Just heard on S.E.N.

Brock was suspended for speeding on his way back from Bendigo.

He is free to play tho.

This is all growing rather tiresome really...

From MELBOURNEfc:

"MELBOURNEfc’s Brock McLean has been suspended from the Leadership Group indefinitely after being booked for travelling over the speed limit on his way back from Melbourne’s NAB Challenge match in Bendigo.

General Manager of Football Operations Chris Connolly said, "This is very disappointing for Brock. He is a highly valued member of the Club, and his training form has been excellent in 2008. He is seen by the match committee to have outstanding leadership qualities, however this behaviour was deemed by his peers to be unacceptable."

Brock McLean will, however, be eligible for selection for this week’s NAB Challenge match against North Melbourne at Casey Fields.

The Club will be making no further comment on this matter"

Bugger!

I am genuinely feeling sorry for Dean Bailey.

The season hasnt started yet and he cant win a trick.

I wonder if he is giving direction to the leadership group?

Im glad that we now have a no-nonsense approach that has unfortunately made Brock a three time loser.

I saw it on the news, and when they said he was 'in trouble' I thought he was horribly injured.... so phew. :D

Silly thing to do on top of everything else.

Maybe what he really needed is this reality check to make him understand that he can be a great player, but that does not make him invincible.

I think we all expect more from him, and now is the time to show us what he is made of. I'll watch with interest his next move.

Very pleased to see how well Bailey has handled everything since he has arrived at the club. He obviously feels no obligation to anyone, and good on him.

I am genuinely feeling sorry for Dean Bailey.

You are kidding, right ?

You are kidding, right ?

No. Although I do understand how some can view it as part of master plan.

No. Although I do understand how some can view it as part of master plan.

Supporters get so excited about nothing. It's not preferred, but it's hardly a big deal.

In fact, I think I've been caught speeding a couple of times myself.

Very pleased to see how well Bailey has handled everything since he has arrived at the club. He obviously feels no obligation to anyone, and good on him.

I agree with this........

But I am awfully disappointed in McLean. He should know better than to do this kind of [censored]......again.

This niggly stuff is getting ridiculous, and hopefully he learns (this time) and realises that this crap will not be tolerated any more.

I could not be more over hearing about this crap if I tried. Blah blah blah.

95% of guys aged between 20 and 25 would speed on a trip from bendigo. i'm not saying its right tho

Does anybody know the speed he was doing? If its only a few k's over then IMO this an extreme overreaction.

I don't understand why footballers are held to such a ridiculously high standard, whilst important people with huge responsibility, eg pollies, doctors, lawyers etc aren't subject to anywher near this level of scrutiny.

Rolemodels I hear you all shout. That is simply bad parenting. Maybe as parents you could try to set an example yourself. Too hard, let the telly do it. :angry:

Correct decision.

However our leadership group now looks like the has-beens (Neitz, Robertson, Yze), and never-beens (Miller). Maybe there will be an opportunity for Green or Jones to be promoted.

If it was any other player I'd think it is silly but wouldn't berate him for it, but with Brocks recent history, it is very disappointing from him and I'd back the club if they want to suspend him for a few games as well, but I doubt that'll happen.

This is getting ridiculous. If McLean's actions don't affect his ability to play football or harm any existing club sponsorship, how has his behaviour in this instance been deemed unacceptable? If the club applies the same guidelines to on-field behaviour, by round 5 we won't have a leadership group. This is how it will pan out:

Round 1 - Yze fails to man up, chase, or tackle - Suspended

Round 2 - Robertson continually flies for hangers - Suspended

Round 3 - Miller continually handballs to a teammate standing next to his opponent - Suspended

Round 4 - Bruce turns the ball over with 50% of his kicks - Suspended

Round 5 - Neitz to face the tribunal for charging - Suspended

channel 9 showed a shot of brock at the press conference... he looked completely devestated and disappointed, which is a good thing... hopefully he can come out and play some good football...

The speeding is probably a very minor offense in the big scheme of things (mind you, I don't know how quickly he was driving), but when you have a couple of other incidents hanging over your head, all you need it one tiny straw to break the camel's back.

I support Bailey and his approach to discipline. Yes, it might seem harsh, but someone has to pay the price in order for the whole team to understand clearly what is expected of them. If you give them an inch, they'll want to take the whole mile.

Having said that, may this be the most serious incident McLean ever finds himself in!

This niggly stuff is getting ridiculous,

Niggling was the word i was thinking of too.

Always had niggling injuries (soft tissue), now his got niggling off field issues. Nothing massive but its getting annoying.

I don't think he's a player that needs a light up his arse to get going but his got one anyway.

Show us you want to lead.

The burn-out at Bulleen was indicative of a still immature attitude. He deserves censure from the club.

"Mate, I've got a V8 ute. Watch this."

Stupid boy. Hopefully the man and leader will prevail down the track.

Pretty disappointed to be honest, he's a heck of a footballer who has received more than one warning about pulling his head in. How many more does he need?

There's what, 670 AFL players? 655 of them get through a year without speeding fines or drink driving or anything like that. These sort of repeated indiscretions (minor or major, however you see it) are the sort of stuff that got Steve Johnson bannished to the VFL for 6 weeks.

Maybe it wouldn't have been the worst thing to suspend him for a few weeks to hammer it home.

its an indefinite suspension from the leadership group. no doubt he'll be reinstated by the half way mark of the season

not the end of the world

This is all well and good in principle this "Zero Tolerance" ...lets see if it results in anything on the playing field though!!

Doughies... speeding.. Hmm.. lets see !!

This is all well and good in principle this "Zero Tolerance" ...lets see if it results in anything on the playing field though!!

Doughies... speeding.. Hmm.. lets see !!

The 2008 version of Steve Johnson. I'll take the speeding ticket and the premiership flag. Nice guys run last.