Riley is doing a good job

[Bringonnextyear 0]

I think Riley is better than most people think.

Watched the game pretty pathetic.

Riley is really exposing the pretenders on the list. He is showing everyone who is good enough and who is not.

The kids are better for it. Long term exposing Mclean is good for him. Sylvia is not fit enough and he leaves him out there to flounder and for a guy with to big an ego that is a good thing. Bate needs to work on his defensive running and he will. Jones is running harder and harder each week. Look at Frawley his development has been great in the last month. He is teaching Dunn a lesson by keeping him in the two's. Get the tape out once a week and show these guys that they need to work harder to get better.

It is becoming more obvious to everyone that miller is a hack, ferg is hopeless. holland lacks skill so does Brown. Godfrey is also finished.

I would rather lose like we did yesterday so the fat on our list is trimmed than to keep players who are not good enough.

Never sprout crap that these types of losses dont do young players any good they do. especially to a club that pats themselves on the back to much.

[The Red Fox 216]

He is teaching Dunn a lesson by keeping him in the two's.

What lesson is that exactly??

[Real Demon 232]

Agree.......I don't think we can read much into Riley as a coach watching the last few weeks.

You are right......he is finding out exactly where players are at.

It's an impossible task he has taken on, and I think he is doing the best he can for the club long term.

I certainly don't feel any anger at the way he is going about it............it's all about 2008 now!

[Bringonnextyear 0]

What lesson is that exactly??

Dunn is a very naturally talented player. He moves well, uses the ball well has footy smarts.

But he relies to much on natural ability and not enough on hard work.

He should play as a utility. On the wing, half forward and defence when needed. To do this he needs to bulk up and get fitter a lot fitter. Riley wants him to learn to dominate games. He cant yet do that in a weak AFL team but in a strong Sandy team he should.

[re draft molan 1]

I think Riley is better than most people think.

Watched the game pretty pathetic.

Riley is really exposing the pretenders on the list. He is showing everyone who is good enough and who is not.

The kids are better for it. Long term exposing Mclean is good for him. Sylvia is not fit enough and he leaves him out there to flounder and for a guy with to big an ego that is a good thing. Bate needs to work on his defensive running and he will. Jones is running harder and harder each week. Look at Frawley his development has been great in the last month. He is teaching Dunn a lesson by keeping him in the two's. Get the tape out once a week and show these guys that they need to work harder to get better.

It is becoming more obvious to everyone that miller is a hack, ferg is hopeless. holland lacks skill so does Brown. Godfrey is also finished.

I would rather lose like we did yesterday so the fat on our list is trimmed than to keep players who are not good enough.

Never sprout crap that these types of losses dont do young players any good they do. especially to a club that pats themselves on the back to much.

You have got to be kidding. TO who is Riley trying to prove are hacks? Everyone @ MFC know who they are. This is just a negative venture. Give ALL the available kids a go and that will be a good start for next year. Stupid comment of the season!

[rocketman 0]

He is doing the best he can in a real tough position what do we expect the season is gone

[Biffinator 2]

He is doing the best he can in a real tough position what do we expect the season is gone

Comrades, if this is Riley doing a good job, then I would hate to see him doing a bad job.

Both Richmond and Carlton are playing with more Mojo than what we are at the moment.

Biffinator.

[Bringonnextyear 0]

Comrades, if this is Riley doing a good job, then I would hate to see him doing a bad job.

Both Richmond and Carlton are playing with more Mojo than what we are at the moment.

Biffinator.

dont agree there. Carlton while ok on the weekend were pathetic the week before. Richmond lost by what 10 goals on the weekend.

Riley is doing what he should do. expose the kids and the dregs on the list.

[TonyMelb 7]

I think Riley is better than most people think.

Watched the game pretty pathetic.

Riley is really exposing the pretenders on the list. He is showing everyone who is good enough and who is not.

The kids are better for it. Long term exposing Mclean is good for him. Sylvia is not fit enough and he leaves him out there to flounder and for a guy with to big an ego that is a good thing. Bate needs to work on his defensive running and he will. Jones is running harder and harder each week. Look at Frawley his development has been great in the last month. He is teaching Dunn a lesson by keeping him in the two's. Get the tape out once a week and show these guys that they need to work harder to get better.

It is becoming more obvious to everyone that miller is a hack, ferg is hopeless. holland lacks skill so does Brown. Godfrey is also finished.

I would rather lose like we did yesterday so the fat on our list is trimmed than to keep players who are not good enough.

Never sprout crap that these types of losses dont do young players any good they do. especially to a club that pats themselves on the back to much.

Dont agree that the interim MFC coaching panel doing anything different from ND version. Glaring omission yesterday was when getting flogged - man up! All the commentators observed this. Especially in 3rd qtr!

If Riley was going to test the side out should have used last qtr to play some youngsters in future positions. Newton to FF and Neita to bench.

Why do Newton start on bemch and not come until aftre Power had scored 5goals??

Having said that not that the team selections points to a process of trying a few on the list so new coach has clear view of value of the list. Otherwise no logic in plan of Holland as 2nd ruck!! So we should not have expected that much from the game. However basis gameplan and effort would have been required. Very sorry for Whitey and Jonesy who bust their guts all day withbvery little support!

Answers from yesterday - ferguson and millaer GAWN1 Chopper will be back next week from Sandy. Sandy game was pretty lacklustre affair apart from 10 mts effort by sandy in lastqtr so no real indicator. Byron struggling to press for 200th

Next week should put jamar in and warnock if fit to see what they are worth & change a couple for each game.

If 300th was not close i doubt Neita would have played last 2 games. seems clear MFC wants achieved this year.

[re draft molan 1]

dont agree there. Carlton while ok on the weekend were pathetic the week before. Richmond lost by what 10 goals on the weekend.

Riley is doing what he should do. expose the kids and the dregs on the list.

Once again you have repeated a stupid comment. If Riley doesn't know or acknowledge who the 'dregs' are by now, he shouldn' be doing the job. I'm sorry, he lost me forever last Thursday night at selection. Playing 'Dregs' to expose them is just a pathetic excuse and does not help with next year. Till he plays all the kids available, then in my eyes he is not fair dinkum about our future. It may as well be ND there.

[Jerry Lundergard 382]

I have come up with a theory in regards to the bizarre team selection for our last game.

We definitely want to lose the rnd 22 game against Carlton, but we don't want to appear to be tanking. So if we have some ridiculous team selections now and leading up to that game, when we(hopefully) do it fo the Carlton game, we can't be accused of blatant tanking.

Just a theory. Any thoughts?

[demonfanjezza 1]

I'm sorry i feel you are clutching at straws

[Jerry Lundergard 382]

There is not much else to do at this stage of the season.

At least i can barrack for Carlton to win another game.