Bobby McKenzie

Beat me to it 'JACKATTACK'. We have known that Cam has had the edge over Johnno over the years, but it was nice to hear him praise Bruce, not as just one of the many tough opponents, but THE TOUGHEST. Pity a few people on this forum can't bring themselves to do it. Saints or Dogs for me.

What is amazing about 12 Bruce bashers wanting him out ( I reckon I could just about name them all) and 118 wanting him to stay? 12 out of 130 voters is hardly a rejection. There are always going to be posters who are not too clued up on what makes a truly good player.

Yze Magic was used as an extreme example, but I still know there are people out there that think Bruce's time at the MFC should be up so I thought it would be interesting to name him...example? 11 people so far have voted "go" next to his name. 104 STAY, 11 go, wow! That's a close call for Bruce! BTW your poll had some interesting results. Like a few others, I don't believe junior should hang up his boots just yet but obviously the majority of voters don't agree and that's fair enough. Where is YM BTW? Has he been suspended yet again?

6. Davey 5. Jones 4. Valenti ( What a game he played) 3. McLean 2. McDonald ( I reckon junior has got at least one more year) 1. Rivers

Tom Scully, Tom Scully! This time last year it was Jack Watts, Jack Watts! Now there are many on this forum who reckon Jack WON"T BE THE SAVIOUR we hoped for. I don't agree BTW but that's what is being said. Anyone would think that this guy (Scully) is going to be another Judd or Hodge or Franklin. But let's face it ,he is only a promising JUNIOR at this stage. We must always be aware of the fact that there are many LATE MATURERS out there. I am sure that even St Kilda and Geelong will get good draft picks even at their late stage of choosing. If we don't get Scully, what's wrong with Trengrove, Butcher, Morabo and the other early draft picks? Remember, Judd went at #3 and a couple of years later Jimmy Bartell went at #8. Roughhead was a #2 pick and Lance Franklin selected at #5. I started to watch the Richmond game with an open mind on whether it was good to lose or not. Had we taken it easy and got blown away I would have thought, " We are trying to make sure we get what we want in the draft." However, watching Junior and others bust their guts out for a win I wanted a Demon victory for the reasons I have outlined above. Scully is NOT the only good kid around. Let's not get paranoid.

6. James McDonald ( vintage junior) 5. Jack Grimes 4. Ricky Pettard 3. Cameron Bruce 2. Nathan Jones 1. Matthew Bate

Glad McKenzie got a game. Hope he will be as good as me!

Great idea FC Melbourne. I have some caps and scarves to donate. let us know the final arrangements.

Is the first photo you YM? You are much older than I thought. No need for many haircuts though! I liked the one last year of you as a pile of wild oats floating along aimlessly.

I did click view results but never intended to vote. The footnote comes at the bottom of all of Mono's posts signed by YM. It says something like 'You know nothing about football, Bruce lover' It even popped up when YM was banned from the site. I'm sure you have seen it.

You are pretty clever with computers YM. Anything is possible by you. eg. Your automatic footnote whenever 'Mono' makes a post. I honestly did not vote but still got the message that I had. Did this happen to others?

When I had my first look at the 'poll' results yesterday, I was very surprised to read the words 'You have already voted in this poll'. This was news to me and I assure you I hadn't. More tricks by YM?

It is sad that Brad may miss the rest of the season because in just 2 games he was ready to bring up his 200th game. This milestone was due against Richmond at the G on Sunday week. It may be a blessing in disguise however because Brad is so well liked and respected the boys would have lifted and beaten the Tiges for sure. Without this incentive it becomes more of a 50/50 chance of victory. Let's hope that he can play his 200th in the last round against the Saints and we can push them all the way and lose by a point! That in itself would seem like a victory to round off the season.

Nothing like leaving out one of the MAIN CONTENDERS in the poll. Like an East Timor 'election'. Guess it gives YM the HOLLOW satisfaction that Cam did not poll one vote in his little communist style poll. You could be outraged yet again YM when Brucey makes it back to back wins. He could do it too as he is playing better footy this year than last. . Moloney could be a big chance too. Davey has faded over the last month although he would have been leading for the first half of the season. I guess the next 6 weeks will tell the tale.

Who do we want to win? A win to the Eagles would ruin their chance of a PP giving them 5 wins. A Dockers win ( They have had the wood on West Coast and pride might see them trying very hard) would lift them to 4 wins. This makes our match against them at the G a 'danger' game as the Dockers would be out of contention for a PP if they beat us. Maybe a West Coast win would therefore be in our best interests. I really believe we will win only ONE more game against either Dockers or Richmond. Without the thought of tanking, I think we will manage to gain our much desired PP. Then again, did the Tigers tank today with the draw? Anyway we will know our fate very soon.

You just saw a small package of the young Bruce at his best.Go to the AFL website where it shows stats for every game of footy played. You would see that the young Cameron would only be getting about a third of the possessions he gets today. A similar package could be produced today showing his highlights. How can you possibly say he has lost his spark after his BOG games against WCE and Port? He's got a lot of spark left, don't you worry on that score.

6. Moloney 5. Grimes 4. Green 3. Petterd 2. Bennell 1. Bartram

This illiterate reply surely sums up your mentality. No, you can't be a teacher after all. Teachers can actually write words, you know like nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives. All I did was to question your use of the word 'slightly' which was surely an understatement. GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE PAL!

A bit too deep for you to understand? Sorry SIR! Are you a teacher by any chance?

SLIGHTLY over the top view?????

Information provided by a REAL BATTLER! ( Battling to understand what it takes to be an elite AFL player. Absolutely no respect for three of our best players. Mr Know All Negative poster of the century. Quick to criticize , slow to praise.

Oh, what we would give to have another LAURIE MITHEN. His skills and toughness would get another flag in a big hurry. Sorry, I'm just an old guy living in the glorious past.