jayceebee31

Like normal-- your judgement is in your rear end. How you cannot admire this young man's performance after 2 years out is just ruddy ridiculous. I just hope Spencer and or Gawn can play blinders like he did last night.He would really be in my best 22 if he was Demonland.He started in the ruck and basically killed Carlton in the first 20 minutes.They did not know what hit them.Tap work was brilliant..Up against some other ruckman - maybe different however.His fitness was exemplary also.You was right in questioning his around the ground situation..I'd give his performance last night as a 8.5 out of 10.

Gee didn't he play well- we will miss him around the young ones- such as Scully,Trengove.

No need-- they will WIN.. As per your predictions..and we all know you are always right..

The odds are 5.40 to one.. Put your house on it and then donate winnings to club to offset the membership being so down...

McKenzie has already played a few games last year- I think 3.

We also need to get of to a flier, say 3 goals ahead at quarter time. I truly think we can win also--at least I dream and believe in miracles- however do not believe it would be a miracle to win.

Yep- add me to turn up---wouldn't miss it for anything.. Disappointed that my two major sparring partners are woosing it and will not get to the game..pityful. - enforcer & Keyser... O well we will send them a report after we win.

You then would be a good match for Lady Ga GA

Iagree re change from scarf to cap or a new hat. Suggest this to the club

I do- however I'd keep Wellman ,but give him a different role. I wouldn't give Mahoney a different role as a think he is a specialist forward coach. I sincerely think Wellman could even end up as our Senior coach- I think he is outstanding.

Understand your points but a specialist coach is like a school teacher- you can only handle them for a period of time and I think Josh's time is at the end of this year.

Allen Jackovich could becoming kicking coach whilst Mark Jackson could show the players how to do hand stands too.

And we let go players recently that played in premiership teams: Jolly, Armstrong,Bishop etc..

Maybe we should try to get your favourite player down-J.Brown.McNamee was very interested -wasn't he ?

Many thanks for highlighting it for next week--a reminder next Monday would be great.

Please note that I am not advocating Connolly leaving- suggesting we may consider getting Fagan back as an Assistant coach(role he is currently doing at Hawthorn) or as a Development coach- Manager. This,I feel would be an ideal role for him and the club.

Very fair comment- would not mind having Fagan back and White as ruck coach alongside Viney..

In evaluating the current list we have got and I believe we should add some experienced players to it through the draft 2010- I feel the next step is to gain a brilliant coaching team - one which has got MFC backround.Also, no doubt their will be some other changes to the football department. In doing so, the list may comprise of: Clarkson,Daniher-revisited possibly as Director of football,Fagan,Viney, Bomber Riley, Luke Beveridge - current Collingwood Development Manager,Tony Elshaugh,Peter German, Paul Williams,Jeff White,Leigh Newton. Please add others that I have missed. Football Dept may hold: Connolly, O'Donnell, Wellman and possibly West. Would you have any of the above reenter the MFC -and in what role.? I'd love to see Viney back but with young Jack ready to be picked in 2012- may not be a sound pick? Some may say- too early to consider now- however we need to get a strategy together.Whom would you have?

Could you cope being beaten by me?

HT-- Thanks for misrepresenting my post-- no words were underlined. However, thanks for showing up that I was right.

More than 4500 members need to be signed this week- sorry Jimma- the team let you down in the critical match against Fremantle for momentum..Told you all this would happen. However we will win this week regain momentum and reach the budgeted 31000. I hope.

You are just purely rude and ignorant.We have more players that have had more match practise from playing in 2009.Whilst we lost Robbo,Whelan & Wheatley they hardly played a game last year. Therefore, their experienced counted for virtually zero.Your understanding of football and its development is basically zero.

an attainment that is successful is my definition of success- such as we through so called development of players we reached our goal of reaching only 4 wins. Some say,and Iagree -that we tanked- therfore did not try on our merits.This is what Bailey stated he was doing- developing players buy developing them in different positions- such as Johnson in the back pocket- Warnock at centre half forward-therefore my definition of development in this sense is the act of improving by expanding the individual and the team.Yes at the end of the year they culled-Robbo, Whelan, Wheatley -whom the whole 3 only played a handful of games ,where several others such as Morton played 20 odd, Bennell played 16 odd, Cheney played 12,Jetta played 12, Spencer played several matches. It was the year that the MFC played several players and they got match practise.To me that is development.Experioenced players are worthless if they cannot get a game and are not worthy to be held.I think you just argue for the sake of it- you just do not hgave a grasp on the MFC itself.

You will argue for the sake of arguing but you are dead set wrong.Success and development are two different aspects.We are more experienced than last year and more developed than the start of the 2009 season.Actually we are the second youngest team in the comp.Last year as I stated we had several injuries as well- Jamar,Spencer,Wonaeamirri, Garland, Buckley are some that come to my mind.We are definately in a different stage in the cycle- upwards from last year. We have gained 5 new recruits- two of the first picks- that alone should improve us along with a given- another year into Watts. Blease & Strauss hopefully will play games. Our list has definately improved from last year. We also sent Bailey, Schwab et.. overseas looking at development etc.. so this should also help a little. We only need a little as I explained earlier to win at least 7 games.

I think you guys are being unrealistic with our position on the ladder -Here is what I think: Bulldogs Collingwood Geelong St Kilda Adelaide Brisbane Hawthorn Swans Kangaroos West Coast Carlton Port Adelaide Fremantle Essendon Melbourne Richmond