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Get around the show tomorrow morning Dees fans - we'll have ex-coach Paul Roos and current captain Nathan Jones on! That should be great especially to hear from roosy and nath on the atmosphere and how the game played out. 

Also apparently melbourne are opening a 1hr media session tomorrow, putting up every player that played friday night. 

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I heard on Channel 9 Sunday Footy show today that the club would be making all 22 players from Friday’s game available to the media this week. This has me a bit worried. I hope it doesn’t distract players from the main game. We need to win the next game! 

Sport at this level is all about glory and I reckon it's great to give the boys a taste of what they're playing for. Make 'em even hungrier!

 
10 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

I heard on Channel 9 Sunday Footy show today that the club would be making all 22 players from Friday’s game available to the media this week. This has me a bit worried. I hope it doesn’t distract players from the main game. We need to win the next game! 

I have a feeling this was pretty much done last week and didn’t have a negative impact.  May not have been all 22 but it seemed like most.

This is the time for the club to get kids hooked into the team, we are not on free to air much, the last 12 years would not have attracted many kids, we have the characters in the team the kids love, get them out there.


It’s actually quite good for training for future years. What I also love is that it is something they are doing together (everyone is important etc). Also means no extra pressure on one or 2 players. I really like the idea. 

2 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

I heard on Channel 9 Sunday Footy show today that the club would be making all 22 players from Friday’s game available to the media this week. This has me a bit worried. I hope it doesn’t distract players from the main game. We need to win the next game! 

As the OP stated it is only for a 1 hour session. They'll probably go light on media duties for the majority of players after that.

 

We need more Max Gawn ads ..I think even more companies would benefit from the bearded one. Right Max ;)

9 minutes ago, Demonland said:

As the OP stated it is only for a 1 hour session. They'll probably go light on media duties for the majority of players after that.

A bit of 'feeding the chooks' as they say in the National Party.

Get the media part done enough to keep everyone happy, then get back to focusing on the real job. Hopefully helps clear the noise from player's minds, 'That's done, don't need to think about that now.


1 hour ago, Demonland said:

As the OP stated it is only for a 1 hour session. They'll probably go light on media duties for the majority of players after that.

Great idea by the club, everyone wants a piece of the Dees, get it out the way early with all of them present and move on to Friday.

I know people like to look for reasons why we lose, but i hardly think 1 hour of answering media questions when Monday is probably a light fitness day is hardly the worse thing in the world. Infact i doubt it has any impact on the weekend's game.

 

3 hours ago, MurDoc516 said:

I know people like to look for reasons why we lose, but i hardly think 1 hour of answering media questions when Monday is probably a light fitness day is hardly the worse thing in the world. Infact i doubt it has any impact on the weekend's game.

 

 

The posters who had a meltdown over James Harmes post game interview after the Sydney loss scoff at your common sense.

10 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

I heard on Channel 9 Sunday Footy show today that the club would be making all 22 players from Friday’s game available to the media this week. This has me a bit worried. I hope it doesn’t distract players from the main game. We need to win the next game! 

Melbourne are regularly praised for great player access and it hasn’t affected things so far.

13 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

I heard on Channel 9 Sunday Footy show today that the club would be making all 22 players from Friday’s game available to the media this week. This has me a bit worried. I hope it doesn’t distract players from the main game. We need to win the next game! 

TMAC said this morning it gets all the media out of the way in one single hit, rather than stagger out all week and distract, pretty clever IMO especially with a young team. They did the same last week from memory.

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10 minutes ago, SFebes said:

TMAC said this morning it gets all the media out of the way in one single hit, rather than stagger out all week and distract, pretty clever IMO especially with a young team. They did the same last week from memory.

Very smart indeed.

11 hours ago, Dee-licious said:

It’s actually quite good for training for future years. What I also love is that it is something they are doing together (everyone is important etc). Also means no extra pressure on one or 2 players. I really like the idea. 

Plus it's one hour, in and out ,and you're done for the week. No more media, and you can focus on the game from Monday afternoon onwards. I think it's a great idea!

We got some characters alright!!!!

This could just be the story of the Season 2018 and beyond if someone in the Media realises it...i do not think i have seen such a blend of charismatic footballers in one Team (look at the others) and there is more outside the 22 to come in......it could be like a movie that hasn't been thought of yet.

11 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

A bit of 'feeding the chooks' as they say in the National Party.

Get the media part done enough to keep everyone happy, then get back to focusing on the real job. Hopefully helps clear the noise from player's minds, 'That's done, don't need to think about that now.

I don’t need a feed thanks - just the opposite.


22 minutes ago, FireInTheBelly said:

Geez, you'd almost think we were everyone's 2nd team.

We are my second team.

Just now, In Harmes Way said:

We are my second team.

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13 hours ago, layzie said:

Damn I’m gonna miss it. Someone tape it for me.

A deliciously archaic request :) Brings me right back! 

 
15 minutes ago, Smokey said:

A deliciously archaic request :) Brings me right back! 

Haha my work is done!

20 minutes ago, Smokey said:

A deliciously archaic request :) Brings me right back! 

I remember the days where you didnt even have direct line recording. You had to tip toe out of the room otherwise you could hear it picked up on the tape.

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