I remember last pre season being a time of great change and hope. A new coach was being talked up as the next super coach. A high profile (the highest at the time) player defecting from the Lions and Dockers to come to the promised land. New resources being pumped into the club so that player development was assured. Fantastic facilities being better than previous premiers/grand finalist. A list of potentialled high draft picks. Previous coaches lamenting opportunities saying finals football was a given. A club profit used on front ending contracts. One of the highest sponsorship in the league

And...... all i got was, do i need to re live this year. its too depresing to reflect

You are not Robinson Crusoe mate

There are lot feeling exactly the same way

Doesnt bode well for the predicted massive changes predicted this pre season. Still i will get excited if the changes are made. Pre season is every Demons fan season given the recent results over autumn ans winter

Doesnt bode well for the predicted massive changes predicted this pre season. Still i will get excited if the changes are made. Pre season is every Demons fan season given the recent results over autumn ans winter

And in pre season we don't lose too many games.

And in pre season we don't lose too many games.

Easily the best time of the year for a dees supporter.

Between September and February we get new coaches, new facilities, new draftees all of whom are going to be world beaters and we cannot believe they slipped through to us. No one gets a serious injury and all last years injured are recovering well from their surgery and training the house down.

And as you suggest Redleg we are yet to lose a game.

Certainly the best time of the football year for me

Iconic Princess running at Geelong 3.15. May need the run. Coming back from injury. We will see. Ridden by, wait for it, Danny Nikolic.

Sunset Prince first start in the first at Tatura saturday.

Iconic Princess running at Geelong 3.15. May need the run. Coming back from injury. We will see. Ridden by, wait for it, Danny Nikolic.

Sunset Prince first start in the first at Tatura saturday.

Don't touch it. I suspect the jockey might be tanking!

How did Danny go?

How did Danny go?

He didn't fall off. She will be better for the run.

He didn't fall off. She will be better for the run.

If we could expand the title of the thread to include no tanking we'd effectively hit two birds with one stone. That of AFL and Racing.

Pretty soon all would be left for discussion would be bananas.

If we could expand the title of the thread to include no tanking we'd effectively hit two birds with one stone. That of AFL and Racing.

Pretty soon all would be left for discussion would be bananas.

Unless you are prepared to sign a stat dec i suggest you lay off the bananas

^{A Freo win today and loss to North next week could see them tied with the Blues going into the last round. If the Blues have a big win next week against GC, it might come down to us losing by a big margin to Freo in Perth as to whether the Blues make the 8. I would be praying for a Saints win over the Blues and if that didn't happen I would be happy to see us have a big loss to Freo, if it kept the Blues out. Freo still need to get the job done today of course. Could be an interesting weekend in the final round.}

^{A Freo win today and loss to North next week could see them tied with the Blues going into the last round. If the Blues have a big win next week against GC, it might come down to us losing by a big margin to Freo in Perth as to whether the Blues make the 8. I would be praying for a Saints win over the Blues and if that didn't happen I would be happy to see us have a big loss to Freo, if it kept the Blues out. Freo still need to get the job done today of course. Could be an interesting weekend in the final round.}

We are going to win this one Redleg

I have a feeling in my bones

We are going to win this one Redleg

I have a feeling in my bones

Thought you said we couldn't win the last two.

The only drawback there is that Carlton play after us - they'll know what they need to do. Still think Saints will beat them anyway.

I even have a sneaky feeling about Freo next weekend.

The only drawback there is that Carlton play after us - they'll know what they need to do. Still think Saints will beat them anyway.

I even have a sneaky feeling about Freo next weekend.

Problem is that Saints are considering putting Reiwoldt out for the year. That is a sign to the team that they have conceded and then the hunger goes for the players. Don't think they could beat Blues in that situation. Also Blues % will be so much higher than Freo next week after they smash GC. Only hope seems to be Freo beating North and then us.

I think North played a mini grand final last night and are due for a bit of a lull (Adelaide last night perhaps?) and Freo haven't been too bad in Melbourne this year.

I wouldn't put it past them. We'll have a clearer picture next Sunday night, but you're right - it'll likely come down to Freo needing to drub us to make it. Which is ok because they will.

Thought you said we couldn't win the last two.

Just a small amount of stirring Redleg.

I have been telling you for weeks we had third last locked in and nothing I have seen in the past month suggests otherwise.

Based on yesterdays performance I reckon the last two games will be 10 goal losses.

Just a small amount of stirring Redleg.

I have been telling you for weeks we had third last locked in and nothing I have seen in the past month suggests otherwise.

Based on yesterdays performance I reckon the last two games will be 10 goal losses.

You would expect so.

Our late President says we didn't tank and that no instruction to tank was ever given, but that rather we took advantage of a system, that he didn't agree with anyway. His captain concurs and said the MFC didn't tank while he was there, which was during the relevant period. We have heard another player PJ, say that we didn't tank. Our coach has previously said that he coached to assist the development of the club and in the interests of the club. He never said we tanked. The club was investigated then and cleared. Brock McLean never said we tanked but rather experimented. The AFL don't believe tanking exists. Surely this will end positively for us soon.

Our late President says we didn't tank and that no instruction to tank was ever given, but that rather we took advantage of a system, that he didn't agree with anyway. His captain concurs and said the MFC didn't tank while he was there, which was during the relevant period. We have heard another player PJ, say that we didn't tank. Our coach has previously said that he coached to assist the development of the club and in the interests of the club. He never said we tanked. The club was investigated then and cleared. Brock McLean never said we tanked but rather experimented. The AFL don't believe tanking exists. Surely this will end positively for us soon.

You would think so

However the way 2012 has played out I will be concerned until the result is known.

At least the media is on about Essendon and Footscray this week.

You would think so

However the way 2012 has played out I will be concerned until the result is known.

At least the media is on about Essendon and Footscray this week.

Is Melbourne FC bashing, waning as an exciting topic?

Is Melbourne FC bashing, waning as an exciting topic?

Well at least there is a bit more variety.

The best news from next weekend will be when WCE beat the Pies .

The knives will really be out then for Dawes and Cloke.

5 goals to Darling will probably get a fair airing as well!

Spoke to Rory Taggert last night. I just like this kid and have a real good feeling about him. He is tough, quick and an elite kick. Grimes agreed that he could be a really good player. Grimes is also a rap for Tynan. We might have grabbed a couple of good kids.

Spoke to Rory Taggert last night. I just like this kid and have a real good feeling about him. He is tough, quick and an elite kick. Grimes agreed that he could be a really good player. Grimes is also a rap for Tynan. We might have grabbed a couple of good kids.

I really hope so they have been few and far between in the last ten years Redleg

How is RT's back any news fit to print

Spoke to Rory Taggert last night. I just like this kid and have a real good feeling about him. He is tough, quick and an elite kick. Grimes agreed that he could be a really good player. Grimes is also a rap for Tynan. We might have grabbed a couple of good kids.

lets hope so rl, we need some good news