Sorry kids

Sad.

Sobering thought.

The Aussie cricket team gives a good blueprint for having experienced heads in mentoring roles. Steve Waugh sitting with the players watching the game is gold.

Hill will want to get back to Hawthorn. Strong connections there

What a careless thing to say.

Good result

Last week I predicted a 30 point loss. This week I say with a good coaching performance and a confident bunch of players we can have a win.

Thanks, I am glad to see Goody showing he has that side to his nature.

May, Petty and Fritta would be an interesting experiment.

I believe in JKH and think he needs to be more confident in his ability. I see a shyness there that shows with him always dishing off to more senior players when he has other options. Build his confidence and we will see improvement.

I feel we have a beauty in Petty. Good hands, hardening body and good positioning. I think Baker will be a 100-200 game player I think Dunkley will be a gradual improver into a very good player. Another reason I do not want to hear anymore about 2018. I think we will have a lot of different players in our best 22 next year to 2018.

I agree, playing in the mid with Gawn gives you X amount of kicks for a start which always makes mids look better than others. Mix it around.

I know Preuss had a shocker but he should play for two reasons. He is our backup ruck if Max goes down and needs to get to understand the game at AFL level. Secondarly we owe it to Max to give him some support for the remaining three dead rubbers for his enormous 2019 performance.

Well, good for you getting your enjoyment.

We beat them in a home and away, true, and they learned from it and got better and beat us when it counted. Are we really at the point where we crow about home and away victories.

Mine is the ridiculous nature of a Melbourne supporter. i think we will go ok. Not saying we will win but an honourable MFC loss. Resume normal transmission.

We beat an unusually ordinary finals side in Hawthorn and a comfortable with themselves side in Geelong. Yes they were great wins for a success starved Club. But it was a step up in class when we came up against the Eagles. Geelong have addressed a lot of their issues since last year and the Hawks are just paddling. Injuries aside I cannot see we have addressed any of the issues the Prelim game exposed. Good sides hurt and learn from preliminary final defeats we seem to think it was good to get there. Good for you for flying the flag. My story of support is somewhat similar but a few years older so I can remember as a 7 year old us winning in 64. I went straight over to the paddock and practiced drop kicks from full back.

Well that it would be it for me if we got James Hird. Destroyed us in a GF. Never given us a thought and would only consider us because he is damaged goods. Not to mention Hird was Senior coach, Goodwin Assistant at Essendon, would never work.

Good luck to the kid.

Big reputation for winning one premiership.

Very very good. 1970 Demon humour at its best.

Perhaps. Yes, certainly deal with personal problems in private but there are also issues with where he is playing and how he is playing. They can be discussed in the public domain. Why the defensiveness Onion.

No trade. Something clearly amiss this year. A good club would find out what that is and try to rectify it.

Yes a possible Captain, by not based on talent.

According to Demonland supporters the only problems we have are Administrators Coach Coaching assistants Playing list Co captains Recruitment Game plan. Lack of training facilities Giving away home matches Apart than that everything is coming up roses.