Sydee

Maybe not directly but if a trade doesn't happen and he is not committed then the point/discussion becomes extremely valid

Personally if any of our players are not fully invested / committed to the MFC I'd prefer they played at Casey or went to the beach and let someone who is 100% committed run out onto the field particularly in a GF , Jesse Hogan included

With what ?????

Peter Bell insists that he stays as it makes him feel less self conscious about his lack of inches

If the only reason we are considering a trade for Hogan is to secure May I think there is a real limit to how long each side can wait it out for

The longer it drags on the less face there is to save I suspect which is unfortunate Personally I was looking forward to him sticking around and hoping the FD would experiment with him at CHB assuming TMac and the Weed are up and about

Are you suggesting Hogan can't make a decision as to whether he stays or accepts the offer from Fremantle ? Why would they go ahead and negotiate with Fremantle if they don't even know what his preference / willingness to leave is? That makes no sense to me - I think its far more likely that Fremantle and MFC are bickering on what picks they receive for Hogan /Neale etc. This is like most trade periods where there is so much talk and speculation with precious little happening until the 11th hour when everyone has to either [censored] or get off the pot

Glass half empty type

hmmm they beat us last time we played them from memory - oh dear the pain of it all

Thanks - possibly a bit more relevant

Wow that is very unfortunate

How does he go in a prelim Final ? We seem to be a bit light on for goers in that space atm

Its very simple Jordan Lewis should not be any different to any other player - if his form warrants selection he plays if not he shouldn't Pretty obvious and pretty fair I would have thought I would have thought overall his contribution to the success of the team this year was a net positive - lets see what he brings in the New Year

Actually our theoretical depth goes way beyond that for possible back six candidates (can you have too much? should we look to bolster the midfield / outside runners rather than continuing to load up in defense?) - B Fritsch - TMac if Hogan stays and Weed is going ok - J Smith - J Hunt - H Petty (looks a way off but who knows) - J Wagner

Assuming May is a starter then the 4 bolded above would be locked in (possibly Salem as well) That would leave 4 fighting for a single spot - something has to give

Hopefully our team of medical and other experts has determined he has a heart as big as Phar Lap's and mixes iron filings in with his Nutragrain each morning for breaky

Wow - now that would be a bargain if you are correct So far you have told us he's - quick - would be one of the most talented on our list and, - a revelation Lets hope it pans out that way

May is 193 cm and not as tall as Oscar, Jake Lever or Sam Frost I know that just one consideration but he seems undersized as a key defender to me - having said that obviously our Football dept don't see that as being a problem I cant see how he helps cover Tom Lynch, Buddy, Mason Cox, Joe Daniher, Ben Brown - these guys are all nudging or over 200cm

Not sure about that bit - we don't know what the price is yet do we?

last in GF sprint

I suspect everyone would be better off commenting after there is some clarity one way or another From Bernie Vince's comments he is very much liked by the playing group and they would be happy to see him stay and hopefully enjoy success with them - they also seem happy to accept that if its better for him personally to consider another option then that's OK too - in such circumstances we all need to have faith in the Football Dept to get fair value for a trade and ensure overall we are closer to the ultimate prize as a result

I'd rather keep AVB than Tyson

Would be keen to hear from anyone who has seem this guy play against Casey this year Can he run a game out ? Can he tap the ball consistently to advantage ? Can he take contested marks? Can he kick and hit a target ? Why couldn't he get a single game for North ? I know he was a late convert to AFL from Rugby - maybe Maxy can teach him how to get fit enough to make it in the main game assuming he has the skills to match

Does anyone know where its going ??

They obviously think Tyson wouldn't crack a game all year too then - not big fans of Dom clearly