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I thinks it may have something to do with a certain someone wearing No.60...

Oh, True Believer... You must hate what Bailey is doing. I feel, brother. But he's doing what the MFC needs him to do.

Well said. And to the rest of Demonland - How come it took 5 162 members for there to be a 'Norm Smith'? I mean, we are a bunch of idiots! He's our greatest ever coach and it took over 5000 members?!

Yeah, you are. Davey has plateaued? Ha, ha. Must be a fracking high plateau. You know what - Nick Riewoldt has plateaued. What a loser. Trade him. He'll never come on. Ha, ha. And your grammar is awful, it's not a big issue but still makes an impression on how people perceive you never-the-less. And BJ, I'm guessing that's your nickname from you user name - get a clue.

Yes and it sucks. Stern up there with his monotone voice coming out of nowhere to announce each pick. I would prefer to watch BP deliberate and then deliver those fateful words "023871 rpfc (MCC)." And I do a few interviews, it'll be great... Do it on a Thursday night, fine. But count up (I can't believe that is even a thing you have to say) and make sure there is a different voice for every club and not Andersen announcing them. Interviews are fine but I'm not sure if they are going to be anything other than nervous, cliche-ridden, verbal diahhorea. The NBA draft is full of verbose 23 year olds who LOVE the smell of their own sh!t. Makes for good TV.

Er, thanks? I didn't know those were the two options... You must be Italian. (That was a Sicilian mobster reference and not a racist remark about people of Italian descent) (For those who still don't get it - Italian mobsters kiss people and kill people and that's the joke) (Now realising - Not that funny, and were moving on...) I think with Pick 2 in the PSD we could do a little better, and younger, than Paul Hasleby.

That's for two people I believe - with Bruce and Green going into their 11th season in 2010.

donny williams no 25 I know you have stopped posting about this so just read: We have been 'tanking' since halfway through 2007, and went into overdrive in Rd 1 2008 - when we played two then-to-fore written off duds. Garland and Weetra. Weetra is playing suburban footy (I believe). And Garland gives YM wet dreams. And Garland was brought to you by the good people at List Management Inc. Their corporate motto - "Been playing kids ahead of more seasoned professionals since 2007" I called their HQ to get the skinny on what they've been doing at the Junction: "The Melbourne job? Yeah, that one has been long commit. Started around July 2007 and they told us to really strip the place in 08. And I mean strip - we were throwing out fixtures that could still do a better job than the newer stuff but they just said - 'we're looking ahead a few years when the newer stuff will look bloody good.' And that's understandable. The job will be finished around November this year when we get the last deliveries in. Some effing good stuff too. No worries, mate. Next? Uh, we're off to Sydney next year but the range next year doesn't look that great. They're in some strife those cockroaches! See ya, mate." Really nice fella that one. His pick of the new fixtures, and he's biased we know, is the new Frawley installation in the place of the old Carroll model. But likes the look of the Wonaeamirri for Yze upgrade out the front, and the recent Grimes for Whelan upgrade out the back.

Not get an injury prone, overweight 28 year old slow midfielder. If we don't get two picks in the top 3, we will swear alot and move on. I might cry a little... Don't judge me. You're judging me.

It sure does. And we are at the bottom point of the J curve here (or in Novemember we will be). The coach of the MFC will need time to get us back into the finals, if the club still has faith in Bailey give him another year this October. I, personally, don't see Bailey as the sort of bloke to try and save his job at the expense of the LT future. But for the sake of his hair follicles - give him another year.

To a certain extent it would. 2008 and 2009 have been nothing years in terms of win/loss, it has been 'list management' since Rd 1 2008 - when Isaac Weetra and Colin Garland played ahead of more seasoned players. One developed into a beauty, the other...err, did not. My advice would be that people can criticise the gameplan, development of players, and selection if you want to, but don't come back on here and say half way through next year "This bloke won only 7 of his first 44 games." I've posted this a few times, and got the ire of DWNo25 I believe; we have been 'tanking' since halfway through 2007, and stepped it up when Bailey came to the club. The players we tried, the players we retired, the season ending surgeries, etc.

Cameron the Bruce will be up with Beamer and the Flash. That I can promise you.

He's 20. How were the others going in the 4th game? Winning matches with 4 goals, 4 assists, and 4 contested marks? They weren't? Oh, I feel sorry for those guys - I guess they won't amount to much. And of course he is no Riewoldt - Jack Watts is our Riewoldt... Some people...

And so is the integrity of the Priority Pick system; this weekend will see our 50th loss since 2007, if we win 5 games this year we would be going out of our way to flout the AFL's equalisation methods to help a team as bad as us. And I don't want that on my conscious, sir. It's about the integrity of the system...

1. Jack Watts 2. Cale Morton 3. Aaron Davey 4. Liam Jurrah 5. Jack Grimes The first two have the ability to be Nick Riewoldt/Matthew Richardson type players in both their performances and their ability to draw the eye to this footy club. They could be giants of the AFL. Aaron Davey has the opportunity to be one of the greatest midfielders that ever played for the club over the next 5 years, and should correlate with a rise up the ladder. LJ could excite fans and convert kids for a decade. And Jack Grimes could mould the midfield for the next decade with his leadership and professionalism.

Thankyou. Some people think a pat on the head is patronising... I am not one of those people...

Which is why we should be as young as we can be. NM at the worst stadium in the world should be able to account for us. IF they are switched on. Richmond on August 2nd is the biggest game the MFC has played since Freo 2006. And Freo... Well we, hopefully, will play a switched on Richmond and NM.

Where are the mods? How dare you insinuate I made any sort of an effort with that last post... Shame on you, 45H.

For a us to win a game, no offence to the boys down at the Junction, the other team would have to be awful and/or 'cruising' as WC were and certainly PA were: a great quote from Cometti during the PA game when the TV showed Williams in the box - "There is Mark Williams looking tranquil, and his team looking tranquilised." The Swans will beat us, or they will 'cruise' and lose... That rhymed, I didn't mean for that to ryhme...

I'd give him the three weeks after the Swans game: all in Melbourne and he might play in A win. Hopefully he puts in a good effort this week.

Joeboy - Have good time Sorry, thought that was clever... No? Not clever? Damn.

TBH I didn't think we deserved to qualify in 2007, we had 5 or 6 finishes under 10 points and had a sh!tload of injuries. So I wasn't angry when we won that game, was a strange game though. Was like going done to the local park and sitting down and feeding the ducks - very relaxed, everyone chatting away, with no atmosphere whatsoever. It certainly was a walk in the park for TJ. Besides, we were giving farewells to Bizz, Browny, and Pickett (and Matty Lappin retired after Rd 21 - how's that for tanking), so we were never going to lose. With that said - we certainly 'deserve' that PP in 2009. This weekend will see our 50th loss since the start of 2007, and we should do all we reasonably can to get the 54th loss against St Kilda in Rd 22.

I missed the point of the thread didn't I? Davey and Frawley have taken huge strides - but it would be difficult to go past Sylvia. He is coming off a low base though...

Good thread, Jarka. Before mentioning players, and a lot have already been mentioned, I will say the biggest improvement has been handballing across the board. I know we still are not great, and our gameplan demands almost flawless distribution by hand, but handballing last year was a debacle. Davey, Moloney, Warnock, and Rivers have been everpresent which is fantastic. Davey would be on AA radar if we would have won a few more games. And Beamer would be firming for next years captaincy by the week. Frawley, Bate, Sylvia, and Jones have also improved and been more consistent. It's amazing to think that a few months ago posters thought Bate should be dropped. He's kicked 17 goals in his last eight games. And then there are those that have come out of nowhere to impress - Grimes, Jurrah, Jetta, Bennell, and Cheney. Morton and Petterd have, this year, played their best games and their worst games of their short careers but their talent is there to see and, hopefully, these two stay at Melbourne as both will be heavily courted by GC17. It's unfortunate that the worth of a season can revolve around one win, but that is where my head is at the moment. But, we have seen some great signs this season regardless of what we get in November.

To a certain extent, but I think the week after will give more of an indication. Sydney at Manuka is completely different to Richmond at the G.