Spirit of '87

Perhaps it should be eternal membership.

I gave up my Redlegs membership a few years ago for a different membership, out of frustration that someone else would almost always be sitting in my reserved seat - now I know who the culprit was! Not sure how the seat allocations might go if there’s a larger crowd expected, but I assume premium members would be given priority. Beyond that, perhaps some sort of ballot.

I thought this year’s draft is considered to be compromised because of various academy, father-son and the like that mean that a number of this year’s draft prospects are already locked in? The suggestion being that 2021 will be less compromised in that regard, so not Covid or vaccine related.

But are skills something that can just be “fixed up” or do skills = say natural ability that can’t be improved?

Opens the way for Adam Goodes to make a comeback.

It would also seem unfortunate for some current players if they were to be delisted at the end of this year to make way for new draftees, when they haven’t even had a chance to play or prove themselves this season, if it’s reduced/cancelled.

Thankfully his trophy cabinet is as bereft of premiership medals as he suggests the MCG was of crowds during his Melbourne playing days.

So it’s good then that he got injured, so he doesn’t get injured?

Gawn’s already been making his ongoing contribution, so he’s perhaps not really seen as a reason that they’d ‘spring back in 2020’, unless he takes his game to an even higher level this year, if that’s possible.

Yes true!

Thanks - sounds encouraging. About a quarter of those drafted this year seem to have come from WA. Even if we accept the strength of the “go home factor” that so many seem concerned about, I don’t see how the two WA clubs can accommodate all of this year’s WA draftees supposedly wanting to return home from their respective non WA clubs in a couple of years or so. Player list number restrictions, salary cap, trade requirements - don’t see how West Coast and Freo can pull off bringing all those players - and that’s just from this year‘s draft - back to WA.

4. Greater Western Sydney (received from Adelaide as part of a pick swap; originally received from Carlton in 2018)

The 9 news item also mentioned Oliver and showed footage of him going down. Also mentioned and showed Melksham nursing a hand injury, but suggested that it was minor.

And hear hear

Ruckman Jack Hannath recruited by Fremantle?

On that basis the Gabba in Brisbane should probably be the true “G”.

Except for Anzac Eve, which happens to fall on a Friday night next year.

He was seemingly just ‘taking the [censored]’ out of Melbourne all along, where he has previous form: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5053641/Jamie-Elliott-arrested-drunkenly-urinating-bin.html

Charming

the “big dance” Can’t it just remain known as the Grand Final?

Yeah Bonar first...then Cumming.

Not sure that many are on the same page as our fd...possibly players included.

My main concern if they did happen to win their last two games would be that it might lull the football department, players etc. into another false sense of security ahead of pre season and next season, and the opportunity to continue with the usual positive spin “We always believed in the game plan, we’re playing “the Melbourne way” with those last two wins of the season, launches us positively into next season, no need for a review, overhaul. rebuild, just need to tweak a few things” etc. Not that I particularly want them to lose their last two games either, but at least that would leave the stark reality for all to see of so few wins for the season and keeps the heat on all concerned at the club to try to actually do something about it.

He May yet.

Clearly trying to disguise that he’s out of shape, otherwise he’d be wearing something skimpier to show off his body.