Dr. Mubutu

If we SCORED 186 points, I'd be pinching myself. Yet to be done by a Melbourne team ever.

Yeah, because that's a problem with every other team in the competition who have just a many coaching staff. Get a grip. They're just fracking dumb.

CB, might do yourself a favour and look at the date that was posted?

Good.

Don't be surprised when it goes to a Collingwood player, just quietly.

While I don't disagree, it's a bit hard to tar Dawes and Trengove with that brush, given they weren't playing. Ditto with Clark. A bit hard when you're stuck at FF, with the ball rarely venturing forward of centre. Those I'd mark incredibly harshly: Garland, Frawley and especially Byrnes. Was signed SPECIFICALLY for experience and leadership. None to be seen on yesterday's effort.

OUT: Byrnes, Rodan, Gilles, Garland, Sellar, Dunn, Jamar. IN: Kent, Spencer, Terlich, Davey, Trengove, Dawes, McDonald. B: Terlich Frawley Nicholson HB:Grimes McDonald Watts C: Trengove Viney M. Jones HF: Kent Clark Howe FF: Davey Dawes Pedersen Foll: Spencer McKenzie N. Jones I: Blease Toumpas Sylvia S: Tapscott

stmj, it's hard to disagree. The second point is possibly the most damning of this playing group, really. We're into Neeld's second year as coach, and yet we're still being told that the group is still coming to grips with the game plan. Erm, how long has Hinkley been at the helm at Port? Those players seem to be grasping the game plan just fine.There is NO WAY KNOWN that it can take 18 months to commit to a new game plan. They are not playing a different sport, for crying out loud! As for the "We didn't see this coming" remarks at the presser yesterday, what exactly did they not see coming? A contest with an AFL-level opponent? That's kind of hard to swallow considering that they are playing in the AFL. No-one gives a flying [censored] how you train, perform on the big stage or [censored] off.

Massive negative. Weren't we told that Rodan and Byrnes were brought in for leadership and experience? If that's the case, where the hell were they yesterday, when that was clearly what was needed? They'd be the first two I'd drop next week, just quietly, leadership group be damned.

Talk to each other on the damn field! Protect the ball-carrier. It's not against the rules to lay a shepherd, something everyone but Viney seemed to have forgotten. Bombers are a small team, don't go naming a backline of 193cm+ players plus Dan Nicholson! If Gillies isn't willing to play as a KPD, why even bother continuing. Thanks, but no thanks.

Erm, what? He was recruited as a KPD. That's EXACTLY what he should be doing.

No. Always being positive is stupidity. There is clearly something very wrong with this playing group, and to ignore it would be calamitous for the MFC. Frankly, I'm GLAD the players were booed off this afternoon. After that godawful display of dross masquerading as football, I'd have worried if they got any other response. It shows that the supporter base is absolutely sick and tired of excuses, when it's obvious that the players just couldn't be arsed.

Let's not go rewriting history. He was taken at pick 50, for crying out loud. And it's not as if world-beaters were drafted after him, really.

That's what I was trying to say. Whilst I respect North THE CLUB, its supporters are the most insufferable by far.

Jeez, Sunday will be problematic if they're the 10.

It would draw 20k+ once the club fully leverages the work it's doing at Casey, especially if, as rpfc has suggested, the club sells 2+3-game memberships for a discounted price. And I don't give a fat rat's about interstate opposition members, and I doubt interstate MFC members are going to go to Victoria to see Melbourne play an interstate team. With regards to opposition supporters: have you ever tried to get to Metricon on the Gold Coast? Bloody infuriating. And I'm sure GC17 reeeaaaallllly care about what MFC members say about their home ground.

The only 'club' I hate is GW$. Will do nothing but be a drain on AFL funds for years. Cannot understand this country's obsession with pandering to that particular area. With regards to supporters, Norf have to be number one. A sadder bunch of flogs you will never see.

For what it's worth, FB: Sellar Frawley Garland HB: Watts McDonald Dunn C : Grimes Trengove Rodan HF: Kent Clark Sylvia FF: Howe Dawes Byrnes FO: Jamar N. Jones McKenzie I : Jetta Viney M. Jones S : Toumpas E : Pedersen Terlich Gilles Evans If Trengove or Clark don't get up, replace with Evans and Pedersen, respectively. EDIT: Removed Blease

Good to see we're treating the game with the attention it deserves. Trio to debut for Dees

I just hope we don't see any more of Sylvia until Round 1.

To be fair, I believe that the guilty party for this coming to a head has already jumped before he was pushed.

Count me in again. Hopefully I'll uncover another (undeserving) AA ruckman!

This mug. Except I have to travel to see that one game anyway.