Diamond_Jim

Not quite he was not signed until June 2018 and by that time his value had sky rocketed from what it was at the end of 2017. Timing is everything and we lost big https://www.sportingnews.com/au/afl/news/melbourne-demons-key-forward-tom-mcdonald-signs-four-year-deal/wefaxief6xx017fsgvsp8yz5v

Interesting cultural comparison between Asia and Melbourne. When the lockdown was lifted here in late May I went a few days later to the mall. It was deserted. Six months later things are still very slow at the food courts and markets. Bars are still shut and are unlikely to open this year. There has been a central government app since June which replaced the State based app. Scanning in is easy.Many places have these fancy thermometers that you just pass your hand over. It's all a hassle and puts a dampener on life but it's okay. Masks in 34 degrees with high humidity can be a challenge.Most of the locals don't trust the reusable masks so it's all the medical masks. I have a wonderful collection of knockoff fashion masks...Burberry, Nike etc

Good luck The UAE has been making many thousands of doses of the Chinese vaccine available and all seems okay so far. Early days though

That defies belief T Mac is a negative trade wise(ie we pay them to take him) and Preuss is a high third rounder. Am I missing something

Of course the real question is whether he will still get the same amount of frees when he plays for the Dees

I love symmetry. I'd also be happy for him and GWS if they won the big one (provided it's not at our expense).

I hope he battles the NQR forwards for a spot. The biggest problem with VFL is that you are into round 4 of the AFL season before it even starts. Makes it hard for fringe players even in a "normal" year

Fingers crossed for a full MCG around August https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/27/covid-vaccine-uk-oxford-university-astrazeneca-works-in-all-ages-trials-suggest

Collingwood are kidding themselves if that is their offer. $300k supp for every year and even then the fifth year is hard to swallow. How did they stuff up so badly? It's far worse than us and Tom Mac

if Ben Brown is recruited there's no room for him up forward. (We also have Petty)

One year deal makes sense. I suppose we will have to trade for a replacement at the end of 2021 as I can't see anyone pushing for his spot.

I think it's easier to rank groups than players. Backline.... medium to good... suspect players.. Hibberd (age) Jetta (age and form) Smith/Tomlinson (form) Midfield poor to medium .. very good players but rarely function as a unit Forward line... Poor... suspect players... All for well discussed reasons but at least most have demonstrable upside. Increasingly question marks over Melksham and AVB plus the Hunt/Hannan/ANB/Spargo band So on that basis our list isn't great but it has potential for the right coach. It's definitely the best we have had for a very very long time.

Pleasant to see other clubs with salary cap problems due to long contracts. Will be interesting to see if the power clubs move to maximum three year deals. The Buddy deal made long contracts seem smart with the ever growing media money and its accompanying increase in the salary cap. Not anymore.

And of course the big unknown... Adjusted list sizes and salary cap ... Announcement Date Unknown

definitely has a long way to go from the few times I have watched him. was only a relieving ruck at Casey in 2019 given they played Buxton when Preuss was not playing. You have to wonder what benefit he got from the hub in terms of development

I'd be happy with that length assuming the medicos are happy with his body. If it's five as LH posted I'd start to have some concern

Is there any word on the length of the contract we are likely to offer Ben Brown. Thanks

he was out of contract... had nothing to do with the May trade it was simply a case of which club offered him the better deal and we blinked not sure what is has to do with brown either

Miers hairdo looks like an extra in Aida

enjoy

only in the antipodes my friend. Some of us are denied entry to Terra Australis Hoping to get a plane in 2021 ?

grrrrrrrrrr Kayo doesn't have any rights even to show the 7 stream today and I can't get the 7plus stream working Luckily I can live without seeing this one

Yep I generally try to have a second team that is of interest to me but neither of today's team excite. The Bulldogs win really brought home to me our lack of success. We are alone now on the bottom rung of the failure ladder with only the Saints anywhere near us. Go Storm !!!

If it can be proved that this is the reason more money is being paid it is draft tampering. Remember that the formula is discretionary. Then again the AFL may be happy to give these two clubs a helping hand. MFCSS tells me that if we tried it we would be fined and lose the compo pick

Eddie being inappropriate again perhaps.... "Morrison rejected claims from the Collingwood Football Club president, Eddie McGuire, who told news.com.au that Holgate – a Collingwood board member – was the victim of “a pile on” because “hacks” and “dullards” were trying to drag her down"