DeeBest

5 minutes ago, Demon Jack said:

- Can we take a moment to acknowledge Jake Bowey? This kid was playing in his SEVENTH AFL match and had 8 touches at 100% efficiency by quarter time. Was a big factor in our great start. Was playing a Weightman for a good portion of the game as well who had no influence whatsoever.

Good call.  Seemed to avoid all the cameras and interviews after the game but a great story and a massive contribution since he came into the team.  Such poise for someone so young.

6 Petracca

5 Fritsch

4 Oliver

3 Salem

2 Brayshaw

1 Gawn

They're a dysfunctional team, players who play the individual game and just don't link in and work together.  A few who bash and crash in, a few who chase kicks....no structure, no discipline, no leadership, no game plan.  Shown up by an opposition team who had all of those qualities tonight.  

There's 8 players in the team who are VFL players at best, that's another issue.  The list has some talent at the top (but who do their own thing) but the bottom half are garbage.

He departed Collingwood following the rookie draft and has officially joined Melbourne.

Terrific scalp for the Demons to get him on board.

I'm sure the Demons will get something up following the christmas holidays office closure.

Jack Fitzpatrick might have just set some sort of record...tonight named in the Melbourne, the Casey Seniors and the Casey Reserves team!

I think he would be a good appointment.

As good as some of the names being thrown around, if not better.

Might come a tad cheaper than Malthouse or Eade as well.

I may as well start it...time for the Melbourne Footy Club to show some balls for the first time in a while and get rid of this bloke. Zero improvement in the skill level over four seasons, and the lack of a game plan is concerning to say the least.

Surely someone at the club can see that Bailey is really struggling as a senior coach.

Clearly not. They just signed Bailey up for another year...must think he's doing a great job.

Expect an interstate game next week, then Casey Fields in a fortnight.

Pretty sure Vic Park is booked for a TAC Cup practice match that day. So unless you are playing afterwards I doubt you'll be able to use that ground.

Lock him in now while he's cheap. If we wait too long he'll have too much bargaining power.

oh please...I can assure you none of the other AFL clubs will be out there trying to poach Dean Who?

Great work fellas, sounds like there's a bit of talent in the team and you're the envy of the other footy forums at the moment. Who'd have thought the MFC would have the largest batch of young people available to play for them - aren't we meant to have one of the lowest supporter bases among young people in the AFL?

And WJ, well done on the coaching record.

The young Bamblett on the flight might be a lad who plays for one of the TAC Cup country sides (Murray Bushrangers?)

I'm sure Deebest would know if he's around.

Richard plays for North Ballarat in the TAC Cup but is ineligible for this years draft. Les is his uncle.

If you took Daw's footage you see there and could magically alter it to be (I hate to say it) just another caucasian kid, running around doing what he's doing, there'd be a LOT more said about him. He's not the perfect prospect... seems to run in a straight line perhaps... but like I said, if a 195cm white kid from the Stingrays put together that exact same highlights reel, I think you'd see us talking about him as a possible first rounder.

I think the opposite. If he was a tall, lanky caucasian kid getting six or eight touches a game and turning it over with half of them nobody would look twice at him.

I've seen Scully quite a few times over the last 12 months and he'll be a star. You're welcome to disagree.

He will be a very good player, but I'm trying to say pick 2, or pick 3 or pick 6 could end up being just as good. Joel Selwood is a star and he went pick 7.

It was all Scully and Butcher until mid year, and since Butcher dropped off it's really been a one man show. All I'm trying to say is that a couple of others aren't the length of the Flemington straight behind him and that is currently how the media are portraying it. Paticularly given the other contenders are interstate players and they dont generate much publicity over here.

How do you get picks 2 and 4???

Can't happen now since WC won, but as I said the question was HYPOTHETICAL. I'm making a point about what is more important - PICK ONE or TWO PICKS INSIDE THE TOP FIVE.

To me, two picks inside the top five is a better, more valuable prize than landing Tom Scully.

HYPOTHETICAL. KEY WORD.

So let me get this straight, Watts won't be a dominant player in the future

I'm not convinced Watts will be a dominant player in the future no. A few players out of last years top 10 have stepped up and had a big impact already, Watts will be good, but I'm not sure he will have a better career than a few of those other guys.

We shouldn't believe the hype surrounding Scully even though you concede he'll go at 1, ahead of those other stars you're thinking of at pick 2,3,4,5 or 6?

Pick 1 is no where near as crucial as getting two presents on the big day instead of just one.

Hypothetically, if you could have EITHER:

- pick 1 only; OR

- picks 2 and 4

What would you choose?

No, what is relevant is getting Tom Scully plus pick 2 or 3, that's what matters.

As for Scully, don't believe all the hype. You'll get a star at pick 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 this year I can assure you of that. It's still a good top order draft.

The other thing you haven't noticed is that Rich might win the rising star but it will be Watts who dominates the game in year's to come

In case you haven't noticed, the best player so far from last year's draft is Daniel Rich and he went at pick 7. A bloke called Joel Selwood also went at pick 7 not too long ago.

Pick 1 or pick 3...irrelevant. You'll still get a good player.

What is relevant is getting two players as opposed to just one.

I saw the Sylvia one live, it pains me to say that it deserves every bit of three weeks. It was plain stupid.

And clearly you'll be so illuminating on every needless topic involving Watts.

I can't recall bagging Watts.

I did say at the time I thought Matthews was intitled to his opinion, whether we agreed with it or not and that Watts was disappointing that night and he's paid to say what he thinks. But people shouldnt be personally attacked for having an opinion, should they H?

What a stupid thread!!!

He's a third gamer, a tall developing player. Much like Watts.

And I bet the footy club went into today with one clear instruction for every player on the list...GET INTO NIC NAT!!! The club had a lot to lose today if Naitanui dominated, it would have increased the pressure on Watts and on the footy department.

Ordinary venue. And getting more and more dated by the year. The seats are covered in crap and the scoreboards are getting harder and harder to read. About time Collo spent some money on the place.

I too got Row X on level three. Why should they tell you where you have to sit?

How is that different to a player sitting on his couch at home before the game, exercising their muscles on the Wii?

Or taking their dog for a walk?

Garland takes public transport to games, no doubt spending some trips standing all the way to Richmond station in order to avoid annoying, smelly people. No wonder he got stress fractures!

Watts had a kick to kick? dear god, we wouldn't want him using a football five hours before a match, or laughing, or walking, or talking to his friends, or even using his eye sight. Now I know why he hasn't kicked 10 goals in a match yet.

Love the sarcasm darling.

No players like waiting around for night games...but I still think they should take it easy on the day of a game. Again, Watts playing a Friday night game after he's been at school for the day isnt ideal. I know the club wanted his debut to be on Queens Birthday for financial reasons, but logically having looked at the draw the debut should have come during the school holidays - not debuting the day before a VCE exam and then playing second game straight after he's spent a day at school.

I liked it. Hopefully they wear it again.