Bottom line, being the oldest club with the name Melbourne should not ensure our survival. We almost merged in 84 and 96 so things could already be different.
As far as the media goes, we are easy targets. Winning changes that
Skills and Speed are both non-AFL standard. Players getting a game that never should or players playing who should be retired. The results are not surprising
Neeld could pull a Rev and change his approach to the players and media and go out in a blaze of glory? As far as Jackson goes, he said it all on Day 4 when he said everyone was in over their head. That will be rectified should the AFL want it to be.
Never have seen so much talk about what happens off the field - no idea who stays or goes, as long as whoever it is can sell a vision of hope and show signs of delivering on this
The bottom line is both Neeld and the players are the problem. Saying it is absolutely one or the other is plain wrong. Neeld's gameplan is still quite a mystery and clearly there are communication issues. His man management also seems to be lacking so coaching is an issue. Our list is not great, so improvements need to happen there. This is the perfect storm that will be a great story if we can survive it.