3 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

I’m low on Steele but we can only hope it’s not that bad.

DS, presumably you, and several like-mindeds on here, have the fire in your bellies for the Dees more widely, so perhaps you just need to throw these in?...

On 18/11/2025 at 17:40, Previously known as LITD. said:

I think there's a fair bit of tall poppy in there but that's the way it goes in AFL.

I prefer to call it the "Haves" and "Have nots".
The big clubs with their preferential treatment are the haves.

20 hours ago, Previously known as LITD. said:

Mids to it tough. There shelf life isn't so long.

Messrs Pendlebury and Harvey say “hi”

2 hours ago, monoccular said:

Messrs Pendlebury and Harvey say “hi”

And Steele Sidebottom

https://archive.md/EIcEZ

29 minutes ago, adonski said:

https://archive.md/EIcEZ

Thanks Adonski nice to hear Jack open up about his transition from Saint to Demon, very glowing about his Dee interview particularly Steven King’s selling of his Vision for Melbourne. Really hope that Steele can rekindle some of his AA form for us, his onfield leadership cannot be underestimated.

9 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

Thanks Adonski nice to hear Jack open up about his transition from Saint to Demon, very glowing about his Dee interview particularly Steven King’s selling of his Vision for Melbourne. Really hope that Steele can rekindle some of his AA form for us, his onfield leadership cannot be underestimated.

Hopefully as you said he finds it and isn’t burnt out, he certainly doesn’t appear to be but you never know how much left in the tank he has.

44 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Hopefully as you said he finds it and isn’t burnt out, he certainly doesn’t appear to be but you never know how much left in the tank he has.

Steele is an onfield leader no doubt, and will set great training standards as well. A great role model for all our players, young and old.

I know it’s early days and we haven’t played a game yet, but I’m excited by the opportunity that King brings. Appears as a really down to earth relaxed coach that seemingly doesn’t demand respect but you can’t help but feel compelled to show it to him.

I doubt he’s going to be able to turn the ship around right away, but I’m glad he is skippering our new direction.

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

Story is locked behind a paywall, unfortunately.

13 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Story is locked behind a paywall, unfortunately.

see Adonski's post about 6 posts back

On 30/11/2025 at 20:30, DeeZone said:

Thanks Adonski nice to hear Jack open up about his transition from Saint to Demon, very glowing about his Dee interview particularly Steven King’s selling of his Vision for Melbourne. Really hope that Steele can rekindle some of his AA form for us, his onfield leadership cannot be underestimated.

All I want for Christmas is for Steven King to give us all the "Vision for Melbourne" that Jack Steele found so compelling

It will restore faith for many here that are teetering on the edge

1 hour ago, Sydee said:

All I want for Christmas is for Steven King to give us all the "Vision for Melbourne" that Jack Steele found so compelling

It will restore faith for many here that are teetering on the edge

Let's be honest, Jack was told he'd play midfield. Tick. He was told we want to play a fast, attacking game. Tick.

We'll have to wait until 2026 to see how it rolls out on the field.

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

Hmmm...

We exited a player who wanted to continue playing midfield but we told him he mightn't be, and we got a player because he was told he mightn't be playing midfield and we wanted him to.

I'm OK with the former and happy with the latter, btw. But curious, innit? Kinda confirms there was a lot more to both moves, particularly the former.

On 30/11/2025 at 20:30, DeeZone said:

Thanks Adonski nice to hear Jack open up about his transition from Saint to Demon, very glowing about his Dee interview particularly Steven King’s selling of his Vision for Melbourne. Really hope that Steele can rekindle some of his AA form for us, his onfield leadership cannot be underestimated.

Once you lose speed the game goes past you. Oliver prime example. Not sure where Steele will play without leg speed

8 minutes ago, Oxdee said:

Once you lose speed the game goes past you. Oliver prime example. Not sure where Steele will play without leg speed

Rubbish. Oliver has plenty to offer

2 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Hmmm...

We exited a player who wanted to continue playing midfield but we told him he mightn't be, and we got a player because he was told he mightn't be playing midfield and we wanted him to.

I'm OK with the former and happy with the latter, btw. But curious, innit? Kinda confirms there was a lot more to both moves, particularly the former.

Does anyone with half a brain think there wasn’t more to the moves?

Not trying to be rude - but a mate of mine saw Oliver out just after the season doing ‘the same old thing he’s been doing’ so it’s addition by subtraction.

And Steele is required because of the massive gap we now have in our ‘older than 20 midfield brigade’

It’s not a straight swap in any other sense than the play similar positions.

2 hours ago, deespicable me said:

Rubbish. Oliver has plenty to offer

On-field maybe. But off-field ...

Nothing could be clearer than that we wanted him gone, whatever the cost.

4 hours ago, Adam The God said:

Let's be honest, Jack was told he'd play midfield. Tick. He was told we want to play a fast, attacking game. Tick.

We'll have to wait until 2026 to see how it rolls out on the field.

He was also promised that he could get away from Mr Lyon.....

15 hours ago, Oxdee said:

Once you lose speed the game goes past you. Oliver prime example. Not sure where Steele will play without leg speed

Not sure it's purely speed (neither particularly quick imo) - may have something to do with being able to kick to the advantage of a teammate and not bomb the ball indiscriminately by foot