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Balme had a plan ?? interesting :-) I propose we ban any further Neil/Neale 's from coaching Melb

well there ya go.. Byron probably off the menu .. We may luck out a little in that we have a couple more days compared to the normal weekend to have someone come good....... or it might be reshuffling the deckchairs. Im still clinging to the idea that a different instruction to play wil lhave more effect than too many changes to the team per se. still theres an Idea for this week Danniher out...Williams In !!

Think i'll wait to see who's fit and healthy come thursday before getting too excited about this bloke for that etc. Youd expect Jared and Byron to almost be walk up starts, but not if not underdone. We may not have as many choices as we like going into the Hawkers game.

A few of us have commented on this very fact elsewhere. Something certainly isn't gelling. I would have thought after all these years Danners would have had it worked out as to how to get his charges to listen to him. Its as if he warants that the overuse of handball is all their (players) own idea. But this style has been apparent in all the games this year. Do i dare say if all the fancy stuff aint working...go back to basics and reconstruct your game from there. Alpha ..youre right in thinking its an interesting read.

nothing hurts or scrares/worries an opposition like scoreboard pressure !!

put another way...are you going out to play argy bargy? or play football ? you can play football hard...and play smart... but i tend to think if all youre really doing is to rough up the oppo...then it more often backfires.. but only an opinion

the danger in playing a style of footy where your gettig all angry and such and then smashing and canoning players left right and centre is that becomes your focus. Its not the smartest footy as the opposition will soon pick it and play up to it. Before youknow it you're way down in the frees etc.. Its not smart footy..its just agro footy. The Dees need to channel their aggression wisely and play a smarter brand of football than displayed so far this year. I for one wouldnt be encouraging Miller to return to his old ways too much

you must be kidding. someone can quote another..and thats trash?? get real.. Apparently its verbotten to comment upon any inadeqauceies.. all comments must apprently alud our performaces ?even when they are sub-acceptable ?? Finks..tone it down ?...im called a troll by some 5 sec wonder..and am not allowed a retort?? please ..live in your delusions that all is well with Melbournes on field performances. Some of us dont feel its quite up to scratch...even now

it simply seemed an awkward style of play, as if the lads really had no heart for it. Like a house of cards.. it only takes a few to become ineffective resulting in some messed up forward thrusts and it becomes contagious. Nothing seemed natural which is what makes me think it was a team instruction.

lets get something quite straight here fool...you've been here 5 secs..and acuse me of trol llike behaviour, when its yourself thats doing it. Someone has quoted me on that site...not me writing it.. or is your diminutive sconce incapable of undestanding the diference. im not trash talking dees.. im making a comment based upon events..its called opinion...repeat after me..O- Pin- yun !!...i didnt go out and play like sh!t.. 22 others ( less a few ) did that all by themselves. Most of us here abide by the game...that is ..a persons word is up for grabs... but you play the ball not the man... since you are incapable of this why dont you run along lil boy ( read TROLL ) and go play in anothers kindergarten and leave the commentary to some grown ups !! now back to somethig a bit more worthwhile... the Dees

lol...no sense of humour.. lol must be above your intellect

occo....alas...a little lucifer is a little peeved. Over what who knows..who cares. you see apparently a true Melbourne supporter has no wits about them, no capacity for apprasial, no obligation to reality. They just have to jump up and down and wave things red and blue. Still its amusing isnt it

he said we "played dumb football in the 2nd and 3rd " so what d we take from this... we have a rather ambiguous game plan thats easily miscontrued ? they dont listento him? he didnt realise in time ? he didnt make the right corrections at half time ? he didnt reiterate and explain the misunderstandings at 3/4 time ? HE HASNT A CLUE about how to fix it ? or G) all of the above granted he cant run out and play for all 18.....but he can make his ideas plain and known. this apparently doesnt happen. that is a concern.

i'm with ya occo.. alas !! lol

I dont think any particular plan works..or doesnt.. elements of plans may be handy etc but there are 2 teams on the filed; and it depends on who's in the accendancy onthe day as to how you play the game. Its interactive. One team cant play a particular style in isolation. It has to modify it on the run ( literally ) to adjust to it seffectiveness at the time. This THIS is what we dont do... we keep on going blindly when its obviousl a particular style is failing. And it comes back to teh bloke at the helm...he's not adjusting anywhere near quick enough. He is oft to say he has faith in his charges, quite applaudable; but pointless if they arent going n the right direction or method, thats what he's paid the big bucks for...to orchestrate and coach..EFFECTIVELY

this is 2007 you DONT adjust to the game you play.. you PLAY it from day 1..this is what professionals do...its their craft and thats what the preseason is for...to iron out the bugs and hones the gameplan etc. .to hand your opponents..all of them a 3 game freeby is suicide.

exzactly Bizkit ...very much the point.

yes Grant kicked the shocker..but is he to blame.. no way.. he should never have been there.

children deserve unconditional love I expect a bit more from the Dees

I sincerly admire your optimism. As commented earlier and elsewhere...by others and myself; friday was not a debacle in isolation. This has been out modus operandi for the whole year so far. Just, friday was shown for all its foibles !! ...and by a team wwe wouldnt rate at the top; and that becomes the true worry. God knows what a West Coast or Sydney will do to us if we play like that !! Sometimes those things that look and sound like ducks......are DUCKS !! and we were a lame one indeed. But whilst the players were the ones on the field...I lay the blame squarely at Daniher as he is supposedly controlling those guys and instructing them in the manner of play. So we can still win the flag this year.... well i suppose anything is possible.. but what is goinf to change players? Nup !! Coach ? Nup !! the way we play ? thats going to have to happen if any hope is possible. What irks me and worries me is that this 'style' of play had been trialed in the preseason and practice matices etc...and found desperately wanting and yet Dunderher still rolls this out !! unless something dramatically different and more closely resembling a REAL gameplan and style surface next week we are in for a long long long season !!

I disagree... the penalty should have been on the goal line...almost imposible to miss... Grant should never have had the opportunity to miss.. should have been a gimme !! you would have different sentiments I'm sure had it been the Dees !!

no he's not alone... I must confess i did not hear the whole interview...only the main sound grab....but it was both lamentable and contemptable that such a buck passing effort should occur so early in the season. The buck starts and stops with him. Forgive me brehtren and sisters....this does not bode well. The season didnt start on friday it started many weeks ago when his lordship instigated this mania masquerading as a game strategy. It did not work well then, it hasnt all along. Is he waiting for the loose bike chain to suddenly jump back onto cogs simply by perservering ? There were times last night when is was laughable. Players werent aware of where the ball was or where it mught be delivered or from where. The ball all but fell on a group at one stage such was their disarray. One can only hope that that was a serious wake up call; yes already. Keep that up and we wil be playing catch up footy all season. ND must realise he is on thin ice. That this wil be his last season if he continues to deliver that cr@p on and off the field must surely be some component of his thinking. has he used up all his tricks and now canvasses any folly as optionable ? Lets hope not. I'm hoping he's better than that. I can only hope ...as in all the years he has been at the helm he has not shown this supporter he's capable of much more, certainly not at the very highest level. He wil lneed to nip it in the bud immediately for if it were to continue even for a short while some may sense he's for the chop and then all cohesion goes up the race: ....season over now before you all acuse me of ultra pessimism...I'm not. But I am entitled to be observe and decipher as i see it. Go Dees ( but go a lot better than that )

kangas were robbed...simple as that... the filth would be grinnig from ear to ear.

a little thing called percentage going into the finals might argue against that comment. Every game counts, tis foolish to think otherwise.

easy fix Pickett in Yze out :-)