Caligula's cohort

I would of thought so... but you have to remember Arsenal is one of the biggest sporting clubs in the world. It's a high pressure job which is heavily reliant on winning!

He was essentially sacked after Arsenal lost to Chelsea in the Europa League Final.

Thrilled we landed Burgess! this guy is the best in the business. Melbourne will be one of the fittest clubs going around next year (maybe 2). Which means, we will start getting back 4 quarter performances again, which has drastically dropped this year as we concede the most points of any club after 3/4 time.

I'm not interested in wins this year... the season is gone and we are playing atrocious football. What I want to see is cohesion in the group (especially in the forward line), improved skills and to see guys like Brayshaw, Jetta, Harmes, Hibberd and Weideman recapturing their 2018 form. They should also get a couple of games into Jordon, Bedford and Chandler to help them launch into the 2020 season.

Comparison wise, I think Anderson is thought to be in the Bontempelli/Dusty mould who can play fwd/mid, is good overhead, fast, dynamic and similar in height at 188 cm. Rowell is similar to a Shuey/Murphy who can play inside/outside, hard at it with neat skills and good aerobic capacity. As bad as it sounds, i'm hoping the Dees finish 17th so we can secure one of these future stars. But in true Melbourne fashion we will probably start winning games and get pick 4 or 5...lol.

Aint that the truth... stats don't lie, the boy is average!

Preuss did well against Aliir Aliir by staying in the goal square and reducing his intercepting prowess further up the ground. He kicked 2 snags which is better than Weideman's output at this stage, regardless if he can't run out 4 quarters.

Harris Andrew will dominate playing on either T.Mac or Weideman... I think we need to bring in Pruess to nullify his game.

Jones will get to 300. He may not have the impact he once did, but he is still a hell of a lot better then some 18 year old kid who will take years to develop, or a mature age rookie who needs to learn our structures and game plan. It also gives guys like Sparrow, Dunkley and Jordon more time to develop and not thrown in the deep end playing in the First's.

Whenever I head down to training, Max is always the most vocal of all our leaders. He is the one driving the players, encouraging them and telling them where to improve. It's so obvious he should be Captain.

Great effort by our small forwards today in Bedford, Chandler, Lockhart and Wagner! They kept the pressure on all day ensuring the Pies couldn't get the ball outside our forward 50. Lewis looked very poised, and set up a lot of play from the back half.

Umps gave us nothing all day! It really should of been an 80 point annihilation to GWS. I'm losing patience with Brayshaw... What's going on with him?

Better games from the McDonald brothers tonight and Hore keeps getting better each week. He's contested marking is a real strength. Brayshaw looks disinterested and lacking energy. He needs a kick up the bum from Goody!

He picked a fight with the bitumen... Na, he stacked on his face riding his bike.

Melbourne seem to play better when they are underdogs. Season on the line, senior players playing for their career, the club under heavy scrutiny. Should be a cracker! If this doesn't put a rocket up them maybe I should get my friend to send another letter to Goodwin!

I'm feeling surprisingly confident about this game. They've been labelled 'soft' among other things by the media. Our season is on the line here, either win or prepare for 2020... the choice is in the players hands.

Relax ET it's only JLT04... We only need 13 wins to make finals.

It was a tongue in cheek remark on my behalf BAMF... but that's what happens when STJ acts like a lemon.

He's given himself a self-ban for his stupid comments!

Howe was offered unders by Collingwood (the club he grew up supporting) for around $300k at the time. He took it on the premise that he would play a forward role as he hated playing in the backline for Melbourne. Halfway through his first season Howe is played in the backline for the Pies and it's a revelation to the Media. Dunn was going through a lot of personal troubles at the time and that was affecting his decision making on the field and in training. He left because he didn't agree with Roos strategies in Defence and felt like he wasn't given the freedom to take the game on. Dunn pushed the limits of Roos mantra and was given the boot. Congrats to them both on their achievements. Well deserved.

So players can fake getting high contact and your opponent gets a week! AFL is a joke!

Can someone provide an update on Petty? He was so highly rated by the club, but I have barely heard anything on him all pre-season. I can't see him breaking into the back 6 anytime soon with the quality we have down there. Also how is Maynard tracking? is it worth persisting with a 28 year old mid with under 5 games to his name?

A few people on SEN1116 were talking Fritsch up already for All Australian contention. It will be very interesting to see how he goes this year once he's settled in a position. It looks like we will have a few AA's this year in Gawn, Oliver, Brayshaw, T.Mac, May, Jetta and Fritsch.

I was impressed with Hore's intercept marks, however he shanked his kicks every time. Nice to see Hunt find some form again with his run and dash, using his strength's and keeping it simple. Big Preussy looking really dangerous down forward with 2 goals but could of kicked 4.

They must have the work experience kid managing the mics this morning...