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I don't care what anyone thinks, i like the man, and i think he is the one to take us forward.
He always has the players best interests at heart, amongst many other things.
Give him a good go at it MFC and to the many other supporters who want him gone after 1.8 months.
He got handed a bloody big mess.

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The crucial thing that he needs to get better at is to not wear his heart on his sleeve as much post game. When he speaks with less emotion he's easier to understand and looks much more like a leader. I really hope Craig is helping him with this.

The more care he shows for the players and the club the more he endears himself to the public and makes it harder for the media to ostracise him.

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Who's the Matt that he didn't want to answer a question from?

Yea when Neeld spoke to him I thought he was going to hope the table and boot him out haha!! When I heard the masculine voice I thought he was talking to Caro, but I was wrong :-(

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I agree. I think he is the man to take us forward. He shows care and empathy and is a straight shooter. At least he doesnt spin crap. He is educating them and I like that.

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Just one point, the players have to turn up its their job, they get highly paid, they are not a suburban footballer, they are professional afl players

I do think Neeld is the right man and I hope the club gives him the resources and time that is needed. The first thing Neeld needs is better assistant coaches

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Just one point, the players have to turn up its their job, they get highly paid, they are not a suburban footballer, they are professional afl players

I do think Neeld is the right man and I hope the club gives him the resources and time that is needed. The first thing Neeld needs is better assistant coaches

That is a cop-out on both ends.

The players are largely to blame, but Neeld has not been able to get them to be inspired enough to play half-decent footy or learn his gameplan. Assistant Coaches are an easy scapegoat when things go poorly and inflated in importance when things go poorly.

If the players respond to his call to play one-on-one footy and take the game on they will do so over the next few months.

Otherwise, the harsh business will take care of itself.

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The crucial thing that he needs to get better at is to not wear his heart on his sleeve as much post game. When he speaks with less emotion he's easier to understand and looks much more like a leader. I really hope Craig is helping him with this.

The more care he shows for the players and the club the more he endears himself to the public and makes it harder for the media to ostracise him.

I am not a big fan Thbt but after your team has been beaten by 19 and then 25+ goals you are allowed to be a little off your game.

I doubt I would have gone to the Press conference in the first place.

Lets hope he wins on Saturday and see how he is then.

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Mark Neeld says his players showed "enormous courage" to show up at training after their 148-point loss to Essendon.

He should demand nothing less - he should be demanding that they show up to training earlier and work longer/harder!

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do you know why he didnt want to speak to him

On Harf time they just said that Matt Thompson wrote in an article some along the lines that Liam Jurrah didn't start drinking grog until he came to MFC.

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Agree with that. There's a lot of people that have been taking pot-shots and cheap shots at the club over the past few years. Granted, we make it easy sometimes, but it would be good if those at the club could have a "bugger you, we are Melbourne and you're a fool" attitude!

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. The first thing Neeld needs is better assistant coaches

These comments always amuse - please tell me exactly how you would know how the assistant coaches are travelling ?

The only person who can gauge how they are doing is Neeld himself. We sitting on boundaries have zero idea.

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I wish we could get transcripts of press conferences. Rarely do I want to watch a 10 or 15 minute video and I don't like reading the media's interpretation of the q&a sessions. They never report the whole conference or the whole answer and always or their own swing on the answers rather than reporting straight up what was said.

Does anyone know if these sort of transcripts are available online?

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I wish we could get transcripts of press conferences. Rarely do I want to watch a 10 or 15 minute video and I don't like reading the media's interpretation of the q&a sessions. They never report the whole conference or the whole answer and always or their own swing on the answers rather than reporting straight up what was said.

Does anyone know if these sort of transcripts are available online?

They put an edited version on the website, with the main points

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Mark Neeld says his players showed "enormous courage" to show up at training after their 148-point loss to Essendon.

He should demand nothing less - he should be demanding that they show up to training earlier and work longer/harder!

you do realize he was showing empathy a quality many on here lambast him for not having and 'losing the players'. In addition I'm sure you want him to be as positive as possible heading into the next game?

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The crucial thing that he needs to get better at is to not wear his heart on his sleeve as much post game. When he speaks with less emotion he's easier to understand and looks much more like a leader. I really hope Craig is helping him with this.

The more care he shows for the players and the club the more he endears himself to the public and makes it harder for the media to ostracise him.

this just shows you cannot win at pressers when you get badly beaten.

many on here want him out as he shows no emotion and is too much of a hard teacher with the players.

being everything to everyone on here sure would make you some sort of god I guess if you could do it.

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you do realize he was showing empathy a quality many on here lambast him for not having and 'losing the players'. In addition I'm sure you want him to be as positive as possible heading into the next game?

horse bolted.

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