6 hours ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

Cmon now. This team has still got some ways to fall if we are comparing it to 2010-13

Falling is both faster and more alarming than climbing!

Hmm, to be fair, I'm not sure how it compares to sitting at the bottom being gnawed at by rats that are in better shape than you are, which is roughly the 2013 experience as I recall it.

Anyway, we do actually have a core of A-grade players, who have even managed to hold form during the slump. Surely the thing for kids is to focus on those great, hopefully charismatic players, to get through the rough times. Hell, for a few years there Matthew Richardson kept Richmond fans going just by the personal bond of knowning, even seeing, that he shared the pain and frustration. Even if it did slightly diminish him as a footballer!

 

I have a 4 yr old and 7 yr old niece. My brother has said being a melbourne supporter will teach them patience and resilience. 

But I do remember he took the 7 yr old to her first game when she was a month old when we were going terribly and a someone walking past said that's child abuse.