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Interesting to hear MN say that Sylvia was right to play yesterday but the club decided to enforce its Rd 1 suspension of him given his injury ultimately meant the disciplining exercise was redundant.

I am happy with that. Could be the making of Col. Our most frustrating player bar none...

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Good move, would have obviously loved to have him out there, but if we want to meet the standards of an elite sporting club then you have to abide by elite rules if you ever are to become an elite team.

We all know Col has had a checkered history, and obviously hasn't learnt his lessons, hopefully NOW he understands that he can no longer "do as he pleases" in regards to MFC rules and standards for if he does he will only be further wasting his own AFL career by missing games and marring his reputation.

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Terrible move. Some statements are worth making,some are just plain stupid. Col has already missed a number of matches and served his suspension in Rd 1 as far as I'm concerned (whether injured or not is irrelevant) When you're playing another side without a win in a huge game in honour of the clubs biggest legend and your most important player is fit and sitting in the stands well f**k me I don't know how that helps anyone. Would have just about been the difference. MN stop being the big school bully and start acting in the best interests of this damn football club for the upcoming match.

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I wondered if Col would still miss a week. Im glad they did it. neeld isnt being the school bully. He is being a coach who wont take any crap from anyone. I didnt actually realise Sylvia was available this week. But it would be good to have him back and the extra week just freshens him up a bit.

I would be very surprised if Sylvia stuffed up again.

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Good move. The players and club now know that Neeld sticks to his word.

As a schoolteacher i am not suprised. If he let his guard down and relented on Colin. Who wins? Colin. Not the coach or the MFC.

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Terrible move. Some statements are worth making,some are just plain stupid. Col has already missed a number of matches and served his suspension in Rd 1 as far as I'm concerned (whether injured or not is irrelevant) When you're playing another side without a win in a huge game in honour of the clubs biggest legend and your most important player is fit and sitting in the stands well f**k me I don't know how that helps anyone. Would have just about been the difference. MN stop being the big school bully and start acting in the best interests of this damn football club for the upcoming match.

Can't beleive your thinking, we would've all loved him out there but he hadn't already served his ban, he was injured! And blaming Neeld for being a school bully???? We have been crying for a tough discipline serving coach for years. Would you rather we still had Baily patting blokes on the bum when they stuff up? Come on, Great move Neeld.

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He was to be suspended for 1 match, he was injured previous rounds and had not served his punishment. Punishment served, let's move onwards and upwards!


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Good move Neeld.

Solid form from the coach.

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A classic example of Neeld sending a strong message that the way things have been done in the past is not acceptable anymore. That includes inadequate responses to off-field indiscretions and the inadequate (or non-existent) defensive aspects to our game plan.

I don't think we should under-estimate the complete overhaul that Neeld and co are trying to achieve at our Club.

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So Grimes got a week from the tribunal, but was also injured. Should we make him serve his week out after the injury?

Col had a club imposed suspension for not being "elite".... hhhmmm I think the entire side may have some suspensions coming up by that measure :P

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I'm divided on this one.

I think naughty boys always make the best players.

We dont need to handicap ourselves any more than we do by handballing to our opponents every weekend .

I understand the coach is trying to enforce discipline but FFS!

FREE COLIN ,FREE LIAM!!!

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Interesting to hear MN say that Sylvia was right to play yesterday but the club decided to enforce its Rd 1 suspension of him given his injury ultimately meant the disciplining exercise was redundant.

I am happy with that. Could be the making of Col. Our most frustrating player bar none...

Agree with stance taken, and arguably may have cost us a win in the process.

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Will they do the same with Jurrah if he is able to return for MFC given he has a club imposed suspension?

Agree with stance taken, and arguably may have cost us a win in the process.

You have to be kidding.

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I'm all for stances but a 1 game suspension is not going to serve any purpose whatsoever when it comes to changing cols attitude. His attitude has been what it is for his whole career and if we were serious about him learning a lesson then other more appropriate action would have been taken (ala Stevie j at Geelong in 07). As I said in my earlier post yesterday's stance was just MN being a bully and all it did was contribute to us losing a winnable game that we should have done everything we could to win for Jim.

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Agree with stance taken, and arguably may have cost us a win in the process.

This didnt cost us the game. In the post match thread apparently Jack Watts cost us the match.

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I'm all for stances but a 1 game suspension is not going to serve any purpose whatsoever when it comes to changing cols attitude. His attitude has been what it is for his whole career and if we were serious about him learning a lesson then other more appropriate action would have been taken (ala Stevie j at Geelong in 07). As I said in my earlier post yesterday's stance was just MN being a bully and all it did was contribute to us losing a winnable game that we should have done everything we could to win for Jim.

Nicholson had to serve his ban after coming back injury a few weeks ago. You can't then let Col off just because he's probably not going to change. The standards have been set by the coaching group and they have to be stuck to regardless of who the player is. I don't have a problem with it.


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Will the same standards apply to Liam Jurrah when he's fully fit again then? Given he defied team orders and was drunk when injured? Will be an interesting test case for our match committee. Or will it quietly slip under the radar?

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Unsure about Jurrah suspension wise but we have said he is available this week.

Only last week there was a discussion on the club culture. Well this is how you change it; leaders (neald) set the standards and them enforce them. If you don't like it, bad luck. If we had any on field leaders setting the standards for the past 10 years, a) we wouldn't be in this mess, and B) the on field leaders would set the standards and enforce them. On field, we don't have any one mature enough, respected enough, or good enough to set the standards, thurs we have recruited these qualities in our coaches to ensure there is leadership and culture change.

Great decision. Out may be to late for sylvia, but it won't be for watts, strauss etc.

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