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I just want us to fight this year and earn some respect. I just read an article on afl.com.au about what the club captains think will happen this year. "Which seven other clubs do you think can make this year's top eight? (In 2011, the captains correctly nominated Geelong, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Carlton, the Sydney Swans and St Kilda to play finals, but missed West Coast and Essendon) Collingwood (17), Carlton (17), Geelong (17), West Coast (17), Hawthorn (16), Fremantle (12), Sydney Swans (nine), Adelaide (eight), St Kilda (six), Western Bulldogs (two), Essendon (two), North Melbourne (two), Richmond (one), Brisbane Lions (nil), Gold Coast (nil), GWS (nil), Port Adelaide (nil), Melbourne (nil)." Not a single captain rates us to make the 8. We are dead last there. We're rated even below RIchmond in the eyes of our opposition. That really drives home how little respect we hold and how poor we've become onfield. It's time to start fighting and earning back some respect. I don't care where we finish this year, but I care about the way we play. Big losses aren't acceptable. We've been rebuilding for 5-6 years now. It's time for results. Fight Dees for gods sake!!
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Pick activation - both picks activated
Lord Travis replied to Striker475's topic in Melbourne Demons
Trade for Dangerfield. Getting him and Viney into the midfield gives us a boost of class and aggression. We cannot afford to wait another 4-5 years for another new set of kids to develop or we'll turn into Richmond. -
Melbourne and the Football World mourn Jimmy Stynes
Lord Travis replied to hardtack's topic in Melbourne Demons
RIP Jimmy. You're a legend. You accomplished so much, and changed the world for the better. Sympathies to your family and friends and all mourning your loss. -
I actually think he will make a decent midfielder. He didn't seem to read the play right when up forward, but when pushed up the ground I thought his awareness and recovery skills were pretty good. He'll go alright for the Tigers.
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Daniher sold me as soon as we performed well in his first season at the helm, and still remains our best coach in decades. He took us to numerous finals series and a Grand Final. People always refer to the Daniher era negatively, and while we didn't win a flag, we were still a good side and should remember it more fondly considering where we are currently. Bailey was a failure all round. He was told to do a job and rebuild, and he tried to do that. It seems we didn't develop the players in his time like we should have though looking over our list. Neeld has done nothing yet. If he can get more out of our list, then he's sold me. Until then I will support him because he is our coach, but he hasn't done anything yet to convince me, and admittedly hasn't had the chance to yet. Let's wait and see him coach a few AFL games before we are sold!
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While Howe looks a good talent, it's insulting to put him above Robbo. I'd say it's a safe bet he'll never kick as many goals as Robbo ever did. He was a great servant for our club, is near the top of our club goal kickers list, and literally won us games off his own boot and helped us into finals series'. At this stage, Howe is a kid who has done nothing, so to even compare him to Robbo is insulting. It really irks me when supporters talk up current players and put down past players like Robbo, Yze, Bruce and the Daniher era etc. Those players took us to our best period of football in decades. The current batch have taken us to nearly our worst. While some of them look to be good talents, that's all they are at this point until they prove otherwise. It's been too long without finals, and it's getting tiresome supporting a weak on-field club. I'll always stick by them, but it's hard to get excited by them at present.
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A shame we won't see Gysberts and Blease this weekend. Have been itching to see Blease on the park for a solid run. I guess the plan is for them to both play a full match at Casey as opposed to cut down game time.
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Why do people love to jump on bandwagons? I think Joseph Kony is a terrible man, and the LRA is a dreadful organization. However throwing a few dollars at an organization that has a poor track record of spending their donations is not the answer. The organisation that produced the video supports the Ugandan military, which has been accused/proven to engage in the very same tactics that are being condemned. Africa has much bigger problems than Kony and the LRA, and unless the general instability of that region is resolved then he will only be replaced by someone just as bad and the cycle will continue. Also, food for thought. The main guy in the Kony video just posing with some military holding guns and rocket launchers. Solution to stop Kony? let's give them more money for more guns! Also, guy with the rocket launcher pulling the duckface. Winner.
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Great game to watch tonight. Pressure ws good from both sides for a Nab cup match. Both sides had a few missing, but god it feels good to beat Collingwood! Just on Nicho; He is fit, fast, but runs himself into trouble and has poor disposal. I love his endeavor, but I don't think he'll make it as a player. Magner on the other hand... Round 1 lock him in!
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Leave him up forward to continue developing. He's going along just fine, and should continue to improve further this year.
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I'm in Sydney for work at the moment staying in the CBD. Anyone know of any places that will play this? It's harder finder places here because Rugby is more popular >
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Beamer is red and blue through and through. He was our best player in 2011, and has been our best on-field leader for the last few years. Any bashing of him, or any of our players, is moronic. We are here to support them. Beamer should be himself, and play whatever role he is assigned. We all know he will do whatever is best for the team because he loves the MFC like no other. If it's the captains job to rev up the team then they will do that. I know our senior leaders haven't done the best job in recent times, but people need to show some respect. They've been with the club through hard times, and knocked back offers from other clubs to stay at a club that's been woeful on-field and off-field. We all want success, but if you don't respect the players, then don't support the club.
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Pick activation - both picks activated
Lord Travis replied to Striker475's topic in Melbourne Demons
Do we need to activate the picks to be able to trade them? I'm of the opinion that there's no point drafting more kids and waiting. The rebuild is done, now we need to start pushing for success. We haven't played finals since 2006. That's the worst the club has performed in my lifetime, and it's finals this year and onward or we'll start becoming Richmond-like. We'll take Jack Viney with whatever pick necessary, but I think we should trade the compo picks and whatever necessary for a gun midfielder. Target Pendlebury, Deledio, Dangerfield. Our forwardline and backline have lots of talent and competition for spots now, but our midfield severely lacks class, especially after losing $cully. It's so poor infact that last year it was ranked bottom 4 in pretty much all key statistics like Clearances, Inside 50s Against, Inside 50s For, 1st possessions, Contested possessions etc. Trengove aside, nobody else looks like an A-grader of the future. Gysberts has shown flashes, but other than that it is a bunch of workmen without the class to help them rise. We need midfield class. If we don't acquire more, we will never be successful. -
Leadership group announced; Grimes and Trengove co-captains
Lord Travis replied to Striker475's topic in Melbourne Demons
It's a bit different though. Swan isnt much of a leader. Good footballer sure, but not a leader. Moloney rallies the troops, organizes our midfield and is always very vocal revving the boys up. Swan doesnt say a word (probably because he's too dumb to ). If Moloney didnt want to be in the leadership group, then that's fine. But if he did and he was excluded after the year he had last year, and everything he does for the club, then that's an extremely poor decision by the club. Still bloody happy for the Jacks though I think our third Jack (Watts) will be in the leadership group not far down the track also. -
Leadership group announced; Grimes and Trengove co-captains
Lord Travis replied to Striker475's topic in Melbourne Demons
Great appointment! Both kids will be great leaders going forward. Moloney missing the leadership group altogether is a bit ridiculous though. He's clearly our best onfield leader, and has been for years. We all know how proud he is as a Dee, and how much stripping leadership hurt him last year. I just hope this doesnt [censored] him off too much, because he did nothing but earn his spot and win a B&F along the way! Bartram, while I love his endeavor, would be struggling to hold his place in the team wouldnt he? -
It's good there was no song and dance, just a clear message that we've now got everything in place, made the necessary changes, got who we think are the right people on board, and everything now comes down to hard work. No false hope, no timelines, just we're going to go hard. I liked it. I loved Neeld and Craig. Craig is not the most expressive speaker, but he gives some really great insight and is obviously an extremely intelligent man. We're lucky to have him on board. Also great to have Greg Healy on board, who is a successful businessman and Melbourne through and through. Yet another good get in what has been probably the biggest few months of change I can remember in my time supporting the club. Neeld was right in that we're not going to die wondering!
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There are a few videos on the Melbourne website under the DeeTV section. I've just watched Don Mclardys speech, but the Mark Neeld one keeps freezing about 3 mins in for me Anyone else having this issue or is it just me?
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Jim Stynes to step down as Melbourne president at tonight's AGM...
Lord Travis replied to stuie's topic in Melbourne Demons
Thanks for everything Jimmy. You're a legend to us all and a great human being. Time to focus on yourself now. -
Joined your league H_T. Currently called Deestroyers
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I believe it was a closed session today. Next open session is on Friday.
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We need more class in our midfield, it is definitely our weakness now, and probably one of the worst in the league. Trengove is the only one who looks set to become A-grade, with others showing glimpses but being inconsistent form or injury wise. With the loss of he who shan't be named, getting Deledio or Pendlebury at the end of this season would be perfect for us going forward.
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Captain and Leadership Group ... Nearest the Pin
Lord Travis replied to Range Rover's topic in Melbourne Demons
C - Green VC - Moloney LG - Grimes, Trengove, Jones, Frawley It's too early for Trengove to become captain. He'd be the youngest captain in history. While he is my favorite player and a star in the making, he still has a ways to go to prove himself onfield. Let Green or Moloney captain for a year nd then reassess next year once Trengove, Grimes, Watts all have more experience and consistency under their belt. -
Watching that reminds me how much I loved the Danher era. Those are the players I grew up watching, and we were a far better team back then. Even just 5 years ago footy was much more free-flowing and IMO more enjoyable to watch. Here'es hoping the current trend of press' gets torn apart by coaches and we return to free flowing run and long kicking to big forwards.
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Did you guys watch him today? He didnt star, but he was rock bloody solid. He was in the packs abit more today too. His hands in close were fantastic actually, and he was prominent in the 3rd quarter when Casey put the foot down and won the game. His running to space and setting up team mates was definitely a highlight of the quarter, and should have Melbourne supporters excited at those footy smarts. He was running to the right spots, and finished with 22 touches 1 goal from 3 quarters of footy. He turned it over twice in the first half from poor kicks into the wind, but other than that his disposal efficiency was one of the best on the ground. He missed the last quarter due to the minor ankle injury, but seriously, he couldnt have done much more today other than bombing a 60 metre goal or something miraculous. His body is already looking like it's getting bigger and harder. He is an 18 year old school boy in his first season, and he is starting exactly the same way Nick Reiwolt did; playing up the ground on the wing and flanks. He is at 196cms and 86kgs atm apparently, over the next 2 preseasons I'd wager he'll bulk up another 10kgs to 96kgs, and be an athletic hard working marking forward exactly like Nick Reiwolt. I'm predicting this year and next will be learning years as he continues to gain more experience and put on more size, but 2011 he will stamp himself on the competition. Watts is an athletic, agile big man, and will wind up a mobile CHF, but what we also need is a big FF to compliment him. Anyhoo, he's going along beautifully, and anyone who thinks otherwise obviously knows nothing about football. He was taken as a long term prospect, so give him time
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With Maric and Wonna up forward, Davey and Jetta could rotate through midfield and forward line. Maybe even throw one to bolt off the HBF. Loving this pace seriously. Exactly what we needed! Welcome to the club little Jetta! :D