1 hour ago, Pipefitter said:

I’ve got my Melbourne shorts on and will be kicking the footy around with my son at Goschs shortly if anyone wants to report on me. Took the day off for this too. Go dees. 

Kicks from 15 metres missing targets, simple marks dropped. Bottom 4 here we come.

36 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

For those that went to Gosch's Paddock, were there any signs of media in attendance? It could be embarrassing for the club if the media turned up. 

Conversely, if the media didn't go, is that because the club thought to tell the media but forgot to tell its own supporters? That's unforgivable and something for which the club should be held to account.

I’ve been to Gosch’s several times when training isn’t there. Mostly gambling on unadvertised sessions which is fine, you know the risks, but I think other times have been late changes too.

I’ve never once seen media there on the wrong day. Maybe they know to call the media manager to check, but one way or another they are always informed. It hurts that supporters aren’t given the same respect. 

21 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

Well one could have a dedicated phone line with training times and changes to training times that way you can ring before going...

How hard is it to keep a website updated though? Seriously for a sport where the news cycle is now 24/7 and things changing I think our site is lagging behind. 

We came in from Adelaide on Monday to visit the Mrs family. I dragged my new brother in law along to training in the hopes of getting him to settle on the Dees as his team as he is new to Australia and doesn't barrack for anyone. Not really happy that a session that was advertised on the Dees website was moved without any warning. I hope we haven't lost a prospective supporter. The other inlaws will probably get their mits on him and bring him over to the Pies.

1 hour ago, kev martin said:

Wandered over to the glasshouse. Collingwood have a great set up.

They were moving the ball with a switch from the defensive boundary, with leads down the rails and a lead into, and with angles to a forward.

We seem to be training with our mind on competing, they are doing the fast ball and player movement, using the angles to open up the spaces.

The blueprint for how to beat us and why they have been successful on the last three occasions.

I call it the Z system

There is a good possibility that there was a bait and switch employed here.

Perhaps this was intentional so there wouldn't be any track watchers watching from behind the fence at Casey.

It's relatively simple to pull off. Advertise an Open Session at one venue, have the rubes turn up at that venue and then bait and switch so no interlopers at a tactical session.

Bloody genius move by the club. Not very nice to the fans but we all want to win a flag afterall.

4 minutes ago, pewpewpew said:

There is a good possibility that there was a bait and switch employed here.

Perhaps this was intentional so there wouldn't be any track watchers watching from behind the fence at Casey.

It's relatively simple to pull off. Advertise an Open Session at one venue, have the rubes turn up at that venue and then bait and switch so no interlopers at a tactical session.

Bloody genius move by the club. Not very nice to the fans but we all want to win a flag afterall.

Very brutal way of doing business by the club, if your above assumption is correct.

Having said that, nobody will remember the events of today once the season has well and truly fired up by round 5. 

 

4 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Very brutal way of doing business by the club, if your above assumption is correct.

Having said that, nobody will remember the events of today once the season has well and truly fired up by round 5. 

 

If we're 0-5 I will.

Very disappointed today with the MFC. It's my first training session i've been able to get to in two years as I live in Wodonga. Only to find out that it had been moved to Casey. There was a lovely elderly lady sitting next to me who had never been to a Melbourne training session before with a broken leg and on crutches. The club need to realise the effort most supporters go to just to see a glimpse of the players and training up close. A social media post at 8.30am is easy enough to do so we can change our schedule. Lift your game MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB! 

5 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Very brutal way of doing business by the club, if your above assumption is correct.

Having said that, nobody will remember the events of today once the season has well and truly fired up by round 5.

It is just conjecture and probably not true at all. Probably.

First training session I have been to and I may have been the second best footballer there (I was with dad who was a handy suburban ruckman in his day)! Seriously we were both disappointed not to see and photograph our beloved demons. Go Dee’s - we can win the flag this year!

Like others, I turned up at Goschs Paddock this morning. I had arranged to meet my son + his partner who are out from the UK for a few weeks. 

Very disappointing .... 

Only saving grace was having breakfast with my son + partner in Swan Street when we realised that training wasn't happening.

I felt particularly sorry for the couple + little boy who were there. The boy must have been very disappointed.

 

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1 hour ago, Demonland said:

Out of bounds ...

At 200+ CM with apparently bad knees.  Could be in the bath tub and id be happy with it!

 

27 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

The blueprint for how to beat us and why they have been successful on the last three occasions.

I call it the Z system

Collingwood looked fast, and the angles they run, very nice. Lots of repitions. Strong dependence on those wingers leading down the 50 meter line for the switch. Though all without a defender.

Down from Sydney for the week and was looking forward to repaying the DemonLand Track Watchers by writing my own report from Training. Us interstaters are so thankful for all the pre-season training reports that we get from DemonLand. Our press here knows only rugby and any skerrits of info on AFL is about the Swans.

Very disappointed that training was moved to another venue without warning. yeah yeah i know it says that that can happen but it would have been nice for a heads up. This wasn't a last minute decision to change venues. They would have notified all and sundry last night.

At least I got to experience 4 seasons in one day in Melbourne again.

It's still early in the year and a quite a few people travel around this time. I'm not surprised that there are so many who have been let down are on holiday here at the moment.

Locals will get over it once the season starts but for the visitors it could have been a highlight of their year so that really sucks. 

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

I have no problem with them changing venues, the training times page warns of just that. A simple post on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram would have prevented some disappointment amongst some little and bigger kids (me and a few other Demonlanders).

So what about people that don't bother with those platforms, calling a phone number would solve that problem as the club can do it there, people can either call before leaving or the night before as for the web site don't the AFL or an outsource  supplier?

11 minutes ago, Lefty said:

This wasn't a last minute decision to change venues. They would have notified all and sundry last night.

 

Probably longer seeing the rugby boys had booked the oval.  I don't think the Club understand the effort many make to attend training.  Perhaps if someone from the Club got down there every now and again and chatted to the trackwatcher's they'd get a better idea.

Some of the stories here are very sad.

I'm extremely disappointed for all Demonlanders who made the trip to Gosch's for nothing at all, and for the rest of us who thrive on the reports from our track-watchers.  Maybe the Club could repair some of the adverse PR generated by their poor form, by apologizing, and going to the effort of putting a meaningful training report from today's session on the Official site.

13 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said:

Probably longer seeing the rugby boys had booked the oval. 

That was rubbing salt in the wounds.

I escape the rugby heartland only to be treated to rugby training on our training oval.

Then I take a leisurely long walk back to the hotel on a beautiful morning only to get caught in a downpour.

Thanks Melbourne.

Is it fair to say because admin/social media team are completely separated from the playing group that maybe there has been confusion to the point where even our own social media team didn't even know they had changed to Casey?

Aren't all ou admin team based out on the actual MCG precinct where as our playing is at Aami Park?

Just another boring reminder of the importance of having a home base where is based all in the one precinct. 

17 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

So what about people that don't bother with those platforms, calling a phone number would solve that problem as the club can do it there, people can either call before leaving or the night before as for the web site don't the AFL or an outsource  supplier?

I agree with you. Unadvertised sessions are at your own risk. Changes to advertised sessions should be updated on any and all communication channels including the website, social media and informing the office staff.

2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Is it fair to say because admin/social media team are completely separated from the playing group that maybe there has been confusion to the point where even our own social media team didn't even know they had changed to Casey?

Aren't all ou admin team based out on the actual MCG precinct where as our playing is at Aami Park?

Just another boring reminder of the importance of having a home base where is based all in the one precinct. 

The photos and videos posted to social media from Casey didn't upload themselves.

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Just now, Singa said:

The photos and videos posted to social media from Casey didn't upload themselves.

Yeah fair. 

Either way, it's a very [censored] poor effort by the club in acknowledging the change of venue.