Sir Why You Little

No worries Mate, (Schtacker is a great username btw) This is a discussion site, & that's what we were doing. I stood up for myself as i have watched this club since Round 1 1971 and since then we have accepted second best too much. I want to see this club Fight for its survival the Hard way, rather than Take just the easy option of Play ordinary and be rewarded with Draft picks. During the '50's that was unnacceptable as it should be now. If we want the Best Footballers to play for Melbourne & WANT to play for melbourne then this club has got to get on field Pride which will then filter thru the whole place. Hopefully both of us will be a part of it. Go DEES

1988 First Semi Melbourne v Collingwood. First time we had played them in september since '64. We won and it felt good.

Totally agree with your above post, why you little.

Good point, i am just more concerned about attendance. But i guess the ball is in the court of the football club here. if we play well people will turn up to watch. Simple.

I have seen Rich play via WAFL Tapes at work. He is a ready made Gun so i would expect the MFC to check him right out. If we draft Dan Rich i would not be upset at all although because he is a victorian and rated i expect Watts to be picked up. But Fear not Dan Rich is Ready for Next years Mid Field Round 1

Absolutely if the AFL want to dish up that Fixture Rubbish then as far as i am concerned they have a duty to pay up! With that 2009 Fixture it would be a bloody miracle if we get close to breaking even, although that also depends on the MCC Stadium deal which would be my number 1 priority if i was Prez. Time will tell.

Well i hope you are wrong, but somehow i doubt it. That is a very poor Home ground Draw for the G. No Hawks, Bombers or Carltank. Will be hard to draw big crowds with that soft Draw. Reinforces my theory-We gotta start winning with what we have otherwise Draft or no Draft we are dead.

I can see where you are coming from but i don't think this club can survive another uncompetitive year, with the 2 new teams being forced upon us. We lost that chance in 2007. We may end up on the bottom next year because we genuinely are crap, but i certainly don't agree with the notion of aiming for that outcome. 3 years of wooden spoon football may mean we end up playing with Fitzroy. If we are crap sponsors are not going to put hard earned cash into our club. For all Carltanks Tactics and recruiting of number 1 Draft Picks etc. The bottom line is If Fevola went down & did his knee they would fall straight back down the ladder. Without him there forward line is pretty bare, and the backline when pressured still leaks heavily. Visy board has helped them as much as Drafting I seriously hope our young players improve big time next year, win back pride & respect. After a full pre season with his own team How good is Bailey? I am sure he is not thinking about finishing 16th in 2009/ I agreed with your 2009 scenario until i found out the Club was $8 mill in debt. After that it was No we gotta show serious Fight and Business Smarts otherwise this Great Football Club & the oldest will be dead.

You think it is unlikely...and you are willing to bank a whole season on that!!! Nearly $40 mill will pass through melbourne books next year on all up running costs. You are talking of a big risk particulairly with the world economies choking on their own greed at the moment.

Exactly but i don't think Cameron is just Going to sit around. He is a mover.

Beating Carlton in the 2000 Prelim Final Thankyou. We were there!

Been Sponsoring V8 Racing teams for years if it is the same company, Good Call

The ox would be a damn Good mid field coach i would think. He is now a married man with a kid and has stated often that his Punting days are over. If he is available i would hope he at least was given an interview. He played a lot of footy moving through the middle.

The Draft is affected by the GC next year. The age Criteria is being changed and they recieve heaps of 17 year olds. That changes the nature of the Draft Signifigantly..

Good point man. Could be the perfect time for the ox to come home. Cool

I remember that Elimination final well. The noise and colour when Melbourne ran out of the rooms both before & After they broke the Banner was incredable. I'm glad Schwabb recalls it similiar to me. Shows us he wants to see it again....

That's Good news as the last 2 years our mid field has been deplorable. If only we could get our old no 12 Todd Viney back in there. Patience GrassHopper

Wonder why Carltank have not signed him? Could be he is overseas still on holiday. But if there is "Trouble at mill" i would hope that the MFC would check out all avenues. Would be a great pick up in the PSD $$ permitting. It would be a great time to get him. He is good but not yet a Champion so his Price may be attainable.

Ray Biffin was playing when i was first taken to the Football. That old no 19 could certainly stand his ground. Opposition supporters hated him so i always reckon thats a sign that he wasn't too bad. He was Big i remember that alright. I think Biff enjoyed footy in the days of one field umpire!!

The point is if we were going to bottom out 2007-8 was the time to do it as you illustrate. Last year we stuffed up, our coach of the day then went to Carltank soon after. I don't think we should waste all of next year for one Draft pick. You Do-Fair enough but don't make out that i am a fool. The MFC has got to start looking like winning club or we shall not keep anyone, let alone a first draft pick.

My understanding of the 2009 Draft is that the GC will have almost unlimited picks of all 17 year olds, add to that the shifting of age requirements i mentioned above makes this years draft the last one to be "as we know it" If these new teams were not being Manufactured i would totally agree with you, but i dont think we can afford to ever think like that again as the safety net is so much smaller from next year. I dont believe it is worth bottoming out for a whole year for a couple of 18 year olds who may be as successful as Luke Molan. The MFC must be a Strong Business not a cozy little soup kitchen for losers.

No RR I promise you it is like the MCC Members on Grand Final Day. People go Early

Many of you may have seen this before, if not I suggest you do as it certainly gave me a lift. I hope our new CEO is the best we have had. Since leaving us 10 years ago i believe Schwabb is a much wiser man. T The New Melbourne Journey Begins. http://bigpondvideo.com/AFL/74447

You have obviously not been to a Grand Prix Race Before. Before the main race there is always a strong suppt card of Races. People go to the Track early in the morning & Stay all day. Very Few people arrive just before the start. This is not good planning if it is correct. This site will be full of complaints next year when it happens. You wait.

Dont take me for a fool!! 2009 Draft is compromised. The age requirements are shifting so a lot of those presently elligable will not be ready till 2010. This is the last draft where all the talent is available. After this year getting early Draft Picks will be a cherished memory. Don't forget Western Sydney will follow in the next 3-5 years God forbid. The way to make our club attractive is to start demanding a winning culture from Supporters Officials & Players. We blew our chance of 2 years of bottoming out in 2007 & cartank knew it.