Ricky P

Would love to see some photos!

Great post. How long till footy season!?!

Doubt it was just one haha

Thanks Nash. I'm going to run with that and say we did. Is there anything Maxy can't do?

I've been trying to work this out, did we get Hogan with the scully compensation? If so, Max can do no wrong, even when he spews on teammates.

Did this is in 2000 and 98.

Not surprising given Ross Lyon is an utter [censored].

Was on AA pace until he got injured. He's now an elite midfielder of the comp. One of the club's heart and soul players. I reckon one day he'll lift the premiership cup for Melbourne.

That was a good effort from stretcher - did his best - but Gibbo's 20 extra kgs and 13 extra pre-seasons held him in good stead.

Yeah, I was right behind that one. You can just see my and my mates going nuts at the back of the Gary Ablett terrace as it sails through.

Quick and skillful outsider who's happy to go when it's his turn. He's had a terrific year and only turns 20 this week I believe. I reckon that goal he kicked on the weekend will end up being a pretty famous Melbourne goal.

We actually beat North and managed to finish bottom in 97. Best Adelaide in 98, North in 2000.

The post you were responding to was from April.

The only free agent we have who hasn't signed is Grimes. I reckon his manager might've already been on the phone!

Haha I can't see us losing anyone we'd want to keep in the next few years. I'd also argue we've done pretty well out of free agency. We got Vince for Sylvia, Brayshaw for Frawley. Who'd we get for Rivers?

This is true. The fact is, we have a younger team now than when Roos started. More than a quarter of the team that played yesterday has played less than 20 games. Yesterday was disappointing for me because I thought we had taken the next step and could go on and have a crack at the finals, but clearly we are still a young and inconsistent team. That doesn't diminish my belief that we'll be a formidable team in the next couple of years. In 2 or 3 years we'll have 4 Jack Vineys running around - Track, Oliver, Brayshaw and the original. I reckon we'll be a fair side when that happens.

Would love roosy around in some capacity offering the odd word of advice where necessary.

I like JKH cos he has a crack but he's not good enough. I'd love to be proven wrong, but I'd be looking at re-launching his acting career if I were him.

Harsh call on harmes! (Yes, spc's avatar is doggie brown)

I'm not 100% sure what you mean, but if you look at every premiership team going to back to say, 1897, you'll see that the bottom 6-8 players could be described as 'good ordinary footballers'.

That was rnd 22 in 98. Tiges needed to win to make the finals - we needed to win to make top 4 I think. We won by 76 in front of 76k. Yeah, wiz sat on Garry's head early in the first.

Shannon Byrnes played in two flags. Even premiership teams contain good ordinary players who play their role.

He's a bit taller than I thought he was - 185 cms. Those highlights are impressive but they're all from the same 3 or 4 games haha!

I wouldn't have minded hearing about how the Bali bombings affected the group.

I reckon he'll stay and be a premiership star with the Dees.