Roger Mellie

Draftee X when asked how he feels about being drafted - "It's surreal"

Melbourne's own Leigh Concrete Legs Newton

If we could rookie ZWM, that would be my preference. For all his natural attributes, he only lasted 2 or 3 games with the Claremont Colts before returning home and left halfway through the draft camp (sorry just cant call it a combine) and returned home. I think the go home factor is strong. Jurrah would be a huge help if he did come to Melbourne. Manson reminds me a little of Karl Pederson (sp?) who is also nominating for the draft. If we did draft Manson, it would scream Malcom Blight rather than Malthouse on the coaching style front.

Because he might want to follow Bailey to Adelaide - it's been mentioned on this site before (I think) and it makes sense to me

I disagree - if going by the media the only other interest (in Manson) is from West Coast and to a lesser degree, Freo. If they want him, they have to take him before our Pick 36, otherwise we can take him at 52 or 54 as neither of those clubs has a pick in between - assuming he is so high on our radar.

I suspect the AFL hasn't cottoned on to the fact that, outside of the four GWS supporters, no one gives a toss about the top 10 (aside from what could've been had the draft not been compromised)

More miss than hit

I hope they don't reverse the Top10 order of the draft again to 'add suspense.' What a joke!

Pick 36, 52 & 54 Best available of Jackson Merrett, Sam Kerridge, Jimmy Webster, Shane Nelson, Clay Smith, Jordan Kelly, Cameron Ellis-Yolmen I think West Coast might snag Manson

Dave Dunbar is in the back of the photo disguised as a seat

From left to right: Aaron Greaves, Chocco Royal, Andrew Nichol, Paul Satterley, Jade Rawlings, Leigh Brown, Mark Neeld, Dave Misson, Todd Viney, Robert Jackson, Adam Paulo. Robert Jackson – Strength & Conditioning Manager (who came from the Aints with Misson). Adam Paulo – Rehabilitation Coach. Edited for full list (source - Ology)

IMO he was - some will agree, some wont. If it makes you happier I'll rephrase it - he was a shocking kick. The point of the post was, he is now a reliable kick and furthermore there are no obvious bad kicks at Collingwood, or Geelong for that matter. You couldn't say the same for the MFC and I hope Neeld turns said players into serviceable if not reliable kicks.

At Collingwood, they managed to turn the worst kick in the league into a reliable (although awkward) kick - Ben Johnson. Therefore I would hope to see the ordinary kicks improve out of sight and even the players where kicking isn't their strength make noticeable improvement. Bartram, Grimes, Bail, Nicho, McKenzie, Petterd, Joel Mac, Martin, Fitzpatrick, Spencil etc

He's got to be better than Ryan Gamble

Joel Selwood springs to mind. I've never seen a player get so many free kicks as Nason did. There ends any similarity. Pass

Yes - it's on the AFL website: Saints give Dowler a chance

Thanks for the report HT and for all reports. Which MacMcDonald was doing the kicking practice? Given the company, I'm assuming it's Joel (who BTW is Mac, Tom is Mc)

This is a bit of a guess but the order looks like: Jones, Bail, Nicholson, Red Shirt, T MacDonald, Morton, J MacDonald

From the good old days: stab pass baulk daisy cutter 'you could build a block of flats...' coat hanger banana And the current pathetic contributions to the game: selling candy fat side of the ground shot on goal quarterback stoppage ban them

LARS surgery is for knee recos - therefore he didn't have LARS

Don't expect Mitch Clark to do anything other than laps (if he's there at all). He had knee surgery in the break and will be with the rehab group for a few weeks.

If only he was getting a haircut at 6am

My question/request: Show us ya gaps

Reply to Bhima: Melbourne's woes in 2011 centred around a dysfunctional midfield that lacked consistency and class....it appears Moloney, Sylvia and Mckenzie are once again the likely canditates for first crack at the pill come round 1 next year. I can't help but feel un-inspired. Agree entirely - I don't believe we can aspire to much with that. Add in Jones and it's even less inspiring. 1. Rotate Jeremy Howe through the midfield. Definitely potential here. He played a few games in defence at Casey and performed well. His attack on the footy and skill level should stand him in good stead, not to mention the rate at which he can adapt. 2. Put Morton on the ball. I'm a little bit more dubious about Morton - he's shown zero capacity to operate in traffic and this would require a back flip. Neeld has his work cut out for him, but it's possible. I don't doubt his ability for a minute but found him to be a massive casualty of the forward press - space clearly at a premium. 3. Get Grimes in the Centre. No argument there - get him in there and fingers crossed he doesn't break down 4. Get Watts and Jurrah on the wing more often. If we don't have a preseason that introduces the concept of defence to more than half our side then I'll go he for chasey. It will be defence, defence defence. So Jurrah on the wing is possible. 5. I'd like to see if Jetta can make an impact in the middle, with a preseason (his first) under his belt. Hoping you're there on 31st and look forward to your report Bhima

(Rookie) Drafted by Richmond in 2008. Don't know how long he lasted