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I agree! very very promising! stel of the 07 draft! cheers!

Here is what id like our 2009 best 22 to look like! (wow, i love the look of it) It got me ven more excited about our future, as it was very hard to decide.. esp leaving out Petterd, Dunn, Martin etc.. Loving the depth!!! B: Whelan Garland Warnock HB: Mcdonald Rivers Wheatley C: Green © Prismall Morton HF: Robertson Miller Davey F: P Johnson Boyle Wonaemirri R: Warnock Mclean Jones INT: Watts, Moloney, Bate, Grimes EM: Valenti C Johnson Bartram Unlucky: Petterd, Dunn, Martin, Jamar, Newton. Still more depth: Frawley, White, Bell, Bode, Meeson, Maric .. + whoever is (priority pick 17-18) NEW players: Prismall (aquired by trade for pick 19) Watts (pick 2 national draft) Warnock (Pick 2 PSD) Boyle (trade for Bruce) Not Considered: Yze, Holland, Carroll, Weetra ALL 2 BE DELISTED IMO! Thoughts?? this is my MFC dream team, and achievable too, id be rapt with that!! Give it a go! its damn theraputic!!

Leave YZ alone!! nob jockey? gee ur not 16 are u, bloody fool! Anyway.. I think this is a really interesting game, very hard to pick, the eagles intentions will determine the result I think! GO eagles!

Bruce would not get a pick in the top 17-18, maybe pick 20.. But imo its a good point that other clubs rate him higher than we do, as they see his best, not his worst.. I love Cam, always have, but if we can better our structure, or weak part of our list (key forward) by trading him then there is no doubt he is trade bait, for the right deal.. Id say something like Prismall, which may push it, but Bruce would add more cream to geelong, Prismall will leave IMO, to get a real crack elsewhere.. Or for an established key forward of similiar age, Kossi for example.. My thought is to go after Tim Boyle, I really rate him, and he could also want more of a go elsewhere! far to good a player to be running round 4 Box HIll!! Bruce for Boyle would be a good 1, maybe they would add a pick (35-45)?? Hope that makes my point..

what a load of rubbish! fools..

My sentiments exactly, its strange, but a great feeling!

I know about the sprint, but thats not footy, thats simple straight line accelartion! A game situation is totally differant! he also does not have the tank for a midfielder, or the lateral movement! If he did, we'd of seen him there, yes?

Exactly! Damn straight!

Yes, JUST! not much, Bode turns it ova less though! Bell is more frustraing cause he has decent ability, just absolutely no football smarts about him at all! Sorry, But like Godfrey before him, I hate it when BEll plays! I just do!! ok!! Id much rather Maric get a run, or play White to put PJ up forward, anything but Bell!! Hes not our worst footballer, hes just typical craig cameron, average! too slow for a geniune midfielder, not tall enough for KP and not smart enough to be a real staunch defender! BUT: I do hope he plays well for a few weeks, to maybe give him some small value for trade week! Id love to trade him for someone like Jericho..

Good post.. I was all for trading Bruce though, he is just not consistent enough, and he is one of few very tradeable players we have! But if he stays, great, we'll only look at a trade that is perfect for us! Warnock, cant wait, I agree no matter whether we are 1,2 or 3rd pick, we'll take Watts!! Cant see us above Freo though, so 15th IMO! Im also hearing alot about targeting Prismall, which is a great idea, he's what we need.. Lynch, nah thanks, not a bad idea though, i just dont see it happening! IMO: We'll have: Watts, Warnock, Prismall, and hopefully another tall forward under 24 from another club! Valenti, Grimes, Maric, Morton to be real impact players by next year!

I cannot beleive that hack Bell is back!! He has done NOTHING to deserve a spot, id rather see yze, White, Carroll, Holland ahead of him, and since i dont want them to play, that shows how much I dont wont dinga to play!! Midfield?? u guys are kidding yourselves, he's no where near a midfielder!! what a joke! Im angry! Bell.. well, lets see, he'll make some bad decisions, run around on the spot, turnover a few by hand & foot, let his opponent kick a couple of easy ones, and, get dropped again.. Sorry 2 be so negative, he's just the 1 player 1 really dislike at our club!

Whether u like it or not, as I said last week, White will play.. Im hoping for: White, Newton, Martin, Valenti.. BELL, what has he done 2 deserve a recall?? nothing, some of u guys desperately over rate him, hes done nothinbg but turn over the pill this year, he makes bad decisions and adds nothing!! Id be astounded and aggrivated if he played, but he wont, so all is well..

For me: In: Mcdonald, Newton (last chance), Maric (yup, bdogs a good game 4 him) Out: Bode, Mclean, Martin(no match up 4 him) But most likely: In: Mcdonald, White (didnt play 4 Sandy, indicates he'll be back, not that I want him 2 be) Out: Mclean, Martin

Good to see Grimes' play well again, really makes me smile.. Newton was good apparently, which is graet, but Id just love to see him with a few more kg's.. Id say he'll be close to comer in, but maybe just an EMERG at this stage.. Id say the only certainty is Junior for Brock, and maybe Morton for Bode.. Stef may get omitted soley as there is not really a match up for him against the dogs.. So that may be Juice's chance! Maric an outside chance IMO..

Exactly! A good article by Mike, bout time! Its good to see people are slowly seeing Bailey's vision.. Kids, kids and more kids! IMO, he will pull off the greatest turn around imaginable for us, just love the way he handles himself, and he has already earned alot of respect in the footy world, the players love him, the Port players miss him.. The best part is, Grimes, who IMO is our biggest talent, Cale, Maric, Mcnamara, Cheney, Zomer, Meeson, Martin.. are all still to be added to that side! Its just so exciting, I really, for the first time in my 24 years of membership, am nothing but optimistic about our playing future, love the balance and discipline of the side, the game plan is developing, its all nothing but up! Alot of work still needs to be done, ie, getting a young key forward by utilising the trade period well, then of course we have a top 2 pick, in the best draft since the SUPER draft! Watts or Naitainui... omg, so very pleasing! Im big Kev excited, thats 4 sure!!

grimes' form no surprise.. Steal of the draft, was a top 5 b4 injuries! So excited bout this kid, a real ball magnet, strong build, quick, and has great skills and decision making qualities! Just cant wait till he pulls on the Melbourne Jumper, will jump straight in and play like hes been there 4 years! Just might get a game by round 18 I hope.. Has alot of catching up 2 do though! Watch this space.. he could be anything! Maric, also looks great, what a kick he ahs on him, Bailey will really help this kid adapt his game! Even Mcnamara looks encouraging! youngest player in the draft! Last years draft will make us I think, i remember the day, I couldnt beleive the amount of talent we picked up., Could really be a huge day for us!! All the experts also rated our picks the best overall in the draft, which means nothing, but its looking great so far!

Perfectly put mate!! my sentiments exactly!!!

Yup.. He plays alot beta when he just lets his instinct run things, but looks like sometimes, when he overthinks things, he can make the wrong decision, but that will come!!

*Cough* LMAO... C'mon mate, its all good, tell me you wre not delighted today?? thats all i was trying 2 say!!

*Cough* Winning does no good huh??? You tell me now it does no good?? The club & supporters are up and about, people feeling happy, some positive signs are really shining through, and we are still a grat chance for the no.1 pick!!! This was a great day, and its what footy is all about!!

Mate, It was a great game, but 1 18 possi game make a player does not!! He showed today what we all knew.. I said we should look @ trading him if he doesnt show something in this half of the year, I also said I really hope he does, as I was so excited when we got him!! Ur CJ comment, was far worse champ!! "those who throw stones" my man!

What a brilliant day... Cant win huh?? As i said, i had a feeling all week, if we played physical, and took the initiative, we'd be a show, who listened?? CJ, what can I say, its so great to finally see a game like that, esp backing up from last week!! Colin, well a great game, much needed, lets see more of it.. Surely he has now found his true calling as an attacking midfielder! The youth, well how great!! So what our older players had the most possies, that means jack my friend! It takes a whole team effort to win a game like that, and all our kids stood up, and deserve the credit.. this is the youngest MFC side to win a game in a long long time, get excited, not bloody cynical!! jeez.. Well done Bailey, I like whats happening, always knew you were in control.. Were our the Bailey bashers?? Great game!!

Look 2 trade him... Look, I was so excited when we drafted him, it just hasnt happened, for alot of reasons.. But, I think he's best as an attacking Midfielder, and he was drafted as one, so keep him there and see what happens, I really would love him to stick it up my ass, because id wanna see him reach his potential, which is MASSIVE!..and he might, is getting 5 % better each week.. He can save himself, but time is NOW!!

Well, good on em'.. *cough*

A journo from Inside football has also mentioned this.. He's a big AFL fan, loves the demon apparently, worth over 3 Billion.. Keep an eye on it we shall..