spirit of norm smith

Great goal in the last quarter. Hawks in front. Demons mucking around. Billy runs fast. Gets the handball. Burst through and BANG. Straight through. Demons back in front and go on with the job. Great work Billy Stretch. Run hard. Kick it.

POOR DECISION MAKING POOR SKILLS POOR VISION POOR SETUPS nothing has changed. The talent on the list masks the above. Today versus the Suns demonstrated how little MFC had progressed. It was the same v Crows, Saints, Eagles games in the last month where we were the better team but lost due to our skills, vision and decisions.

He was never leaving Adelaide

yes I am happy with Jesse as the future CHF

Yes tough call. Gets another shot in 2017 but would be under pressure to remain on the list.

MFC needs more pace in the midfield or back half. Melksham will be a huge IN for 2017.

Yes...

Agree. Dunn was ok and shutdown roles against Kangaroos and Tigers. Obviously frustrated during Saints game and I think wanted T.mcd to man up on Riewoldt. Dunn has been very good in Casey games. Why is o.mcd still getting a game? he has been absolutely terrible ... a Liability !! I am confused. We need experience in our back 6.

Stupidity 3 votes - J.Viney He will learn ... discipline is critical. I am sure Todd will have a chat and ensure Jack listens.

MFC will not pay overs for Hogan. He is only one player. His upside is huge but his goalkicking yips are a concern. His accuracy is sub 50% once you include out of bounds kicks. I think a 4 year deal out to 2021 is sufficient at $700k a year. $2.8million for a 21 year old to digest. Wow. And he gets the play a game that we all love on the best sporting arena in the world.

I hope Jesse signs on until end 2020... follow Jacks lead.

89 posts... mostly vitriolic and in spite. Victriolic is under V in the dictionary and is an adjective. It sums up your style. The truth about Wines hurts, so don't get angry to posters. Get angry about Neeld setting back MFC for another 3 years.

Yes... irony. Look it up in the dictionary. Todd and his family are all class. They knew Jimmy T as well and yes helped him settle in. It was never personal against Jimmy.

Oliver is a good size. Good pace. Great prospect. I saw him train at Maroochydore and gets in. Arms and midfield strength need another year or two in the gym.

"All picked exactly where they were supposed to be" ... because these Phantom Drafts were done 2-3 days prior to the AFL draft when the inside word on the top order was out. For most of the year O'Rourke was ranked between 12-15 before he bulleted up to #2 and pushed Toumpas down to #4. Quote on AFL.com "Wines. Melbourne. They love his fierce attack on the footy and have been big fans for some time". Fact: Melbourne was keen on Wines for all of 2012 until the last week before the draft. Viney was overruled. Fact. I have spoken to Todd and it was confirmed. Evidence? what do you want ... a stat dec. I wanted as first rounders : Salem YES Petracca YES Brayshaw YES Oliver YES Weideman YES Watts YES Wines YES Morton YES (I did not forsee the lack of heart) Scully YES Trengove YES but was against Toumpas NO Cook NO Grgic NO

Neeld's f@#kup... he overruled Todd Viney. Neeld setback the club by 5-6 years. Wines was the obvious choice.

Agreed. Remember Dangerfield was a punt for the Crows at pick 10. Many had the 17yo Geelong Anglesea boy at 14-20 in his year. "Burst of pace but needs more posessions" !!!!

Your comparision is ridiculous. Those rookie players never had class. (shall I say Dangerfield, Martin, Wines,Oliver vs. Nicholson, Evans, Rhys Healy, Cam Johnston). Fu#$@$. My point was bonafide top 10 picks. The silk or the competitor. That's the call. That's the point

Watts, Scully, Toumpas, Parish OR Dangerfield, Martin, Wines, Oliver You choose which type MFC should pursue.

Yes a beast competitor like Oliver who is skilled, tackles and kicks goals. Parish is good but Oliver is better.

Surely MFC chooses Oliver ahead of Parish. Oliver is like Wines... a COMPETITOR.

Yes great to see a forward line in our 2017 finals campaign as: Kent Weideman Vince Gartlett Hogan Petracca Weideman is good enough to be a key fwd in the AFL within 2 years

Tucker is... Tough . He is not a receiver. Fast. As quick as any in the under 18s. Skilled. Can kick 50 metres plus easily and hit a target. (Weitering Schache Parish Francis Curnow and Weideman are top 6). Option for pick 7. Better than Balic, Mathieson and Oliver.

Yes almost a clone of Boyd. Worthy of pick 7.

Parish is quick, skilled and competitive midfielder. What MFC needs.