24 hours inside the Melbourne Demons den

Huge article, and a great read and insight for all MFC supporters, 1000's of words

Wow. awesome read.

24 hours inside the Melbourne Demons den

Huge article, and a great read and insight for all MFC supporters, 1000's of words

That is a superb read....Boot camp with respect.

"Whatever it takes" now really means just that.

great insight.

Pretty damn good article, especially since it comes from the HS.

Looks like the boys are ticking some boxes, gysberts looks like he is putting on a little bit contary to some training reports.

Preseason coming along well

Tremendous insight . We're becoming innovative , progressive and quite professional . You wonder how many other Clubs are doing things as well as us .

Can't help but be filled with confidence about the Club right now . I just hope the players can take it all in and improve because if they do the sky's the limit .

We've come a long way in just a few short months .

"handball it backwards to Jones to kick it forward"...

Pardon me whilst I lower my expectations.

Tremendous insight . We're becoming innovative , progressive and quite professional . You wonder how many other Clubs are doing things as well as us .

Can't help but be filled with confidence about the Club right now . I just hope the players can take it all in and improve because if they do the sky's the limit .

We've come a long way in just a few short months .

Be interesting to see how the other clubs read that article.

Not sure if it's the camera angle or not, but based on this picture: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/gallery-e6frf9o6-1226225162185?page=10, Bate and McKenzie look HUGE in the upper body.

Very good read. I hope the players continue to embrace the new regime as it sounds like it could well lead us up the ladder.

Jordie! Far out! Gysberts looks a lot bigger as well.

Morton looks the same.

That article was an exercise in sensory masturbation for Dees fans who would like to see the players worked hard...

...and rpfc, that is anyone who gives two hoots.

I found it unintentionally sexist that someone named Notman is doing the dishes.

Tremendous insight . We're becoming innovative , progressive and quite professional . You wonder how many other Clubs are doing things as well as us .

Can't help but be filled with confidence about the Club right now . I just hope the players can take it all in and improve because if they do the sky's the limit .

We've come a long way in just a few short months .

While it was a good insight, and from an interstater's perspective I think the Hearld Sun for writing such a piece, I'm not sure if it shows how innovative we are, or just shows how far behind the field we were. I would imagine a lot of clubs would have a similar training regime, but perhaps we are slightly ahead of what our competitors are doing. Still a long way to go.

the highligh of the article for me - Neil Craig kicking balls at players unexpectedly and just at random when they are trying to get thir breath back. In a sick way, I love that! I know if he directed one at me I'd be pi$$ed right off, and feed off it!

"handball it backwards to Jones to kick it forward"...

Pardon me whilst I lower my expectations.

Thankfully they left out the line "you should have gone sideways to Bartram to kick along the boundary..."

A great read, well done to Sam Edmund for capturing the mood of the training environs, got the blood pumping on the train reading this article. Cant wait for the first intra-club to see all the hard work put into practice!

Other than the exercise in sensory masturbation for some was the important note Neil Craig made regarding the age of "equalisation" among the clubs and finding the competitive advantage.

The attention to detail by those in charge is now more important than ever in the quest for a flag.

For me, that's just as important as is having quality within the midfield. The discussion of rookie prospects and "grunt" wanted by Neeld is a good insight. Even though it was brief.

While it was a good insight, and from an interstater's perspective I think the Hearld Sun for writing such a piece, I'm not sure if it shows how innovative we are, or just shows how far behind the field we were. I would imagine a lot of clubs would have a similar training regime, but perhaps we are slightly ahead of what our competitors are doing. Still a long way to go.

you are right in speaking of how far behind we were i think that is sadly obvious. Did the MFC have a preseason last year??

What i do like is the club is being fully proactive & the Football Dept. staff know how far behind we are & will do everything to rectify this. Gaining a competitive edge now is all scientific, just like F1 Racing.

For me this was nothing special. It is only doing what every other club does. For those that enjoyed the article I am happy for you. Just another loud pump up the Dee's fans piece. At least we have a great Football department now and things are starting to head in the right direction.

you are right in speaking of how far behind we were i think that is sadly obvious. Did the MFC have a preseason last year??

What i do like is the club is being fully proactive & the Football Dept. staff know how far behind we are & will do everything to rectify this. Gaining a competitive edge now is all scientific, just like F1 Racing.

The first step is to gain competitiveness, once we get that sorted then we can look for the edge.

The first step is to gain competitiveness, once we get that sorted then we can look for the edge.

Do it at the same time. Otherwise we will continue to chase our tail.

That article was an exercise in sensory masturbation for Dees fans who would like to see the players worked hard...

Nice of you to put all that liked the article into one big category RP ! I didn't view it that way at all .

I simply saw the article as our Team doing a pre-season in a way more professional manner . Most probably miles in front of anything we've done in the past and possibly better than some other Clubs are doing right now .

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For me this was nothing special. It is only doing what every other club does.

And on reflection, it appears this 'nothing special' is what our club wasn't doing. At least to the extent that it is now.

Do it at the same time. Otherwise we will continue to chase our tail.

True. I still have this part of me that believes Bailey thought that way, about trying to plan for a certain game style (different to the "normal"), so that when we were a realistic chance of winning a flag, that we would have that edge, but just didn't have as much in place as what Neeld does.

While it was a good insight, and from an interstater's perspective I think the Hearld Sun for writing such a piece, I'm not sure if it shows how innovative we are, or just shows how far behind the field we were. I would imagine a lot of clubs would have a similar training regime, but perhaps we are slightly ahead of what our competitors are doing. Still a long way to go.

Yep , we've got a long way to go and it looks like we've started on our journey . Unless you believe any effort is futile ?

If you can't see any innovation in how we are approaching our pre-season then you need to look up the meaning of innovation billy .

Again , a case of glass half full vs glass half empty .