Moloney over Lonergan or any number of mids we have.

[the claw]

Moloney would give us a better chance to play finals. we had the chance to go after moloney and decided not too.
it couldnt be an age thing moloney is 28 29 in january. we took both stephenson  who is older and edwards same age plus  a few 26 yr olds as well. Why were we not interested in the best mid available in the entire trade f/a period.

for me moloney was a monty for us. definately a starting 22 player and an ideal foil for foley. if foley doesnt come up or continues to be injured he would replace him entirely..he would also provide cover if tuck went down.
he is  a better and more proven player than both knights and lonergan and like those two would have cost us nothing as far as picks go.
to be honest id be happy to have knights  lonergan and moloney and one or two others like kyle martin and sam dwyer. it was doable very doable at little cost.

would have been easy to cut matt white or mcguane or jackson all of whom were out of contract to make way for moloney.
its ironic we have taken a few ex melborne players now but we probably ignored the best performed of them all.

[Phil Mrakov]

The big Clawski

[bojangles17]

What a bloody joke, prob lead the pre season pee up contest. Love hos post season booze up pics in Bali with the boys.
LoL claw, we d be a better chance if we lured ben cousins out of retirement and tried to convert danny cipriani to aussie rules

[the claw]

What a bloody joke, prob lead the pre season pee up contest. Love hos post season booze up pics in Bali with the boys.
LoL claw, we d be a better chance if we lured ben cousins out of retirement and tried to convert danny cipriani to aussie rules

we will get to see just what we ignored when we play brisbane this yr wont we.  you stick with ya choir boys bo, and all those older blokes still trying to establish if they can play at the level. 
me i will stick with blokes who can actually play footy. after all at the end of the day at a footy club that is all that really matters what they do in the post season i couldnt give a stuff about.

by the way that druggie cousins that bad bad influence lol, on younger players. he  was pretty good  for us if i remember right.  but hey he could play a bit.
ya know what we could do worse bringing ben out of retirement. hed be better than most of the choir boys,  you know good blokes who cant play you back in.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Moloney had issues with attitude and demanded a minimum 2 year deal. The only guy we got with issues was Edwards but that was for just one year. Even his price was higher than Edwards.

[yellowandback]

There is simply not nearly enough detail in the OP to weigh up the validity of the opinion.

[bojangles17]

What a bloody joke, prob lead the pre season pee up contest. Love hos post season booze up pics in Bali with the boys.
LoL claw, we d be a better chance if we lured ben cousins out of retirement and tried to convert danny cipriani to aussie rules

we will get to see just what we ignored when we play brisbane this yr wont we.  you stick with ya choir boys bo, and all those older blokes still trying to establish if they can play at the level. 
me i will stick with blokes who can actually play footy. after all at the end of the day at a footy club that is all that really matters what they do in the post season i couldnt give a stuff about.

by the way that druggie cousins that bad bad influence lol, on younger players. he  was pretty good  for us if i remember right.  but hey he could play a bit.
ya know what we could do worse bringing ben out of retirement. hed be better than most of the choir boys,  you know good blokes who cant play you back in.

Well its a footy club mate not alcoholics anonymous, we lost nothing leaving this bum slip through to the keeper

[the claw]

Moloney had issues with attitude and demanded a minimum 2 year deal. The only guy we got with issues was Edwards but that was for just one year. Even his price was higher than Edwards.

just about every player at melbourne had issues this yr.  didnt seem to be any issues in 09 10 and 11 when he was fit and carving up most sides pretty regularl including killing us..
clearly a lot had had enough of what had been going on in  the place  not just this yr but previous yrs.
based on performance at 28 moloney was is worth a two yr contract.

oh can you tell me what issues aaron edwards has?  i personally dont see any.  as i have said if you want to hang edwards for getting peeed in the off season you had better be consistent and be prepared to hang probably 99% of all players.
without a doubt most get peeed, most act the fool, some even get into trouble with the law. but by and large most of what goes on is swept under the carpet and controlled firstly by the clubs and then by the afl your kidding yourself if you think differently.we do it in society as well and most walks of life seems every one has to be seen to be doing the right thing regardless of what the reality is.
i dont have a problem with edwards primarily because he hasnt done much wrong other than live up to somebody elses opinion on how he should behave. nope im all for him because despite the do gooders  hes a good bloke and he can play a bit. same goes for moloney.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

I'd suggest to learn to live with the fact we didn't get Moloney, Kyle or anyone else you have suggested. We have heard your opinion loud and clear. There is no need to repeat it over and over. Just sit back, relax and wait for the new season before you get your claws out to criticize the club again. The club has made a decision. We can see if it was the correct one or not with he results it obtains. I don't agree with all their choices either but as a supporter my job is to back my team now.
Post mortems will inevitably happen in good time.
 

[the claw]

What a bloody joke, prob lead the pre season pee up contest. Love hos post season booze up pics in Bali with the boys.
LoL claw, we d be a better chance if we lured ben cousins out of retirement and tried to convert danny cipriani to aussie rules

we will get to see just what we ignored when we play brisbane this yr wont we.  you stick with ya choir boys bo, and all those older blokes still trying to establish if they can play at the level. 
me i will stick with blokes who can actually play footy. after all at the end of the day at a footy club that is all that really matters what they do in the post season i couldnt give a stuff about.

by the way that druggie cousins that bad bad influence lol, on younger players. he  was pretty good  for us if i remember right.  but hey he could play a bit.
ya know what we could do worse bringing ben out of retirement. hed be better than most of the choir boys,  you know good blokes who cant play you back in.

Well its a footy club mate not alcoholics anonymous, we lost nothing leaving this bum slip through to the keeper

is that it bo? geez at some stage on this site you will have to address what is being said.  but wait thats not how you go about it is it. oh well its your credability going down the gurgler.

ya know that  alcoholic bum has played afl for 10 yrs and when not injured managed to play some pretty good footy. hmm if moloneys a bum what are the numerous richmond players we have. oh but thats right you dont want to go near his footy worth. nope we dont want to talk about a bloke who at the very least kicks our sorry arses on the footy field nope lets keep matt white hes a good bloke hhhaaarrrrggghhh.
you should join a charitable organisation bo and leave the reality to others. wait a minute!!!!!  you belong to one its called the richmond footy club where we resign bums for yrs on end and recruit underperformers over proven players. oooops sorry drifting onto footy again cant go there can we.

[Phil Mrakov]

Agree with the big Clawski, Moloneski was better than Lerrnergern

[the claw]

I'd suggest to learn to live with the fact we didn't get Moloney, Kyle or anyone else you have suggested. We have heard your opinion loud and clear. There is no need to repeat it over and over. Just sit back, relax and wait for the new season before you get your claws out to criticize the club again. The club has made a decision. We can see if it was the correct one or not with he results it obtains. I don't agree with all their choices either but as a supporter my job is to back my team now.
Post mortems will inevitably happen in good time.
 

why cant i repeat it over and over you can congratulate them over and over cant you.
when we actually achieve something i may relax and stop looking with a critical eye. which by the way is asking could we do and have done better nothing more nothing less.
your right the club has made a decision but hey lets not question that decision.

hmm once again im forced to say it we finished 12th but your sayinmg we shouldnt question what they do. let them actually prove something before we laud them.its a footy club, the bottom line is where we finish and what we achieve.

after 30 yrs of abject failure. as a supporter who makes decent contributions to the club in more ways than one.
 i see it my duty we be the best we can anything less is unacceptable.
now the club has said as much themselves we need mids and experience yet we ignored the best available mid based on performance  in the trade and f/a period. we didnt even look at him that is negligent imo. im about winning games i have to ask what is the rfc about seems being seen to do the right thing is more important.

just to finish you can expect many more threads from me along similar lines. geez orren stephenson why not stefan martin who also went in a melborne fire sale almost.  whos the better performed and who has an upside, whos more than just an insurance policy. yep craig cameron really fixed our ruck tocks with stephenson and mcbean oh dear.
what is it i cop dont question them claw just pour your money and loyalty in.

we have two spots we need to fill ones list manager and the other is likely head recruiter that is if we use  performance as the guide over the last 6 and 8 yrs.

you wanna trust em fine. me i wouldnt trust em as far as i can kick em. if they dont want to be criticised they better get better at what they do.

[dwaino]

Sounds like Santa didn't come to cwawy wawy 

[the claw]

Sounds like Santa didn't come to cwawy wawy 

santa. who the eff is santa.

[Phil Mrakov]

Sounds like Santa didn't come to cwawy wawy 

santa. who the eff is santa.

The big Clawski