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Didn't get asked about Hogan's contract once. Not once. Why? WHHHHHHYYYYY? OMG, he's definitely leaving and the media know it!!!!

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Was a pretty straight bat from Roosy. Said that Bernie apologised to him after the game and said 'that was the worst game I've ever played'. Roos just laughed.

Otherwise just spoke about the list and the way forward. Mentioned they spoke as a group to all the 1st and 2nd year players and told them that they needed to commit to getting better - both as a club and as individual players.

Very interestingly they said that 3 games into his coaching career he apparently gave the players an absolute bake about where they are at and how the footy world perceived the players. They then showed the players from Rnd 3 2014 versus this week. Only 6 players remained. 

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He said he had received a lot of complimentary texts from Dees fans after yesterday's games and that he thought Melbourne fans would be rapt about the win. Somebody needs to  text him the link to Demonland.

He also said Goodwin noted the players looked a bit flat at training during the week and thus the subpar performance wasn't totally unexpected. I found that interesting.

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Roos also briefly talked about Hogan's kicking style too. Compared it to how Kennedy was initially criticised for his style, before he got more experience and is now considered a pretty good forward with an odd style. Roos said he expected the same to happen to Hogan with more experience and opportunities. 

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Looking at the games I think it might have been R2 2014 v West Coast.

The 6 Players:

Jones N

Jones M

McDonald T

Tyson

Vince

Watts

Those still on the list but didn't play:

Kennedy Harris

Dunn

Grimes

Michie

Pederson

Spencer

Terlich

Trengove

Those Gone:

Byrnes

Toumpas 

Howe 

Cross

Bail

Fitzy

Frawley

Georgiou

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6 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

He also said that T Mac will stay 

Well he said he thinks he'll stay anyway.

Later Jonathan Brown was the most positive of the panelists, backing Melbourne to play finals next year, adding that he thinks Melbourne has the best talent of the teams outside the Eight.

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Thought he gave a really good interview - definitely more open than usual. Topics covered where:

Gold coast game - Vince admitted it was his worst game for the club. Said it was a frustrating sort of game but not as bad as some commentators thought. 

Watts - Watts and Nathan Jones are the two players he's proud of the most. Basically said the same thing as yesterday around the plaudits he's receiving now.

Watts' goal kicking - Says Watts is brilliant technically and has a lot of confidence when he has the ball in his hand.

Jesse Hogan's goal kicking - Says after he improves and gets better with time, people will forget about his funny run up and say it's just his style.

Roos' Legacy - says he's done exactly what he was brought in to do. Rebuild the football department and get them ready for finals. PJ said the FD was below AFL standard.

Finals - Says the team is close but wouldn't commit to an approximate year as to when we will play.

2014 - Substantiated the claim that he looked at the players between the eyes after round 2 loss to WCE and just said that Melbourne supporters just want effort and the scoreboard will tick over. 

i think they were the main points. Talked the team up a fair bit including all the young talent.

 

 

 

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7 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

He also said that, I think it was 11 or 12 times this season, we've fielded the youngest team for the round. 

If it keeps happening over and over why doesn't Roos fix it? omg failure!!!

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6 minutes ago, Sylvia Saint said:

He said he had received a lot of complimentary texts from Dees fans after yesterday's games and that he thought Melbourne fans would be rapt about the win. Somebody needs to  text him the link to Demonland.

He also said Goodwin noted the players looked a bit flat at training during the week and thus the subpar performance wasn't totally unexpected. I found that interesting.

 

6 minutes ago, The Demon Duck said:

Roos also briefly talked about Hogan's kicking style too. Compared it to how Kennedy was initially criticised for his style, before he got more experience and is now considered a pretty good forward with an odd style. Roos said he expected the same to happen to Hogan with more experience and opportunities. 

I know this is a thread about Roos's interview, but hope it's OK to talk about some points arising?

Training: If it's noted at the time, could/should something have been done at the time??

Hogan's kicking: He's left handed. And I noted, close up, his ball drop for his missed attempt from the Outer flank, Punt Rd end. Looks like a left hander's (emphasis on the left hand, ball 'held' left of centre) Might be contributing?

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2 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Footy is funny, if Tom Lynch kicks the winning goal I guarantee they wouldn't have said all those nice things about our list.

Agree Clint. It would've been more along the lines of again losing the unloseable, and if our kids are actually developing correctly.

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11 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Footy is funny, if Tom Lynch kicks the winning goal I guarantee they wouldn't have said all those nice things about our list.

I said the same thing to my dad and sister listening to the radio on the way back to the car yesterday - one kick changes the commentary so much, proves how stupid and micro-focused the media are.

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1 hour ago, hells bells said:

Looking at the games I think it might have been R2 2014 v West Coast.

The 6 Players:

Jones N

Jones M

McDonald T

Tyson

Vince

Watts

Those still on the list but didn't play:

Kennedy Harris

Dunn

Grimes

Michie

Pederson

Spencer

Terlich

Trengove

Those Gone:

Byrnes

Toumpas 

Howe 

Cross

Bail

Fitzy

Frawley

Georgiou

Christ on a bicycle we were awful. And that's not the full list, either.

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21 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I said the same thing to my dad and sister listening to the radio on the way back to the car yesterday - one kick changes the commentary so much, proves how stupid and micro-focused the media are.

Jack Watts made a similar comment in his Press Conference today.  When asked if he's spending more time reading the papers these days, his response was something to the effect of "Absolutely not!  When the media are building up the positives, they go way over the top, and when they are attacking your lows, they again exaggerate the reality"

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31 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I said the same thing to my dad and sister listening to the radio on the way back to the car yesterday - one kick changes the commentary so much, proves how stupid and micro-focused the media are.

Not really. Football is about winning, we won.

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