Everything posted by whelan45
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Training Ground?
How do you go on long car trips? Hurry up driver are we there yet?
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The 2025 AFL Draft Thread
I wonder whether it's due to the minimum contract length of 2 years for national draftees, vs min 1 year for rookie list. If they believe the drafts not strong, might be better to take a punt via rookie list as not tying up a spot for 2 years?
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Cameron Nairn
The same reason why actual club recruiters change their order of players over the past months and coming week
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AFL Draft 2025: Picks 7 & 8
I think that was his 2nd last one of that year. This was the final one. Pickett at 30 but linked to Dees first pick. Similar vibes to this year maybe? Cal Twomey's 2019 Phantom Form Guide: November update - https://www.afl.com.au/news/149391
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Training Ground?
I reckon you will be fine. I lived in Waverley Park for a few years, I can't see how they could practically close the sessions off. The residents would be livid too. Good spot to watch training, good viewing spot, decent Cafe, I reckon you'll enjoy it
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Farewell Christian Petracca
Thanks for the update. Any intel that pick 24 and / or 28 not likely part of deal or just your opinion?
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Farewell Christian Petracca
The bit I don't like about this is the pick back should be pick 28 not 24. There is a chance, however likely, that we can trade 24 for a future 1st. Does GC honestly walk away from this Trac deal over that?
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Bailey Humphrey
I'd be surprised if that's accurate, and concerned if it is. Personally I think it would have no influence on BH ultimately being traded, and in my opinion is just not a great way of going about things for a whole host of reasons
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Bailey Humphrey
I'd have to agree with this. What were they thinking with the Tan meeting? Zero upside and just really poor. I got the feeling from Lambs interview he wasn't impressed by the decision either
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Sam Flanders
I find it strange and also annoying that media don't make any effort to report on contracts $ as a % of salary cap. I genuinely have no idea what $900k annually looks like in 3 years time in comparison to where the salary cap is likely to be. As in this Flanders contract could actually be really good value depending on how the salary cap is likely to move. Or it could be really bad value. But nobody genuinly has any idea because there is next to no reporting on it.
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Farewell Judd McVee
A lot of people inferring that Dannyz said he HAD signed? He wrote he's GOING TO sign. Therefore the latest report that he met with King and is now likely to sign all lines up
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Training Ground?
I'm guessing these posts a couple of years ago are the area that is now been discussed. Looks easier to get to, walkable from Glen Huntley station
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THE 2024 AFL PRE-SEASON AND ROOKIE DRAFTS
Is it confirmed we only have 1 pick today, which will be Mentha? No more list spots after that?
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Assuming we keep 5 & 9, who are you picking?
The same reason that club recruiting teams player rankings have also most likely changed since the season finished......
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Training Ground?
This times 1000. First and foremost this is a workplace. Not a cool venue for members to visit every once in a while.
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Training Ground?
Out of interest, do you live closer to Port Melbourne than Caufield?
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The Pick 1 Thread
Possible option. WC may prefer 11 and Future 1st rather than 7 or 8 on it's own.
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The Pick 1 Thread
North have 2, 3, 15, 17, 18 Dees have 6, 11, Future 1st Is 2 & 15 better than 6 & 11, I reckon it is, unless you really want Curtain and are super confident he gets to 6 and think 11 is much better than 15. Then Dees would throw in their Future 1st on top, which North probably wouldn't do because they may finish bottom 3 again next year. So they would have to match with another of those 1sts, and does WC think thats better than our future 1st? I think North are still favourites for number 1, but I can now see why we might be a small chance. And maybe why we were so keen move our pick 14 up 3 spots. We'll see, it's all guesswork
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Training Ground?
This would be a sensational outcome. Worthy of enormous praise to the Administration if it comes to fruition. This home base issue is simply extremely complex and difficult regardless of how much and for how long we have all wanted it. In my opinion, the most importance aspect of high quality facilities and a great location is the attraction and retention of MFC staff. This caufield option seems to ticks a lot of boxes
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Training Ground?
Caufield is just as good a location as the MCG precinct in my opinion. If you can set up larger facilities (oval, gym, pool, offices etc) it's a much better option. Multiple train lines run through Caufield. It's also a very attractive area for players / staff to live reasonably close to, which is more important than fans IMO
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Farewell Luke Jackson
Hypothetical trade if Hawks get Bowes and pick 7 from Suns. Hawks: In: 13, Meek. Out: 7 Freo: In: Jackson. Out: 13, Future 1st, Future 2nd (North), Meek Dees: In: 7, Future 1st, Future 2nd (North) Out: Jackson Are Freo giving up too much? I think Jackson is worth a lot, the future picks effectively the equivalent of a top 10 future pick.
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Grand Final Celebration at the G
Any idea if you need a member code for every ticket you buy today. Or can 1 code buy up to 10 tickets?
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Grand Final Celebration at the G
If you're an AFL member with club support, you're a member of that club. Counted in the membership numbers, chunk of the coin goes to the club, club sends you the member pack etc.
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Grand Final Celebration at the G
Also AFL club support melb with no email or code