Josh Murphy from the Bushies showed a bit in the brief time I've seen him play.

That would be the ideal set-up down the track. I'm not sure Petty will be ready for round 1 though but it's still early in the pre-season yet. Also wouldn't be surprised to see Laurie and Howes given some game time early in the year.

Thanks, I had forgotten/wiped that night from my memory

Pickett missing? Is there something we haven't heard injury wise there? At this stage I think Fullarton is more likely than Petty.

This article suggests he was 8 in 2018 and 5 years younger than Kynan Brown. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/263662/melbournes-future-father-son-prospects Dazzle, in another thread, seemed confident he was only turning 14 next year and he's usually right about this stuff.

Davey will be 2028 I believe, he is only turning 14 next year. Be interested to see if Nathan Browns other children come through the system as well. Jake is two years younger than Kynan and Ryder is 4years his junior and is apparently a very good soccer player going off a previous MFC article. Noah has a bit of work to do to put himself into draft contention.

For some reason I was picturing this

"It sets up an interesting alternative draft universe had the Hawks picked Curtin instead of Watson with their first choice. In the ultimate 'What if?' that order (not including bids) would likely have been Reid to the Eagles, McKercher and Duursma to North, Curtin to the Hawks, Sanders to the Dogs and Watson to the Demons. Then, the Giants would likely have accepted Melbourne's offer of pick 11 and a future first-rounder for pick seven and the Demons swoop on Windsor, Geelong and Essendon would have still been able to secure O'Sullivan and Caddy and then Wilson could have landed at the Crows."

I wish I was that flabby

Showing some serious leadership and maturity. A contender for the captaincy alongside Jake Lever when Maxy decides to relinquish it.

Extended version of his interview and a decent look at our new jumper Some tid bits - came into this year off a 7 month ankle injury, said he thought he was going to start slow - thought he was going to GWS until the week before the draft

I believe it will be full once Hore comes onto the Rookie list. Having said that, I'm fairly certain we can move Melksham to the "inactive" list due to his ACL and can possibly sign another ssp player or someone at the mid-season draft. Not sure what happens when Melksham returns, presumably Melksham is the active player and his "replacement", so to speak, becomes ineligible for AFL games.

His kicking seemed to improve over the year, particularly his short 20-30m kicks. Really like his hands in close, weights them well out in front of the running player and makes quick decisions in tight. He's got a few tools to work with.

Made it through the draft, he's ours. Will be official at the Rookie draft tomorrow.

No, they packaged up 42 and their pick 40 for 27 from Gold Coast. That got pushed back to 28 which was used on Collard.

Would think highly unlikely. We already traded out our pick 42 into the future and with the 2nd round starting at 30 it would be a massive waste of currency to buy back in. We're done apart from promoting D. Turner and hoping K. Brown gets through to the Rookie draft.