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Fair enough - seems others agree Oh well, nothing to see here .. move along.

I was interested to compare Round 2 versus Round 15, for no purpose other than curiosity. Really this is only the very top layer of info, but it should kick things off well enough if people want to delve further. Food for thought! =================== WB IN (5): 3 Andrejs Everitt, 1 Farren Ray, 40 Jarrod Harbrow, 10 Nathan Eagleton, 35 Stephen Tiller WB OUT (5): 28 Scott Welsh, 7 Scott West, 19 Shaun Higgins, 33 Tim Callan, 16 Ryan Griffen =================== Melbourne IN (9): 39 Austin Wonaeamirri, 17 Chris A. Johnson, 40 Mark Jamar, 6 Matthew Bate, 37 Matthew Warnock, 45 Matthew Whelan, 29 Michael Newton, 44 Shane Valenti, 33 Stefan Martin Melbourne OUT (9): 36 Aaron Davey, 5 Brock McLean, 9 David Neitz, 28 Isaac Weetra, 43 Jace Bode, 23 James McDonald, 34 Jeff White, 41 Nathan Carroll, 24 Russell Robertson =================== Rnd 2........2.4 2.5, 5.8 9.9, 7.9 18.13, 9.12 24.17 (21ss vs 41ss) 95 point loss Rnd 15......1.0 3.2, 4.2 7.4, 5.6 12.7 , 9.10 14.11 (19ss vs 25ss) 31 point loss =================== Rnd 2 Goal kickers: WB: Murphy 4, Johnson 3, Hill 3, Akermanis 3, Welsh 3, Cross 3, Hahn, Gilbee, Giansiracusa, Griffen, Wight. Melbourne: Neitz 2, Robertson 2, White 2, Jones, Green, Davey. Rnd 15 Goal kickers: WB: Akermanis 3, Minson 3, Hahn 2, Eagleton 2, Giansiracusa 2, Cross, Harbrow. Melbourne: Miller 3, Green 2, Buckley, Dunn, C Johnson, Newton. =================== Match Reports: Rnd 2: http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfmatchre...792.html?page=2 Rnd 15: http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/matchrepo...474.html?page=2

Speaking of memberships, I'm amazed and yet not. WC hating taken to a new level? http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?Men...ContentID=82188

In conjunction with whats already been said, I imagine that the turnover of such a high number of staff has contributed a significant amount. Cant see the club having budgeted for all the costs involved there. No inside info, but there is a thread of designs on demonology (http://demonology.midnight.net.au/Index.PHP?Mode=Forum&SubMode=DisplayPosts&MessageThreadID=26315&BoardType=0). I am awaiting approval from an application there a few weeks ago, so can't post my 'designs'. Frustrating. I was going to throw them here and ask that someone with dual access shift it for me, but probably should start a seperate thread for that. We do, IMO, need to be wary of overly complex and/or busy designs.

Another sterling '08 performance. My *only*, minor, criticism of Miller today would be that he gave off a couple of times into congestion rather than owning the goal attempt. Brad Green - a guy that could've been earning serious money in soccer - bled the r&b. For my mind, every Melbourne player stepped up to be counted as best they could. The young guys, the four quarter effort.. Couldn't be happier for the boys.

Perhaps we'll toss a ball and check what side it lands on to see who's right ? You all are. The cattle isn't there. A winning culture is required. So are four quarters. Draft picks for the win (hopefully?). We have to be smart. As a coach, Bailey is surely (I'm convinced) on the win what you can (read - aim for), consolidate (keyword), then aim higher mindset. That, including tactical progression, is what it's all about. Kickins? Eh, they're the cherry on top, and a key to playmaking. But we don't need to show our hand yet. Work it the hard way til you learn before finessing. There are further fundamentals still to be worked on and worked into the youth. On topic: Valenti in, Jamar out. Morton unlucky. Honourable loss. Ed: WC is 4 points clear Rogue, but it's getting tighter

Total membership includes those members who have not purchased memberships that allow Match Day access. Melbourne has such packages available. (Edit: Or.. used to.)

Interesting points in the for and against columns. Cale will be a champion and has already shown some serious ability. One thing to note: The roof was left open during the early afternoon so the heavy falling rain could complement the damage to the ground done by the friday and saturday games. That said, his efficiency was extremely poor for (at least) the second week in a row. I dismayed myself by repeatedly groaning in anticipation of the assured momentum killing turn-over. When the chips are down and the team rallies, turn-overs like that are the hardest to shoulder. If we were even aiming for 8th this year I'd say drop him back for a week - but we're not. So as long as playing Cale doesn't deprive us and 'future player(s)' of deserving promotion, the early big league experience will put a lasting polish a true demon of a player.