desertfox

Brian Royal (backline) Please tell me why this football 'genius' is in charge of our Backs???

Neil Craig did the right thing after the Crows got spanked by the Saints by 100+ will Dean do the right thing too...

Biggest losing margin: 190 points Round 17, 1979 (Waverley Park) – Melbourne 6.12 (48) v Fitzroy 36.22 (238)[42] Will this record be beat today?

I'm glad I don't have Foxtel.

Why did we bother driving down to Geelong? We coulda just said look we aint coming. We aint good enough to compete against you. We'd rather just train at Casey. The only question is can Geelong top Fitzroy's belting they gave us as Waverly yonks back???

And also under Dean Bailey we still have yet to beat a Victorian team other than the Tiogs or Bombers. This is a disgrace. We had everything to play for especially considering the bye next week and we played like a bunch of chumps.

Outs: Morton Bennell Strauss Nicholson Ins: MacDonald Tapscott Dunn Cook

Can't argue with you there, you make a lot of sense. The 3 word player analysis ought to be a doozey...

We played like a bunch of chumps tonight and it showed. My only consolation is that we're such a yo-yo team this year that we'll probably spank Port by 10 goals.

We're all in this together. We love this club but we can dislike the way things are going this season. Gees it's frustrating stuff being a Demon fan. Those old timers had it made the 1950s/60s must have been like a dream. I just want to see one Premiership before I die? Is it that much to ask for they've got about 50 years to do it in but... We're feeling the hurt the same way the Tiogs fans were last week.

Everything to play for and we get this performance. Part and parcel of being a Melbourne supporter

Thank God the Port game isnt on free to air That's 11 games we've played at Colonial and 11 times we've be killed. We won more games at Waverly and Princes Park than this ground and we're going nowhere until we can. I can't watch this rubbish anymore. We are a long way off the mark.

Their midfield have smashed us tonight. We never had an answer and just couldnt get the ball out of the centre enough.

Too right Caco! The soft 50s have killed us all night. Garland's was an absolute joke. That free kick against Trenners in their forward 50 takes the cake. Didn't move an inch and gets pinged for obstruction bloody hell!

Morton Bennell Strauss Frawley Gysberts Absolute rubbish football from this lot tonight! Come on Melbourne win the last quarter!!

Melbourne had a chance to prove themselves tonight and they're failing big time!

This from the Richmond Message Board.... Seems they didnt enjoy the loss... "Oh and Melbourne fans (particularly the [expletives] in the MCC) are the effing pitts. I had to restrain myself from going postal on this one [censored] who would not stop giving Jack poo the whole game, I want to bury his face in the snow at Mt. Buller and urinate on his French Poodle." I just had a thought. Despite our hatred for each other. The Demons and the Pies supporters cop the most abuse out of all teams in the AFL. I've always wondered why this is? Collingwood = bogans (no teeth, stupid, violent, poor) Melbourne = toffs (Portsea, Range Rovers, Mr Buller, rich) I don't think supporters of other clubs cop the kind of abuse that we endure. At least we have something in common with the Pies I guess?

Howe to be honest didnt have a great day at the office. I would trade Bennell, Morton, Wonna and Bate before Dunn IMHO.

Good Jack Watts tackling Houli 7 second to go. Collecting the ball, knocking him aside and snapping a goal on the buzzer. 61,900 crowd - was nice to play and win with a big attendance. Fighting hard when challenged (this win is better than winning by 89 points against Freo) The Lads congratulating each other after a good disposal into the forward 50. Bad Strauss - he looked lost at sea today. Miller - falling over in the Tiger's forward line. The Ugly Richmond supporters whinging BALL even when a player is tackled within a second of having the pill. 50m penalties were a joke today too. Cale Morton - he can get the pill but gees his turn overs were costly.

Strauss looked lost today and hardly ever played man on man. I'm not saying he's not the future of the club. But his performance was poor today.

Turnovers and skills were shocking today. He can win the ball but his disposal is poor very poor.

IN: Tapscott Dunn Blease* OUT: Strauss Morton MacDonald (inj)*

In: Jamar, Gysberts, Dunn Out: Gawn, Bennell, Strauss

I'd swap Tapscott for Strauss. We'll need someone in for Garland too which is another headache. Don't agree on Dunn he should be used as a key forward but has yet to be used in such a role that he normally gets at Casey. Dunn is a lot higher on my list than Bate, Wona or Maric.

If Ricky P is suspended then straight swap for Dunn.