Bay Riffin

I wanted sheedy when we interviewed for a new coach. Too old my foot. He took over the international rules side after and transformed the team to pure pace and blitzed Ireland just after finishing coaching at essendon. When we played gws they beat us early until fitness took over for us against 18 year olds. Even at the end with essendon they were hardly wooden spooners, but still winning games of footy. He can coach. He like Matthews questioned watts over natanui and we bitched about it, but he knows his footy. Getting untried assistants seems highly risky to me.

Still not a good sign if Taggert who we picked in the 30s in the draft after a full pre-season is playing Casey seconds. I would hope he would be aiming to start running out 25 plus possesion games for casey. as stated above, Melbourne development indeed.

The next month is as important as any in our history. If we continue on the same path, we will be in dire straights as crowds will drop dramatically. Neeld and his players have t ofind something. Show some real spirit and the supporters will keep supporting.

Magner has more inside ability than a lot of midfielders. maybe not as athletic as a lot of AFL OK midifelders but he has ability no doubt. Givem me a magner with fire in his guts over the politically correct Jack Watts who's response to another smashing is 'what just happened?'. At least Magner has some balls and should definitely be in our side.

Stellar reflected perfectly what's wrong with us at the moment. We had created mid matches forward and he out bodied his opponent in the goal square and dropped the mark then later on the lead 40 metres out drops a bloody chest mark. How does a bloke high on preseason confidence make such basic errors?? Our team has a disease, just a losers disease. No body had the attitude either of you know what [censored] it, let's charge through and DO something, split a pack, hit some bodies. Just nothing. Never thought I would say it but I want Joel McDonald in. At least he does that.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/melbourne/news/2013-03-28/toumpas-viney-and-jones-to-debut.workstation We recruited Ricky Ponting? good luck to them but 3 debutantes spells game over for me. just realistic guys.

Gawn is the most talented and has something about him i reckon, some confidence and competitiveness and a really good size. - a good chance to make it if he can get over his knee injuries and get some continuity. Spencer has size and athletic ability with not a lot of football ability - a slight chance to make it. Fitzpatrick will be thrown on the Pendergrast long list of terrible drafting decisions by this club. delisted end of year and yes will play some good games at Casey. it won't save him.

I heard on one of the footy shows no club has ever won with more than 4 changes. We will have at least 8. That seems game over to me. I am bracing myself.

Sorry guys this is just sad news to me. Playing two games up there knowing how debilitating it is on the players shows how hard it is for us and how desperate we are. Our financial plight directly impacts our football department in a massive way. I keep putting money into this club but have to watch us do this ? And comparing this to hawthorn is not a reality. There isn't the time spent traveling and sapping heat in tassie. No footy side would ever want to do this unless it was the last straw. Good for us ? You are dreaming.

I thought he said he was ready to play for the vfl in 10 days or so. If so it will be a case of him getting continuity in his game, then hopefully press for senior selection. If we can get a full year out of gawn it will be a huge bonus. Don't forget grimes and garland were down for a year with serious foot injuries but eventually got back to afl standard.

Whilst alf Stewart may be going a bit hard on a guy who started getting in the best for Casey quite a few times last year, I do tend to agree.His highlights package had zero highlights when recruited, and let's not forget we didn't rookie this bloke either, but got him with the next pick after gawn. Watched him in the first praccy match at Casey and thought deary me. He looked terrible. But hey he was tall so give him a few years. But now a few years later I still can't see what prendergast was thinking. He has done nothing in the pre season games as well. I tend to agree. He was a liability in his two games for Melbourne as well. It will be a miracle if he survives the cut end of year.

I will vomit if they go to the g then we have to shift say games against interstate sides to etihad. Mcc should not allow it, if we are truelly together now.

Lloyd loves to bag Melbourne and their recruiting, but talks up essendons recruiting like they are a top 4 side.

Level headed, although his last comment on the hawks was aspirational. The hawks are the best example of a team who not only beat us but humiliate us in the process, especially under bailey where the game plan fell apart. Let's see if we can compete with them as he eludes to. That's one game I will in particular look at when assessing neeld.

Gotta say it's one of my bugbears with this team. Our back line often go sideways to a safe option, and usually do it nice and slowly. When those options dry up against the top sides, we have a melt down and kick it down the line to a 1 against 3 or 4. That and out pissweak tackling technique for the last few years.

Well said. He is like Robbo with the defensive efforts. Has been very good in a team that is poor. Sylvia would no doubt thrive in a good team. We are just not there right now. He is also been one dimensional. Always thought he had a weak left foot and played a bit too outside when we werent getting the pill. Same as tapscott and blease, who don't get it a lot.but could see them improve if the team gets truelly competitive and they can just play their role, and not the role of save the sinking ship.

Yep he's never missed a snap till then. Well from what I've seen.

I heard it was to take his mums surname.

Blease averaged 12 posessions last year. Whereabouts would you put somone who often has little impact on a game ?

Thanks guys but where are these videos. The links appear to go to main pages with articles. I'm also viewing on iPhone.

Was hoping taggers was higher in the pecking order by now after a full pre season

Well if I was an opposition coach i would be saying its game over already. get his opponent to run him into the ground, provide an extra man downfield and he will be slowly starved up forward. we have to get him back to full fitness then play him. Unfortuntely a bottom side cannot carry blokes.

If there was a stat for juggling marks, Martin would lead the league. Does it every game. I watched him in the Brisbane game, He was 40 metres from goal, nudged his opponent under the ball beautifully, stretched out his arms for a standard mark, then juggled it, brought it to ground, chased it well, but ended up losing posession. He is a tease, an almost forward who frustrates because he has great attributes. Still reckon he was our only 2nd ruckman, so not sure why we let him go.

i know what you mean, we seem to be found out a bit by the nimble Nahas, Milne, Eddie Betts types. Not sure Nicholson is that good defensively. Really though Watts, Garland and Frawley have plenty of pace but don't seem to use it with much impact. look at Rodan, he times his runs to impact a stoppage or set play. we still have a lot to learn with that.