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I seem to remember Col junior coach saying something like "We just tell him to get the ball" why not just let him do that in the middle?

He clearly has the build for it and Nate Jones needs help! Has Col spent much time in the middle as an inside mid? He always seems to be named on the HFF

I would like to see Fitz in the side. He has great agility for a big man and we need a tall forward to work with Dawes.

I have only seen a limited amount of Fitz but I have wondered if he could play the same role that dustin fletcher has played for the bummers? How good is his awareness of the ball in flight, his man etc?

I would not like to see him delisted. Is he a better version of Stefan Martin?

It is very hard to watch ATM. It just seems that the coach has bitten off more than he can chew and instead of letting players use their skills he has them worried about their positioning on the field. Either way it is very hit and miss as we have all witnessed. Most of other that remember position footy such as myself see "unaccountable football" whilst other who can see more broadly see "poor spread".

I think that he have a nucleus of a team. I think comments around the poor disposal by the backline out of defence illustrate just how handy JW would have been last week? Midfield is weak. How to fix this?

1. Recruit A grade mid/s- who would come to MFC right now

2. Put our biggest bodies in their regardless of the result? By this I mean bring up magner and couch and just hammer the opposition.

3. Rotate our ball users in once the heat is off. To use a cricket term, put them in second change. Lets see if we can get them to run out games and lets see if the opposition is still keen to go in hard!

I am as dismayed as anyone at the lack of heart and effort but I believe that we need to start this fightback from the middle.

Our forward line is injured and our backline is under seige.

I am curious why the powers that be dont put JW in the middle? Has basketball backround, good vision and sure hands, surely he can find an outside runner by hand as he would in basketball? At this point I want to see players use their skills and forget about complex patterns. That stuff can develop but right now we are almost unwatchable as others have stated. I used to hate the sydney style of smothering the opposition but right now I would welcome it as we are slowly bleeding to death!

I am not one of the sack neeld brigade but I feel that some changes need to be made to "the plan" whatever that is.

I have a red and blue parka with the demon logo on it. Circa 1986?

I played (very poorly) for Milawa FC in the O&K

We were the mighty Demons!

I have no doubt that people wear them when they first get them (if they purchase their membership before a game), but I'd be interested to know how many people ever wear the scarf more than that first time. It's easier to wear it than to carry it around with you.

My bet is that the majority of membership scarves end up in the back of wardrobes.

The MFC should create an initiative to recycle old scarves and give them to new immigrants and young people. This would prevent the scarves from wasting away, and would help (hopefully) to grow the supporter base.

I ended up getting some wool and making a scarf blanket for my daughter. She loves it!

I remember one which read

Magpies to undergo Dick surgery or words to that effect when Brad Dick did his knee

I would have loved to see Jurrah delivering off half back or on the wing. He has amazing skills but we could not get the ball to him last year and it would have been good to see him used somewhere else. Davey has not coped well with a tag and he would definitely benefit from going forward. From memory he started what is now called forward pressure?

The essendon player that got tackled in the dying minutes against Carlton ?prelimination final 98.

?Salmon missing the goal and kicking the post

Gehrig trying to kick a goal and being brought down by Carrol ? semi final 2006 Brocks break out game.

Just as long as we are not confusing "the chicken and the egg" here.

Does Davey play badly because the team is playing badly ............. or is he such an important player that when he has a bad day the rest of the team falls into a hole?

Davey is targeted as our quarterback. This has been happening over the past 2 1/2 seasons. He does not handle a hard tag well at all. If someone is going to do this we might as well use him in the middle where he has others around to help him. We really miss scully and McKenzie.

AJ - I have been harping on about getting Martin playing FF, then 2nd ruck for that exact reason. People are quick to point out he hasn't done any good there in the past, but what is the definition of "doing good"? If we can get 20 goals from him, but our crumbing forward can get 20 goals from direct contest he was a part of, then I think it's a success.

It all makes sense Bhima, good work. We have a lot of the pieces in the puzzle but we are not putting them together correctly. AJ I agree that if we have a player who can contest the ball (Could be watts are THAT mark on sunday) the crumbers like wonna and maric can also be brought into the game. Jurranh also has good ground skills for his size. We also need players who will cause the turnovers in our f50.

You are correct, but i found it disturbing that 5 minutes before Half Time we went Defensive, that was a very Poor call.

We must learn to keep hunting Hard until the siren goes. The game was not over at half time in respect to holding up the play.

We gave them back the sniff. Grrr

Hawthorn scored a goal and davey started waving "slow down" with 10 mins to go in the second.

WTF! After this our run completely stopped! I had not rated Bail as a player but what he did when the ball was in dispute was fantastic. He showed the others what was required. The mids lets us down badly the 3rd quarter.

Do we need to play Green in the centre? Davey outside? I could nt see a lot from the cheersquad but from what people

have been saying here, when lacked poise in the middle (we fumbled). Perhaps we need to alter our structures as

they know what to expect from us. We could certainly play in the second. I said to the guy behind me that it reminded me of 1987, tough but this time we had skill. I wished I had shut up after half time.

The Transporter (of the ball)

Has anyone got any of the kids 2011 membership beanies that they wont be wearing? I'm hoping to convert some of my daughter's friends and get them along to some games with us. If you do please let me know. Cheers Shane.

That sounds good Daz. I'm at least a 3XL and I was worried that I would get a too tight 2XL

if I ordered one. I did go ahead with the image locally and I have got a polo and 3 hats with the original design on them. I'll be wearing my polo and hat to the game on sunday. Melissa (the owner) put an Air Jurrah on a 0000 jumpsuit

for my brothers little girl who will be born in early may. I will be sending in my donation to Mt Theo shortly.

Would love the choice of polo's caps and t-shirts

I wont do anything until I hear from CB. Daz, I just realised that the caps were not already being offered.

Thanks for the link to Mt Theo program above, CB. I will send a donation. That vision of the boys is just amazing.

"Go for the glory!"

Hi CB. I sent the air jurrah logo to our local shop

Hi Melissa,

Here is the logo I asked you about.

How much will it cost to put it on a shirt or hat?

Do you have to order in bulk?

I would go for a navy/polo or hat with the logo in red.

cheers

Shane

and I recieved the following

email.

Hi Shane,

Quote as requested-

Set up logo - $35.00 + GST (once of fee)

Per logo - $6.00 + GST

There is no minimum order.

Navy caps $12.00 + GST (this price includes your logo on the cap)

Navy polos $18.00 + GST + logo price

Hope this helps.

Let me know if you want me to set up the logo.

Regards,

Melissa

BORDER EMBROIDERY Pty Ltd

1096 Mate Street

North Albury

NSW 2640

Ph / Fax : 02 6040 3772

Email : [email protected]

I am happy to set up the logo and others can ring in and order what they want. How do I donate to Mt Theo?

I had a look at the new jumpers at the demon shop.

The red looks washed out and the premiership stars looked

orange. I hope these were the reject jumpers!

The colours seem poles away from the blood red and blue that is almost black that

schwabb is wanting.

I suggested to the girl there, that there should be a navy blue v neck longsleeve

knitted jumper with the new emblem embroidered on it for those of us that

feel they are too old to wear a guernsey. She said some people had asked about this.

The thread topic is a bit far-fetched anyway.

Jamar doesn't play much like Neitz.

At least Jamar wont have Robbo kneeing him

in the back of the head!

That's assuming RC is any good up forward.

I can't recall ever having seen him play up forward.

? Decoy forward/Ruck inside 50.

Saves Jamar from leaving the ground.

May end up being able to present as a option coming out

of D50.

You are right though. I do not remember him as a Hawthorn

player. It will be interesting to see who will play where.

I like the idea of Jamar playing forward but his

replacement will need to be competitive.

I have the same thoughts in mind but I would be looking at it

as a more tagging in/out tactic. Jamar loses his opponent and drifts

forward marks and goals. RC goes in to pick up Jamar's opponent

contest the tap after the goal. Jamar is then in a position to present

for the next contest. I dont believe that it will be more than 5-10 mins

total per quarter. Also RC will free up Jamar to be a kick behind as he can contest

the boundary inside f50.

I was told at the club he is still growing. That may also have an effect.He looks as big as Watts is now-196 cms- if correct that is 4 cms taller than shown on MFC site.

The characteristics you are describing remind me of a young David Schwarz.

I have never heard of Dorothy Dix either. I thought you were having a go at rpfc- she is in the Aussie vernacular? Really?

I swear to god I went to a sh*t school!!

You went to Deni High too!

It was a PCL in the last quarter against Essendon at Visy Park, or whatever they call it these days.

That's right. Thanks Big Kev also. my god I went to that hole

twice for pre-season games. Grrr

After a few beers they might get a run , but besides that definitely not

Our interstate package arrived xmas eve and our 2 girls are thrilled! We are also in

the cheersquad, so I guess they would be compulsory there.

We should all endeavour to wear them to a designated night game. It would clearly illustrate our

crowd numbers ans illustrate our passion. " Night of the Long Horns" proudly sponsored by Outback Jacks! Which would also give them some value for money.

We could even have a "Melbourne Muster" before a game (Preferably a night final!)

Fork em, I've always wondered why MFC dont have caps with devil horns? Is there some sort of

copyright issue? It seems the obvious symbol.