Grimseyisgod

Would love the club to target JP Kennedy from Sydney - I belive contact talks are on hold with Sydney.Swans (not 100% sure)

Throw a truckload of cash at him and pick 13 + player (Gysberts/Cook/Martin) or pick 3 or 4 what ever gets the job done to Sydney

Not likely to leave Sydney but would be a great pick up - some real class in the middle

I agree, would potentially kill it for Melbourne.

Not only is he a good contested mark his clearance work is crazy good.

He is actually a freak

Im not really worried with the speculation around Caddy.

He's leaving which is good and all these "front runners", its rubbish,

If Melbourne offer him alot of money and give the coast a good pick well be right.

I reckon pick 13 and Jetta looks tasty for him

Maybe even a Pearce type. If we lose Davey we have no real small forwards at all. I'll be happy to try anything if I can get something through FA

Pearce is a half back flanker/wing.

Brynes is the replacement for davey, he can crumb and run

Every time he goes to kick every Demon fan shudders. Can't fault his effort but he won't make it.

hahhaa, i cannot say i dont disagree, but i like his attack on the footy.

Mark my words though, id rather pick up Will Minson and have him sitting there.

But seriously, Gawn wasnt terrific either, he was ok

always loved riv

but i reckon he is worth ALOT to Geelong, with the end of players like Scarlett, Enright (is going soon). They need replacement defenders.

Personally i wouldnt like to see Rivers go. Rivers is a free agent, so we get nothing for him.

Gysberts to geelong for a good pick ill take

Jake Spencer has potential to be a good player, but i dont think that Jetta is any good

Are you able to explain how a player who is "out of favour" gets named in their 22 each week, if not starting 18?

Buckley is playing Wellingham because he is a great player. If he was the same talent level as someone like Blair, i seriously doubt hed be in the team.

Wellingham has had some past issues about breeching the Leadership group pact that was made between the group.

The leadership also got very angry after the Kade Simpson incident issue, and that is previously on SEN and on 3AW i heard he was out of favour with Collingwood.

It does sound sketchy, i agree

after everyone else ill give it a shot.

well i suspect that we need some midfielders and forwards so we most probably need to get some new young players on board.

Trades:

Cale Morton,pick 64 and Jamie Benell for Luke Parker of Sydney. Luke Parker is a really tough good young player. Sydney probably wont take just take picks for him but i think if we throw in Cale Morton and Jamie Benell for him it would seal the deal. hopefully

Stefan Martin and pick 13 for Sharrod Wellingham and pick 21. No more needs to be said for this, would suit Melbourne Completely and give Collingwood a really talented player in Stefan Martin as wellingham is also out of favour with Collingwood.

Ricky Petterd and pick 21 for Koby Stevens and Matt Rosa. This one to me is a tough one but West Coast are not giving Stevens a go and Rosa has previously been up for trade.

Draft:

Pick 3: Not sure what to do with this one, we can pick up another midfielder but we could pick up a forward of the future or maybe even trade this pick, not sure.

Pick 4: Nathan Hvorat, really really good midfielder and will be a star of the future, has been measured up to the lengths of Marc Murphy due to his good contested footy skills.

Pick 26: Jack Viney, Enough said.

Havent looked at this years rookie draft.

Free Agents:

Would love to see Jordan Russell at Melbourne, Shannon Brynes, Angus Monfries and Clinto Young.

Although in Free agency we having picked up any out and out guns like Travis Cloke or Brendon Goddard, we have gotten some good experienced players than will surely fill the gaps at Melbourne.

Players that will not be at Melbourne Next year:

Brent Moloney, Jared Rivers, Stefan Martin, Cale Morton, Jamie Benell, Lucas Cook, Kelvin Larwence, Troy Davis, Green, Bate, Pettard Jurrah.

Oki Doki! Here I go!

Pick 3 - Brodie 'Angry Man' Grundy.

Best available & will be a gun! Will play 22 games straight up & will win Rising Star!

Pick 13 - Ben Kennedy if available or best available.

Pick 23 - Jack 'The Son' Viney.

TRADE

Pick 4 & Cale Morton (ex-Pick 4) too Sydney for Luke Parker (ex-Pick 40) & Craig Bird (ex-Pick 59).

We use Pick 4 too get us 2 hardened young midfielders not one. Great work ethic both!

Jordan Gysberts (ex-Pick 12) & Lucas Cook (ex-Pick 12) too Geelong for Josh Walker (ex-Rookie Pick) & 2nd Round Pick.

We get a big forward without the expense & he is young.

Ricky Petterd too Gold Coast, Hayden Jolly too Adelaide, Aidan Riley too Melbourne.

Need too convince Riley too come too the Dee's. Hard bodied midfielder. Exchange of later picks may need too be involved also.

Geelongs 2nd Round Pick too Hawthorn for Shane Savage.

Clinical and dangerous inside 50. Our small forward!

Free Agents - Xavier Ellis (HAW), Danyle Pearce (PTA)

IN - Brodie Grundy, Jack Viney, Pick 13, Luke Parker, Craig Bird, Josh Walker, Aidan Riley, Xavier Ellis, Danyle Pearce, Shane Savage

OUT - Green (Ret), Davey (Ret), Morton, Petterd, Cook, Moloney (FA), Gysberts, Bate (FA), Jurrah, Davis (Delist)

I would like too trade a ruckman also - one of Jamar or Spencer. I think Martin has more value than both though! Very versatile.

This is rreally solid effort buddy.

but are you sure that its not a problem we havent picked up any guns! mature aged guns, such as Wellingham

I dont want one of those bloody players. Get a proven player and a proven inside and outside midfielder

we need 3 new players AT LEAST.

I dont want another young forward that takes another 3 years before he shows anything

Imagine if we had lost the "Kreuzer Cup", we would have gotten Cotchin, instead we got Cale Morton. Crap happens.

We have drafted some awful players such as Cale Morton, Jamie Bennell is pathetic, cannot stand Bate, Gysberts hasnt turned out as well as hoped (although he is a ball magnet with a lot of talent, Jordie just isn't getting the job done, we should trade him while he is still worth currency).

As much as I love Watts, if you offered me Watts or Nicnat or Jack Redden I would take either.

It would be a pity if Melbourne dont end up real winners in this years draft as it is supposed to be a good one.

With potential there like Viney as F/S, Nathan Hvorat, Josh Walker and so on.

This years draft could set us up for a potential premiership along the track! lets just be hopefull and if we participate properly in the Free Agency and trade week we could seriously return to being a powerhouse club that Melbourne was known for in the earlier years of the clubs establishment.

go dees!

Done deal...get used to it.

there is no real evidence its a done deal, i wouldnt mind Monfries. hes got potential and combining with Clark, Sylvia (when hes forward) and howe could be something good

pity we couldnt get Mackay, would have been a great pickup

Sellar is woeful in the ruck and a crappy mark but he seems to have a good attitude.

I reckon Stef is our most talented Ruck and has 100 games up soon .

We are just about to see Stef become a top tier ruck.

I would trade Spencer ,Gawn or Sellars before Stef.

He is a good mover and user of the ball at ground level.

If he gets traded I'm going to open a vein .

Spencer is a really good player in my opinion, he has a good attitude and goes hard at the footy.

Martin has real currency and we should trade for a midfielder. plus a 2nd/3rd draft pick

^{i agree WiseBlood some people are seriously} [censored] ^{around here. why the flying [censored] would they trade probably there up and coming midfielder since ben cousins after they had resigned this year. they would NOT trade for any of our players with Gaff. they rate him so highly it would be like us saying oh lets trade mitch clark for Brad Dick..!}

^{Get with the common sense!}

I have thought about it and i do agree that its more than a long shot of him even considering anything. but i think its pretty safe to say that if you think about how much money we could offer him and give WestCoast pick 4 and someone like Lucas Cook. I think the gaff topic should be dropped as people have different thoughts and beliefs on him. I dont believe he will come to Melbourne.

When i do think is that we should like at a player like him. maybe we should look at Wellingham or i dont know?

Watching tonight's game X-Factor Ellis, Randy Savage & Bam Bam Wellingham looked like good cookies!

Bam Bam plays like a ticking time bomb though. He's got carry over points that will stick for his career.

X-Factor Ellis injury free would be a great player. Steps up for the big games too! Runner-up too Hodge for Norm Smith in 2008.

Randy Savage is clinical with his finishing! Dangerous inside 50.

Ellis & Savage definitely. Wellingham comes with baggage but is worth the punt! He would mix it well with Grundy, Jones & Viney!

I dont know much about Savage and his link with Hawks, but what i do know is Ellis is a pretty good player as is Clinton Young, would be good in the red and blue next year. I love Wellingham and reckon he'd star even more at Melbourne

We have about as much chance of Gaff coming to Melbourne as we do getting Buddy Franklin - Zero. None of this "don't think it could happen, but this is the only way I can see it happening" stuff. I know it's this time of the year but it's ridiculous in the extreme. Why West Coast would trade a PROVEN player for a bloke they won't get for a year and is NOT proven is totally beyond me. No club is that stupid. Move on from even the smallest notion of it happening, as it won't.

Stop shutting people down, you have done that twice. If you offer any team enough the player goes.. I never said Gaff was coming to Melbourne, i said i want Gaff to come but it was a long shot. no need to be a smart ass buddy

Gaff just re-signed this year, he is not going anywhere no matter what we do. I would have thought anyone paying attention to football in general would have known this.

Mate, i pay plenty of attention to football. Players under contract can be traded, just in case you didnt have any idea.

you want to know whats funny, offer gaff enough money than its not a long shot.

why would you want to dilute pick 4?

Because gaff is already proven gun, and is only going to get better. The risk of having pick 4 is that the player turns out dud and Gaff isnt dud he is a freak.

I know Neeld wants us to be more defensive....is this why we have 2 half back lines? Or is it the fact that we can only attack from half back because we lose the clearances?

Yeah thats fair enough, i reckon Neeld just thinks that we need to learn how to stop goals and than we can kick them and i think thats a process. I like the looks of players like Bail, Blease, T Mac they need to learn offence and defence.

My 22 a bit of wishful thinking for Rnd 1 2013

B: Russell Frawley Rivers

HB: Mcdonald Garland Grimes

C: Gaff ( for pick 3) Viney Trengove

HF: Sylvia Watts Howe

F: Pearce Clark Monfries

Foll Jamar Wellingham Jones

Intr Blease Tapscott Gawn Dunn

Not such wishful thinking, a couple good picks and we are there and some money thrown at free agents! i like it!

Swap Gawn with Spencer, Pencil is a gun

there are lots of players up for trade and lots of players at free agents, i know that we will expolre all guns.Hopefully we go for Wellingham, Embley, young, established players

yeah Kennedy aint leaving no matter what price.

Monfries is alright.. not amazing

haha cant wait till October 1

Honestly, i have been a mad Melbourne supporter since i was 5. I can honestly say this is the best shaping list ive seen since, we are closer to building a premiership list than ever before. There is a good base of players just need to bring in some new ones.

We have developed players and they will continue to develop.

Just wait for Melbourne to pick up players and do well in this draft