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Nick Smith went to De La Salle not Scotch

Riv was our biggest loss last year injury wise. He brings structure to the backline. They looked so much more comfortable with him there, whether he beats his opponent or not, he brings that structure. Thats what makes him so important to this team. People walk taller with him there. Carroll looked like he had 1000 kgs lifted from his shoulders today. It was nice to see! Good luck for the rest of the year Riv.

I rememeber at the start of the year Bailey mentioning that he will play the players who have trained the hardest. If a first year player trained hard and were 100% commited, then he would get a game over any proven senior player that wasnt training as hard. Im not saying this is the case, but if this is the case, i dont mind watching these younger players get a guernsey. I agree that skill wise they may not be up to it YET. But if by keeping on playing these younger guys is going to mean that more experienced players are gonna realise they need to work their arses off at training to EARN a game, then im all for it. We have had too many years of players being too comfortable and getting automatic selection on a thursday night just because they are in our "best 22". I want players fighting eachother for their positions in the team, thats how competitive cultures grow in clubs. If it means younger inexperienced players are thrown in deep end and we lose some games for this to be imbedded, Im not too fussed.

I am not sure which way melbourne will sway when they look at a young coach or a more experienced coach. However i wouldnt be suprised if they went for sheedy, and used the whole "Team Melbourne" (which comprises of melbourne storm, melbourne tigers, and the new melbourne netball team next year) as a bit of a draw card to lure him. Because what better face could you have to promote "Team Melbourne" than Kevin Sheedy? Thats just a thought. Having said that, i would like his experience at the club. IMO with a couple of additions eg tall ruckman and another KPP and a clean out of a few of the older ones, our list is pretty good to make an assault on the flag in the next few years. Beings though we have always stumbled late in finals, we need that extra experience of someone who has been there before to get us over the line. I really don't think we need a complete re-build of the team. Fresh ideas to players like green, johnstone, bruce etc are just what they need to get them going. I have faith that melbourne will choose the right person for the job, whether it's Sheedy or someone else.

i know a lot of you are going to laugh, however i think godfrey is in with a chance. Until this week, he has been our most consistant, and has got the majority of his jobs done. I'm not a massive godfrey fan, respect his heart and work ethic, but that would sum up our season if he won it.