3 minutes ago, DV8 said:

All very well Rocky, but we haven't had any joy in RednBlue for 54 years. and counting. we cannot carry players any longer like we did in past years, even when getting to the ladder top, all that brings is iffy workrates and amateur output and ends in teasing the support base when not really in the hunt for the Silver Cup.

Pretenders/front-runners is truly all Melbourne has been, in the past 25 years.  entertainers Yes, but the real deal, NOT.

 

This is because we like to be a club who barracks for our loved players,,, no matter what.  Instead of Expecting a Hell of a lot more, from them.

This breeds players like Watts, who want to be liked/adored, and wants to be casual about footy, as he gets paid handsomely by us all for the privilege.

We have had too many players who wanted to be show ponies, instead of Premiers.

agree to disagree. 

15 hours ago, DV8 said:

All very well Rocky, but we haven't had any joy in RednBlue for 54 years. and counting. we cannot carry players any longer like we did in past years, even when getting to the ladder top, all that brings is iffy workrates and amateur output and ends in teasing the support base when not really in the hunt for the Silver Cup.

Pretenders/front-runners is truly all Melbourne has been, in the past 25 years.  entertainers Yes, but the real deal, NOT.

 

This is because we like to be a club who barracks for our loved players,,, no matter what.  Instead of Expecting a Hell of a lot more, from them.

This breeds players like Watts, who want to be liked/adored, and wants to be casual about footy, as he gets paid handsomely by us all for the privilege.

We have had too many players who wanted to be show ponies, instead of Premiers.

So no show ponies, just characterless less athletic robots who win, modern game is going that way

Jeff's form dropped and he was demoted to Casey, shows how far we have progressed as a team that that can occur

AA nomination and leading goal kicker last year

Interesting that Bugg and Garlett lost their places when the connect to the forwards was at its worst

 

According to the match report Garlett played in the mid field yesterday against Frankston which may go some way towards explaining why his outside burst around goals was absent.

Garlett is still in our best 22

but it’s a familiar tale of showing huge promise then dropping off

I want to keep Jeffy but will be mentioned in trade talks unless he gets back in