What do you want to happen to our season from here?

[titan_uranus 24,656]

I ask this question because, though I definitely want us to win more games this year, I would be quite annoyed if Essendon or West Coast got pick 1. Still, I don't want the spoon or pick 1. Do people think we need pick 1 to improve?

[Jarka 767]

1. Win as many games as possible to give us the spoon.

2. Richmond & Carlton both get more than 16 points thus losing a PP.

3. Drafting the best kid in the draft

4. Luring a talented youngster away from another club in the PSD

5. Building a team for the future.

Doesn't have to be in that order.

[Grooski 0]

1. Win as many games as possible to give us the spoon.

2. Richmond & Carlton both get more than 16 points thus losing a PP.

3. Drafting the best kid in the draft

4. Luring a talented youngster away from another club in the PSD

5. Building a team for the future.

Doesn't have to be in that order.

How about, win 12 out of the next 15, cementing 6th and win through to at least a semifinal in Neita's last year.

Spoon is off-field suicide for this club.

[Demons 32 235]

Couldn't care less.

Saw us get a big win, we need Natanui and the number 1 pre-season draft choice for a number of reasons.

I feel like we won our personal premiership.

Now I would like us to be competitive only, truely develop some kids.

[Jarka 767]

Spoon is off-field suicide for this club.

Why?

[Grooski 0]

Club is losing corporate support very quickly due to the onfield "saleability" of the team.

Today went a long way in getting them to think twice. Performances from the team like that 2nd half as well as the rise of marketable players such as Wonna will promote interest back in (as well as their $s). While a great marketable player like Natanui may address this down the track, the club is losing corporate dollars due to their current performances now.

Short/medium term off-field needs addressing before long-term onfield at the moment.

My opinion only.

[jacey 333]

1. Win as many games as possible to give us the spoon.

2. Richmond & Carlton both get more than 16 points thus losing a PP.

3. Drafting the best kid in the draft

4. Luring a talented youngster away from another club in the PSD

5. Building a team for the future.

Doesn't have to be in that order.

agree with all of the above.

i actually don't mind winning as many games as possible, as long as the youngsters play a prominent role in winning.

i don't want to see yze, holland, white, robertson jmac etc etc in the same team, having freak games and winning. It achieves nothing.

yesterday we had a 7-8 senior players/ 14-15 youngish players. IMO that's the right mix for the next 12 rounds. Then its 22 kids for the last few.

[sideshowbob 0]

A flag.

(nobody said I had to be realistic with my answer - i'm just saying that's what I want)

[John Dee 445]

We want Carlton and Richmond to get more than 16 points. We need to win no more than 3 more games.

We play Richmond twice before the end of the season; they are on 18 points; job done, lose to Richmond twice.

We don't play Carlton again, they are on 12 points. I'm worried, I will be sweating on at least 1.5 more wins. I do not trust them.

Beat Collingwood on Queen's Birthday; I know that wastes another win, but, we've just got to do it.

Lose to West Coast, round 20 I think; don't trust them either.

[Redleg 40,228]

Club is losing corporate support very quickly due to the onfield "saleability" of the team.

Today went a long way in getting them to think twice. Performances from the team like that 2nd half as well as the rise of marketable players such as Wonna will promote interest back in (as well as their $s). While a great marketable player like Natanui may address this down the track, the club is losing corporate dollars due to their current performances now.

My opinion only.

How would sponsors react to a wave of preseason publicity due to Melbourne drafting the most exciting talent in years, Natanui. Then forcing a couple of trades through use of the number 1 PSD pick and ultimately taking a player with it and then adding a raft of young players taken in the draft at 17, 18 and later picks plus Rookies. Jack Grimes declaring his fitness and Rivers, Newton, Morton and Dunn announcing their gain of 5-8 K's of muscle.

Throw in Board changes, a new summer training base at Casey Fields and the new stadium getting closer to completion.

I think we would all be on cloud nine with anticipation.

[Jarka 767]

Club is losing corporate support very quickly due to the onfield "saleability" of the team.

Today went a long way in getting them to think twice. Performances from the team like that 2nd half as well as the rise of marketable players such as Wonna will promote interest back in (as well as their $s). While a great marketable player like Natanui may address this down the track, the club is losing corporate dollars due to their current performances now.

Short/medium term off-field needs addressing before long-term onfield at the moment.

My opinion only.

I don't think the club is losing any corporate support at all. These deals are generally signed for a 2 to 3 year contract and any negative movements will be quickly replaced if we go into a new season having just acquired a couple of gun kids in the November and pre-season drafts. Added to that a list that would be much more confident than what we had this year.

It's not such a hard thing to realise that we're currently going through a transitional phase with a large number of senior players who have retired or are about to retire, but the if the footy world sees us getting more talent in and developing the talent we already have on the list then this poor season will be quickly forgotten. The Hawks are a prime example, sure they had a couple of terrible years under Clarkson but that has all but been forgotten, in fact the general consensus is that they did the right thing.

I think the most important thing now is the long term success of the team, let McNamee worry about the finances, that's what he's paid to do, but let bailey build a team for the future.

[Guest unstable punt]

How about, win 12 out of the next 15, cementing 6th and win through to at least a semifinal in Neita's last year.

Spoon is off-field suicide for this club.

it is not off-field suicide and l want either Naita or Rich in Demon colors next year

[Grooski 0]

How would sponsors react to a wave of preseason publicity due to Melbourne drafting the most exciting talent in years, Natanui. Then forcing a couple of trades through use of the number 1 PSD pick and ultimately taking a player with it and then adding a raft of young players taken in the draft at 17, 18 and later picks plus Rookies. Jack Grimes declaring his fitness and Rivers, Newton, Morton and Dunn announcing their gain of 5-8 K's of muscle.

Throw in Board changes, a new summer training base at Casey Fields and the new stadium getting closer to completion.

I think we would all be on cloud nine with anticipation.

Understand that to get Natanui, the club is going to have be pretty ordinary from here on in -> losing at least 12 of the next 15 games.

Sponsors are not going to give a rats ass about youngsters due to play in Sandy for a while, or the amount of weight the current youngsters are putting on in the off season, or where this bottom ranked team is based. They cannot sell that. We may be happy with it, but they couldn't care less.

While Natanui will be marketable, do you think it would gain back the support we lost due to finishing so low? Let alone the financial loss we make in the year as a result?

[Jarka 767]

Understand that to get Natanui, the club is going to have be pretty ordinary from here on in -> losing at least 12 of the next 15 games.

Sponsors are not going to give a rats ass about youngsters due to play in Sandy for a while, or the amount of weight the current youngsters are putting on in the off season, or where this bottom ranked team is based. They cannot sell that. We may be happy with it, but they couldn't care less.

While Natanui will be marketable, do you think it would gain back the support we lost due to finishing so low? Let alone the financial loss we make in the year as a result?

From my experience with companies and their sponsorship dollar I believe the only thing they are interested is exposure for their brand. I still believe that getting to top pick and luring a 'star' from another club will do more for their exposure than winning 8 more games in the rest of the season and finishing middle of the pack.

[jacey 333]

Understand that to get Natanui, the club is going to have be pretty ordinary from here on in -> losing at least 12 of the next 15 games.

Sponsors are not going to give a rats ass about youngsters due to play in Sandy for a while, or the amount of weight the current youngsters are putting on in the off season, or where this bottom ranked team is based. They cannot sell that. We may be happy with it, but they couldn't care less.

While Natanui will be marketable, do you think it would gain back the support we lost due to finishing so low? Let alone the financial loss we make in the year as a result?

THat's what everyone said about Carlton this year. How do u sell your club from the bottom of the ladder?

Then they rolled out Judd, Murphy, Gibbs, Kruger, Walker, Waite etc in their first press conference and hope was reborn again.

[Bay Riffin 1,454]

Understand that to get Natanui, the club is going to have be pretty ordinary from here on in -> losing at least 12 of the next 15 games.

Sponsors are not going to give a rats ass about youngsters due to play in Sandy for a while, or the amount of weight the current youngsters are putting on in the off season, or where this bottom ranked team is based. They cannot sell that. We may be happy with it, but they couldn't care less.

While Natanui will be marketable, do you think it would gain back the support we lost due to finishing so low? Let alone the financial loss we make in the year as a result?

We simply have to get top pick. We will not draw support without a very good team and we need 2-3 elite players I reckon. We need a few top 5 picks to build this team around.

[Little Goffy 14,058]

I'm sorry, I refuse to get into the pick 1 hype.

People love calling Natanui a freak and pointing out his phenomenal leap and intense play, but there's also plenty of comments about relatively mediocre essential skills and footy smarts.

Pick 2 is presumed to be this Daniel Rich guy, declared an out-and-out gun midfielder by all who have anything to say on him. Not one comment about a flaw. Flawless?

I'd be ok with that.

Who will be there at picks 3, 4, 5, 6...?

They're hardly going to be pathetic duds, are they?

What do we know about guys like Hurley, Yarran, Swift, Lynch?

There's even supposed to be a guy at Sandy Dragons (I love backyard recruiting) who has been mumbled about as a top ten.

Keep those wins coming. I'd even celebrate the 5th.

Realistically, what we need is an across the board 5-10% improvement in kicking and handballing efficency and team coordination. Draft picks don't get you that.

Hard work can, and for a little flash moment on Sunday, it did.

[Dreamin' Demon 10]

I'm sorry, I refuse to get into the pick 1 hype.

I agree. I cant get my head around this either. I want to win as many games as possible & pick up the best player with whatever pick we're dealt. Our supporter/member base will only grow in the long term, by having constant success. Success bring dollars through the gate & sponsorships.

[Swampfox 190]

Play 4 quarters of competitive football

[Yze_Magic 3]

As much as i want natanui or Rich, I think we will win too many games.

In fact, I can see us ending up with between 6-10 wins

It may sound crazy, but yesterday I saw something at th MCG that you just cant explain. It was as if everything came together at once - the skills, the game plan, and most importantly , the passion.

I honestly think we have turned a corner. Bailey is really starting to work out who his weapons are, and who is disposable.

The emergence of Wonemarri, the return of Rivers and Matty Bate.. very important.

No we wont make Finals, but we will get better and we will cause some boilovers along the way.

[Demon16 69]

As much as i want natanui or Rich, I think we will win too many games.

In fact, I can see us ending up with between 6-10 wins

It may sound crazy, but yesterday I saw something at th MCG that you just cant explain. It was as if everything came together at once - the skills, the game plan, and most importantly , the passion.

I honestly think we have turned a corner. Bailey is really starting to work out who his weapons are, and who is disposable.

The emergence of Wonemarri, the return of Rivers and Matty Bate.. very important.

No we wont make Finals, but we will get better and we will cause some boilovers along the way.

you have been accused many times of talking some A grade [censored] in the past.......but i think you may well be onto something. we may turn out to be [censored] for the rest of the year, but really, how many rubbish teams win a game of football from 50 points down at halftime? did carlton eva look like doing it? richmond?

[DemonTux 95]

As much as i want natanui or Rich, I think we will win too many games.

In fact, I can see us ending up with between 6-10 wins

It may sound crazy, but yesterday I saw something at th MCG that you just cant explain. It was as if everything came together at once - the skills, the game plan, and most importantly , the passion.

I honestly think we have turned a corner. Bailey is really starting to work out who his weapons are, and who is disposable.

The emergence of Wonemarri, the return of Rivers and Matty Bate.. very important.

No we wont make Finals, but we will get better and we will cause some boilovers along the way.

YEP!

[dee-luded 2,959]

Club is losing corporate support very quickly due to the onfield "saleability" of the team.

Today went a long way in getting them to think twice. Performances from the team like that 2nd half as well as the rise of marketable players such as Wonna will promote interest back in (as well as their $s). While a great marketable player like Natanui may address this down the track, the club is losing corporate dollars due to their current performances now.

Short/medium term off-field needs addressing before long-term onfield at the moment.

My opinion only.

We've had 5 years of playing inferior footballers playing inferior outside (non contact) style football that has deeinspired our supporters so much that we can't even get more than 20,000 to a game when the club is on one knee begging. We need to

add to our list another high quality mid like a R Palmer/ Ebert/ or from this year Daniel Rich. We also need to grab a tall power forward around David Schwartz's size (195+ cms), or if you like to refer back to Lachlan Henderson last year, not sure yet who'll be around for this draft.

[bjgc 0]

The Freo win was a great win but I wouldn't get too carried away just yet. We play Adelaide in a fortnight I think we will get a better indication of where we are at then cause we traditionaly get belted over there no matter what type of form we are in. The confidence we gained from Freo could quickly get evaporated.

There wouldn't be a supporter who doesn't want Naita and I'm no different but I still feel that we will have the same problems in the middle even with him there. I think our problem isn't the ruck White has been good and P.J and Jamar (still useles around the ground) have been solid. If we can find a quality midfielder to help out McLean then I think we could have a dramatic improvement. Jones isn't the answer he is a calssic meat & potatoes midfielder like McDonald he will be a good solid footballer but that is all I think Rich will be a better fit for our side but if we get the chance we won't pass up on a player who can jump 400m.

We must bring in all the kids by the end of the year Maric, Martin, Newton, Buckley and co.

No Carroll, Wheatley and Yze.

No Robbo, Holland and Neitz in the same team.

Keep on being competive for the rest of the season as long as we don't win enough games to stuff up our seasons in the future like last year.

[titan_uranus 24,656]

you have been accused many times of talking some A grade [censored] in the past.......but i think you may well be onto something. we may turn out to be [censored] for the rest of the year, but really, how many rubbish teams win a game of football from 50 points down at halftime? did carlton eva look like doing it? richmond?

Best example - West Coast on friday vs Carlton. 48 or so points down, tried to fight back but still lost by 5 goals.