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What's Roosy on about here? Is pick 40 alive or not? I'm confused. Pre-season to go to another level: Roos “I think we’ve got some good youth and experience and then we’ve still got picks two and three and 40 [in the NAB AFL Draft],” he said.

I'd be more likely to believe this news if it was announced as a riddle.

Do you think Roos also had a hand in it? He was "on the couch" that night.

In 2013 when Roos was publicly considering the Melbourne coaching position he was asked about Melbourne's list during an episode of "On th Couch". He specifically single out Trengove as a player that could and should be an A-grader. (Can anyone back me up here?). Anyway, not sure this is important but might suggest his opinion has changed.

I defy anyone to read just the first few lines of this article and not feel like vomiting. I want to be remembered as a Demon: Clark

Even more staggering, he only ever won one Bluey!

I remember Robbie Flower's sports shop in Forest Hill shopping centre. As a young fella, I was always totally amazed that Robbie was just there, in a shop, and anyone could just walk in and get served by him. It didn't seem right to me. I always felt like you should have to buy tickets to get in and have the privilege of buying something from him. I was so mesmerised I remember just walking back and forward outside his shop just taking in glimpses of the great man. My awe was so great I could never summon up the courage to go in. I remember my mother going in to his shop to get a copy of his book "Robbie" signed. I pleaded with her that you can't just go in and bother the great man with that. I was so embarrassed I couldn't go in with her. Robbie happily signed mum's book while I watched from a distance. I don't know exactly what he said during their brief exchange but I know mum left the shop touched by the greatness of a true gentleman.

Melbourne v Adelaide, Round 2, 2001 Great goal from Leoncelli but that punch out from The Ox to set it up - Wow! - my favourite AFL moment. I'll never get sick of watching that clip.

Not only is Nathan Jones truly deserving of that No 2 jumper, he has enhanced its greatness. If he remains a Demon, just like Robbie, he will epitomise the meaning of loyalty.

Peter Jackson always gives me the impression that we are actually a seriously professional football club (which is not the image I always have of the club). This is going to make no sense to anyone who hasn't heard it (and possibly not even to those that have), but, every time I see or hear of Peter Jackson I can't help but think of that jingle for Peter Jackson menswear that use to be around. It just automatically announces itself in my head whenever I see him. "Peeeeeeeta Jackson!". It has a slightly suave, slightly heroic, man-of-the-moment, business-like sophistication to it which kind of suits him. If I were him I would arrange for it to play on loud speakers every time I entered a room unless of course everyone else hears it in their head the same way I do - then he wouldn't need to (but I doubt that).

24 hours ago I couldn't wait for this horrible season to end. Now I find myself missing it already. Like most people on this site....I need help!

I don't think anyone reasonably expects Chip will stay anymore. So surely the only thing we need to know now is what deal will qualify us for pick 3. If anyone reliably has that info could you please let us know so we all have something to barrack for in all this. There's this from the AFL website: COMPENSATION A club that has a net loss of players transferring to/from other clubs as free agents in one transfer period is entitled to compensation via National Draft picks allocated by the AFL. The compensation formula produces a points rating for players based on: 1. The new contract of the free agent; 2. The age of the free agent. Draft picks are allocated to clubs based on the net total points for free agents lost and gained during the transfer period. Draft picks will be allocated to one of five places: • 1st round • end of 1st round • 2nd round • end of 2nd round • 3rd round In applying the formula, an expert committee reviews the formula outcomes. The committee has the power to recommend alternative outcomes to GM – Football Operations where the formula produces a materially anomalous result. And this from The Age a couple of years ago: CLUBS HAVE BEEN WARNED COMPENSATION IS: * Not designed to fully compensate a club for the loss of a player * Designed to reflect the relative values of various players to one another * Not designed to make concession for the ladder position of a club losing a player, but standardise compensation across five categories of picks. In typical AFL fashion it appears that there is enough wriggle room in all this that they can make happen whatever they want to make happen.

Roos will definitely get a win tonight. Just not sure if that will be Paul or the Kangas.

You have to be a good, good person to still barrack for Melbourne, Those who still go to games must be of the highest character. Those who go to a Demon's game in Perth are no less than saints. Well done to you and your little fella' leucopogon and to all the other Demon supporters there.

After he did his knee on Sunday I was convinced he had just signed a deal to play with us next year.

It hurts me to post it but my understanding was - Stef Martin traded for pick 52 (Matt Jones) and pick 71 (Dan Nicholson). Please somebody, tell me I'm wrong and we actually got Dom Tyson, Jack Viney and Jesse Hogan for him.

We beat the Hawks in clearances (45 - 40) both from the centre and at stoppages! Pfff - after last weeks shellacing who would of thought that? .Go Dees.

Good pick-up Ron and thanks for adding to the pain. Unless you're a Ro Bail fan, Nev Jetta is the only saving grace from what has turned out to be a bit of a disastrous draft. I suppose we should be grateful Jetta hung on as a rookie at the end of last year after being delisted. It would have completely done me in if he was carving it up for West Coast this year. From all those picks and near misses of 2008 you'd be forgiven for thinking we are cursed. Even if I was in charge of recruiting that year I reckon I could of at least fluked one decent pick. It's almost as though Barry Prendergast was a recruiting genius who knew exactly who to take but purposely avoided them. This was the draft from which he's really made a name for himself (on demonland at least). But I guess its all easy in retrospect.

1. Stef Martin traded for pick 53 (Matt Jones) and pick 71 (Dan Nicholson) 2. Tom Rockliff training with Melbourne before being overlooked in the 2008 draft (for Blease, Strauss, Bennell, Jetta, Bail) but promising to take him as a rookie 3. Taking James Strauss at pick 19 (2008 draft) in the hope Jack Redden (pick 25) would fall to pick 35 Ouch, ouch, and ouch!

At 85 he would of seen 10 Melbourne premierships! I envy Roy.

Mark Neeld was a dead set genius.............................sorry, just ignore me, I'm a little delirious. I could say anything at the moment.

For Footscray try this one which almost makes me want to barrack for the bulldogs And then this one which I think is a glimpse into a secret Bulldogs training camp for new recruits

Just a latent after thought, but why did we choose to kick against the wind in the first quarter after winning the toss (ie against a wind that appeared to be more than favourable in the first but had apparently dropped to no more than a light zephyr by the third)? Was that a significant decision? Port seemed to be kicking at goal from some distance with ease in the first quarter.

I suppose the number 3 didn't help and maybe it was just the angle I saw it from (the Ponsford stand), but when Salem kicked that goal, just for the briefest of moments, I seriously thought I was watching Gary Lyon

I worry about the future too. But I also wonder if kids aren't more resilient to these shellackings than us older worn out supporters. I grew up a South Melbourne supporter in the 70's. In those days South were rubbish. I went to most of South's home games and happily sat through defeat after miserable defeat. To add to the misery, there were no other Swans supporters at school or in my local footy team and I lived in a Richmond zone and was surrounded by Richmond supporters. Richmond were a dominant side then and it would have been easy for me to change teams. Yet I remained a passionate South supporter and it never occurred to me for an instance that I would ever change teams. It would have to take something drastic like South moving to Sydney or something....as if that was ever gonna happen. Shamefully, I have coaxed my young daughter into being a Demons supporter. Although I know she feels the pain, she seems less effected by these losses than I do and to her credit remains a loyal Demon.