Bobby McKenzie

Absolute crap Yze Magic! The fittest person in the world can pull hamstrings. No amount of conditioning can stop this occurrence. Did you blame Melbourne's fitness man last year when we had our USUAL number of soft tissue injuries? When Judd pulled a hammy last season was it because he wasn't fit? Come on get real and stop looking for scapegoats. BB is a good guy who is working his butt off. Have a look at most of our last quarters. We are running games out well. That is the REAL sign of FITNESS.

Is JONESY really BIG? He's tough, but he's only a little guy by league standards.

Please don't blame Bohdan Babijczuk. He is a very succesful and conscientious physical fitness exponent who has been a physical education teacher for over 20 years. He has coached and trained some track and field stars and they have not pulled muscles on the track despite the serious competition they have encountered. Blame the pace of the game, the element of bad luck, the surface of Telstra and the deliberate or accidental physical contact that occurs. Just because bloke does a hammy does not in any way mean he is not fit. It even happened to Judd last year and I reckon no one said it was anyone's fault. When Davey did his last year did you immediately think it was the fault of our then fitness man?

I see Ron Barassi has been named as coach of the Italian team of the century. Why on earth wouldn't he be nominated as a player and be captain/ coach? After all, his dad has been nominated as well as many other past players from a long time ago. Just curious. Does anyone know the answer to this one?

Because Goodes pleaded guilty he is NOT eligible to win the Brownlow this year.He should have been suspended for at least one game though. The tribunal have gone soft UNTIL a Melbourne player faces them. Then they will get tough again! Wait and see.

This is ridiculous rubbish! Don't blame a guy who is dedicated to improve the Dees general fitness. We have not faded in any last quarter this year have we? Our fitness level can be judged by cardio-vascular fitness which determines how long a player can run,chase and chase. Our level is as good as any other team and better than most. Get off BB's back and stop making him a scapegoat. Our injuries have NOTHING TO DO with fitness.

Well 'demondomination', we started playing the Saints in the first match of the season, with David Neitz kicking the first goal of the season. At least we have enjoyed the first 30 minutes with the Dees holding a comfortable 2 goal lead at quarter time. Everything seemed to be going to plan. We seemed to have the opposition under control. After this glorious half hour everything has been turned upside down what with massive injury problems, no confidence and poor form. We will improve but we don't know just when this will occur. Stay in the country , maybe the boys have just missed you.

Watching today's game I was convinced Aaron Davey had swapped jumpers(and clubs) and was playing for the Bombers! Isn't Alwyn's play almost identical to Aaron? The way he moves, kicks the ball, chases and tackles. Wouldn't it be a nightmare for the opposition if we had BOTH Daveys in our line up. They would be getting rid of the ball like a hot potato.

You must really hate Adem Yze! 38 possessions and he tried his guts out! Give credit where it is due melbourne fc.

Sorry Len 43, but you are not being logical at all here. BB is doing a great job. I know him personally and he is a totally dedicated man.

Can this scenario happen at least ONCE in season 2007? I log onto the MFC homepage and I see the team selection for this particular week. It reads alphabetically, Bell,Bruce,Carroll,Davey,Dunn,Green,P.Johnson,T.Johnstone,Jones,McDonald,McLean,Miller,Moloney, Neitz, Pickett,Rivers, Robertson,Sylvia,Wheatley,Whelan,White and Yze. Our injury list reads NIL! I haven't put them in position as I thought anyone who might agree would like to do so. It IS a dream though isn't it?

Well said Yze Magic the key to all of this is the word KEY!

The only bright thing about our injuries today was that our younger blokes could stay out on the field and get a lot of game time instead of being rotated off every few minutes.

Nothing wrong with Yze's first half either.

OK. We were crunched by 45 points. But there were real positives today. YZE ( what a game and what a goal!), I bet all his critics will be silent this week. DAVEY ( allowed to roam loose and he did it well which was good coaching by Danners), DUNN ( lively in our forward line both attackingly and defensively), PICKETT ( underdone but did well in his first game back), and our excellent desperation with our fierce tackling and back up. We also ran out the game well ,a credit to Bohdan Babijczuk and his fitness boys. This was despite the fact we had Bell Jones and Whelan injured early in the second quarter). We all know we have a shockingly unbelievable spate of injuries but how many AFL teams could cover having possibly 10 of their best 22 players unavailable? Come on guys, name them!

Couldn't agree more! Well spoken demonboy 13. Hope Cameron has a well deserved scorcher with 40 possessions and that his teammates LIFT!

Thanks Jaded for the info.

Thanks for your reply Rod.

I have been on this forum for about 18 months. This year I have to go through the annoying routine of entering my username and password when I haven't made a contribution to the forum for a few days. This was not a problem last season. What has changed?

Thanks Choko for your thoughts. Are you really a lawyer? I also now realise that I will get into trouble for creating this thread ( Jaded will be onto me.) I should have read the Selwood thread before posting as all the arguments appear there. Sorry Jaded.

The AFL tribunal have created a very dangerous precedent. After you hit someone you say that they insulted a very close relative and you're in the clear. Headland was found guilty of one striking charge but has not been penalised because of "Exceptional circumstances". Given that Eagle Sellwood was CLEARED of his alleged family insult what could be the so called "Exceptional circumstances?" I'm not a lawyer but maybe someone can enlighten me on this amazing verdict. The tribunal have gone mad.

I wasn't actually criticising team selection but just wondered who, besides Neale, picked the team. Maybe it's time however to try a few more young guys.

On this forum we all like to express our thoughts as to which players should be chosen to represent MFC each week. Naturally, we don't all agree. Most of the blame is aimed at Neale Daniher for having all the say in who is playing. Can someone please tell me and others (if they don't know) who is on the MFC selection panel? Is it just the coaches etc or are there some experienced ex Demon players voting on who gets a game or not?JADED or WHISPERING JACK surely one of you two learned gentlemen know the answer?

Another ex Melbourne player? Come on DV8 tell us who you are! We certainly welcome ex players and respect their views.

WELL SAID SLANDER! I often wonder how many of our posters have played much sport themselves. I fear that too many of them are mere spectators. Those that have played a lot of sport like I have will appreciate that form is something we have little control over. We don't go out onto the playing field expecting to play below par, but occasionally we do. FORM is a lot to do with confidence in ourselves and our teammates. TJ and Davey are out of form but to suggest they be dropped is ridiculous. Do their critics forget their brilliant games of the past? Very few if any, mentioned our gallant comeback after being 42 points down at one stage. I personally had belief when we were just 7 points down and on a roll, that we could pip the hawks. It wasn't to be but they did show guts. Be positive guys and gals, we can get back! Go Dees!