QueenC

And that would be very funny, if it didn't sound a just little too true :D !!!

I agree with the "becoming better" without playing part there Rhino but....... At the very least he would have given us a tall option inside fifty. There were times tonight when didn't seem to be any, especially in the first half. And you are definitely right here Rhino...... The midfield were comprehensively beaten, and we started with no tall marking forwards. Why we went in like this, with our match ups all over the place, is a question for the ages......

Beat me to it there D2...... There was a hell of a lot more than one problem out there tonight unfortunately :angry:

Plenty of [censored] out there unfortunately !!!

Try 60+ points !!! They seem to just want it a hell of a lot more than we do....... They have been much harder at it both in the air and on the ground, tougher in defence, fantastic tackling, much quicker around the ground, and the Tiges are opening it up in attack like a hot knife through butter. This could prove to be very embarrassing if we can't get our stuff together...... and quick!!!

He's playing.......sort of !!!

We seem to be looking a little slow and stagnent coming through the midfield.......

Damn funny though :D !!!

Thanks for another great preview JVM.......

Might even it up, with Richo playing at the other end :D !!!

Thanks for the weather reports guys...... Well, it's chilly enough up here, so you guys can have that !!! We can only hope !!!

A little wet in Melbourne today then?

Fair point...... Thanks Dan :D !!!

This has always been of interest to me...... Was Garlands form that much better than Newtons when he debuted in Sydney? And if not, then why did he get the nod ahead of him in Round 5? And while I have no concern about Garland playing for the Dees again at some point in the future, his selection did seem to come a bit from nowhere (and please take this with some naivety on my part, as I can't see what is going on at Sandy), especially given the (ever growing) hoopla surrounding Newtons selection. And while I agree that it is important to see what Newton is capable of, does anyone actually think that he will not debut at some point this season?

This thread is fantastic...... I should thank you guys for making me laugh, and given the troubles I have at the moment that is a great, and much appreciated achievement. Although I am not sure if I should be just a little jealous of all the action Jaded seems to be getting :D !!!

They are chalk and cheese...... The way I see it each player will develop individually, some faster than others, others will be slower stepping up to the mark. Therefore I refuse to judge one players rate or pace of development (this includes his age or the number of games he has played) to another because we are dealing with numerous individuals who will come into their own (or not) in their own time, and not at some club or supporter specified rate. Bell is younger and has played less games but has come on in leaps and bounds this year and deserves better than to be compared to anyone. I hope that made some sense :D !!!

I'm sorry, but I must be missing the point..... Other than being a little similar in age, why are we comparing these two ?!!! They really are very different examples.

Great and intelligent summation Old !!!

Maybe he means that just because these guys get absolutely no respect here doesn't mean they are disrespected at or by the club...... When in actual fact it is likely to be the total opposite? Beyond that I am drawing a blank !!!

Then save it :angry: You sound like a broken record.........

Amen to that Rhino !!!

More that a little sad and hypocritcal this, isn't it ?!!!

You seem to think that if you keep saying this everyone will bow down at you feet and simply agree with you..... But please shut up and try to put your personal bias of this particular player aside. You aren't making this place any more interesting, despite what your own ego will let you believe. The horse is dead, your opinion is out there, so please stop beating it :angry:

That hurts, doesn't it........ But in my opinion he is actually right on this particular occasion.

Wow, it's so unbelievably sad that it doesn't surprise me that there are people in here that cannot just be happy that he played well....... He played well at the beginning of this season and then fell away. I don't think it should be looked on as criminal that he is trying to find that form again. And honestly why would we have to be critical? Please don't answer that, I know how popular beating him up is. And I agree with BB that maybe he is a late bloomer. It is not unheard of, just not tolerated by us who always expect immediate results. Someone on another thread said that this result was the worst thing to happen to Melbourne, but god almighty, if a player, even the ever criticised and abused and insanely, irrationally disliked Brad Miller, finding some form is a bad thing then what a pathetic state of affairs we have. The two wins have been great, and I don't think that on one performance (no matter how good) he should be re-instated into the side (baring an injury) but at the very least it should keep the forwards who are in similar positions on their toes and that should never be regarded as a bad thing. So maybe we can just be happy that one of our players to find some form, form that could be beneficial to the side at some point in the future. And maybe we can please grow up, and try not to have the audacity to beat him up for it. But I do realise how difficult that will be for some of the jokers around here.