Growing up (i am now 43) I was told when Melbourne sacked Norm Smith, a curse fell upon the football club and we would not be able to find a premiership coach until something happened to makeMelbourne worthy again. I was hoping Jim Stynes was that something. Now it seems that there is now a captain curse with us sacking James McDonald. green did nothing last year and I feel now the two Jacks are playing well below there best. I hope I am wrong but it would just be my luck.

Sacking Norm smith may make us worthy of a curse but letting a player go who may have had half a season of footy left in him surely doesn't give our captains a curse.

Trengove has been pretty good (by our overall standards) over the last couple of weeks and Grimes played about 15 minutes of the pre-season. Much bigger problems elsewhere.

No. We must back the captains. We have bigger problems.

Growing up (i am now 43) I was told when Melbourne sacked Norm Smith, a curse fell upon the football club and we would not be able to find a premiership coach until something happened to makeMelbourne worthy again. I was hoping Jim Stynes was that something. Now it seems that there is now a captain curse with us sacking James McDonald. green did nothing last year and I feel now the two Jacks are playing well below there best. I hope I am wrong but it would just be my luck.

The curse is stupidity born of Greed. That is the Curse.

We have to learn to look after the good ones who will sacrifice themselves & bodies for the good of the cause. > Commit...

Those who are half hearted about such things don't belong in such an environment. Those who'll NOT put their body in harms way for the cause, should be sent packing.

Leadership IS Courage, of commitment, of desire, of Love of something.

Those who only love themselves, are not suited to, A Team.

I remember the curse but I dont remember anyone saying that Norm said that the club would be great again when 'we were worthy', more just that 'the club would never be great again.'

What a rubbish topic. Curses? Really? Almost as ridiculous as some guy coming back from the dead...

believe it or not - the truth is that we have been shite since Norm Smith said those words.

Lol at curses. Do you believe in ghosts too?

Lol at curses. Do you believe in ghosts too?

I think the players do...

I dont actually believe in curses - but I do believe in self-fulfilling prophecies - Jack Watts is a living example of listening to the hype and eventually perhaps subconsciously believing it.

Although ive heard a ghost before...

The Ghost who Walks (the man who never dies) says curses are just an illusionist's trick - don't fall for it

Growing up (i am now 43) I was told when Melbourne sacked Norm Smith, a curse fell upon the football club and we would not be able to find a premiership coach until something happened to makeMelbourne worthy again. I was hoping Jim Stynes was that something. Now it seems that there is now a captain curse with us sacking James McDonald. green did nothing last year and I feel now the two Jacks are playing well below there best. I hope I am wrong but it would just be my luck.

Everyone knows making Junior retire was a bad mistake but Neeld inherited that problem

Not only did Junior posses leadership but he along with Jordie lead the tackle count which is something we are missing badly

When Neeld arrived he didn't do a Blight and sweep some senior players from the list instead he declared to all that he was adopting a clean slate

Both Trengove and Grimes have earned their stripes through demonstrated ability

Green , Davey , Moloney, Sylvia have not

IMO both Grimes and Trengove will be good servants of the club and what they achieve on the football field is yet to be determined

There is no curse

Its the curse of that bloody white jumper!....Have we had any wins in it??

Its the curse of that bloody white jumper!....Have we had any wins in it??

I hate it as much as anyone but it is the rules for 17 of the 18 clubs

We are cursed, no doubt about it.