Bring-Back-Powell

Would it be legally possible to sack Neeld with little to no pay-out? I doubt the senior coach has reached many if any KPI'S since he commenced his role.

The bye has a better midfield than Melbourne.

Get the calculator out to see if we're still a mathematical chance of finals.

Looks like the career of another top 20 Pick is going down the toilet thanks to the MFC. Can't we just give Strauss some continuity and confidence. The bloke is an elie kick.

As long as they don't do a Rodan and recruit him but not bother playing him.

I can understand why we get sponsors. We've clearly been the most talked about and most over exposed club since early 2012.

Wasn't the free kick count 20-1 at half time last year v west coast?

Geez Freo have some massive outs. Full credit to them for being 5-2-1.

I didn't. To be brutally honest, he's played 2 good games (V GWS and Brisbane) and 5 poor to ordinary games. He's influence has been very minimal as he fades in and out of games pretty badly. Probably averaging about 10 touches a game. A very underwhelming start. Thoughts?

I also thought we should've taken Ball at pick 18.The club had an opportunity to be ruthless (and could afford to with the luxury of 4 top 20 picks) but of course let Collingwood have their man.

That's actually a good use of the sub, in Bail.I'm glad Davey's starting, he needs a full game to get some confidence back.

Just leave Mark. Members aren't going to cop your excuses and defeatism any more. The jobs too big for you.

Bulldogs have been bloody respectable this year compared to the mfc circus

I hope that's the last time we see Spencer.

So I'm guessing he's expecting to get fired during the season.

Knowing us, we'll play him as sub this week, he'll come on in the last quarter when we're 100 down and he'll get 10 touches and 5 clearances.

If Frawley wants to leave this year, I'd only accept a top 10 draft pick for him. We simply cannot afford to let a valuable full back go for nothing. And he can go and get stuffed if he's going to hold the club for ransom. And at the end of next year, we simply match the highest offer under free agency. Sick of quality players leaving the joint.

I honestly stopped reading after the jumper point. Who gives a rats clacker what jumper we wear. I think some people see a correlation between our horrible form and the white clash strip.

Sorry guys, thought we needed an onfield thread for a change. What's everyone's thoughts on him so far? I've been reasonably impressed so far. Averaging about 20 touches, seems to be a good athlete, continually provides an option, plays with a bit of heart. On the flip side he lacks class and is clearly not a goal kicking midfielder. Overall he's been a rare good news story, but can he make the step up from average to good over the next 18 months?

Not sure if serious....

I hope these junk time goals don't save Neeld, given GC are 2 men down and tiring.

Just found out the reason Davey or Rodan wasn't picked is that it would've made us more experienced than Gold Coast. Neeld relies on the lack of experience excuse to justify loses.

He missed round 4 2011, our first game V's GC, at the Gabba

thats a good out.

We started at 1.80 favourites. I'm the most pessimistic mfc supporter on the planet, but I'm quietly confident we can beat the Suns, simply due to it being at the G.