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Think Tank

Straight Sets Simon
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It's round 22, Melbourne v Richmond and David Neitz is about to run out on to the MCG in Melbourne colours for the last time.

By this stage, Melbourne are 4-17 as are Richmond.

What would you prefer?

1) Melbourne lose and gain a priority pick, which also means that Richmond are not eligible for the priority pick.

2) Melbourne win with Neitz kicking a bag in a final game to remember.

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    Thats a toughie

    But a) we wont reach 4 wins i think...

    and b0 Richmond will win more than 5 games...

    But if it was indeed it i would have to say Win for the champion of the club....

    Thats very tough though...

    Good question

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    In the off-chance it did happen, I'd want us to win.

    Wanting to lose would just make us as bad as Carlton.

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    Win no doubt about it!!

    I think proven legends of our club come before an unkown draftee

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    It's round 22, Melbourne v Richmond and David Neitz is about to run out on to the MCG in Melbourne colours for the last time.

    By this stage, Melbourne are 4-17 as are Richmond.

    What would you prefer?

    1) Melbourne lose and gain a priority pick, which also means that Richmond are not eligible for the priority pick.

    2) Melbourne win with Neitz kicking a bag in a final game to remember.

    It's not time to be sentimental when the clubs very existence is on the edge, we need to recruit more talent, the talent we missed in the last 3 years, when we should have been trading for our future, list management & succession planning.

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    In the off-chance it did happen, I'd want us to win.

    Wanting to lose would just make us as bad as Carlton.

    Oh yeah, I'd much rather to not tank and be in our position than Carlton's...

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    Oh yeah, I'd much rather to not tank and be in our position than Carlton's...

    So you condone what they did?

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    So you condone what they did?

    lol, of course I do, and to suggest that we've never tanked is just naive. In 2003 we clearly did not play to win the last 8 games, no doubt about it. Some players were sent to the surgery table early to get them cherry ripe for the following season and we played some kids.

    Carlton were able to trade an early pick and a fringe player to get Judd and then kept the first pick, we had to trade one of our best players away to get another pick in the first round.

    Who gives a [censored] how you build a team together

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    So you condone what they did?

    I wish we had done it.

    Bloody stupid that we gave them a pick and lost one ourselves.

    Knowing Neitz he would want the best for the Club and would not put a shallow win above the teams interest.

    I would be really [censored] off if we did win it. I would really question if this Club does want to succeed. And by this outcome and from LY R22 game I would be thinking not.

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    I dont care, lose.

    Its better for the club in the long term, time to put the short term pride on hold.

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    If it means we take the pick from Richmond then losing is really winning. Neita could have played his farewell game by that stage anyway. In this situation I would love to win a game for Neita, the honest truth is we probably could not win it even if we wanted to.

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    Neitz kicks 10, Demons lose a high scoring affair by 10 points

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    Neitz kicks 10, Demons lose a high scoring affair by 10 points

    Perfect.

    Even Neita would agree that losing is the way to go.

    As long as Neita himself has a good game and we don't absolutely disgrace ourselves, it's the only way to go.

    If we're 4-17 in Round 21, we deserve a priority pick and we should make sure we get it.

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    the way we are going we will struggle to win enough for it to be a problem

    but the clubs future is the big picture so i say we should be TANKFUL the afl hasnt changed the rules yet

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    It's pretty clear that we'd be better off losing, and that's what my mind would say.

    However, at the game I think that I'd be hoping Neitz kicked the goal of the year from 55 metres out on the boundary line to seal the game with a second to go.

    After the euphoria wore off I'd then rue the fact we won the four games before that.

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    It's round 22, Melbourne v Richmond and David Neitz is about to run out on to the MCG in Melbourne colours for the last time.

    By this stage, Melbourne are 4-17 as are Richmond.

    What would you prefer?

    1) Melbourne lose and gain a priority pick, which also means that Richmond are not eligible for the priority pick.

    2) Melbourne win with Neitz kicking a bag in a final game to remember.

    Which 4 games are we going to win?

    I think I have a different fixture to you!

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    Which 4 games are we going to win?

    I think I have a different fixture to you!

    Better to avoid the potential of this - plan Neita's last game for Round 20 against WCE to avoid the issue! Maybe better chance in 2008 of a win???

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    Which 4 games are we going to win?

    I think I have a different fixture to you!

    The fixture has been changed slightly, and as a result we have 4 games in July that are all winnable

    Melbourne vs Cranbourne Under 14 Juniors

    Yooralla vs Melbourne

    Melbourne vs Starlight Foundation Children

    Melbourne vs Werribee R.S.L Veterans team

    We could win all 4, but I think we will struggle vs Yooralla on their home soil, especially cos the umps will get a lot of our players mixed up with the opposition.

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    The fixture has been changed slightly, and as a result we have 4 games in July that are all winnable

    Melbourne vs Cranbourne Under 14 Juniors

    Yooralla vs Melbourne

    Melbourne vs Starlight Foundation Children

    Melbourne vs Werribee R.S.L Veterans team

    We could win all 4, but I think we will struggle vs Yooralla on their home soil, especially cos the umps will get a lot of our players mixed up with the opposition.

    We will definetely need a definitive non clash jumper for all of those games.

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    The fixture has been changed slightly, and as a result we have 4 games in July that are all winnable

    Melbourne vs Cranbourne Under 14 Juniors

    Yooralla vs Melbourne

    Melbourne vs Starlight Foundation Children

    Melbourne vs Werribee R.S.L Veterans team

    We could win all 4, but I think we will struggle vs Yooralla on their home soil, especially cos the umps will get a lot of our players mixed up with the opposition.

    LOL.. some of your best work ..lol...lol...

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    After this year and last, i would prefer to lose the game and get as higher draft pick as possible. With the new teams coming in we need every bit of luck we can get. Nieta is already a legend he does not need to prove a thing to us. We must build for the next 20 years.

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    If we won, I would be sad - not for winning that game, but for winning the ones before it. I would prefer that we treat our past champions well - and that they do the same - rather than winning a Premiership. Perhaps I condone mediocrity, but if it is mediocrity with honour, what's wrong with that?

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