Sir Why You Little

Essendon have had an unbelievably brilliant deal at Telstra since it opened. They were the First to sign up to the Dump, & therefore manage to have a good deal on anything sold there. The Kind of deal we lost at the MCG in the 80's & must try to get back.

Correct. The Draw gets more lopsided each year & with 18 teams its a complete joke!!!!

The MFC need to win more games, & the ones we lose we must show Fight. Until then the crowds & TV Viewers will not care about us at all. So Protesting is a waste of energy although i understand the sentiment. Winners are respected.

Well I wish Mark Williams all the Best. Don't underestimate 3 Flags in a row even if it is at VFL Level. We are not Flush with Funds right now so we have to spend small dollars wisely and grow quietly. If he has the respect of the players i am Happy. i

Yes! I am glad you "saw the Light"!!! Fighting clubs get noticed and respected. Those on welfare year after year are killed off spiritually and in the real world. Carlton had Richard Pratt to lean on so they could afford to bludge for two years after cheating for about 20 years. We don't hold those cards, so there blueprint was never ours. (Thanks Mark Rielly Round 22 2007) Now he really put the boot into the MFC. Onward & Strong

Brock stood up at the Demolition Dinner and pledged $10.000 of his own money to the club. I think that signifies what the Melbourne Football Club means to him. He also played a half of Footy this year with an apparrent broken ankle! I think he is Captain Material. I also think next year is very important to set the right example for the years to follow so make him the next captain now-don't wait. Green & Bruce as Deputies.

If the Club & players give 100% next year & we still finish on the bottom i can accept that. I won't like it and will be looking for answers, but at least i will know we gave our best. What i object to is the notion that we need another year of first round Draft picks. Life aint that easy. This club needs to start looking up rather than down. If we do finish 16th in 2009 then take those draft picfks for sure, But do not pencil them in now six months before the new season begins. Lets aim for major improvements to our young players and 8-10 wins next year. Grabbing the odd "Suprise" victory over a Top eight side-watch the MCG start to fill up again.

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.