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I read on twitter that neeld went back and looked at all the players draft reports. This is how much homework this guy does. So I think he got the Garland idea there. Trengove said after the game his family had been away for the week so it gave him maybe to much time to think about moving Garland foward. He did well foward and I desperately wanted him to kick that last goal. If he can improve his kicking we should play him there more often. If you told me before the game we wopuld win and Col would be our leading goalkicker I would have laughed. So happy for Watss. I reckon he has found his niche down in the backline. Yes I know I didnt want him kicking out but he thinks his way through things. Im sorry for abusing Tom McDonald when twice he thought he would take on the essendon player and got tackled. But he was great on Hurley. keeping him goaless. I think beamer was in the presser because Trengove and Grimes were being interviewed on 3aw and mmm. They both each appeared on the stations. Im rapt that Sylvia bustled his way through the pack and kicked the goal and so happy that Trengove had a good game. Im still so excited and cant sleep so have no idea who the club is going. Looking foward to the positive press this week.

I reckon it was genius of him to coach the last quarter on the bench and I reckon he just would have been encouraging them all the time. I looked down and he actually had to hold the players back so they wouldnt run on the ground before the siren went. I watched the end bit at home and just the emotion of him chucking down the headphones and hugging the 4 interchange players then running to the rooms. I thought he may have actually ran out onto the ground with the players but instead he wanted to share it with his assistant coaches and others. Loved how all the support staff got around him and I reckon he should have been in the middle of the circle but I guess he thought it was the players moment. he has just had a huge weight lifted from his shoulders and he will sleep very well. Also loved how Don McLardy just went up and gave him a huge hug. Hope it can continue.

I reckon it was genius of him to coach the last quarter on the bench and I reckon he just would have been encouraging them all the time. I looked down and he actually had to hold the players back so they wouldnt run on the ground before the siren went. I watched the end bit at home and just the emotion of him chucking down the headphones and hugging the 4 interchange players then running to the rooms. I thought he may have actually ran out onto the ground with the players but instead he wanted to share it with his assistant coaches and others. Loved how all the support staff got around him and I reckon he should have been in the middle of the circle but I guess he thought it was the players moment. he has just had a huge weight lifted from his shoulders and he will sleep very well. Also loved how Mclardy just went up and gave him a huge hug. Hope it can continue.

I was at the vic market today and the fruitman I go to was bantering with a carlton supporter and saying how we have 3 easy games and will be premiership favourites. How sweet it is. I agree I hate essendon more than collingwood and I am just super stoked.I In all fairness I dont think Caro has said to much about us. I found what King, Sheehan and even Shaw yesterday worse and anyone else. After the game I walked past Mike Sheehan and so wanted to say to him so how about the win makes your article look pathetic but I didnt.

They just said on ch7 sport Frawley is out of tomorrows game. So Joel MacDonald is going to have to step up big time. This is a huge loss especially with Essendons powerful foward line. Im assuming Sellar would come in ahead of Bate and Bennell. I do not want to see watts kick in after last weeks effort. Our midfeild will have to step up another gear and stop the ball from getting down there easily.

If thats the bench make up then either Dunn or Sylvia should be sub. We need Blease for his pace against there midfeild and Nicholson did well last week, Who should Mckenzie tag. Watson or Stanton?

SECOND-year rookie Daniel Nicholson has been elevated to the primary list for injured ruckman Max Gawn, who has been placed on the long-term injury list. Nicholson, who played nine matches in his debut season last year, has been selected in the initial squad against Carlton at the MCG on Sunday. He has been named on the seven-man bench. It will be Nicholson’s first match this season, after he missed the opening two rounds with a foot injury, before returning to the VFL. The 21-year-old made his debut against the Blues in round 10 last year. Nicholson was drafted at No.14 in NAB AFL Rookie Draft, held in December 2010. Gawn, who suffered a knee injury last December, will be sidelined for the rest of 2012. I miss Max this year. He became a bit of a cult figure last year and would be in the team I reckon.

Well I hope this game isnt bruise free football like last year. I remember Neeld on radio weeks ago that Couch is 6 weeks into his AFL career. I guess they just dont want to shove him in there and want to ease him in. I like to see him play but I think he will get his chance at some stage.

Melbourne team B: James Frawley, Jared Rivers, Clint Bartram HB: Jack Grimes, Colin Garland, Tom McDonald C: Rohan Bail, Brent Moloney, Sam Blease HF: Jack Trengove, Jack Watts, Brad Green F: Jeremy Howe, Mitch Clark, James Sellar FOLL: Mark Jamar, Lynden Dunn, Nathan Jones I/C (from): Jamie Bennell, Jordie McKenzie, Daniel Nicholson, Joel Macdonald, Luke Tapscott, Troy Davis, James Magner IN: Macdonald, Bail, Sellar, Dunn, Tapscott, Davis, Nicholson OUT: Liam Jurrah (ankle), Aaron Davey, Colin Sylvia, Cale Morton NEW: Troy Davis (Kerang/Geelong Grammar/Geelong U18s) Well Neeld hasnt taken any crap this week. Morton I thought may be harsh but I think him getting subbed off last week didnt help and also that weak handball he did after Howe took that scramer. Davey I get has done nothing and was poor last week and Sylvia deserved to be dropped for just having a joke after the game with the swans player .Still scratching my head how he was a number 3 pick. Id still prefer Pettard over Dunn.

Well my neice who is 7 weeks old is comig to her first game on sunday. Luckily she wont have a clue whats going on but I have told her by the time she is old enough to know whats going on we hopefully would hve finished rebuilding and actually winning.

https://twitter.com/ludbeyheraldsun/status/205502545668485122/photo/1 Brent you will never be captain of this club and lift your standards and stop sooking.

This morning on SEN they were talking about our trumpeter. I was half asleep so I missed it but according to Demonology he has been suspended for being to long on the ground then being rude to an AFL official. He has been suspended for 2 home games meaning he will miss the pies game. God I hope this is true.

well i just hope he is getting enough support because everyone is kicking him while he is down. he wouldnt be feeling great about things and probbaly doubting himself. everyone in the media is taking pot shots and yes I know we are on the bottom but david king stuck the boots in last night and again on radio this morning. he has just got to stay true to what he is trying to do. its ridiculous sacking him because it means a new person coming in with a new game plan and it will be naother year for them to learn it. We must back our man and show some faith in him.

Mark neeld reminds me of the new coach that came in in the mighty ducks 3 movie. Before he came in the ducks had a coach that was pals with the team and joked around and was just so nice to them, then when Emilio Estevetz's character leaves they get in this new coach who is tough, hard and firm who takes no crap and focus's on defence. Straightaway some of the players arent happy and get annoyed because they get this new coach that is tough and isnt there to muck around and wants them to play a different game. Anyway im still condient with Neeld at the helm and I reckon this time next year we will be doing a whole lot better.

yeah I heard this as well. I could imagine Mark sitting Jack and Stef down and say so boys what was so fuuny that you were laughing when the team is getting thrashed. I know they are allowed to have a laugh but it didnt look great at that point of the game.

This remonds me of the day we were playing hawthorn at Waverley getting thrashed and a huge cheer went around the ground because they put the score up on the scoreboard showing Fitzroy had defeated Fremantle and won there 1st game putting us on the bottom. Look I suspect we wont stay at the bottom but geez the round after our bye is interesting against GWS. We wouldnt want to get 2 games behind them. I will be a nervous wreck that day. There is no point calling for the coach to be sacked. Neeld is 7 games in to a 3 year contract. I have faith in him and what he is trying to do. I think the attiude of the players need to change and once we get a win whenever that will be it will be a big sigh of relief. Its a shame the Gold Coast arent a victorian team because thet would cop it here. The focus should be on them. They have all these young players from there draft picks and they have Ablett, Brown and other experienced players. This is a team that almost beat Essendon and nth a few weeks ago. Im tipping this would be on of the darkest days in Gary Abletts career.

I reckon Jurrah could play next week. The SCG is a smaller ground so he wont have to do as much running. We need him back to help out Clark in the foward line. Watts will probably come back although at times he still looks like he is just cruising. I hope Mark Neeld wasnt listening to the GWS GC game on his way home. It would had been a long drive. Anyway nice to see Casey win and at least 1 team can win.

The sad thing is Israel Folau has just played in a winning team.

I agree. Yeah it looked great when we won last year and running thorugh the centre. But when we got beaten we got thrashed. Bailey wasnt building the defensive strengths. This is the 1st thing Neeld has decided to fix. Our defensive side of the game. Walls is so wrong about this.

Nothing beats that huge hit Neita put on Luke McCabe and shattered his shoulder and football career really.

Viney is just the player we need. Tough, fearless and can get the ball. I dont care if we have to use our 1st pick. He will be a better draft pick then some of the early ones we have had. He could show a thing or two to some players about how to get the ball and having intensity. We are just lucky we can get him father/son. For years we have been crying out for a father/son pick and now we can get one. The good thing is Jack is around the club twice a week so he knows about game plans and structures and knows his teammates. Viney would just be the right player that Neeld would love to coach I reckon and Neeld would know exactly what he is getting. I cant wait to round 1 next year.

The most frustrating thing is I reckon if we played the lions next week we would beat them because we have settled into the the game plan more.

Well I will still go to all the games in melbourne and back in jan I got cheap flights to darwin so Im venturing there. Im writing this season off and just dont get fussed anymore. I see this is a year to learn Neeld's game plan and if we are still in the same position this time next year then I will be worried. But I think next year we will be ok. I see this as a learning season. I have faith in the coach.

I cant beliebve some of the reaction from journalists about this. Some are saying that Jack should leave melbourne and go to another team. The thing is we had 102 tackles last week and Jack didnt lay one. His job was to stop fisher and in the 1st qusrter fisher had the ball 10 times. As we saw in Neelds first address to the players he said everyone has a role to play and when its your turn you go. He also said you can trust me if the bloke beside you doesnt go then he will be dropped. Watts needs to find some form and confidence and the thing is as Derm said this morning JAck has always excelled at sport in his jumior days. he starred at basketball and dominated jumior footy. Now he is in the big league and cant dominate as much. I agree with the call and Clark had to come back in and someone had to go. WAtts will bounce back.

I could imagine Mark calmly saying i dont care what happened last year, its int he past lets just focus on getting it right this week. He will blow an artery if we play like we did last year. It will be interesting to see how we go and it will be a test.