beelzebub

and you know...the kid looks like he actually wants to be out there. I cant say that for a lot of blokes ( but theyre going )

This clubs motto must have surely been for years "munyana" for we never really bit any bullets and got stuck into a valid reality. It was always down the track, always collecting picks, always buggeriing up drafts ( in the main ) . it was always about an endless tomorrow.Neeld lives in today. Today I want to see you play, today you are on notice and today we will [censored] you off to where-ever if you dont step up to the plate and actually do something...today. Today he has the knives out. Today is good

meh

What we are seeing now is a coach who has the smarts to assess the list, work out whos a keeper, and whos a pretender. Of theose pretenders hes worked out who we might get a coin for if we act now. Hes acting now. This guys knows what hes doing

You either play or you dont. If you dont yourre clogging.

me tooIts a BIG message to everyone else.. Shape up..or well ship you out...tout de suite

and Lovett's a pretty astute judge of ability. Id take his word.

Theres no argument ( from me ) that Ricky Bobby has ability. He has no drive Hes a class above most at VFL but he never seemed to get it that he had to tear it up. He plodded. he didnt get it !!

The problem with much of our drafting over the years is we sometimes tried to get cute, or creative all at the expense of sufficient meat and potato players. They stuffed up with Cook

Is a classic case of getting another good preseason into a kid. I think he'll respond well. ( and 5 months of kicking tuition please )

137 the answer when you add 68 and 69 together

Mitch and Nathan say hi Some might like the idea of a ball tearer like Viney comig into the side. Howe is excitingGranted we're not swimming in them. edit : added JH

god you talk sh!t

sfa

The other aspect is that Neeld knows he can really put the broom through right now. He doesnt strike me as a hoarder. If the FD cant see much of a future in someone , nows as good a time as ever, especially whilst some club(s) might think theres still something in a player to look at. Better to put him up now than when clubs KNOW theres nothing. You can tell theres a lot of players at the club who simply wouldnt have been drafted had mark had any input. He has input now...theyre going !!

does he..thats ok .. is listed as lighter. cheers

I think Davis is deserving of a bit more time. Hes shown a little bit but needs to beef up some and refine his skills. He has a crack. Theres somehting there but is it enough. Too soon to call I would think. He might be advantaged by all the other departures..lol

and an even bigger responsibility is to well..invoke the Kenny Rogers clause.The club's been evaluating players all year. I dont hink Jordan passed !!

and hopefully this might hook some other club. Weve had a chance to see him up close and come away cold. There might be that club that thinksotherwise and they are welcome. ( welcome to cough up somethng too..lol )

Theres no pointn putting it off. And no sense doing it ny halves. Some will be surprised by the magnitude of the purge, others ( myself included ) will be disappointed if it isnt as near to thorough as possible.I dont think we could possibly get it any more wrong than we have lol

Obviously they will go shopping in all the unobvious places. You can bet the recruiting dept have spent all year looking at them too !!

this phrase has now been officially included in the football bible of quotes.!!

Churning our list at the moment is like sellign a house. If you HAVE to you will take a hit. Sometimes you have to, theres no waiting. The alternative is even worse, to hang on to second rate players just because youd be affraid to have to have a fire sale.Well, we're Melbourne, our whole football existence could be described as living in hell. Its warm there. Light the fires !!!

ah well...better late than never

Im struggling with breakfast today. The news is terrible, madman runs riot with scythe; bodies everywhere, the carnage, the inhumanity!!!