spirit of norm smith

Thanks to all for the updates. Want Salem in for the preliminary final. Hopefully Casey builds in finals pressure and gives the young blokes a taste of what winning finals is like. Sounds like Oliver BOG again. He should be #3 in rising star behind Mills and Parish.

Top 5 are fairly even... no ready to go superstars. It not a super draft!

I think we will delist 5 players, upgrade Wagner, trade for Hibberd and grab either Zac Clarke, Michael Barlow or as free agents/delisted free agents. Leaves us 2 picks (3rd and 4th round) around 45 and 63. 3rd round options likely: Brodie Romensky, Hamish Brayshaw, Oscar Junker, Willem Drew, Louis Cunningham, Jeremy Goddard. 4th round smokies or punts (past 50, the draft success rate for a 100+ game player is about less than 10%). Patrick Naish, Sam McLarty, Brett Blair, Lachlan Walker, Lachlan Tiziani.

agree... Aaron Davey retired too early. Was another player pushed by Neeld (what a shocking coach he was. Set MFC back 3 years).

yes hopefully Sanderson is a top candidate for our vacant assistant coach positions

Demons must look at Oscar Junker from the Jets. We do need a versatile forward that screams for the footy and can kick opportunistic goals as a Gunston type forward.

We have nothing to offer... Marchbank is worth a player or a draft pick around 18 to 25. Certain to go to Blues for pick 22 and 40 as a swap for Marchbank and pick 50.

IMO...Five to go off main list and two rookies Terlich Grimes (persecution) Dawes /Pedersen M.Jones / M.White Newton Michie(r) Max King (r) Wagner to be upgraded. Add Melksham. Grab Hibberd for pick 27 swap

Can anyone compare MFC with the Lions performance and honestly say the Lions deserve a priority pick ?? Is it the AFL again showing bias against the traditional clubs. Surely the Lions academy is enough. Let them rebuild and go through a decade without finals action.

end of season trade time ahead good drafting essential new boss Goodwin ...

One year of Scott Thompson would lift us into the finals. Selwood and Dangerfield smashed us. Thompson is tough and smart and still very good.

Maybe swap for Grimes... ie. we give nothing up !! Lennon is talented but soft

John Butcher will be back at a country club or SANFL club in 2017. Great bloke apparently but terrible skills. Needs to be within 15 metres of goal.

yes yes and yes on field leader and great trainer wins the hard ball Scott Thompson can have a 2 year deal

Dawes stays if - ?Jesse Hogan walks out and demands a trade to Freo AND - He accepts a one-year deal for $250,000 and performance based incentives Otherwise he is gone

Honestly he was disinterested today. Again on 3 occasions he played for free kicks. Competitive... hardly? Hogan was rumoured to be after $800,000 a year for min. 5 year deal. wow... he is NOT worth that (just my opinion). Freo offer might be pick 3 and their 1st round pick in 2017 draft. Hmmm ... no ... no.... umm ... but just maybe... yeh !!!

Pass. No votes today

Disgraceful by all...

Marshmallows... pathetic. Demons farewell to Roos is a disgrace

soft effort...100 point thrashing. "playing for Roosy"??? hardly gave a whimper. lots to do

Pathetic. Respect back????? Respect still not obtained IMO... Cats are in another league

Demons looking tired and lack of movement and no leadership... same as last week.

Come sign Jesse and tell that tool Barrett to get fu#$@d. He is dirt.

agree ... 41 available. Mitch King and Lamumba unavailable. Dawes rested due to contract negotiations. MFC: we have paid $500,000 for 4 years (official) for $2million total for 50 games. $40,000 per game. Its changing to $200,000 plus performance incentives. We need to keep Hogan. Take it or leave it.

I have consulted with an actuary and after 5 hours, they have confirmed my predictions are eligible. Next step NASA for verification of the AFLs new rules !!