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2 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Only action talks a language worth noting.

In football, that is correct. 

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    1 hour ago, hemingway said:

    It may be a requirement but that does not mean its a good thing unless you are addicted to social media and want to watch or listen to anything associated with the club. And I can't imagine too many players enjoy the media circuit. 

    I assume players are allowed by the club to talk about themselves, injuries or general themes but there are no go zones such as criticism of club, coach, teammates, disclosure of specific game plans etc.

    They probably can't win, because if they are told what to say in broad terms, the message comes across as a scripted message and players get criticised for not being honest. On the other hand, if they said what they really thought all hell would break loose, the media would have a field day and clubs would have to go into damage control. 

    So what we are left with is a pretty bland melange that pleases no-one.

    Ho-hum. 

    thank you for using Melange.

    underrated word imo.

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    8 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    thank you for using Melange.

    underrated word imo.

    so is ho hum or Yossarian would say hI ho

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    Stop talking during interviews guys!!!  just stare at the interviewer until he walks away awkwardly!

    in fact don't talk at all

    recruit mute players!

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    1 hour ago, ProDee said:

    I really wish Melbourne players would just shut up.

    Until they win a flag - preferably more than one - then I'm all ears 

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    7 hours ago, dl4e said:

    At least he tells it honestly. He is not playing well and nor is the rest of the team.

    TMc is better running out from around 40Mtrs to gather possessions,  and also when running back into F50.   Allowing him to be mobile and unpredictable.

    He's not really not so good playing the full forward role.  Much better at CHF or even Wing.

    This is why he's off form.

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    6 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    He, Hibberd, Jones and Jetta have been the 4 big disappointments of the season so far.

    Senior A graders (on their day) that are all horribly out of form at the same time.

    oliver and gawn are our A graders. And nev on his day which is most of the time. 

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    5 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

    oliver and gawn are our A graders. And nev on his day which is most of the time. 

    Hibberd was an A grader in 2017. As far as I'm concerned if you're an All Australian you automatically assume the title of an A grader for that particular season.

    He became a B grader last year, and is looking D+ ish this year.

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    6 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    He, Hibberd, Jones and Jetta have been the 4 big disappointments of the season so far.

    Senior A graders (on their day) that are all horribly out of form at the same time.

    Yup, and with Lewis, Garlett and May out that leaves only Melksham as a 100-plus gamer in any sort of form (excluding Gawn and Viney). We have a massive experience vacuum as it is - especially when Garlett and May are being added to that list as outs - and those with experience are wildly underperforming.

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    4 hours ago, Nasher said:

    When Melbourne are called upon for the media work their healthy salaries require them to perform, I’d prefer they just responded with stone silence. Better yet, take a footy in with them, so they can let their footy do the talking.

    Sure, but it's a lose-lose situation. If they speak frankly they're saying too much, if they say nothing and speak in platitudes they're saying too little.

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