We cannot sugarcoat it, 2017 just missed the mark. A pass was to play one finals game, anything above that was a great year, anything below was a failure.

In all of the doom and gloom of the past 48 hours, thanks is due to a few of the Melbourne family for some excellent achievements thus far;

First of all, to the members/supporters, thank you. We broke our membership record this year, and also our games attendance record. That is a massive achievement, to step up and support such a frustrating team is no easy task. Thank you for showing up and supporting your guts out. Watching the MCC side of the G erupt due to a goal or a bad umpiring call is showing the rest of the league how passionate our supporter base are.

Secondly, to PJ and GB, thank you. Both of you were instrumental in getting our off and on field structure/foundations right. You have dragged a hopeless team out of the gutter and made us relevant again. You said you would do it, and you delivered. Thank you.

Thirdly, Paul Roos, thank you. The easiest thing PR could have done was to stay in the media. He would have made enough of a salary, and kept this coaching record up there with the greats. He took a risk with Melbourne, poured his heart and soul into the club, and lived up to his word by making our club 'competitive' again. You have build the foundations to allow our football department to be very successful. Going from 4 wins to 12 in a mighty improvement.

Michael Hibberd and Jake Melksham; thank you. Watching both of you play for our club this year has been a pleasure. You have both thrown your bodies on the line, on numerous occasions and have completely bought into making this club successful again. Thank you for choosing us, and thank you for working your buts off. (If there is any doubt on Melksham, talk to any bombers supporters about how much he has surprised them this year, he has been massive)

Jesse Hogan, thank you. No one would have challenged you, or complained, if you wrote off this year after your fathers death, your cancer scares, your shoulder, or anything else this shocking year has thrown at you. Thank you for working your butt off to get back into the team, and winning games for us. Without you last week, we wouldn't have even been able to dare to dream this weekend just gone. Thank you for not giving up.

Clayton Oliver, thank you. Second year players normally go through second year blues, and are always forgiven for it. However, you didn't allow this to happen. You stepped up when you were challenged on field, off field, through a fence, and put your name into superstar status. You showed 43 other players on the list what consistent football is, even when being heavily tagged. Thank you for showing us supporters you have a lions heart.

There are more players who deserve a thank you, including Jayden Hunt, Jordan Lewis, Nathan Jones, Jeff Garlett, Cam Pedersen, Christian Petracca, but I'll leave it at that.

Onwards to 2018.

 

15 minutes ago, GawnWithTheWind said:

We cannot sugarcoat it, 2017 just missed the mark. A pass was to play one finals game, anything above that was a great year, anything below was a failure.

In all of the doom and gloom of the past 48 hours, thanks is due to a few of the Melbourne family for some excellent achievements thus far;

First of all, to the members/supporters, thank you. We broke our membership record this year, and also our games attendance record. That is a massive achievement, to step up and support such a frustrating team is no easy task. Thank you for showing up and supporting your guts out. Watching the MCC side of the G erupt due to a goal or a bad umpiring call is showing the rest of the league how passionate our supporter base are.

Secondly, to PJ and GB, thank you. Both of you were instrumental in getting our off and on field structure/foundations right. You have dragged a hopeless team out of the gutter and made us relevant again. You said you would do it, and you delivered. Thank you.

Thirdly, Paul Roos, thank you. The easiest thing PR could have done was to stay in the media. He would have made enough of a salary, and kept this coaching record up there with the greats. He took a risk with Melbourne, poured his heart and soul into the club, and lived up to his word by making our club 'competitive' again. You have build the foundations to allow our football department to be very successful. Going from 4 wins to 12 in a mighty improvement.

Michael Hibberd and Jake Melksham; thank you. Watching both of you play for our club this year has been a pleasure. You have both thrown your bodies on the line, on numerous occasions and have completely bought into making this club successful again. Thank you for choosing us, and thank you for working your buts off. (If there is any doubt on Melksham, talk to any bombers supporters about how much he has surprised them this year, he has been massive)

Jesse Hogan, thank you. No one would have challenged you, or complained, if you wrote off this year after your fathers death, your cancer scares, your shoulder, or anything else this shocking year has thrown at you. Thank you for working your butt off to get back into the team, and winning games for us. Without you last week, we wouldn't have even been able to dare to dream this weekend just gone. Thank you for not giving up.

Clayton Oliver, thank you. Second year players normally go through second year blues, and are always forgiven for it. However, you didn't allow this to happen. You stepped up when you were challenged on field, off field, through a fence, and put your name into superstar status. You showed 43 other players on the list what consistent football is, even when being heavily tagged. Thank you for showing us supporters you have a lions heart.

There are more players who deserve a thank you, including Jayden Hunt, Jordan Lewis, Nathan Jones, Jeff Garlett, Cam Pedersen, Christian Petracca, but I'll leave it at that.

Onwards to 2018.

 

Well written.

I'd even email it to the club. I think you've got the right balance of frustration and credit where its due. Good stuff!

Too soon!

Thanks for nothing. Love, Ethan. 

4 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

Too soon!

I need a positive spin on this, otherwise its too hard to get out of bed every morning.

We have the best supporters in the league, after all we have been through we turn out in record numbers to games and with memberships.

 

10 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

Too soon!

Maybe but credit to the guy for actually being able to write all that.

2 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

We have the best supporters in the league, after all we have been through we turn out in record numbers to games and with memberships.

 

How true. The club should be thankful for the resilience of the supporters which is sadly never reciprocated.

43 minutes ago, GawnWithTheWind said:

We cannot sugarcoat it, 2017 just missed the mark. A pass was to play one finals game, anything above that was a great year, anything below was a failure.

In all of the doom and gloom of the past 48 hours, thanks is due to a few of the Melbourne family for some excellent achievements thus far;

First of all, to the members/supporters, thank you. We broke our membership record this year, and also our games attendance record. That is a massive achievement, to step up and support such a frustrating team is no easy task. Thank you for showing up and supporting your guts out. Watching the MCC side of the G erupt due to a goal or a bad umpiring call is showing the rest of the league how passionate our supporter base are.

Secondly, to PJ and GB, thank you. Both of you were instrumental in getting our off and on field structure/foundations right. You have dragged a hopeless team out of the gutter and made us relevant again. You said you would do it, and you delivered. Thank you.

Thirdly, Paul Roos, thank you. The easiest thing PR could have done was to stay in the media. He would have made enough of a salary, and kept this coaching record up there with the greats. He took a risk with Melbourne, poured his heart and soul into the club, and lived up to his word by making our club 'competitive' again. You have build the foundations to allow our football department to be very successful. Going from 4 wins to 12 in a mighty improvement.

Michael Hibberd and Jake Melksham; thank you. Watching both of you play for our club this year has been a pleasure. You have both thrown your bodies on the line, on numerous occasions and have completely bought into making this club successful again. Thank you for choosing us, and thank you for working your buts off. (If there is any doubt on Melksham, talk to any bombers supporters about how much he has surprised them this year, he has been massive)

Jesse Hogan, thank you. No one would have challenged you, or complained, if you wrote off this year after your fathers death, your cancer scares, your shoulder, or anything else this shocking year has thrown at you. Thank you for working your butt off to get back into the team, and winning games for us. Without you last week, we wouldn't have even been able to dare to dream this weekend just gone. Thank you for not giving up.

Clayton Oliver, thank you. Second year players normally go through second year blues, and are always forgiven for it. However, you didn't allow this to happen. You stepped up when you were challenged on field, off field, through a fence, and put your name into superstar status. You showed 43 other players on the list what consistent football is, even when being heavily tagged. Thank you for showing us supporters you have a lions heart.

There are more players who deserve a thank you, including Jayden Hunt, Jordan Lewis, Nathan Jones, Jeff Garlett, Cam Pedersen, Christian Petracca, but I'll leave it at that.

Onwards to 2018.

 

Great call on the former Bomber boys, although to me Hibberd slowed a bit the last few weeks his commitment cannot be questioned.

Big pat on the back for the Milkshake, his second half of the year was outstanding and one of handful that tried to win the game for us on Saturday.

These two missed a year of football and showed some of our boys on how to play like it's their last.

7 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

We have the best supporters in the league, after all we have been through we turn out in record numbers to games and with memberships.

 

Not sure I agree.  We (those at games) turn very quickly, more so than any clubs I saw this year ( I was at every melbourne game). To me the groans, the gasps, the vitriol towards players leaving the ground etc way surpasses that of other clubs.  I can't stand Richmond or Collingwood but their crowd gets their players up generally.  We bring ours down too often.  I am a very long term member of MFC and I see this every year.  Don't get me wrong we can punch above our weight with positive noise. E.g Watts goal QB.  But we also turn negative very very quickly.

The MFC for saving Nathan Buckley. :/

They should be thanking me and you and the other bloke and her and her sister. 

Bloody hell theyre supposedly a professional commercial proposition.

One that just [censored] up again. And we should thank THEM ??

Golly

5 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

They should be thanking me and you and the other bloke and her and her sister. 

Bloody hell theyre supposedly a professional commercial proposition.

One that just [censored] up again. And we should thank THEM ??

Golly

The club spent a month thanking the supporters. 

Did you not notice I am not thanking 35 or so players for their performance, just a special few...

18 minutes ago, Travis16 said:

Not sure I agree.  We (those at games) turn very quickly, more so than any clubs I saw this year ( I was at every melbourne game). To me the groans, the gasps, the vitriol towards players leaving the ground etc way surpasses that of other clubs.  I can't stand Richmond or Collingwood but their crowd gets their players up generally.  We bring ours down too often.  I am a very long term member of MFC and I see this every year.  Don't get me wrong we can punch above our weight with positive noise. E.g Watts goal QB.  But we also turn negative very very quickly.

I wonder why?

27 minutes ago, GawnWithTheWind said:

The club spent a month thanking the supporters. 

Did you not notice I am not thanking 35 or so players for their performance, just a special few...

I am fully aware of their " thankyou campaign"  . Some folk might have called it a BIG SELL... Is that just too cynical ? Quite frankly thats just a commercial opportunity. Its how organisations work. Dont get me wrong...i call neither foul nor wrong.

I did note who you thanked. Actually i took more and an interested note of who you didn't.

Mine's probably a far more mercenary view than yours. Mine's born out of decades of durge dressed up as effort.

Those that you note are for mine doing no more than honouring their opportunities. They are btw handsomely rewarded for the privilege. I don't decry them that, if they are true to the deal. But is a job. It's their job and choice. Well done to those that did put in.

It doesn't warrant imho a thankyou.

8 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

I am fully aware of their " thankyou campaign"  . Some folk might have called it a BIG SELL... Is that just too cynical ? Quite frankly thats just a commercial opportunity. Its how organisations work. Dont get me wrong...i call neither foul nor wrong.

I did note who you thanked. Actually i took more and an interested note of who you didn't.

Mine's probably a far more mercenary view than yours. Mine's born out of decades of durge dressed up as effort.

Those that you note are for mine doing no more than honouring their opportunities. They are btw handsomely rewarded for the privilege. I don't decry them that, if they are true to the deal. But is a job. It's their job and choice. Well done to those that did put in.

It doesn't warrant imho a thankyou.

Valid response, and you're welcome to have your opinion on my post.

For a response to you, my thank you comes from the past 11 years mostly, where that list over those 11 years would have been much, much shorter.

The easiest thing for the club to do would be continue to be mediocre, the select few I called out did not choose the easy option. The rest (bar Jetta who should have been mentioned) may have chosen the easier option.

1 hour ago, GawnWithTheWind said:

We cannot sugarcoat it, 2017 just missed the mark. A pass was to play one finals game, anything above that was a great year, anything below was a failure.

In all of the doom and gloom of the past 48 hours, thanks is due to a few of the Melbourne family for some excellent achievements thus far;

First of all, to the members/supporters, thank you. We broke our membership record this year, and also our games attendance record. That is a massive achievement, to step up and support such a frustrating team is no easy task. Thank you for showing up and supporting your guts out. Watching the MCC side of the G erupt due to a goal or a bad umpiring call is showing the rest of the league how passionate our supporter base are.

Secondly, to PJ and GB, thank you. Both of you were instrumental in getting our off and on field structure/foundations right. You have dragged a hopeless team out of the gutter and made us relevant again. You said you would do it, and you delivered. Thank you.

Thirdly, Paul Roos, thank you. The easiest thing PR could have done was to stay in the media. He would have made enough of a salary, and kept this coaching record up there with the greats. He took a risk with Melbourne, poured his heart and soul into the club, and lived up to his word by making our club 'competitive' again. You have build the foundations to allow our football department to be very successful. Going from 4 wins to 12 in a mighty improvement.

Michael Hibberd and Jake Melksham; thank you. Watching both of you play for our club this year has been a pleasure. You have both thrown your bodies on the line, on numerous occasions and have completely bought into making this club successful again. Thank you for choosing us, and thank you for working your buts off. (If there is any doubt on Melksham, talk to any bombers supporters about how much he has surprised them this year, he has been massive)

Jesse Hogan, thank you. No one would have challenged you, or complained, if you wrote off this year after your fathers death, your cancer scares, your shoulder, or anything else this shocking year has thrown at you. Thank you for working your butt off to get back into the team, and winning games for us. Without you last week, we wouldn't have even been able to dare to dream this weekend just gone. Thank you for not giving up.

Clayton Oliver, thank you. Second year players normally go through second year blues, and are always forgiven for it. However, you didn't allow this to happen. You stepped up when you were challenged on field, off field, through a fence, and put your name into superstar status. You showed 43 other players on the list what consistent football is, even when being heavily tagged. Thank you for showing us supporters you have a lions heart.

There are more players who deserve a thank you, including Jayden Hunt, Jordan Lewis, Nathan Jones, Jeff Garlett, Cam Pedersen, Christian Petracca, but I'll leave it at that.

Onwards to 2018.

 

Well said mate. Looking forward to the upcoming season

Well said and a fair assessment.

Rather than write venomous emails to the club, write and thank the army of off field staff under PJ's direction for all their hard work.

Forget about the on field group and remember a lot of people work mighty hard to keep thois club afloat and rarely if everget thanks or praise. They will all be gutted after the weekend and they are the ones who have to sort through all the hate mail that will pour in

3 hours ago, GawnWithTheWind said:

We cannot sugarcoat it, 2017 just missed the mark. A pass was to play one finals game, anything above that was a great year, anything below was a failure.

In all of the doom and gloom of the past 48 hours, thanks is due to a few of the Melbourne family for some excellent achievements thus far;

First of all, to the members/supporters, thank you. We broke our membership record this year, and also our games attendance record. That is a massive achievement, to step up and support such a frustrating team is no easy task. Thank you for showing up and supporting your guts out. Watching the MCC side of the G erupt due to a goal or a bad umpiring call is showing the rest of the league how passionate our supporter base are.

Secondly, to PJ and GB, thank you. Both of you were instrumental in getting our off and on field structure/foundations right. You have dragged a hopeless team out of the gutter and made us relevant again. You said you would do it, and you delivered. Thank you.

Thirdly, Paul Roos, thank you. The easiest thing PR could have done was to stay in the media. He would have made enough of a salary, and kept this coaching record up there with the greats. He took a risk with Melbourne, poured his heart and soul into the club, and lived up to his word by making our club 'competitive' again. You have build the foundations to allow our football department to be very successful. Going from 4 wins to 12 in a mighty improvement.

Michael Hibberd and Jake Melksham; thank you. Watching both of you play for our club this year has been a pleasure. You have both thrown your bodies on the line, on numerous occasions and have completely bought into making this club successful again. Thank you for choosing us, and thank you for working your buts off. (If there is any doubt on Melksham, talk to any bombers supporters about how much he has surprised them this year, he has been massive)

Jesse Hogan, thank you. No one would have challenged you, or complained, if you wrote off this year after your fathers death, your cancer scares, your shoulder, or anything else this shocking year has thrown at you. Thank you for working your butt off to get back into the team, and winning games for us. Without you last week, we wouldn't have even been able to dare to dream this weekend just gone. Thank you for not giving up.

Clayton Oliver, thank you. Second year players normally go through second year blues, and are always forgiven for it. However, you didn't allow this to happen. You stepped up when you were challenged on field, off field, through a fence, and put your name into superstar status. You showed 43 other players on the list what consistent football is, even when being heavily tagged. Thank you for showing us supporters you have a lions heart.

There are more players who deserve a thank you, including Jayden Hunt, Jordan Lewis, Nathan Jones, Jeff Garlett, Cam Pedersen, Christian Petracca, but I'll leave it at that.

Onwards to 2018.

 

Good intent but I actually thought the title of this thread was somewhat sarcastic. I'm still grieving and not interested in thanking anyone despite some good performance which you have outlined

Very guttered & missed opportunity once again!

The only few positives are 2 more wins then 2016, Young list will improve, Won interstate against top 8 teams, our best was better than our best in 2016 and as good as the top teams

The negatives, cannot sustain the intensity, stupid loses to freo, nth x2, leadership needs to be question as to why a team with all to play for rolled out that rubbish against the pies, need more mongrel!

Will the coach/club release any statement for its members to address the missed opportunity? 

Try not to be guttered man, it's a drain.