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Since Saturday most of us are over "all things footy" at least until next Saturday:) Life as a Melbourne Supporter.

Lots of fellow members have been calling for the scalps of practically the entire list plus the Coach.

IMO as a life long Demon that the Neeld appointment was the wrong choice but would sacking him help?

Given Neeld has entirely revamped the game plan and players are still in a period of adjustment would it be a mistake to CULL our youth as most seem to be advocating in a recent RR Topic. Wouldn't that mean the new Guys coming in will need another year to grasp the Neeld Way? The Devil you know argument?

OK...We have all sat back in our comfy seats in the Northern and said...ahhh why did we let him go? Yes?

In the last 25 years which Melbourne Players have been "let go" and thrived in another environment?

What players are Melbourne likely to trade or de-list that may thrive at another club?

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    Only Jolly and Scott Thompson in the past.

    Simmonds was not as good as White.

    Can't see Brock reaching great heights despite recent efforts.

    Can't worry too much about Bater and Dunn if they go.

    Dunn is so useless at ground level that he is unlikely to move mountains elsewhere.

    Bater is a good ,ready made player that may kick on .

    I'll eat my hat if Morton becomes a star at Freo.

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    Only Jolly and Scott Thompson in the past.

    Simmonds was not as good as White.

    Can't see Brock reaching great heights despite recent efforts.

    Can't worry too much about Bater and Dunn if they go.

    Dunn is so useless at ground level that he is unlikely to move mountains elsewhere.

    Bater is a good ,ready made player that may kick on .

    I'll eat my hat if Morton becomes a star at Freo.

    +1

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    Thompson was not let go. We desparately wanted him to stay but he had to get back to Adelaide for family reasons.

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    'Let go' is different to 'wanting' to be traded.

    Jolly has 2 premierships.

    The Wiz went back home and was good at Freo.

    Brian Wilson had one more good game and Sean Charles was a mess.

    The rest are noteworthy for their inability to kick on - Cheney can't get a game, Bruce is finished, Marric is terrible at the Tiges, Warnock continues to fumble and collapse under pressure at the Suns.

    Not many have done much - the thinking might be that if Melbourne don't want ya, pack yer bags.

    The club will need to address this reality/perception.

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    Since we started our 'rebuild' post-2006, I can only think of Bruce, Warnock, James MacDonald, Cheney and Simon Buckley, and I'm not slashing my wrists thinking they're doing much better elsewhere, or that we are drastically missing their contribution (maybe somewhat in the case of Junior).

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    Add Chris Johnson, Travis Johnston, Paul Johnson and Brock McLean to that list Maurie. No tears there whatsoever.

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    I'm still weeping terribly over Addam Maric and Brad Miller.

    How did so many of our ... ahem.. players manage to find new homes?

    Maric was the toast of the tigers fans during the NAB cup - now they want him to never pull a ruchmond jumper on again

    Tommy Rockliff

    Enlighten me....please?

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    Maric was the toast of the tigers fans during the NAB cup - now they want him to never pull a ruchmond jumper on again

    Enlighten me....please?

    not a solid link but he may have been training with us the year we took Jordie?

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    The Earl of Spalding

    Good call. He was no star, but certainly a very handy player for the Blues. Terrible kick, strong mark and gave his all on match day.

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    Good call. He was no star, but certainly a very handy player for the Blues. Terrible kick, strong mark and gave his all on match day.

    Is he a defence coach at the Blues now?

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    Only Jolly and Scott Thompson in the past.

    Simmonds was not as good as White.

    Can't see Brock reaching great heights despite recent efforts.

    Can't worry too much about Bater and Dunn if they go.

    Dunn is so useless at ground level that he is unlikely to move mountains elsewhere.

    Bater is a good ,ready made player that may kick on .

    I'll eat my hat if Morton becomes a star at Freo.

    Agreed White was better than Simmo though didn't Simmo make All Australian?

    Brock is looking better as each week goes by.

    Scott Thompson...say no more.

    Bate=Feel he is well worth holding onto. Leave him at Full Forward and send Rivers back where he belongs. He can drift forward occasionally.

    Good input from Biffo!

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    OK...We have all sat back in our comfy seats in the Northern and said...ahhh why did we let him go? Yes?

    What players are Melbourne likely to trade or de-list that may thrive at another club?

    Of players that we let go, only Darren Jolly has evoked that type of response in me. That's one in the past 15 or so years.

    Save for one or two of them, you'd get very long odds indeed of any of the players listed in the "who should go?' poll thread even attracting interest from another club, let alone going on to impress at one.

    In short, I wouldn't get overly concerned about it.

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    Oh forgot..Biffo? Would you like Fries with your hat?

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    Thompson was not let go. We desparately wanted him to stay but he had to get back to Adelaide for family reasons.

    Wasn't Moloney involved in a three way deal here somewhere?

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    'Let go' is different to 'wanting' to be traded.

    Jolly has 2 premierships.

    The Wiz went back home and was good at Freo.

    Brian Wilson had one more good game and Sean Charles was a mess.

    The rest are noteworthy for their inability to kick on - Cheney can't get a game, Bruce is finished, Marric is terrible at the Tiges, Warnock continues to fumble and collapse under pressure at the Suns.

    Not many have done much - the thinking might be that if Melbourne don't want ya, pack yer bags.

    The club will need to address this reality/perception.

    What about Junior Mac?

    Greg Wells?

    Sadly Crackers and Stan Alves are outside the jurisdiction of the question.

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    Since we started our 'rebuild' post-2006, I can only think of Bruce, Warnock, James MacDonald, Cheney and Simon Buckley, and I'm not slashing my wrists thinking they're doing much better elsewhere, or that we are drastically missing their contribution (maybe somewhat in the case of Junior).

    Wrist slash would be a little drastic! James Mac may have been worth holding onto as Captain. Even now there is "talk" he will be back soon.

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    Add Chris Johnson, Travis Johnston, Paul Johnson and Brock McLean to that list Maurie. No tears there whatsoever.

    Brock would be very handy now? Travis was class and never really reached his full potential.

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    I'm still weeping terribly over Addam Maric and Brad Miller.

    How did so many of our ... ahem.. players manage to find new homes?

    The problem with Miller was he suffered from the yips. Could never back him in from 30-45 metres.

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