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We've only had 6 coaches (not counting brief care-takers in transition) in 30 years - Barassi, Northey, Balme, Daniher, Bailey, Neeld - and only 3 in the last 15 years. R1 provided sufficient evidence for me that the job is beyond Neeld and I haven't seen anything, including the first half against WC and the last quarter against GWS, to change my mind. With Jackson not starting until 1 May I accept there won't be any sudden changes until he has had time to analyse the situation.
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Nothing win - but we were on a hiding to nothing in that match. Win against GWS at the MCG is expected and lose is disaster. Outing against Brisbane away will be much more instructive. Look I am happy for the players and the kids I saw at the ground supporting the club.
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I thought Watts was good at all the things that come easily to him and terrible at all the rest. The only times he's in a contest is when he can't run away from it and he does win more than his fair share of the ones he accidentally gets involved in because of his great talent. He never ran to contest. Townsend led him a merry dance to the ball because he refused to go body-on-body at the centre bounce. Later on he was on a dwarf - and his opponent - I think O'Rourke - marked and goaled unattended in the last because Watts was either asleep or lazy. The complaint everyone has about him is entirely justified IMO - but we've coached him terribly, of that there is no doubt.
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Our chances of a win next week primarily depend on just how terrible Brisbane are - that's what it has come to.
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You and Don sound like soul mates.
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Gee, it's lucky we've got the right types of people in positions of influence and our club hasn't got any major, major problems - what a relief, thanks Don!
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The fact that they don't know about the Dr-Dank relationship means that that they don't know waht the Dr was doing with respect to supplements. That's what is so concerning. We're in a worse postion than Essendon - they don't know what happened but at least they knew something happened.
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I haven't read the entire thread because quite frankly the whole topic is too depressing, so I apologise if this point has been made ... On Thursday the club based its entire defence in this matter on the credibility of Dr. Bates: http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2013-04-18/response-to-730-report On Friday the club said "We have sufficient concerns about an identified breakdown in reporting protocols": http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2013-04-19/club-statement-friday-19-april That's a very damning situation - who knows what has been going on? Certainly not the MFC and their "internal review into its own supplements program". Really I despair ...
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Exactly, and this was 3 days after Neeld says in his press conference that his primary aim is to nurture the players because they're down on confidence. Next he says club comes before individual in his Watts explanation. No Mark your primary aim is to nurture your rapidly evaporating senior coaching career. I don't think "whackjob" is out of line.
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The statement from the club that there are no concerns about supplements was entirely predicated on the management of the program by Bates - who is now stood down. Before that McLardy was saying no changes to personnel contemplated, next day Schwab is sacked. I can't believe anything coming from the club.
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In the Dank thread Demon Dame suggested this explanation for our unexplainably woeful on field performance and it's the best one I've heard.
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Where was the good governance when we initially dealt with the guy when he'd been give the arse by this previous 3 employers? Essendon have been roundly criticised for not checking this and we took up with him AFTER they sacked him!!!
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If there's absolutely no problem with our supplements program or any association with Dank in relation to it and we have nothing to hide then why did we abruptly cease communications with Dank when the Essendon press conference occured? Source: 730
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I fear you actually believe this ... I've got a great GP and I fully discuss all his advice with him so I can understand what we're trying to achieve
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I admire your steadfast optimism Paul but I don't think you grasp the importance of our relationship with the AFL, we don't want them as adversary. Have another look at heartbeatstrue's post http://demonland.com/forums/index.php?/topic/33506-responsibility/?p=732581
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Holy [censored]!!!
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I expect the players to be made to run out in red and blue clown suits in Sunday.
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That assessment cannot be dismissed.
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Same substances as Essendon.
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I'm not going to pretend I know enough about that to mount a credible strategy, the more I know about it the less I realise I know - but it's not my job to. Have another look at this and see whether you think Neeld knows what just happened - it IS his job to. http://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/2013-04-02/rd-1-mark-neeld-and-jack-grimes-media-conference
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Hyperopia: causing difficulty focussing on near objects, likely to trip over something obvious right in front of them
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#notsureifserious
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We lost by 13 goals at home in Ken Hinkley's first coaching outing with Port Adelaide who were a total basket case under Matthew Primus last year and Neeld has no idea why. That's all I need to know, some knew well before that and some are yet to cotton on.
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It's time for Watts to leave - according to Barrett
old55 replied to Redjacket's topic in Melbourne Demons
Watts should be played as tall back - not on dwarfs. He needs to compete in the air (he has the physical attributes - height, pace, leap to do so) and then exploit on the ground. He should have been played on Darling last week - yeah he would've been soundly beaten but it would be a proper learning path for him. Chip on Kennedy and Tommy on the ruckman, Garland on a dwarf, Sellar forward as marking target until Dawes gets fit. Neeld is totally mis-managing Watts - what's new? -
Is it worse than the current plan? 1. Persist with Neeld 2. Disaster
