DemonDave

Wow Nicholson, Tapscott and McKenzie guaranteed another game! This is as Bizkit said one of the worst Melbourne teams in living memory. Surely Spencer misses out on the bench as Jamar and Gawn are named in the 18.

Been an absolute surprise packet. Didnt impress much in the NAB Cup, but then in the St Kilda game at Casey had a breakout game and thoroughly earned his spot since then. Only thing he needs to work on his is defensive positioning and pressure, he seems to struggle a bit with this.

I thought this may have been a thread about us potentially redrafting John Meesen. Perhaps I misread the thread title.

Those preseason games cant come soon enough now! Wow that was depressing being at the MCG today...

I'm just finishing up my PowerPoint presentation now, pretty happy with the font selection for the numbers I've placed on the premiership clock graphic, but having trouble with transition shadings on my master page. Should have it finished by 10am tomorrow, can someone from the club advise me what parking is like out front of the football offices? Thanks see you then.

he had another whopping 7 possessions and 1 tackle today. I'm sorry but other than being a big body who likes to bump and bruise people I see no signs of improvement since his first game.

but, but....... he's the fittest guy at the club. He has elite endurance (over a 5k time trial)! Surely that means he's on the cusp of greatness!

mark the papers of Nicholson, mckenzie, strauss, bail, tapscott and sellar as never to be played again. They are all flat out spuds masquerading as footballers.

There was one positive for me today. The free packs of fantales we scored that they were giving out at Richmond station.

He's averaging 11 1/2 posessions and 1 1/2 tackles a game this year, that may be an improvement on his sporadic appearances in the past couple of years (at least he has strung a few together this year in a row), but they're hardly earth shattering, supercoach-trembling numbers. And thats our problem, too many of our players are averaging similar numbers this year and we end up with 100 less posessions than teams most weeks. The comparisons that were once made to Paul Chapman should probably now be moved to Campbell Brown. Big bodied who likes the tough stuff more than most, but largely an ineffectual foil for the real forwards.

I shudder to think what they will do to us down at KP this year, yet foolishly I'll go as per usual. That was an unbelievably good, intense game of footy to watch. Stevie J put on a masterclass, it looked like he was really enjoying the creativity of all of those over the shoulder handballs he pulled off. Dons had a real dip and beat them stats wise in just about every department, but still Geelong pulled right away in that third quarter. The quick trio of Stokes, Motlop and Christiansen have really given them an impetus to hit the corridor with aggression then run, run, run this year.

Given how woeful Mcdonald was on Waite (and inexplicably left there for 3 1/2 quarters by the coach before finally shifting Frawley who had been wasted on hampson moved onto him) could we mix things up a little and move Tommy down forward for a freshener and some confidence next week? He played some impressive games early in his career in practice games up forward. outs: Grimes (inj) Nicholson (woeful disposal) Kent (clearly not ready yet) Spencer (unlucky, had more hitouts, touches and tackles than Gawn but not as dangerous up forward) ins: Dawes (no brainer after Saturdays game) Jetta Blease Fitzpatrick Joel Mac, Rodan and Spencer to be emergencies. Toumpas needs to play more than 1 decent game to earn a recall. Taggert has played good halves in the past couple of games but not a full 4 quarters Sellar also unlucky played quite well down back against Port

couldn't believe when I read the papers this morning that neither of them had garland even in the best let alone our best player which he, alongside dunn, clearly was. Just shows they purely look at the stats column rather than the impact players actually have on the game

I find it endearing but amusing that some on this thread think we showed some positive signs today. That's like saying the Greek economy is improving...it is but it's still sh*t. Same applies to stability in Afghanistan and sadly thebMelbourne Football Club. Lets be real about it. We have no player who breaks lines, no player with speed apart from Blease who looks like the chooks my dad cut the heads off that ran around without knowing where they were going(because they didn't have a head which I see as a valid excuse that doesn't apply tomBlease), no player with physical presence, no player with an aura of intimidation, no player with great decision making, no player with plenty of time, no player with silky skills, no player with great talent, no player with a great (I love this term)"footy brain", no player that is hard-checking, one player who can mark aka Jeremy Howe, no player that can spoil, no player that provides outside spread.....I could go on forever and I defy you all to challenge what I have written. God knows how we did it but from the treasure trove of high draft picks over the last decade we have managed to recruit and develop NOTHING! I am writing this with total dispassion which is sad. I love yelling at the TV and throwing the remote. It shows in my own tragic way that I care, that I expect more, that I have hope. I didn't utter a word as I watched an incompetent group of footballers play without spirit or, it would seem, a game plan. Greece is a generation away from prosperity and I feel the same applies to the Dees. I'll still support them from afar but as many others have in these forums, I don't really care any more. We've been too poor for too long

Went completely missing in the last half. I was hoping the AFL website would have qtr by qtr stats to appease myself, but they dont yet. Once he and Cotchin disappeared, the Cats midfield ran riot...

Anyone know why Joel MacDonald wasnt picked in the side this week? Mystery injury?

For mine yes, easily gets a game next week. Lead strongly all day, sometimes with less than stellar service, particularly up the scoreboard end where we tended to kick too deep into the outer pocket rather than kick into the goalface against the breeze. He cluncked plenty of strong marks, and was usually pretty quick with his recovery if he didnt win it. Without Clark we need a genuine leading marking forward, we cant rely on a resting ruckman to kick us goals.

Also worth mentioning that gillies got injured in the second quarter and didnt return so we were one man down in our rotations for most of the day. To sit behind the interchange as I did for the Essendon game two weeks ago gives you an idea of the frantic nature of having four bench players coming on and off constantly. Davey looked a long, long way off earning a recall based on today's efforts. Would have had no more than ten possessions for the day, much more is expected of a senior experienced player.

dawes and fitz the dominant Big men on the ground some great contested marks

Will be heading down to port oval tomorrow. Let's hope all the asbestos removal that has been going on down there is properly finished. Has there ever been a player on our list that has relatively escaped scrutiny as Troy Davis has? This is his third year on our senior list and he had never looked like getting a senior game. Matt Fieldsend to play his first game against his old side, let's hope he doesn't do a Moloney and run riot against us!

Have a look at this shot on nba.com that Curry makes in the warmup! http://www.nba.com/warriors/video/2013/04/28/GameFourPreStephmov-2462153?ls=iref:nbahpts He is shaping up to be one of the next big stars in the NBA the way he is going...

Well I'm thoroughly exhausted by that 3 day extravaganza. What a mammoth sized event the draft is in the US! (Not to mention the Combine as well). The television coverage was excellent, plenty of entertaining and insightful interviews with both the players and coaches involved. Well done to Jesse Williams, Brad Wing and Alex Dunnachie on finding homes, albeit not in the draft range/method they wouldve hoped for. Williams will be a steal for an already imposing Seahawks, apparently he's almost fully fit again after knee cleanouts meant he missed the combine. No real surprise the two punters werent drafted they rarely are, Dunnachie will have to compete with two other punters on the Jets roster. In fact, a lot of players drafted over the weekend dont even make the final roster once depth charts are settled on before the first game, so this is a real speculators market. A much less glamorous draft class after last years vintage crop, and certainly a very even one. Absolutely rapt from a 49ers perspective that we took the risk with Marcus Lattimore. I still remember watching his injury on ESPN the day he did it, a truly horrifying sight. He was widely regarded as the best running back before that day that would be eligible this year, and we have enough depth at the position with Gore, James, Dixon and Hunter that we dont need to rush him along. Hurry up offseason and be over with, Im just about fed up with the AFL already!

I think Chip got unfairly criticised for the GWS game, his opponent Cameron had his first posession in the 3rd quarter! Frawleys decision makng was a bit poor at times, but so were just about all 22 of our players in what was awfully scrappy and poor standard first 3 quarters. In contrast, Tom McDonald had Five goals kicked on him by Setanta O Hailpin, an average footballer at best. I dont see people calling for his head.

Also looking at the news section of the Glenelg website, their 2013 membership bumper stickers are going to be replaced due to fading! Good to see we arent the only ones to have suffered this affliction!

Just read this weeks match report here: http://www.glenelgfc.com.au/home/juniors/under-18s Six goals and 34 possies isnt bad!