^ Sh#$ statement

^ Great statement

Effort! Endeavour, hard tackling, hard running. Don't be afraid to take the game on and use your teammates - trust they'll be in the right position, trust them to get the ball and don't be afraid to run forward of them.

Shepherd, block, bump.

^ Great statement

Generally that's for others to judge. But go ahead...like yourself

A win would be nice!

Cant let it be a blow out of ten goals plus.

Anything under five goals is a win for mine

Cant let it be a blow out of ten goals plus.

Anything under five goals is a win for mine

Tell me that's humor Dee Zee. 10 goals is not a blow out for us, it's a bloody nail biter.

A neutral "hold the line outcome" ie didnt progress but didnt necessarily regress either from present sad state of affairs ; 10 to 12 goal loss

Some signs of life and some of boys finally getting the message/playing for each other and the coach; 6 to 8 goal loss

As above but the majority of players; 3 to 5 goals

All players on board behind coach, penny dropping, some AFL standard skills beginning to form; 1 to 3 goals

A mirical turnaround for the whole club; Win

Going backwards at a steady rate of knots, most players not on board, another FD/Coach fail; 90+ loss

Edited June 2, 201312 yr by Rusty Nails

A win. A long shot i know. But it is why the club exists.

Many at the club seem to not understand that basic philosophy.

The last 6 years has been like Play School & the people who gave the all clear on this shambles are still sitting upstairs.

Don Has been quoted as saying "I don't know what to do..."

Enjoy the free lunch Don...i am sure your President's speech today will be rivetting.

For the entire time i have supported this club (42+years) Hawthorn have always owned us. Any victory against them has been lucky, apart from the mid 00's but they quickly stood up.

So i want a win today, but i expect a 100+ thrashing as i do for each week this season 2013.

I wait eagerly for Peter Jackson & the AFL to restructure this club. So it may be taken seriously again.

That is what i want.

Generally that's for others to judge. But go ahead...like yourself

Thankyou

Tell me that's humor Dee Zee. 10 goals is not a blow out for us, it's a bloody nail biter.

haha, made me laugh. Nail biter

Anyone else watching channel 7 footy flashbacks? Best time for footy back then, loved the dee's!

Anyone else watching channel 7 footy flashbacks? Best time for footy back then, loved the dee's!

Never forget the merger game.

In some ways it was more intense than a final.

As i walked into the MCG i honestly thought it was the last time i would see the Demons or this MCG again.

Maybe Neeld could show some passages of play from it.

Both teams put there lives on the line that night.

What are the chances of us being in this game at 3/4 time?

thats what im hoping for

A win and a reprieve for Neeld, until the season's end at least. Failing that, a mixture of swashbuckling attack, mixed with some blood and snotters defensive work and taking the game right up to the Hawks and getting right in their faces. It's the least some of those blokes could do.

At all kick ins I'd get Dunn to torp it to the centre.

At least we might get a chance of kicking a sausage on the fast break.

Our kick ins are too slow and sloppy.

Given we have no other relevant kick in strategy, I agree. If he kicks to a contest with 10 meters of the goal square the ball could be about 70 meters out. That is better than a chip out and then back to the goal square and then the obligatory turnover.

If the ball is near the centre, a knock on and you have a chance to drive it deep in one possession and also have more chance of a one on one contest in the forward 50.

That has to be better than our suicide play at the moment.

It doesn't rule out a passed kick in, if players are prepared to work and get clear by about 20 meters, as that is needed due to our poor kicking skills.

Deep down I am still a believer so what I am looking for is a WIN!

But me head is telling me another loss is more likely.

What good can be taken out of the game is more consistant team work, and a better forward structure.