Everything posted by Diamond_Jim
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Some good points Dee Zone TBH we've not been served well by the MFC Board for a long time. They have overseen chaos, confusion and crisis caused by themselves, executives and players. You can point to different people and causes for each failing but stability and confidence is rarely their strong point. My problem is that the same people and system that has delivered at best mediocrity (ironic that we had our only success when most of Melbourne was heavily locked down thus limiting normal interactions) is delivering our new "hope". You have to wonder whether the occasional shake up might be better for the club than the consensus model. Oh well we can but hope for the best.
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A win but other than Zanker up forward little to instil confidence. It was more hack it forward in hope
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Basically that is what the AFL asked of the MCC (State funded) in return for the 30 odd year deal on the finals. Optus in Perth was State funded. It's not that unusual save for the unfortunate fact that Tassie can't afford it
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Love the name but I've sworn off drafting high pick key forwards for life
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But we are at best a 30% chance to win one in the next five years so what is the alternative strategy to maintain members and perhaps grow. 1964-1987 killed our growth. Why will that not be repeated as baby boomers disappear (aka die)
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Meandering once more to mediocrity comes to mind. Not sure how to turn this ship around but it's fast losing passengers
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But if no one is nominated you have to wait for the ball to hit the ground. Similarly if only one team nominates what happens All it seems to be doing is doing away with the wait for the nominated ruck. (Confusion reigns)
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Have often said we should have a summer comp played in the NT featuring the indigenous teams. Teams could each have a couple of experienced VFL players. Televised. Conference system with play offs etc. Far more benefit to indigenous youth than playing the occasional game in Alice or Darwin at the expense of an impoverished State government
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No chipping the ice off your car on the GC
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Even 10th would be a great result. More likely 14/15/16
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Apparently Sydney are delisting Rampe and Lloyd and then rookieing them. 500 odd games between the pair... perfect rookie candidates
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Another last quarter fail Even last week when we were multiple goals up... zero goals in Q4
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I still dream of that third quarter his Dad played in the final against Adelaide. The father of another high draftee in his draft year warned me that Tigga was a bit laconic. What might have been. Good luck young Tigga
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Bit of a nothing last quarter 6 behinds to nothing
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Still waiting for the right turn signal?
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Anzac Eve against Richmond is our big game. QB will be the standard pro-forma loss. The other wins I want are Essendon and North.
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Definitely players should be tried in different roles and given separate match tasks. The VFL should not just be about imitating the AFL gameplan. Even winning is secondary to development
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Quietly discuss but Casey is a virtual graveyard for player development. Why.. I have my own theories (four years of imitating Goodwins boundary line defensive model) but is it deeper? Is the VFL itself a graveyard
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Not available for pre-season training due to cricket usage was one reason. In later years we would have come up against the F1 closures of the surrounding parkland. As I recall we occasionally used Fawkner Park off St Kilda Rd as a training venue.
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Like Petracca, nowhere near enough for Curnow or Merrett if he goes. The willingness to offer middling picks but no players has become the norm. Trades are now one way and lock in contracts useless. I hope we've learnt our lesson and that Pickett is the last player to whom we offer an unconditional contract in excess of four years.
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No issue putting any clause you want in a contract. Will the player accept it though. Pies and De Goey had a major stand-off over the inclusion of a "morals" clause a few years back. As I recall both parties settled on a watered down version.
