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  1. A mate works for a company that is one of the sponsors at Bomberland. According to him, Bomber Thompson will have an involvement next year with the EFC and he won't be coaching at Geelong.
  2. They're the ones with the horns coming out of their foreheads aren't they?
  3. Congratulations Millsy and a great effort from Kyle Cheney too! Has an MFC player won a b & f at an affiliate club before?
  4. ... and like Ablett, perhaps he's been told to announce his exercise of that right after the grand final.
  5. Getting back on subject, I would maintain that there has to be a very good reason why Eade has consistently refused to play Hill at the Bulldogs. Their supporters tell me it has something to do with the lack of attack on the football in contests.
  6. Not sure about the announcement coming on TFS but Hutchy will probably announce that Brown's decision to go to the Suns will be announced tomorrow.
  7. Just an aside, I think the tough decision on Junior has been vindicated to an extent by the sad scenario surrounding the retirement of Brad Johnson. I don't think we would have wanted to see that happen to Junior next year.
  8. It's on again. The annual trades and rumours circus that has players moving here there and everywhere. Up until now most of the rumours have involved the Gold Coast Suns and a couple of them have turned to fact - Bock and Krakouer. But now we have a Michael Rischitelli thread about how he wants to leave Brisbane at the end of the year and come to a Melbourne based club. There's even a rumour that he would like to go to Melbourne because it is going to be a good club in a few years. The thing is that Melbourne's priority is the need to find a key tall forward. Why not make a call to David Cloke who happens to manage Travis Cloke and who closed off negotiations with the Pies a while ago? If nothing else it would save Travis from having to front up to James Frawley every Queens Birthday over the next half dozen years. At worst it could start off another good rumour.
  9. HAWTHORN Max Bailey (knee) - indefinite
  10. Col's form since his return has been so good that I'm convinced had he not had his two major injuries (broken jaw and the toe) we would be in the top eight right now.
  11. Football's a tough game. Whatever decision is made, let's hope it's the head ruling the heart and not the other way around.
  12. * three players are on 44 goals for the season/ Jonathan Brown, Lance Franklin and Brad Green. * who has the worst moustache / Austin or Lynden? * with four rounds to go we've averted the wooden spoon for the first time in Dean Bailey's reign as coach. * who says percentage means nothing to the MFC because of the draw? If the Hawthorn slump continues and the Dees keep coming then there's a chance we might finish on an equal number of wins and separated only by percentage!
  13. Time for a complete overhaul of the rookie list next year. I can't see us retaining Maric, Newton, Hughes or Healey (all too injury prone). Jordie McKenzie and Jake Spencer to get uplifted permanently to the main list.
  14. Really? You know, this is supposed to be a forum where people can express their opinions on football matters but if you don't like a particular footballer, commentator or any personality associated with the game, why not give us all your reasons instead of mounting ad hominem attacks. Taylor usually supports his opinions with reasons and even if you don't agree with them, the fact that he gives his justifications, allows you to debate his views. To call someone "brainless" without providing reasons says more about you than it does about Taylor. If you reckon he's harsh on the Melbourne Football Club just think that the club can answer its detractors by the way it performs on the field. It's amazing how few the criticisms are of the MFC when the boys perform like they did for most of the game against one of Taylor's former teams in Collingwood.
  15. Just out of interest, what were the official statistics for forward 50 entries by both sides and how many marks did each side take in their own forward 50 and in their defensive 50? Where would you find these stats?
  16. I'm in. Good luck!
  17. I love the way that some people take a throwaway line from a commentator on television and turn it into what amounts to character assassination. It's really our version of the tall poppy syndrome, isn't it? Fact is, the claims about Jack's attitude are nothing but speculation and innuendo. It's time to cut the kid some slack.
  18. Quite right too. They're our boys and should be addressed properly. If I see another reference to Trengrove I'll explode.
  19. Report in Inside Football suggests that Kyle faces a long rehab and won't be playing at all this year. I wish him well on the long road to recovery.
  20. Absolute genius. How many times have we seen this happen since Bailey became coach? We play stupid unaccountable football in the first half of a game and are getting thrashed and subsequently, we change our approach and all of a sudden we look a million times better. Proves there is no game plan.
  21. What a fantastic idea. Let's forget about the core reason why the club exists and instead we can offer to help out in the kitchen.
  22. I wonder if Petterd might become a target for Gold Coast seeing that he comes from Broadbeach? If he did go, how would we be compensated?
  23. As usual, we've been assigned an away game to kick off the NAB Cup again this year - Fremantle at Subiaco. I'd like to think we might be able to win a couple of these games so that we can get a chance to go and watch the team in a competitive pre season game on a decent ground. The early losers of NAB Cup fixtures get shunted around country and interstate venues. The AFL site has an article saying: "The AFL is finalising the NAB Challenge fixture, with games scheduled in Alice Springs (NT), Blacktown (NSW), Joondalup (WA), Morwell (Vic), Mt Gambier (SA), Narrandera (NSW), North Ballarat (Vic), Southport (Qld) and Yea (Victoria), as well as Elizabeth in outer suburban Adelaide and Casey Fields in outer suburban Melbourne as the competition progresses." Apart from Casey Fields, I would have little chance of attending so please Dees, go for the wins in the NAB Cup!
  24. A very good summation of the highlights although I would put Grimes at the top of the list. Matty Bate looks like a key forward but I'd like to see him take more contested overhead marks before I would play him as a KPF.
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