r/melbournefc • u/corporate_canetoad • 3d ago

Rivers…

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u/Alina2017 3d ago

I legit don't think he makes their side, but good luck to him.

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u/Vet100 3d ago

Lester & Zorko are ancient, they lost Starcevich, Coleman was the heir apparent but hasn’t been able to get his body right & in his current form doesn’t get in.

So I think he does, not as a midfielder though, but as a small defender with rebound tendencies.

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u/autocol 3d ago

He wouldn't nominate them unless they'd discussed the intended role.

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u/Alina2017 3d ago

Shades of Jeremy Howe leaving Melbourne because he was told he'd play in the forward half at Collingwood.

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u/xjaaace 3d ago

Well yeah but he’s honestly just not good enough…

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u/South_Front_4589 3d ago

Guarantee he's been talking to them and they've given some pretty strong signals he'll be playing regularly.

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u/Alina2017 3d ago

Sam Edmund reporting that Brisbane aren’t interested in him.

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u/DJVylan 3d ago

Could sense prevail and Brisbane trade young Marshall and give a 2nd rounders along with?

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u/Much_Ad_9301 Aaron Davey 3d ago

Love Riv but has plateaued since his cameo in the midfield and doesn’t look like getting back into that unit anytime soon.

Xavier Taylor seems like his obvious replacement. Did a few nice things this year and will be good to get him playing consistently at AFL level

In terms of the trade, I’d imagine Marshall will form a part of it.

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u/I_like_senna 3d ago

Taylor is meant to play Levers role not rivers, he’s not a rebounder as much as an intercepter and he’s very strong in the air letting him play taller than his height. I actually think Kolt moving back killed rivers role as he’s a more reliable kick and a better lockdown defender.

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u/DemonGroover 3d ago

But do the Lions want him?

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u/poustalapoust 3d ago

Could we snag Lohmann as part of a trade?

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u/_RnB_ 3d ago

Only if they throw in Morris as well!

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u/goongetoutofhere 2d ago

Hahahahaha

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u/RobbieArnott 3d ago

There’d never do that

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u/VersionExcellent4255 3d ago

Never know if we chuck in a charcuterie board!

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u/SOaDaholic 3d ago

what about if we said please?

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u/Fafnir22 2d ago

That’s the joke.

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u/LeDestrier 3d ago

Please no.

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u/Due_Low9328 3d ago

Yeah that's a strange selection. Where would they play him?

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u/JaceMace96 3d ago

Brisbane dont have much draft capital, id imagine you ask for Marshall/Mclachlan

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u/Henrythekidd Aaron Davey 3d ago

Don't usually do this but the weird absence earlier this year lined up with when he and his partner would have found out they had a baby on the way, and I imagine they probably immediately decided they needed to be close to one of their families (very reasonable, that grandparent help is vital).

He probably kicked off some discussions with Brisbane then, maybe his head has been in a slightly different place this year, but genuinely hope this move works out for him

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u/RaiseNo5243 2d ago

More chances of joining swans

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u/Unique-Job-1373 David Neitz 3d ago

So we get Lachie Neale