Diamond_Jim

For that to work you have to decide which of the other Melbourne clubs will make the trip down the highway. I see Carlton played at Kardinia Park this year so they are not available as a "new lamb". Leaves the likes of Richmond, Essendon, Collingwood and Hawthorn as candidates. Understand Geelong had 9 home games at Kardinia Park in 2018 so getting them to play us at "home" at the MCG would be unlikely. The Melbourne based clubs they played at Kardinia Park were us , Carlton and North. Interesting to note that other than a loss to the Swans and that 2 point win over the MFC the winning margin for the other games was in the main over 50 plus points. Perhaps the way to get them would be to design a so called blockbuster... City v Country perhaps (someone already has that... think it's Essendon.) Frankly I'd prefer to just see the Cats wither at their boutique stadium and be denied the MCG games altogether. One less competitor in the metropolitan area for MFC.

that wouldn't help the bank balance but ladder wise would be a great outcome. The home games if they were to eventuate would almost certainly be in NT

why would you play that game in "dead" television spot

they ran that rumour last year.. didn't happen It was the Pies who were anxious to maximise the gate Not sure the Pies are too worried about who they play in the opening round next year as long as it's a home game for them

Was not his best hour by any stretch. Could we have done better. Probably not. The cards were marked from the moment Bell came on the scene. The trade scenarios are worked months if not more in advance. Bell entering at the last hour disrupted the flow. A pity.. Hogan's trade had the power to consolidate a dynasty but it was not to be. Structurally May improves the team but having someone like Hogan surplus to requirements comes along rarely and we didn't really profit from it. As they say que sera etc and onwards to 2019

reality sucks..........

can I make it 400 !! PS YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

All quiet on the salary front for Hogan... could there yet be a twist in this tale

come on... he's a fourth rounder have a look at the Scully deal if you want a baseline

KK is pick 50 plus so please don't include him in the trade talk. Like Kent he's a simple peripheral trade Might make some feel better but it's not a factor

the Kelly case worries me a little in that it could be an instance of a player going for the money. Sure there is the go home factor but there is no doubt that the WCE offer for 2019 will be more than his Cat's contract. I applaud players following the money as they have very limited careers but perhaps there has to be some limits. Now if Kelly came out and said any overs for 2019 would be donated to an indigenous charity then my skepticism would be abated somewhat.

well argued Hemingway but personal services contracts have rarely been enforced in any industry as no one wants a disgruntled employee. What is done is that you have them stand out of the industry for 6-12 months but even that is fraught with difficulties. You could have an AFL imposed condition that you must stand out for half a season. Any longer and it would almost certainly get struck down as unenforceable. Even half a season might be too long. Of course the AFL likes the movement of players.. it's the clubs who hate it.

must say I cannot see what good three draft picks under 10 will do for the Suns. They need solid senior players. They'll be lucky to hold two of those 6 top 30 picks beyond 3 years. Pity we can't talk Hogan into going north May and a top ten draft pick would be a breeze.

so what happened to the 8 x $1M that Hogan was reportedly asking for last night.

May is on a reported $900k so not a great difference

would MFC offer 8 x $1m? Not sure I would

8 x $1M actually sounds a decent deal for Freo. I can understand the thinking by Hogan. he's going back to a town where he cannot change clubs easily and obviously going home is big. If I was his manager I would have been asking 4 x $1.1 with an extra 100k in years 3 and 4. As others have said with the expected increment in salary payments he will be around their 5th top paid player in four years. Now about the navicular?? And of course salary has nothing to do with trade value save that with high salaries go high trade picks. This sounds like amateur hour all round... Managers are paid to do these deals months if not years in advance.

Ah.. but could it be the AFL wanting young Belly to play the role of Black Hat Bart in its Wednesday evening drama.

tell me it can't be true... my core beliefs are being questioned here

now that was a movie,,, they used to play the original version as the midday movie every Cup day

had forgotten that Oprah co starred in that movie. It was mainly Whoopi who is remembered for her role and nomination as best actress. Oprah did star in Beloved. No biscuits as I recall in either movie.

Cannot believe how the AFL has managed to extend its product into the October/November period. Other sports cannot get any media coverage. Brilliant startegy even if I hate it. Listening to an Age journo speaking on the ABC this morning their trade pieces get bigger clicks than those on the finals simply because every follower is interested in the trades.

must say that is my concern... I'm big for trading Hogan for value but I don't see equivalent value in May and change. The only way you can justify it is to say that Hogan going forward is not as important to us as he was perceived going into the 2018 season. At the start of the 2018 season I firmly believed that Hogan at CHF had the ability a la Jack Riewoldt to win us a flag.

now that was a serious up market biscuit Did you live by the river?

ah... we are now moving into the realm of the known unknowns or is it one of those things that we don't know that we don't know only three days to go