spirit of norm smith

Yes it looks like he will miss out. With Jiath and Steele coming in plus White plus Sinnema plus 2 x first rounders, we are “1 too many”

Delisted : Marty Hore, Tom Fullarton, Oliver Sestan, Will Verrall, Kynan Brown, Jack Billings. Departed, Free agent: Charlie Spargo North Melbourne) Going home/ trade departure: Judd McVee (Fremantle) Farewell/ Traded out with sadness: Christian Petracca 💔 (Suns) Clayton Oliver💔(Giants) 10 departures Who’s arrived: Max Heath (trade, St Kilda), Brody Mihocek (trade, Collingwood), Changkuoth Jiath (trade, Hawks) , Jack Steele (trade, St Kilda) MFC list key defenders: May, Tmcd, Adams tall defenders: Lever, D.Turner, Howes med/sml/running defenders: Bowey, Salem, Lindsay, AMW, Jiath. inside Mids: Viney, Steele, Langford , Laurie Runners/outside Mids: Rivers, Langdon, Windsor, Woey jnr Mid/fwd: Kozzzy, Kolt, Sparrow, Culley key forwards: Mihocek , JVR, Petty, Jefferson , Kentfield, Johnson med-tall forwards: Fritsch, Melksham, Mcadam small forwards: Chandler, Sharp, Henderson, Mentha Rucks: Gawn, Campbell , Heath Likely arrivals - Kalani White (Father son), Toby Sinnema (NGA, rookie) Also likely to bring in 3 new players through the draft/SSP

Hmmmm. Getting closer Suns. That future 1st rounder !!!

Agree. Fair deal. Not a bargain but a fair price and return for both Dees & Hawks. It’s our “Spargo” compensation which likely would have fallen to pick 50 by draft night and unlikely to be used. CJ adds to our team with athleticism , versatility, pace and chase down, and will be a huge inclusion if we can fix or at least minimize his turnovers.

Ok with Mihocek - 2 year deal … a teacher and short term forward fix Ok with Max Heath as a project young ruck … we need life after 👑Max Gawn Ok with CJ as a punt “if” we give up only a packet of chips pick - say GWS’ 2026 future 3rd!!! Unhappy with Mcvee going to Freo but he held out for a long long time and resisted our contract offers. A loss but at least we salvaged a decent pick - “19” which became “24” Not satisfied with 🏆Clarry for the future 3rd … a sad end (only in the future will we ever know what has really happened) 🏆Trac & 24 for 7&8 … If no Humphrey, then needed to reinforce #no Trac? Why give up on “24”? We wanted a player and caved. Why give up this?? Mix other picks, even 28 or 42. It’s another sad end to an outstanding career in red&blue

Clarry for …

[censored] !!!! Tell the Suns to [censored] off 7,8 for Trac & 24 is a big win for the Suns … and they keep Humphrey … and keep face in terms of draft negotiations Dees caved in again in my view … again Trac is elite and an absolute champion

CJ excelled in games v Dees and Tigers this year , named in the Hawks best. But somehow niggling injuries and the dreaded sub rule impacted his year particularly in the last few games. A fresh start might reset his career. His pace and athleticism will be an asset.

Tim. Tim Lamb. Don’t cave in now !!! Don’t talk a big game and then bottle it at the end. You need to screw the Suns if they want Petracca. If they don’t give up Humphrey, then it’s going to cost them heavily in picks. My only deal is Trac and pick 27 for “7 &8 and Suns 2026 1st round pick”. That’s the bare bare minimum. Anything else is just getting [censored] over !!

Here comes CJ A new Dees cult figure

Just love this Slightly amended Let's offer to take CJ for a future 3rd round pick … but ask Hawks to pay half his contract!! Who’d ever be that crazy ?!?!

melbournefc.com.auFuture in focus: Oliver’s long-term dealClayton Oliver is ready to see what the future holds for MelbourneIt was all too good to be true

Agree From “outside of the MFC 4-walls”, right now this can only be described as a disaster. Clayton Oliver. 4 x MFC B&F winner. 205 games. One of the very best players ever to wear red & blue. Signed in 2021 to a monster 8 year deal. Seemingly now being harpooned at age 29, reportedly to be traded out for a “future 3rd round in 2026” which probably ends up as a pick “55” that MFC won’t even use !! And to also have to pay for anywhere between reported 40-50% of his wage for the next 5 seasons at circa $700k per annum I hope the “inside the MFC 4-walls” has got this one right !?!?! It’s going to be a sad end to a year once sparkling Demon career.

DEE HOPEFUL OF NEW DEALMELBOURNE midfielder Taj Woewodin is hopeful of earning a deal for 2026 after a positive meeting with coach Steven King but will need to wait until the end of the Trade Period for clarity on his future. Woewodin, who played just once at AFL level in 2025 after a breakout 2024, is being monitored by a pair of Victorian clubs and one other as the Dees hold off on extending the 22-year-old. The West Australian is open to remaining with the Dees and having a fresh start under King after finishing the season in strong VFL form and featuring in the Casey Demons' VFL campaign. The son of Brownlow medallist Shane Woewodin, he has not drawn meaningful interest from hometown clubs Fremantle or West Coast.

@layzie agree. Dees supporters are crying out for players who can use the ball smartly and with precision.

According to Cal (the bomber) Twomey.. Two x top 10 picks is more than enough for Petracca but for Zac Merrett …getting two x 10 picks would be unders? Time to declare his Essendon allegiance 🤡?

Dees to virtually delist Clarry … to trade for a future 3rd round , pick “55” in 2026 draft !!! A pick we will be unlikely to even use

Agree. Trac and pick 27 & pick 41 7&8 and Suns future 1st round pick Fu&)&)k them!!! F@&$k them !! You want to keep Humphrey We are still getting [censored] That’s the Final deal Or Trac stays !!

Agree. Not a good deal. We talked tough and wanted “to be satisfied with picks and player for Trac”. I hope the media are wrong as it means we buckled. Soft is the other word that might be used. Ultimately that deal would see MFC lose Trac and McVee for picks 7&8 (pick 11&12). 🤮🤮

Like v Power game , hard to win interstate when the umps are clearly biased for the home team. We had our chances but again failed to do basics under pressure

Kate Hore is a diamond 💎

Dees Women are hot and cold. Such talent can be frustrating

Trade Target. Bailey Humphrey , this year and every farrrkn year after year.

[censored] you Umps !! Tyla Hanks will beat you and the Female Fockers !!! Hanksy 👏👏👏she’s a diamond 💎

That’s the exact point. You can’t say we WANT this, and cave in at a lesser deal. Trac has a 4 year contract to run. Sure he has explored his options but a deal HAS to suit MFC! This is beyond just this trade. It’s about setting the standard and not buckling.