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2 outta 3 would be F#*^%g fantastic . We are currently 0

I am not making excuses for our shizen performance but I would be interested to know how many scoring shots they had from frees. If you include them with goals they scored from our disgraceful turnovers and its a close game all of a sudden!

Without trying to be a smartarse , do any of you know what the gameplan is ?? Enlighten me cos I honestly cant figure it out. Also , these rotations are seriously outta control. I watched Wheels come onto the ground once today, got about 30m out and turned around and ask where he was playing!

Yes , No one has stood up for the Club as much as Nieta in the past 15 years. Couldnt agree more. Still, he looked all at sea out there today and his body is obviously hurting with every contest. He needs a week off folks maybe two, no doubt whatsoever. He has had about as much impact as Garland and Weetra had before they got dropped and a 6 goal haul at sandy just might give him some confidence back. He seems to have zero at the moment .(Well, make that the whole team). Pains me to say it but he is currently a liability and I reckon if you asked him he would probably agree!

I`m afraid I am infected with the same disease as well. I will never miss a game in Melbourne unless I am interstate or in hospital. Hang on a tick, I may well miss a game soon cos my heart can not take too much more of this pain! Guys ,we are in diabolical trouble. I doubt we will get another 500 new members for the rest of the year and as other posters have mentioned, we will struggle to get 10-12000 at the G against interstaters. If all of us sad n sorry diehards dont stand by our club we may just have to consider travelling across the railway to Olympic Park and jumping on the Storm bandwagon. There will be no Melbourne in the AFL. Yes , its hard to watch and yes its hard to listen to MFC supporters yelling ``kick it to number 10``but we have to show some spine ourselves despite the embarrasment. Geez it hurts, but I will be there through each and every pisspoor performance we put in for the next 2 years

It`s all quite laughable really! I saw Tommy Hafey at the Melbourne Storm last night. Could he be the next Coach when Craig Bellamy goes to Brisbane??? HHMMM For what it`s worth. IN B.Cousins OUT P.Gardner

That is a big loss! One of our only shining lights so far this year. Hopefully he can get back in 1 or 2 weeks ya never know. I bump into him regularly shopping in Malvern and seems a good fella!Keep ya chin up PJ you will be a gun mate if u can stay on the park

I reckon its probably a little lack of fitness for Rick. Sure he has has a preseason but would not have had too much physical contact. Didnt show too much in the NAB games and probably just isnt match fit! Needs a few runs at Sandy I reckon. He`ll be back though! I would not risk bring Bater in after 5 or so weeks out with a hammy. Madness! the jump from just training to match tempo just might twang it again. Not worth the risk this early!Be great to have both these guys 100% fit, big boost !

I think Cale will be one of the reasons we may see a few latecomers sign up 4 a membership this year. He truly has a little bit of Robbie about him and i don`t mean the size of his arms. Super impressed with his poise for a skinny kid and he already has sublime skills. I still feel we have a long n painful season ahead however watching this kid play gets me as excited as McLeod does for Bruce! SPECIAL! BTW young Wonie looks a likely type. Tough gig to debut against the team of the decade!

Yep , I couldnt agree more. I have been a big critic of his for the past 2 years but today he played the best game(albeit it 1 half) since the Final in Freo . It is so painfully obvious he belongs at CHF or flank as he actually presented quite well today as he did in that Final. I`ve said for quite some time that we need him to bring his aggression back into the game that we saw in his first year that has gone missing after a few trips to the Tribunal but, if that means getting rubbed out for 1 or 2 then it`d be worth it. If he brings his agro game back he could be a very valuable player for us , something that this team desperately needs. If he can put in 4 quarters , Well ! Wishful thnking maybe but he belongs at CHF and give him a few games there and he just may deliver!

Just heard the odds for us to win the spoon are $1.33 which is a record this early in the season. Shoulda got on the $3.80 offered 2 weeks ago and we could all have enjoyed something this year! The one positive I am hanging my hat on re Dean Bailey is the fact that Port Adelaide only had one maybe two bad years after rebuilding from a flag and a subsequent cleanout!We are basing ourselves on the same gameplan that he was a part of for a number of years including the premiership year.Admittedly, I find it hard to believe the players even understand that gameplan at the moment or if they do they certainly can not produce it. The problem will probably be the cattle out there. Port have recruited very well and not necessarily from high draft picks. We need to be a lot smarter with our recruiting and get some big bodies in the backline! Hang in their guys it will be along long couple of years in the wilderness. We have had them before , this one is just a lot more sudden than usual and harder to take because of poor list management and an incredibly poor showing from senior players for far too long. Give DB a chance!

What`s John Northey doin these days . Get him back ! Turned a team of no names into a force to be reckoned with!

Agreed on Weetra! probably wouldnt get a game at any other club. We gotta keep playing him though as green as he is!

What are we waiting for? It`s time to play the kids right now! Well, maybe wait til after the Cattery otherwise we may have another record score kicked against us that will stand the test of time!

Ya sure he wasnt signing a clearance form. Dead set if ya can`t get a game at the moment in this team , it`s time to head for the suburbs!

I reckon our 70`s team who were perennial spooners would [censored] this mob today. Spud Dullard could outrun half of em!

Time to unleash Warnock ! Gee what depth!

Yep! Sad to say but I reckon the much maligned Ben Holland would be one of our better performers if he gets a game. Is he injured?? Our backline needs some height. Has done for 20 years. On paper and just quietly on the field at the moment I doubt I have seen a worse backline in my time as a Demon (40 years)

7. Send Miller back to Sandringham, Far too considerate! I think there is a Sandringham in the UK. He would struggle there too!

Probably the only joy we will get all season and one of the reasons we should turn up to watch this pathetic rabble. He will be a genuine superstar I reckon with some of the poise he has shown today under pressure with zero help from his mates. Thank you Cale!

I sat through the late 70`s n early 80`s as a teenager and although we fought for the wooden spoon nearly every year with the saints, they actually had a crack and has some semblance of hardness back then . This is as low as we have been in my 40 years but brace yourself young man, there is a lot more pain ahead of us this year and probably next year. I can deal with the pathetic skill we are showing , but until we get hard, we will be laughed at by every club for along long time to come. Just read our starting backline today. It must send shivers down the oppositions spine!

Actually, he is not far off the mark , just a couple of slight errors. Those are his stats for the entire year as a matter of fact, and the 104 is atually our average losing margin for 2008

I`ll be there regardless of the weather! No excuses for any real supporters today unless you are getting married or going to a funeral. It`s been a bloodbath in the media this week and the players know it. It`s all very good for us supporters to say we want to see some heart on the field and rightly so , but our supporters have been heartless far longer than the players who displayed that insipid trash last week. Get out there and show some spine people. Our club`s future relies as much on us supporters as our players on field actions. Respect!

Junior is still a leader. you can`t leave him out of the group regardless of who else shouldnt be in there( ie, Yze n Miller)He had a bad day at the office on Sunday (Who didnt?)If we had 22 hearts on the park like his , we`d have won a flag in the last 5 years. Also , 2 B n F`s just quietly ! I agree they need a shake up though, in fact it might be a great wake up call 4 the the whole playing group if one of em got dropped this weekend or perhps 2 of em ( ie , Yze n Miller)

I would not change the team at all. every so called leader in that team should be read the ``Fevola``. They should each receive a $10000 fine and be told if it happens again they will never play at the club ever again!!