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The Casey Scorpions missed out on the perfect opportunity to secure a top four position on Saturday when they capitulated for the second time this year against a more determined Coburg Tigers.

The defeat came despite a strong performance by full forward Brendan Fevola who was in fine form with his marking, leading and kicking to finish with seven goals.

Matthew Bate struck a purple patch with two goals within minutes to restore the lead. Bate had an opportunity to further extend the lead but the redhead's rushed snap from 15 metres missed everything and went out of bounds on the full.

From this point onwards it was mainly all Coburg for the remainder of the term with Fevola the only Casey forward who looked like kicking goals.

Fevola was always the danger man and he added two more goals to easily stamp himself as his team's best player.

He was playing in the VFL... case in point - one of the few places where Matthew Bate can have a "purple patch"...

On top of everything else, Fevola hasn't done anything noteworthy on field for 2 years.

The bloke is a CANCER and he DOESN'T DESERVE ANOTHER CHANCE.

Whatever posters on here think, yes or no, Melbourne will not consider it.

Whatever posters on here think, yes or no, Melbourne will not consider it.

Who are you, and how do you know?

If the new coach wants him, we get him.

Who are you, and how do you know?

If the new coach wants him, we get him.

The only way that happens is if the new coach is Brendan's dad.

(and I'm tipping redleg is a lot more qualified to make this call than you...)

I would recruit Fevola and Lovett murray in a heartbeat.

I dont care about past off field discretions, all i want is a flag.....at any cost!

They are just footballers, as long as they do the job on the field thats all i care about.

History will show only the amount of premierships won, not who had a fight in a bar or whatever.

I would recruit Fevola and Lovett murray in a heartbeat.

I dont care about past off field discretions, all i want is a flag.....at any cost!

They are just footballers, as long as they do the job on the field thats all i care about.

History will show only the amount of premierships won, not who had a fight in a bar or whatever.

That's all good & well, but what does the bolded part have to do with the rest of your post?

Since when have Fevola or Lovett-Murray (don't you mean Lovett?) won a flag, or even come close to it?

He was playing in the VFL... case in point - one of the few places where Matthew Bate can have a "purple patch"...

On top of everything else, Fevola hasn't done anything noteworthy on field for 2 years.

The bloke is a CANCER and he DOESN'T DESERVE ANOTHER CHANCE.

Of course it's the VFL. And many against the Fev argue that Fev is taking another younger potential talent's place. But my point on including Bate was that it's not just Fev doing this. I don't feel Bate is up to it anywhere forward of center anymore either (and maybe no where else). But he's still there kicking a few goals and taking up someone else's space as others would say.

Point being there's always going to be the odd player or 2 (or more) in this club and any club that peeps will say.. "Oooo.....he shouldn't be at this club or in the magoos, he's stifling another younger talent from getting experience" etc. Every club has had this supposed problem for decades and will continue to do so for as long as there's players who don't quite make the grade and get sent back for another chance at showing some form. And there's always going to be someone. So build a bridge gang.

In defence of Bate (and it's not a strong defence as personally i think he's gawn), at least he's doing something down there. More than i can say we got from Sylvia and Davey when they had a stint....yet back in the seniors they went....the very next week.

Fev hasn't done anything for 2 years agreed. So he's on a downer. That's his own fault, not ours. Doesn't mean he cant reproduce form though. It's been done before. That's why we don't just let him walk in on any contract. Short and performance based only.

This club is full of ghosts, skeletons and cancers and has been for decades. That's why we get the occasional melt down like we saw a few weeks ago. Doesn't need Fev to instill that culture mate. It's already well and truly ingrained in every dark crivece and dusty corner.

As a result of this long term cancer, we've got an outsider in Garry (as in wasn't employed by the MFC in any official capacity prior to taking on the consultancy) to try and flush it all out and sort it because as a club, we couldn't and failed. Well good luck with that Gazza. We're sure as hell gonna need it (with no Fev in sight!)

TL;DR

Got a coherent point worth making?

Whatever posters on here think, yes or no, Melbourne will not consider it.

I sincerely hope you are right RedLeg....This Fevola talk is not healthy.

Whatever posters on here think, yes or no, Melbourne will not consider it.

There are 81 MFC members who are very much considering Fevola. When you talk about Melbourne not considering it, who exactly is Melbourne. I feel I am as Melbourne as anybody else.

I think Fevola would be embraced by Jimmy stynes. Jimmy seems like the kind of bloke who would love to give a fella a chance at rebuilding his life.

At the cost of his club?

There are 81 MFC members who are very much considering Fevola. When you talk about Melbourne not considering it, who exactly is Melbourne. I feel I am as Melbourne as anybody else.

I think Fevola would be embraced by Jimmy stynes. Jimmy seems like the kind of bloke who would love to give a fella a chance at rebuilding his life.

Feel free to do any rebuilding at the REACH Foundation, not at the MFC thankyou.

At the cost of his club?

How?

Wow. I can't believe some of the drivel dished up in this thread. It's up there with the once-every-two-weeks 'Gysberts is a [censored], our drafting sucks and we should have picked Nat Fyfe' post.

I struggle to think of one convincing argument to bring Fev to MFC. I could almost guarantee you that if a Melbourne official were reading this thread, they would've fallen off their chair laughing at the end of the first page.

Feel free to do any rebuilding at the REACH Foundation, not at the MFC thankyou.

Poor form.

Stupid thread - doesn't deserve a reply.

The more relevant question is - Would you like Casey to keep him next year?

Clearly the answer must be NO

I'd have to agree.

Poor form.

Why should the MFC put Fev on our list just because the Big Jimma wants to give people a second chace??

We are not a soup kitchen.

Fev could do loads of work at REACH, i have said that before....his AFL playing days are over. Finished. Done.

Why should the MFC put Fev on our list just because the Big Jimma wants to give people a second chace??

We are not a soup kitchen.

Fev could do loads of work at REACH, i have said that before....his AFL playing days are over. Finished. Done.

I wasn't referring to that, WYL.

It was more your flippant & thoughtless remark about Jimma's heartfelt work with Reach.

I wasn't referring to that, WYL.

It was more your flippant & thoughtless remark about Jimma's heartfelt work with Reach.

Then it was you who mis read, because i do not make flippant remarks about Jim Stynes in whatever he does.

Brendan Fevola, well that is a different matter.

Absolutely not!

Having said that, he couldn't be any worse than some already on the list from a playing perspective.

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Whatever posters on here think, yes or no, Melbourne will not consider it.

What rubbish-- with a new coach - whomever he is- will want the best he can get--If Eade coaches us-I can assure you the first thing he would want is to gain the best commodity to cover our greatest weakness.That is Fevola as a leading experienced proven full forward similar to him grabbing Hall last year.Fevola has 3 if not 4 good years in him.

What rubbish-- with a new coach - whomever he is- will want the best he can get--If Eade coaches us-I can assure you the first thing he would want is to gain the best commodity to cover our greatest weakness.That is Fevola as a leading experienced proven full forward similar to him grabbing Hall last year.Fevola has 3 if not 4 good years in him.

Pure fantasy. The similarities between Hall and Fevola's disposition may chalk and cheese almost identical.

Pure fantasy. The similarities between Hall and Fevola's disposition may chalk and cheese almost identical.

What rubbish-(IMO) one gets the best resource to cover the worst weakness.That is not fantasy, that,- is just plain common sense that some have it, some just haven't got it, ...And Jim Stynes is a leader- he ways things up and looks at the best scenario for our club..He was one of the first persons to ring Fevola , when Jim was able to after Jim had tumours removed back ealier this year when he learnt of Fevola's experience in placing himself in the clinic.Claim that as plain fantasy if you like because that is a plain old fact.

Pure fantasy. The similarities between Hall and Fevola's disposition may chalk and cheese almost identical.

yeah, Fevola is a better pure full forward