spirit of norm smith

Is Smedts the son of a former cat as well. Does cash, losing culture and game time beat chance at a premiership, winning culture and family connection??

agree there is some optomism but Strauss , Blease and Tapscott were all 18-21 draft picks and many clubs see MFC environment as the issue. Like Petterd, Martin and Warnock, others see value in our discards.

If Petracca is #1, do we get Brayshaw and McCartin. McCartin and Hogan as FF & CHF for 10 years

Yes I tried to consider who would be traded. Smedts is very highly regarded at Cattery. Trade of Schroder for Blease is a win win. I assume Blease may be delisted but a trade saves sime integrity.

except this is constructive... looks at possibilities and team make up. Optimistic and practical. Not just a get Shiel and delist Nicholson thread.

This was an optimistic view. Sam Reid is squeezed out by Franklin & Tippett and may be seen as surplus in Sydney.

New assistant coach and successor - Simon Goodwin (CONFIRMED) Retired - Byrnes (confirmed) Delisted- Nicholson (confirmed), Clisby (confirmed), Strauss (confirmed), Evans (Likely), Blease (confirmed), Tapscott (Likely) Traded - Clark (to Cats) Delisted Rookie - Georgiou Free agent - James Frawley (to Hawks - confirmed). 5 year deal @$500,000 per annum = $2,5M (Wow). HFC cap must be busted !! Minus 9 off main list & 2 off rookie list with Jetta upgrade Rookies retained: Harmes & King Rookie upgrade - Nev Jetta Trades - Blues trade Jeff Gartlett & pick 81 for pick 61 and 81 Trade - Pies trade Herritier Labumba for Clark/Varcoe triangle Trade - GWS trade Sam Frost & 40 & 53 for MFC #23 National Draft #2 Christian Petracca (Eastern) 18 star onballer, inside grunt and good pace, kick 50+ and loves a goal. Strong build. #3 Angus Brayshaw (Sandringham) 18 highly skilled, tough, uses ball on left or right foot, smart player, midfield class required by Roos #40 Nathan Drummond - (Murray) - 19yp developed from HBF to fast, ballwinning mid. Great athlete and ready to go round 1 2015. #42 Billy Stretch (Glenelg, father son) 18 ... fast outside wingman # 53 Oscar McDonald (Nth ballarat) 18 brother of Tom. Likes it hard and shows courage and competitiveness Rookie draft: #2 Alex Carr (Gippsland U18s) 19 midfielder. Morrish Medal winner in 2014. Contested and clearance ball winner. # 20 Michael Evans (MFC re-list as a rookie) Tall Backs - Mcdonald, Garland, Dunn, Frost, O McDonald Small/med backs: Jetta, Grimes, Labumba... Hunt, Terlich, Barry 11 Inside mids - Jones, Viney, Trengove, Petracca, Brayshaw, Cross, Riley, McKenzie, (Harmes) (Carr) Running mids - Tyson, Vince, Toumpas, Salem, Michie, Stretch, Drummond... M Jones, Bail (Evans) 17 Tall fwds - Dawes, Hogan, Pedersen , Fitzpatrick Med fwds - Howe, Watts Small fwds - Kent, JKH, gartlett 9 Rucks - Gawn ... Jamar, Spencer (King) 3

Agree. Duggan and Ahern are top 5 in my opinion. Petrecca, McCartin and Wight as top 3. MFC SHOULD GET ALL FIVE.

Liam Duggan ... get the vision. Great skills, courage, smarts, good pace. Reminds me of a young Luke Hodge but better. Kicks it 55+. Get this kid. Future captain. Big wraps but he is very good. LIAM DUGGAN

No way Dogs or Tigers would do these trades

Pick 2 - Christian Petracca Pick 3 - (frawley compo) ... trade MFC picks 3 &21 to swans for Sam Reid, Tom Mitchell & swans Pick 37. Pick 37 - Josh Glenn ... SA central districts 20 yr fast wing Pick 39- Billy Stretch father son wingman Pick 57- trade to swans for Malceski Pick 73- nev jetta. rookie upgrade happy days

like a dagger through my heart ... perfect is hard to achieve. picks 2,3 Petracca Ahern

Jetta Mcdonald Dunn Grimes Garland Malcevski* Michie Viney Toumpas Vince Hogan Howe Watts Dawes Mitchell* Gawn Tyson Jones int. Sam Reid* Petrecca* Salem Trengove assumes #2 Petrecca Swap #3 and priority #21 to Swans for Reid and Mitchell Pick #42 Stretch ( father/son) Swap #60 for Malcevski

Jetta Mcdonald Dunn Grimes Garland Malcevski* Michie Viney Toumpas Vince Hogan Howe Watts Dawes Mitchell* Gawn Tyson Jones int. Sam Reid* Petrecca* Salem Trengove assumes #2 Petrecca Swap #3 and priority #21 to Swans for Reid and Mitchell Pick #42 Stretch father/son Swap #60 for Malcevski

Jetta Mcdonald Dunn Grimes Garland Malcevski* Michie Viney Toumpas Vince Hogan Howe Watts Dawes Mitchell* Gawn Tyson Jones int. Sam Reid* Petrecca* Salem Trengove assumes #2 Petrecca Swap #3 and priority #21 to Swans for Reid and Mitchell Pick #42 Stretch father/son Swap #60 for Malcevski

Keel pick 2 for Petracca... he is ready to go plus has superstar qualities

My sons were playing FIFA 14 and on the DS3 by the third quarter. Apart from Nathan Jones, they reckon the rest are rubbish. My daughter now follows the Swans ... she loves buddy !!

6- N Jones 5- Jetta 4- Dunn 3- Gawn ... for the header knockout 2- Tyson 1- Vince lots of MINUS votes

Agree with the Draft as a solution... mark 2 on the rebuild. AFL priority likely as a 2nd rounder Frawley will go... plus Clark, Byrnes, Evans, Nicholson, Tapscott, Strauss, Terlich, Fitzpatrick Picks 2,3,20, 21(Petrecca, Brayshaw, Maynard, Vickers-Willis) + Billy Stretch + Brett Eddy at pick 60. That's six plus Jetta. Add Grimley from Hawks, Schroeder from Cats and Malcevski from the Swans.

Todays hopes... A win We kick 15+ goals Someone to kick 5 or more Tyson as BOG Watts to lay 6 tackles Watts and Howe forward No more than 3 backward kicks

Martin was always AFL standard. Just had to get his body over the injuries.

15 clubs with respect and competitiveness. GWS (3yrs), Demons (8yrs) & Saints (2yrs) are again the ones to go through the last 4-5 rounds going through the motions

Watched the Lions smash Magpies tonight. Their style of play was fast, quick ball movement, get the ball inside 50 and run run run. That is what I want to see more in our Mfc style.

Cameron would be an amazing dream scenario. Shiel highly unlikely Mitchell is still a possibility O'Rourke is the most likely

Yes I think big Fitz is out or used as trade bait.Wight would be a very very good pick. Modern ruck with fwd ability.