ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?

[Demonland 72,230]

ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? by The Oracle

That was miserable. Melbourne waved the white flag in the first quarter and, apart from a handfull of triers, the rabble that travelled to Sydney humiliated the oldest football club on the planet with a heartless, soulless effort. 

One has to wonder what most of them were doing out there because it didn't resemble the game being played by the opposition.

If they keep playing like that, the supporters will stop coming and they'll have to ask the doorkeeper the question from the title of this short article.

Short, because there really is nothing worthwhile to write about.

Melbourne 0.3.3 1.5.11 2.7.19 5.7.37

Sydney 7.1.43 11.4.70 16.9.105 21.12 138

Goals

Melbourne Jones 2 Bennell Green Sylvia

Sydney Jack Jetta Kennedy Parker 3 Dennis-Lane McGlynn Walsh 2 Mattner O'Keefe, Reid

Best

Melbourne Blease Watts Jones Garland Grimes Frawley

Sydney Jack O'Keefe Parker Jetta Kennedy Parker

Injuries 

Melbourne Jones (sore) Jurrah (leg)

Sydney Nil

Changes

Melbourne Nil

Sydney Nil

Reports

Melbourne Nil

Sydney Nil

Umpires  Nicholls, Hosking, Kamolins

Crowd 20,818 at SCG

[Jaded No More 68,966]

Good game. Well done everybody.

[stuie 7,374]

This game was over before quarter time, we should all be posting here instead of the game day thread already...

[Dee Adjudicator 9]

I was really pleased with the effort of the Boys today! Things look like they are going to turn around soon!

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

A year ago we drew with this team, and they didn't have their big outs (Goodes etc.) that they do today.

A year on we have gained Clark, a year of supposed development, a bunch of new "modern coaches", a highly regarded sports scientist, and a football mentor (Craig) yet we find ourselves completely out of the game at half time (if not quarter) and AGAIN completely insipid in pretty much every aspect.

What has happened in a year that has led to this?

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,602]

Concentrating on fitness rather than actual footy?

[demon4eva 110]

The statement by the coach 'Winning is important'.

[Jaded No More 68,966]

It's very easy for Neeld to constantly blame the unprofessional environment he inherited, but we are worse now than we've ever been.

At some point Neeld has to take responsibility for what he has implemented, which thus far is uncompetitive, gutless, pissweak garbage.

[bing181 9,246]

It's very easy for Neeld to constantly blame the unprofessional environment he inherited, but we are worse now than we've ever been.

At some point Neeld has to take responsibility for what he has implemented, which thus far is uncompetitive, gutless, pissweak garbage.

Not for me. We could start with the massive fall-off in form from the "senior" players: Sylvia, Green, Davey, even Jamar and Moloney. As Paul Roos said in his commentary, you can have all the team meetings etc. you want, but the players are just NOT putting it together out on the field, under pressure.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

I dont like blaming coaches, it isnt necessarily the answer, but I will ask one question...What has Mark Neeld bought to this club?

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,602]

We are finished. No one will want to play for us. There are no stars in our team, most of the players are substandard.

[Choko 493]

What's wrong with Grimes? The guy has lost all confidence. Same with Trengove. Massive mistake IMO putting those two under so much pressure with the captaincy.

[Striker475 696]

Here here, well done to the lads, that number nine is quite a good lad, have we booked in for the lodge so we can take the Range Rovers up there for the start of the ski season?

(I want to KILL SOMETHING)

[demon4eva 110]

It is very bad play. Chipping the ball around in the back line, losing the ball and they kick a goal. This may be the lowest score a team had in a game of football.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,602]

It is very bad play. Chipping the ball around in the back line, losing the ball and they kick a goal. This may be the lowest score a team had in a game of football.

Exactly and then someone here was defending out defenders. Its obvious our opponents know to just smash our appalling midfield, press it into the forward 50 and wait for the defenders to cough it up.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,602]

The siren was like a bullet for a dog that needed to be shot months earlier.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Jurrahs left ankle heavily strapped, not able to put much weight on it....

[jumbo returns 6,741]

I wonder if Sylvia got any autographs?

Or a jumper swap?

[Ned 156]

I was out the back of the members at half-time having a kick of the footy with my boy - fortunately at 2 he had no idea what was happening. The Swans supporters are a mellow bunch and just kept coming up asking ``what happened''? This old bloke said to me he hadn't seen worse footy in his life (and he looked 100). I tell you what, it's hard to maintain the passion for the Dees from Sydney. I was excited about tonight. Everything was terrific except for the footy. Conditions were perfect and we were lamentable.

[Nasher 33,616]

I feel violently ill.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Time to bring back this beauty from a few years ago:

[champagne football 27]

CB that is priceless can we permanently have that on the banner each week?

[Elmag 5]

How does a side that won 8&1/2 games last year and could have won two more, thought they had a bad season last year, turn up and serve rubbish like this year...... The media keep blaming the playing group, but I'. Not so sure

[The Big Ticket 94]

That was it for me. I've become unbearable - my girlfriend, friends and family can no longer be around me because this club constantly breaks my heart.

[Mono 455]

Bailey stuffed this club down the toilet.

Neeld et al have pulled the chain.

Remember:

• we are now paying 100% salary cap
  
• coahing panel cost must have gone up 400%