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You think his teammates like him? He was the captain during the whole drug saga, and his 'leadership' was a disgrace. Good riddance.

Surely we are going hard at Kelly? Surely?

That's a pretty sad list. I'd hate to see it compared to every other clubs best midfielders over the same period of time.

I did think before I posted. The guys you named have him for longevity obviously. None of them have had remotely anywhere as good a season as Oliver's 2017 and none had anywhere near the upside. He is already better than any of them ever were in their best seasons.

He is already the best midfielder we have had in the last 30 years. Can anyone name a better season from a Melbourne mid in modern times?

A star key backman is the final piece of the puzzle for us. This would be huge. MFC 2017 1st round pick + MFC 2018 1st round pick for Jake Lever and Adelaides 2017 2nd rounder Id then like to see us trade back into the first round as I feel sorry for Jason Taylor who is being starved of 1st rounders to weave his magic with on draft day.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-31/aflca-votes-round-19-just-three-perfect-10s Another 8 votes from the coaches and hes now sitting 6th on the leaderboard. Cant wait to see how he goes on Brownlow night.

Wouldn't be in our best 22 even if we did get him. Would just be depth.

We have been smashed all season by big forwards And this week, General Patton and Jeremy Cameron await. Oh and Rory Lobbe.

Angus Brayshaw. Just watch.

Agreed, I would give him a miss. We have a bunch of half backs, and they are way better than him (Hibbo, Hunt, Salem with Wagner and Joel Smith coming through) We need to keep some draft picks anyway for our list profile. Jones would cost us too high a pick. Jason Taylor needs to get a shot at the draft, its what he does best. If we bring in Lever, we will lose another couple of first rounders too.

Theres 5 games left, and we are fighting for finals. Nobody should miss games through being managed, but they can have light weeks on the track. What Oliver has done this year at his age without rest, bye round excluded, is remarkable.

The Zak Jones interview thats been posted. Will be a Demon 100%.

Wow. If Dusty leaves them for Sydney (or anyone else) the meltdown from Tiger supporters will trigger a magnitude 10 earthquake.

Saw this too, it was on last Sunday Footy Show. His reply was a dead giveaway he will likely be a Demon next season. I just shrugged my shoulders as I am not sure how he fits in when we are loaded with half backs and not sure he can play in the midfield. Though we may have plans to move Hunt to a wing.

Jason Taylor can make any pick look prized. Pick 12-16 in his hand is like gold. And how many hammy injuries has Lever had this year, three? Are they related to his ACL graft? No way in hell we are giving away two first rounders for him without a sweetener back.

We arent giving up two valuable assets for Lever. In either of those scenarios, we will be getting a 2nd rounder back.

Didnt the Wiz just move his family to Melbourne from Perth? Thought he said that in a recent interview. Hes definitely a Dees supporter, thats for sure.

Well he did turn 20 yesterday. Its all downhill from there.

Forgot to mention that not only did he add Fantasia in ahead of Garlett, but he dropped Betts for him too. No bias at all of course.

Hibberd is now in Lloyds rolling All Australian team on the SUnday Footy show. Our only player in the team. And of course the biased clown has 4 Essendrug players in there - including Fantasia, ahead of Jeff Garlett - what a joke.

Pick 25 for the Milkshake. God I love when we rip off Essendrug and Adrian Dodoro. Melk and Hibbo for two second rounders, thanks very much.

He really is a superstar, holy [censored]. Thanks Essendrug.

His constant hammy injuries are a concern, especially if they're related to his previous ACL tear.

mother of god Let it happen.