Ohio USA - David

Stupid Hocking. That's what the game is all about, it's a mans sport Hocking... skills and endurance is the name of the game "The main reason (for the 75 interchange cap) is to try and open up congestion around the ground. There are a lot of high pressure game styles which have kicked in, the pressure factors have increased, and have been on the increase for five years now, so our belief is we need to put a little bit of fatigue back into the system, and to recalibrate that part of the game and hopefully have the result of opening up the game," Hocking said.

Steve Hocking wants to kill the players but not the game. How foolish... Interchange down from 90 to 75 and here is his reasoning... I loved the game styles being developed such as high pressure styles... That's what footy is all about. Skill and endurance....'' Hocking says - "The main reason (for the 75 interchange cap) is to try and open up congestion around the ground. There are a lot of high pressure game styles which have kicked in, the pressure factors have increased, and have been on the increase for five years now, so our belief is we need to put a little bit of fatigue back into the system, and to recalibrate that part of the game and hopefully have the result of opening up the game," Hocking said.

Agree.... Look at Richardson's role next year. It appears his chain of command is above that of Goodwin's. He will not be in "the Box" on game day and he was a failure at St Kilda... Watch this space.... Yze will be Coach in waiting and I say that because he is an accredited level 4 coach and has applied for other Teams coaching position.

I agree with above initial comments to this post totally and for awhile now I have wondered why the MFC have always given Goody a very senior assistant and wonder if it has any thing to do with their concern over his stand alone coaching ability ? Other Clubs do not appear to have the same setup as we have had in this regard. I also feel that if Goody does not get the results the Board desire within his current contract that he will be moved on and I suspect Yze may be the next coach in waiting. What do you think ???

I have an idea... Let us change his name to say - Rod Grinter and recruit him...

Frankly this is a non issue. Nietshke has been placed on the Rookie list at MFC and any discussion outside of that fact is superfluous surely. He always was promised a place on our list in some form and I dare say that if there were rumours that he could be taken up by another Club then Melb would have acted fast and list him.

You cannot delist Neitscke as he has been promised a contract in 2021 already.. That's final.

Here is a comment from Mahoney where he states that the Club have or will offer him a new contract which I believe is for the 2021 season in light of his two ACL operations. https://www.afl.com.au/news/320617/another-knee-reco-blow-for-luckless-young-demon

As I mentioned previously Nietschke has been promised by the MFC and it has been made public before that he will have a contract for one year in 2021.

Nietschke has been promised an A list spot for 2021

Look I agree totally with above. I would also try T Mc at CHB ( his old role where he played excellently ) Lever one flank and Hibberd the other and move Salem to the wing with Langdon on the other wing. Problem solved.

I know nothing.....

Mine was when Noahs Ark was being built...

Hey, I respect your view... Just stating mine...

Yep - Smith out the door... Pity he was not as good as his Dad

That's because we are a better team and were badly coached

As for Smith.. I would not have him in my 3rd grade team

You are entitled to your opinion but I totally disagree with your analogy... I stand by my view. Melksham is not a player that will play a role into 2021 regrettably due to his age and form this year. Hunt and Harmes being younger and proving over 2020 with good AF scores that they have a future and because they are younger than the lovable Melks.

rubbish

So, I do not understand your point ? Why are we changing the subject to include Harmes who is a good solid player and one who should be saved from the axe at the MFC... I don't get it ??

Totally disagree. You offer no reason except to say that a player plays in different positions - so what ? A player is picked supposedly on his ability for a given position on a given day. Professionals are just that and need to perform otherwise they should be dropped and delisted.

Smith should be delisted. His AF scores in 2020 were : (by round) 17,20,20,14,28,26,26, for a total of 151 Hunts AF scores in 2020 were : (By round ) 54,27,30,15,36,53, for a total of 215 for less games. Frankly Smith is turning into another O Mc and offers very little to the Team structure of the future