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I agree beelzebub. Our club has sunk low. We need to restore pride. 'Melbourne' Football Club! Travelling to away games or practices matches is okay, but not for 'home' games.

Thankfully common sense prevailed and he was selected for first team games again.

Classy year. A confidence building potent player. In short, a gun!

Excellent year!!!

Hopefully his back problems dissipate. When fit, he makes our list stronger. Plus he's awesome to watch carrying the ball under his arm!

Absolutely!!! Great to here it mentioned!

A mates giving his membership details to my brother who lives over there, so we all know each other and are all Dee's. Maybe people can get a guarantor. Sounds a bit funny I know. Just trying to help Dee's get to the game.

Couldn't agree more. He thinks he's an authority.

I don't he has they necessary skills in engagement to interview people well when their too far from the know players. His manners are forward, crude and assuming.

I agree. I find it hard to listen to Brian. I'll admit he's helped create any interesting viewing point with Roaming Brian, but it's laced with self and afl promotion. Our list is full of interesting and lovable players. It's really nice watching the joy and affection shared by family members, close friends, staff and players.

Gold Coast viewers? My brother and I will be looking to watch it somewhere around the Silver Strip. Any ideas on a good place to view? Ps, not Waxy's.

Hawthorn Football Club = Generic, robotic, characterless, bland and god awful dress.

That's right. I forgot about how it happened. He was only changing directions wasn't he?

Hopefully. I'm a bit apprehensive about Lever's knee problems being fixed for good. But with him back our depth is much improved. Joel Smith was doing really well up until his injury. Attacks the ball without much thought of his own safety, like he's Dad. Hopefully he'll be already by next season.

We don't have many large defenders to rotate with Omac as well. Pedersen came to mind because he now epitomizes fringe first team, second team player. Hopefully he still has a few years in him.

It's interesting to read that a lot people who are happy and confident with him are also saying he get's picked on by so many. It highlights a real divide in opinion. I personally think he get's too much leeway and first team games. Reserve and first team footy this year and last would have been good for him. He's kicking is pretty competent. He's handballing on his right side is also fairly good. And he's spoiling is fairly good. Hopefully with time and experience he'll improve his impact off the ball, he's tackling, awareness, he's aggression and he's reaction time. A lot of people must seem to think that playing in the reserves isn't playing for us. Pederson is a proven gun and he plays in the reserves almost every week. What i'm getting at is Omac may become this defensive beast in time and play every 1st team game like some think he will, or he may not advance that much further; but still be handy for both the reserve and first team.

Ambivalent about this one at the moment. Shame the AFL logo is so prominent and the sponsors.

I surprised to hear his left handed. I recall him favouring his right hand when handballing. It makes more sense of his unusual hand position when dropping the ball.

How do you listen to a post? Hehe. He holds the ball in a way to suit his left boot, kind of; but his run up, as silly as it looks, is for his right boot.

If the season was over, then maybe i'd talk trades. We got to use what we've got for now. What happens when your newly recruited player starts under preforming..... trade talks begin again? Hogan's fix's the one flaw in his game eg, instead of stuttering up to his set shot at goal like he's trying to pull off a ridiculous dance maneuver and just kick the skin off it; he'd at the very least be a 50/50 chance and we'd all love him.

He's a bad set shot kick, but a good field kick.

I agree on discussing what would be helpful, I just don't like the hysterical premise. The season's not over, we need positive solutions now, not next year. Maybe play Hogan strictly at half forward and in the middle next week?

What a depressing thread!

I was hopeful as well, but he sprayed a shot like that last week, or maybe the week before. I find the most frustrating thing with him isn't so much his missed shot, but his lack of physicality.

Calm down sweetie.