I can never for the life of me understand these responses.

It's as if you're saying you have no choice in reading or responding to any thread on this forum.

Knick off if there's a topic you don't like. How hard is it, really?

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I disagree stm & DrG. While I think this is a good thread because it may say something about our club, I see nothing wrong with someone saying the thread is a waste of time etc. It is an opinion, just happens to be wrong in my view. As long as the author doesn't bang on about it repeatedly. Then it is fair to ask why he is bothering to read and post in it and tell him to go elsewhere.

It is interesting to read the opinions on how much it shows what was wrong with the club compared with what's wrong with Col.

Sometimes I wonder about myself!

LOL, at least you are not alone OD

Rivers was terrific last night. A sad loss.

My Hawthorn mate loved Rivers in the preliminary final. Geelongs worst player who conceded goals and went missing all night.

pre-season games mean nothing.

Too early to write Sylvia off at Freo. Hopefully for him the penny will drop. Many years with little discipline at Melbourne is a habit not easily broken. With an injury free run this year he may well prove a few doubters wrong. Maybe not, but I wish him well regardless.

I think he will be shown up at freo for his lack of work rate, shouldve been a superstar for us, but couldnt even win a best and fairest at the bottom side.

I said Col will get a major reality check under Ross. If he thought Neeld was tough wait until Ross coaches you. He will get a major boot up the backside this season and wont be able to coast along like he did at melbourne.

Too early to write (insert MFC player name here) off. Hopefully for him the penny will drop. Many years with little discipline at Melbourne is a habit not easily broken. With an injury free run this year he may well prove a few doubters wrong.

So many preseason 'Land cliches in one post. Well done.

Waste of talent.

I only wish I had a 1/3 of his talent.

So many preseason 'Land cliches in one post. Well done.

"You're STILL missing the point, and your attempts at personal digs don't get you any closer to getting it"

Sound familiar Stu?

Physically he's almost perfect, he just doesn't have it between the ears.

Oh look, Moonshadow and Stuie being needlessly aggressive... I AM shocked.

What are you guys, twelve?

Too early to write Sylvia off at Freo. Hopefully for him the penny will drop. Many years with little discipline at Melbourne is a habit not easily broken. With an injury free run this year he may well prove a few doubters wrong. Maybe not, but I wish him well regardless.

I agree.

Definitely think this will be his break out season.

Too early to write Sylvia off at Freo. Hopefully for him the penny will drop. Many years with little discipline at Melbourne is a habit not easily broken. With an injury free run this year he may well prove a few doubters wrong. Maybe not, but I wish him well regardless.

There is no penny.

Oh look, Moonshadow and Stuie being needlessly aggressive... I AM shocked.

What are you guys, twelve?

13 actually. 4 yrs older than you.

The biggest revelation with Sylvia is the blokes just not much good.

Can't win a clearance

Isn't a reliable kick

Isn't a natural spread and run player

What he can be is a tough match up as he's got good burst speed, strength and over head marking. And he can tackle. He's a back up midfielder and flanker trying to find he's way in a new team playing a hard system to learn.

Let's leave the deep analysis of his Melbourne career in the past.

Sylvia leaving allowed us to get Vince. If Cross, Tyson, Michie and Riley can provide the help to Viney and Jones in the grunt work then Vince will be of much more use to us than Sylvia would've been.

Its a revelation? Really? FMD.

10 yrs and never inside the top 5 in the B&F. Plenty of apologists here for Col. Ooooh he didn't have a pre-season, oooh give him time.

He is your classic gun junior footballer that doesn't have a brain or work ethic. He's not alone, there are plenty of them.

I was banging on for a long time that he should be traded only to be shouted down in this place. A trade that allowed us to get Vince is a good result but we could have had a better result had we the balls to ditch him to GWS 3yrs ago.

There is no penny.

Gold

I agree.

Definitely think this will be his break out season.

Yep He'll be a gun one day that boy.

ha ha

Ross Lyon is doing the same as he did to wake up Michael Walters, has the media hounding him and publically making him aware a spot in Freo's best 22 is earned and not a given.

Sylvia will be a good addition to the Freo side and by midway through the season I expect him to be firing

Rivers was terrific last night. A sad loss.

You're joking, aren't you?

A solid showing in a NAB Challenge match, in what will be his last season.

He's a role player, and we have better players for the spot he'd fill at MFC.

Also a non-existent leader.

No loss whatsoever.

Couldn't agree more FD.

Col left after Roos had arrived. He was in PR's plans.

He walks after the club had made changes.

He will regret it, but i think the club is better off. Coll has talent but not that burning desire to succeed.

WAFL could beckon.

You've got no idea.

Roos didn't want or need Sylvia, and knew he was going a long time before.

Roos just needed to keep up appearances to ensure we didn't get a booby prize like when Rivers & Moloney left and clearly weren't wanted, despite them having some value.

Althought the compensation for those 2 was pretty much correct weight.

Sylvia is an older Dustin Martin without as good a kick.

Physically he's almost perfect, he just doesn't have it between the ears.

Physically almost perfect except from memory has only been able to complete one full pre season which coincided with his best season for the Club.

He's just had another injury interrupted preseason on a modified program which means he will struggle for fitness yet again for a season. Roosy said a couple of years ago that if a player misses the main fitness work before Christmas they are always behind for the rest of the next season. Having said that I expect him to be useful at Freo played on HFF. He doesn't have the brain or stamina to be able to play in the midfield. Mind you nowadays HFF's have to be able to run deep into defence and run hard on transition. I have doubts he will have the tank even for that.

It is interesting to read the opinions on how much it shows what was wrong with the club compared with what's wrong with Col.

Col was definitely part of what was wrong with the club, and his departure was a necessary step towards improvement.

Sylvia is an older Dustin Martin without as good a kick.

And Martin has played more good games in his short career than Sylvia played during his whole career with us.

Nothing personal but i am glad he has left.

His gifted speech at last years B&F summed it all up

Wasted career sadly

Yes, he was very keen to receive his MCC membership after his "ten years of service".

You're joking, aren't you?

A solid showing in a NAB Challenge match, in what will be his last season.

He's a role player, and we have better players for the spot he'd fill at MFC.

Also a non-existent leader.

No loss whatsoever.

You've got no idea.

Roos didn't want or need Sylvia, and knew he was going a long time before.

Roos just needed to keep up appearances to ensure we didn't get a booby prize like when Rivers & Moloney left and clearly weren't wanted, despite them having some value.

Althought the compensation for those 2 was pretty much correct weight.

Jared Rivers, was and still is a massive loss to the MFC, if you seriously think that a bloke can walk into Geelongs back line is not required at the MFC, you're loco. I would have Rivers over, Struass, Terlich, Dunn, Pedo etc any day of the week. He would still be our thrid best back man behind Chip and Garlo

Jared Rivers, was and still is a massive loss to the MFC, if you seriously think that a bloke can walk into Geelongs back line is not required at the MFC, you're loco. I would have Rivers over, Struass, Terlich, Dunn, Pedo etc any day of the week. He would still be our thrid best back man behind Chip and Garlo

Short term, perhaps. Beyond this year, Rivers would have been close to last on that list.

Sylvia is an older Dustin Martin without as good a kick.

or half his natural ability.