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The performance of the club in rd 22 still lingers in the back of my head.

We lost by 80 points that day to RICHMOND . Do people know how utterly disgraceful that effort was? The boys looked completely disinterested. Clearly they were more interested in what was to follow that night, but surely Bailey would have been able to recognise this and correctly nullify it.

Tatically I find it annoying how he is so quick to chuck a spare man in defense. Were a young side with no KKP forward line player and we don't have the skill going forward to hit up targets. Were going to get thrashed anyway why not lets our kids play one on one footy and at least give them a chance to score when we go forward. It's clear that we get as much as the ball as the opposition teams do (breaking well over 400 possesions each match) but simply were always kicking the ball to our oppositions spare man i.e. Andrew Mackie V Geelong.

I like the fact that Bailey is completely dedicated to implementing a gameplan that he wants unfortunately in 2008 he didn't have the cattle to execute it as such. I'll put this year down to a learning curve for him.

Can he kick?

We've all become so obsessed with the financial aspects of the draw.

Heaven forbid we actually win any games.

When we win a premiship!

That's what it all comes down to fellas

Melbourne's ultimate draft

#1: Watts

#17: Hill

#19: Shoenmakers

#35: Roughead

#51: Dayne Beams (love this kid)

Should send it in to one of the major papers, they might publish it. Fantastic piece of writing.

Lee Harvey? From the Book Depository building?

That's a good endorsement.

Honestly I can't speak highly of him enough.

Wonder if we might take a punt on Hislop now?

Oswald could be very influential on him.

Here's Gillon McLachan's take on our draw:

"They’ve got a good footy draw. What they do have is a lot of Sundays.

http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tab...px?newsId=69209

What use is a good footy draw when you aren't a hope of making the finals?

the more and more I read this and the fact that the Herald Sun withdrew the link, the more i think it is a fabrication

hmm the link doesn't work now. perhaps some hack journo at the herald sun jumped the gun a little too early.

I've now had time to go through it. We've been royally fcuked over.

Adelaide, Port Adelaide, Fremantle, and West Coast all home at the G.

And the AFL doesn't compensate us for the inequality of the draw. Maybe the AFL sees this as there last chance to kick us out.

ROUND 1

THURSDAY, MARCH 26

Richmond v Carlton MCG (N)

FRIDAY, MARCH 27

Hawthorn v Geelong MCG (N)

SATURDAY, MARCH 28

Collingwood v Adelaide MCG

Brisbane Lions v West Coast G (N)

St Kilda v Sydney TD (N)

SUNDAY, MARCH 29

Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG

Port Adelaide v Essendon AS

Fremantle v Western Bulldogs S (N)

ROUND 2

FRIDAY, APRIL 3

Adelaide v St Kilda AS (N)

SATURDAY, APRIL 4

Geelong v Richmond SS

Collingwood v Melbourne MCG

Carlton v Brisbane Lions TD (N)

Sydney v Hawthorn ANZ (N)

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

Essendon v Fremantle TD

Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne MCG

West Coast v Port Adelaide S (T)

ROUND 3

THURSDAY, APRIL 9

Geelong v Collingwood MCG (N)

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

St Kilda v West Coast TD

Brisbane Lions v Sydney G (N)

Carlton v Essendon MCG (N)

SUNDAY, APRIL 12

Port Adelaide v Melbourne AS

North Melbourne v Hawthorn TD

Fremantle v Adelaide S (T)

MONDAY, APRIL 13

Western Bulldogs v Richmond TD

ROUND 4

FRIDAY, APRIL 17

Brisbane Lions v Collingwood G (N)

SATURDAY, APRIL 18

Sydney v Carlton SCG

Hawthorn v Port Adelaide MCG

St Kilda v Fremantle TD (N)

Adelaide v Geelong AS (N)

SUNDAY, APRIL 19

North Melbourne v Essendon TD

Richmond v Melbourne MCG

West Coast v Western Bulldogs S (T)

ROUND 5

FRIDAY, APRIL 24

Port Adelaide v St Kilda AS (N)

SATURDAY, APRIL 25

Essendon v Collingwood MCG

Hawthorn v West Coast AU (T)

North Melbourne v Richmond TD (N)

Fremantle v Sydney S (N)

SUNDAY, APRIL 26

Geelong v Brisbane Lions SS

Western Bulldogs v Carlton TD

Melbourne v Adelaide MCG (T)

ROUND 6

FRIDAY, MAY 1

North Melbourne v Collingwood TD (N)

SATURDAY, MAY 2

Hawthorn v Carlton MCG

West Coast v Fremantle S

Brisbane Lions v Essendon G (N)

Port Adelaide v Adelaide AS (N)

SUNDAY, MAY 3

Sydney v Richmond SCG

Melbourne v Geelong MCG

Western Bulldogs v St Kilda TD (T)

ROUND 7

FRIDAY, MAY 8

Essendon v Hawthorn TD (N)

SATURDAY, MAY 9

Geelong v Sydney SS

Richmond v Brisbane Lions MCG

North Melbourne v Port Adelaide TD (N)

Carlton v Fremantle C (N)

SUNDAY, MAY 10

Adelaide v Western Bulldogs AS

West Coast v Melbourne S (T)

MONDAY, MAY 11

Collingwood v St Kilda TD (N)

ROUND 8

FRIDAY, MAY 15

Fremantle v Hawthorn S (N)

SATURDAY, MAY 16

Melbourne v Western Bulldogs MCG

Geelong v North Melbourne SS

Brisbane Lions v Adelaide G (N)

Sydney v West Coast ANZ (N)

SUNDAY, MAY 17

Port Adelaide v Richmond AS

Collingwood v Carlton MCG

St Kilda v Essendon TD (T)

ROUND 9

FRIDAY, MAY 22

Geelong v Western Bulldogs TD (N)

SATURDAY, MAY 23

North Melbourne v Fremantle TD

Adelaide v Carlton AS

West Coast v Collingwood S (N)

Richmond v Essendon MCG (N)

SUNDAY, MAY 24

Sydney v Port Adelaide SCG

St Kilda v Brisbane Lions TD

Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG (T)

ROUND 10

FRIDAY, MAY 29

Carlton v West Coast TD (N)

SATURDAY, MAY 30

Western Bulldogs v Sydney MO

North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions TD

St Kilda v Melbourne C (N)

Fremantle v Richmond S (N)

SUNDAY, MAY 31

Adelaide v Hawthorn AS

Essendon v Geelong TD

Collingwood v Port Adelaide MCG (T)

ROUND 11

FRIDAY, JUNE 5

Richmond v Western Bulldogs TD (N)

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

North Melbourne v St Kilda TD

Brisbane Lions v Carlton G (N)

Port Adelaide v Fremantle AS (N)

SUNDAY, JUNE 7

Essendon v Adelaide TD

Hawthorn v Sydney MCG

West Coast v Geelong S (T)

MONDAY, JUNE 8

Melbourne v Collingwood MCG

SPLIT ROUND 12

FRIDAY, JUNE 12

Carlton v St Kilda TD (N)

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide D (N)

Richmond v West Coast TD (N)

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions AU

Adelaide v North Melbourne AS (T)

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

Essendon v Melbourne TD (N)

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

Sydney v Collingwood ANZ (N)

SUNDAY, JUNE 21

Fremantle v Geelong S (T)

ROUND 13

FRIDAY, JUNE 26

Essendon v Carlton MCG (N)

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

Collingwood v Fremantle MCG

Adelaide v Sydney AS

Brisbane Lions v Melbourne G

West Coast v Hawthorn S (N)

SUNDAY, JUNE 28

Geelong v Port Adelaide SS

North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs MCG

St Kilda v Richmond TD (T)

ROUND 14

FRIDAY, JULY 3

Collingwood v Essendon MCG (N)

SATURDAY, JULY 4

Melbourne v West Coast MCG

Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions AS

Richmond v Adelaide C (N)

Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn TD (N)

SUNDAY, JULY 5

Sydney v North Melbourne SCG

St Kilda v Geelong TD

Fremantle v Carlton S (T)

ROUND 15

FRIDAY, JULY 10

Western Bulldogs v Collingwood TD (N)

SATURDAY, JULY 11

Sydney v Essendon SCG

Carlton v Richmond MCG

Brisbane Lions v Geelong G (N)

Adelaide v Fremantle AS (N)

SUNDAY, JULY 12

Hawthorn v North Melbourne AU

Melbourne v Port Adelaide MCG

West Coast v St Kilda S (T)

ROUND 16

FRIDAY, JULY 17

Essendon v Western Bulldogs TD (N)

SATURDAY, JULY 18

Carlton v Sydney TD

Geelong v Melbourne SS

Collingwood v Hawthorn MCG (N)

Fremantle v Brisbane Lions S (N)

SUNDAY, JULY 19

Port Adelaide v West Coast AS

Richmond v North Melbourne MCG

St Kilda v Adelaide TD (T)

ROUND 17

FRIDAY, JULY 24

Carlton v Collingwood MCG (N)

SATURDAY, JULY 25

Geelong v Hawthorn MCG

Fremantle v West Coast S (T)

Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne G (N)

St Kilda v Western Bulldogs TD (N)

SUNDAY, JULY 26

Melbourne v Sydney MO

Essendon v Richmond MCG

Adelaide v Port Adelaide AS (T)

ROUND 18

FRIDAY, JULY 31

North Melbourne v Carlton TD (N)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1

Western Bulldogs v Fremantle TD

Geelong v Adelaide SS

Sydney v St Kilda SCG (N)

Collingwood v Brisbane Lions MCG (N)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

Melbourne v Richmond MCG

Port Adelaide v Hawthorn AS

West Coast v Essendon S (T)

ROUND 19

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

Carlton v Geelong MCG (N)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

Western Bulldogs v West Coast TD

Hawthorn v St Kilda AU

Essendon v Brisbane Lions MCG (N)

Adelaide v Collingwood AS (N)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9

North Melbourne v Melbourne TD

Richmond v Sydney MCG

Fremantle v Port Adelaide S (T)

ROUND 20

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14

Hawthorn v Adelaide MCG (N)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15

Richmond v Collingwood MCG

West Coast v North Melbourne S (T)

Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs G (N)

Sydney v Geelong ANZ (N)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16

Melbourne v Fremantle MCG

Port Adelaide v Carlton AS

Essendon v St Kilda TD (T)

ROUND 21

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21

Western Bulldogs v Geelong TD (N)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22

Carlton v Melbourne TD

Adelaide v West Coast AS

Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide G (N)

Richmond v Hawthorn MCG (N)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23

St Kilda v North Melbourne TD

Collingwood v Sydney MCG

Fremantle v Essendon S (T)

ROUND 22

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28

West Coast v Richmond S (N)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29

Geelong v Fremantle SS

Hawthorn v Essendon MCG

Carlton v Adelaide TD (T)

Sydney v Brisbane Lions SCG (N)

Port Adelaide v North Melbourne AS (N)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30

Melbourne v St Kilda MCG

Collingwood v Western Bulldogs TD (T)

Source: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...-11088,00.html

Wayne Oswald is a fantastic bloke. He previously had a role down at the Sandringham Dragons U18s as the head manager or something and from my personal expierence was a really, really friendly and well rounded bloke. Dresses like a bit of a metro which is odd(funny) considering his age, be round 50 but he is just fantastic. He communicates really well with younger kids and is the type of bloke if you were at a footy club you'd want to impress. I think this is a really great appointment.

lol were no chance

1: Watts

17: Hill

19: Walters

35: M.Brown

51: A. Browne

PSD#1: Shane Mumford

This is why we only need to win four games next year.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=3CDa74UishA

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=sTAm5DluQf0&...feature=related

Pretty simple really, win four games in 2009 and enjoy the benefits for the next 15 years.

i dont want any of them

youth youth youth

besides white and lonie there all under the age of 21.

i'd take Bentley for free in the PSD and rookie Williams

Greg Bentley has apparently been delisted

Not really a question more of a plea...... please for the love of god do not make Cameron Bruce captain next year.

And it would be interesting to ask them what their voting criteria was based on for season 2008 in response to Bruce debarcle.

I'd rather pass on pick 1 than pick up this hack.

He makes Cameron Bruce look like Glenn Archer

Well given that poster is both Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, each of them is entitled to his opinion. One of them must have double posted, though. But then Big Neita had to come along and draw attention to his/their schizophrenia. Nice going! Now you've probably gone and made him/them/it upset.

haha.

but seriously there was a reason Kangars was delisted and lasted till halfway through the rookie draft last year, he's no good.

I don't think its any order. Blease is an awesome player but there is no way he'll go top 5.

While Kangars has atheltic abillity - his kicking is downright awfull (or was back in his under 18 days).

Geez....compelling arguments

One of the reasons he was drafted at No.1 was for his sublime kicking and delivery as well as his poise.

Anyway, back on O'Keefe.....

I'd love to see his disposal efficiency from 2008.

Don't get me wrong I'd kill to have Murphy however I believe his kicking is average at best .

Murphy is a [censored] kick. Carlton should have taken Ellis at #1.