If poor form continues throughout the year, should we get a priority pick?

"ANY AFL move to give Melbourne a priority draft pick to help the Demons escape their seemingly endless on-field struggles will be strongly opposed by rival clubs.

A number of club CEOs, football managers and list managers told AFL.com.au this week Melbourne did not deserve any additional draft concessions, saying its current on-field problems were largely of its own making."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-04-11/rival-clubs-opposed-to-possible-demon-priority-pick

More important question. If we start to turn around our form, should we tank for one?

Honestly...

More important question. If we start to turn around our form, should we tank for one?

Honestly...

You are joking right? you do know that taking is why we are so shi# right now!

Edited April 11, 201312 yr by Young Dee

"ANY AFL move to give Melbourne a priority draft pick to help the Demons escape their seemingly endless on-field struggles will be strongly opposed by rival clubs.

A number of club CEOs, football managers and list managers told AFL.com.au this week Melbourne did not deserve any additional draft concessions, saying its current on-field problems were largely of its own making."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-04-11/rival-clubs-opposed-to-possible-demon-priority-pick

Ridiculously ill considered statement from Nick Bowen. Every established club that finds themselves in this position (on its knees and in need of draft concessions) is there from it's own making. Well run clubs don't generally bottom out... and if they do they don't dwell there.

I belive we are in this situation because we can not develop the draft pics we get, i bet if Watts, Sylvia were drafted to another club they be stars of the comp by now, just pisses me off even more

You are joking right? you do know that taking is why we are so shi# right now!

Not quite... the players were behind it many of them,,, but the extended nature of the list management & the constant changing of coaches & styles would upset anyone...

continual changing direction & finger pointing at the parties who made sacrifices to the cause are a bigger problem,,, betrayal.

the culture, young dee has been a curse for nearly all of, 4 decades.

Not quite... the players were behind it many of them,,, but the extended nature of the list management & the constant changing of coaches & styles would upset anyone...

continual changing direction & finger pointing at the parties who made sacrifices to the cause are a bigger problem,,, betrayal.

the culture, young dee has been a curse for nearly all of, 4 decades.

A culture that will not be improved by tanking. The only thing tanking will bring us closer to is a merge.

Edited April 11, 201312 yr by Young Dee

Just get our [censored] together on the field pick 1 or pick 8 no difference to me just get 5 more in through the draft who are willing to run, listen and do what is best for the team, priority pick I hope we sort ourselves out and it's not an issue

I belive we are in this situation because we can not develop the draft pics we get, i bet if Watts, Sylvia were drafted to another club they be stars of the comp by now, just pisses me off even more

That's exactly how I feel and have been saying it for years

When people again and again talk about us 'picking the wrong blokes' I feel like I am being smothered in a honey-like substance called stupid

Or maybe they're right and we just happen to pick the dud every single time even though the whole country rates them on draft day

Ridiculously ill considered statement from Nick Bowen. Every established club that finds themselves in this position (on its knees and in need of draft concessions) is there from it's own making. Well run clubs don't generally bottom out... and if they do they don't dwell there.

Spot on red. What you only get one crack at being a poor side?

I sincerely hope we are not considered eligible for another priority pick within my lifetime.

no. It's like giving a kid $50 and telling him to spend it on something worth while, and he blows it all on lollies, which seem awesome at the start but then they eat them all in one go and are left with nothing but a tummy ache to show for it.
So then you feel sorry for them and you give them ANOTHER $50 and then...(you catch my drift).
But with that being said, if the AFL feel like giving us ANOTHER one i'd be quite happy for us to take one.
Muuahahahahahahah!

no. It's like giving a kid $50 and telling him to spend it on something worth while, and he blows it all on lollies, which seem awesome at the start but then they eat them all in one go and are left with nothing but a tummy ache to show for it.

So then you feel sorry for them and you give them ANOTHER $50 and then...(you catch my drift).

But with that being said, if the AFL feel like giving us ANOTHER one i'd be quite happy for us to take one.

Muuahahahahahahah!

Man, you need to get back to work...

Curriculum day, Monday?

Man, you need to get back to work...

Curriculum day, Monday?

ahah i do, i do. No curriculum day, Monday back to work.

I'll have to deal with even more taunts from the students about my Demons flag and team poster in my office windows after our shocking start to the season!

Another kid to ruin?

Sure. Hell, I'll take 3.

I sincerely hope we are not considered eligible for another priority pick within my lifetime.

me too

it is clear that the promise of draft picks returning us to glory has been a complete and total failure

and yeah all this losing hasn't been very enjoyable nor healthy for the survival of the club

I belive we are in this situation because we can not develop the draft pics we get, i bet if Watts, Sylvia were drafted to another club they be stars of the comp by now, just pisses me off even more

Well, let's see how much the likes of Gysberts (currently playing VFL), Morton (currently playing WAFL) and Bennell (still injured) do under new regimes. Given what's happened to 2 out of those 3, I'd say that their new teams aren't doing any better at developing them than we did.

Well, let's see how much the likes of Gysberts (currently playing VFL), Morton (currently playing WAFL) and Bennell (still injured) do under new regimes. Given what's happened to 2 out of those 3, I'd say that their new teams aren't doing any better at developing them than we did.

it could be argued that the damage is done by the time they part ways with us

They don't hand out premierships in April, and they sure as hell don't hand out priority picks then either.

But if our form continues, we won't win a game and will end the year having been outscored by over a thousand points. So yes, we would definitely need a priority pick in that case.

no. It's like giving a kid $50 and telling him to spend it on something worth while, and he blows it all on lollies, which seem awesome at the start but then they eat them all in one go and are left with nothing but a tummy ache to show for it.

So then you feel sorry for them and you give them ANOTHER $50 and then...(you catch my drift).

But with that being said, if the AFL feel like giving us ANOTHER one i'd be quite happy for us to take one.

Muuahahahahahahah!

The analogy works better if you imagine giving the money to a farmer who buys seeds without having the water to grow them with.

"Melbourne's current on-field problems were largely of its own making."

How is that relevant? It's not for other clubs to cast judgments on the football operations of our club, nor is our poor performance any more tolerable because we have been the cause of our own suffering.

Edited April 11, 201312 yr by Chook

Stuff the pick, I don't want the rst of the people honking we always need bailing out, stand on our own feet!

We need to from this day on, start compiling who are the best assistant coaches and more importantly the best developers for our draft picks and hunt the bloody lot of them.

If we get a priority pick can we ban our recruiting department, and opt to pick any other club to select for us?

Alternatively can we drawer names out of the hat?

Edited April 11, 201312 yr by Chippy

I think the lesson learn't from our past 6 years is the draft is not the silver bullet. Do not ever want a priority pick (handout) again

Isnt it funny how all we used to talk about was getting a priority pick,but now realise that this attitude is part of the reason we are so uncompetitive.

I say no to a priority pick.

Edited April 11, 201312 yr by DeeZee