waynewussell

Counted 8 beards for Sydney last night... those boys can't play either...NOT!!!!

I'm Dee Licious

Grapeviney, weren't you the guy that complained that the Club were telling us nothing?

C&B, great effort! This was excellent analysis of what actually happened (or didn't happen).

We all agree MFC have some deficiencies as a playing list. I'm of the opinion that there is still massive development possible within the current playing stocks... Gawn, Kent, Taggert and Clisby to mention a few. I see nothing to be gained from the ongoing, sporadic slagging that goes on in posts like this. It is inaccurate analysis that could be destructive. This sort of juvenile lashing out at the personalities and characters of our playing list says more about the perpetrators than it does about the individuals under attack. My advice... grow-up, suck it in and try to come up with discussion and suggestions that can contribute to the Club's revival.

Upcoming open training sessions: Gosch's Paddock - Thursday 18th April - 9:45 am All other training sessions are closed sessions.

from the AFL website... The support that has also come from the red and blue faithful wasn’t lost on Neeld either. He was genuinely heartened by the show of strength from the Melbourne fans who turned up to the club’s Friday training session at Gosch’s Paddock. It was clear that this was also another ‘little win’ for Neeld. “At training, my hat goes off to the 400 Melbourne supporters who turned up. I must admit, I had a bit of a flutter in my heart when I walked out with Craigy and saw the people there. I said ‘Oh wow, there’s two ways this is going to go’. And then I heard them singing the club song,” he said. “We’re finding out now that we might not be able to compare with some of the big clubs, in terms of volume and pure number of supporters, but the ones we’ve got - I reckon they understand what the word support means.

Nathan Jones - “The support we got during the week – we felt a little bit isolated, particularly after last week and after a really poor effort by us,” he said. “It was a pretty dark time, particularly for a player to lose by 25 goals, but I was really proud of the group to bounce back and I was proud of the support that the footy club showed." Ok... Are we done and dusted or do you want to go again? The players were suprised by the turnout and support shown last Friday. It had an effect! We could shut up shop and say "we did everything we could to turn this club around" OR we could do it all again, except even bigger. We created a little ripple in the press/media. They noticed... they wrote positive stuff about us. It would take a bigger noise to move the team and the Club forward from here, but we do have the power to make it happen. It would only take 500 members to turn up to training to create change in the way the players perform. Don't say "it isn't possible"... It is possible but do you have the energy and commitment to make it happen? I will wait for feedback.

Watching Game of Thrones = Gratuituos Sex and Violence Watching MFC = Gratuitous Free Kicks Against and Violence Towards Maggots

I mentioned elsewhere that WC received at least 6 free kicks inside 50. Kennedy 4 Frees For and 5 goals Darling 3 FF and 5 goals Clark 0 FF and 3 goals Davey 0 FF and 1 goal I think a couple of the WC inside 50 FF were questionable and I know for a fact that a couple of the marks inside 50 were questionable. However, the thing that gets up my nose is the blatant holding the ball / incorrect disposals by WC players inside our 50 that the umpires ignored completely

I totally agree that Jamar's worth around the ground is zilch. I also agree that he is ripe to be replaced as soon as the other guys are fit & ready. However, I am a very analytical eye when it comes to the centre bounce/ball up. Jamar was excellent today in the centre re-starts. He was much more effective than last week in giving our midfield first touch. He mixed it up more (which was a major criticism from Bombers game) and he cleared a path. So those critical of his ability to time the jump, thwart opposition and get the tap aren't watching closely. But we all agree there is more to being a gun ruckman than that in the modern game. That is why so many applaud Cox.

The pressure on the Board will be enormous. Do they stare the media down or do they accept that the truth of the matter is the media are right. I hate the muck-rakers being right so I'm prepared to stare them down like Hird did (to date). Neeld gets the year!

Tommy fumbles too much, but he fronts up for the next contest and doesn't drop his head or blame others. He is a keeper but not The General. The General is missing! We lack at least one big bodied gun in the backline NOTE: recruiters.

6 N Jones 5 Sylvia 4 Clark 3 M Jones 2 Viney 1 Grimes Terlich was a goer and holds his place Tapscott may have got a vote but for the three clangers in a row in the third right in front of me. Cheers to Davey and Howe for a couple of highlights that got me off my seat!

I am also critical of the 5 or 6 free kicks WC received inside their forward 50. I can't remember any for us (although my son remembers 1) even when there was a passage of play in the third where there were two blatant free kicks denied. I'll watch it again... but I also noted that WC got an 'ify' free out of the centre to start both the First and Third quarter.

I put this angle on it. First & Second quarters = respectful / competitive. Final quarter = overpowered by bigger, more experienced opposition / hung in there. This brings me to Third quarter... Everything expressed in this thread is valid. I suggest we (and the coaches / players) focus all their energy on the Third quarter. Everything we need to learn should be evident. I would appreciate fellow posters watching the third closely and providing a detailed analysis.

"... like seagulls following a fishing boat" I love that image. Good read providing a balance as always

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/culture-not-simply-a-word-20130412-2hr1o.html

Well, positive publicity on both Ch9 and Ch7 news. That is not only a good story for the MFC, the AFL will be breathing a sigh of relief as well. My 200 friends, you have achieved something that money can't buy. You have restored the vision of LaTrobe, Wills & Harrison when they formed the rules of this great game or thought that Gosch's Paddock would be a good place for people to recreate!

posdee, great minds think alike! The Demon Army were sensational in being loud and proud. I dips me lid to you all! This is what Unity is all about, bringing the various Demon tribes together to change the way we are popularly represented.

frankie_d, awesome! Hey mate, how do you imbed the video and not just the link?

Here's the video from this morning's Training if you haven't seen it http://youtu.be/6eCCb6HCrdc

I want to congratulate everyone who got down to Gosch's Paddock this morning. Particular thanks to the family who bought the floggers and led the songs and chants. I have been listening to the positive press that has been generated and it has brought a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. This is a clear example of what 200 dedicated supporters can achieve by remaining positive and finding a voice. Imagine the power of 30,000 if they all turn up at the MCG tomorrow and practice having a united and positive voice... what could our team achieve then?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eCCb6HCrdc&list=UUNs_eXeMmFvv6INYtd64Kvg&index=1

It'll be a few hours before the video is up.