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Hey, you can take the boy out of Melbourne (Croydon to be precise), but you can't take the Melbourne out of the boy! Been a true Dees supporter since the second half of the 50's, was a Leeds follower when I could be bothered with that game, and there are only three cars I would want to own if money was no object: an original gun metal blue gull-wing Mercedes, an original AC Cobra, and a british racing green E-Type Jag :-)

Spoken like a true Melburnian :-) Up here in Sydney, we all get on board the bandwagon.

I agree. I also look forward to seeing how well he and Bail can link up to transition the ball into the forward line; I think that combination could give us a great midfield advantage when they are firing.

Yes! Here we have a coach in Bailey who has virtually dismantled what he had inherited and then re-built from the ground up a team that will start to move ahead in leaps and bounds over the next couple of seasons. I would think that the football department probably now considers the list to be where they wanted in terms of player acquisitions, so now they can settle into the process of team development as opposed to player development. The way I see it, this is essentially year one of Bailey's coaching tenure as he now has the team assembled to take us forward into the finals and eventually the grand final. We are already ahead of where we were at this point last year, which was well ahead of where we were the year before, so I am perfectly content to see how the rest of the season pans out before putting the boot in. These so called supporters who are sharpening the knives just four weeks into a season really p#ss me off... they either conveniently forget, or just plain overlook the fact that we came very close to making the eight last year, had we not run out of steam late in the season due to youth and lack of experience; they overlook the fact that we are still in a team development phase and although we will improve, we will also experience highs and lows on and off the field; they are always looking back over their shoulder instead of at what is ahead of them.

Apart from that article and the radio discussion that it relates to, could you please provide those of us not in the know with a little information/illumination regarding those other "significant rumblings"?

Thanks C&B - so it's fair to say that he wasn't really missed too much in those 6 games.

Perhaps he has that syndrome that must not be mentioned. West Coast next week will be a great indicator as to how we intend to approach the rest of the season, I would think. After having a break where, hopefully, the Dees have been working on their mental attitude as well as the physical aspects of their game, if we can come out firing and catch the Eagles by surprise on their home turf (no easy ask for any side this year), then that could set the tone for the rest of our season. It's a trite old saying, but footy really is a confidence game, and I'm hoping they took something out of that last quarter against the Suns - I get the feeling they were cruising in that 3rd quarter and after having a rocket put up them at three quarter time, came out firing; obviously not being privy to what was said in the huddle, I'm hoping at least, that was the scenario. Also, as Junior's name keep cropping up as someone who is being very sorely missed for his on-field leadership, can someone please remind me how many games he played last year and how we performed in those games where he was absent? (that's a serious question by the way). And I'm sure that some bemoaning Bruce's move were probably among those rubbishing his performances last year.

LMW 281F to be precise

If you look at the uncropped version of that Scully photograph, you will see that Trengove is barefooted.

I knew what it was... I was just making an observation :-)

Here's a link to the pics from Schwabbie's tweet: Virtual Valium for C&B

haha... damn!! I'll just be leaving via the crack under the door then shall I? :-)

TMA

He's the promoted rookie and hence eligible to play for the Dees; they didn't promote him for no reason and if he is performing well and kicking bags of goals at Casey, then he MUST be considered for a game. Tell me, where did Ballarat finish in the comp last year and how many goals did he boot against them? Even spuds taste good when they are prepared well.

Agree... it doesn't provide any reference at all... where did the "information" come from?

Just a couple of rhetorical questions... couldn't see anything remotely sinister in that.

I am of the opinion he won't be going, but sorry, these kinds of posts really irritate me. You visited Blacktown a "few years ago"? yes, it did have a reputation (the Comb and Cutter Hotel was better known as the Curb and Gutter), but times change and so do demographics - it's still rough, but nothing like it used to be. And besides that, the argument is a spurious one at best anyway, as there is little likelihood that anyone relocating to Sydney to play with GWS is going to live out in the far Western suburbs of Sydney.

And I for one, would prefer that this topic wasn't discussed at this stage... particularly when no-one knows if he is even tempted to go.

I think we should name this award the "George" in honour of the histrionics of one George Costanza (first thing that popped into my head on reading that C&B post).

Sometimes on this site it's very difficult to discern what is and what is not sarcasm... my apologies.

That's absolutely wrong... if you read the article, you would have seen that the "rumblings" Crawford mentioned were in relation to indiscretions by other players in the group... nothing to do with anyone being offered the VC position or the coaching position.

AFL Teams on Foxtel reported that Ablett didn't train with the Suns today due to a calf injury... they (Suns) are saying he will play, but it has to make you wonder just how effective he will be. Not looking good for them at all if they have to go without Brown AND Ablett (or a half fit Ablett).

As usual we see the doomsayers fretting over what may or may not happen. If he doesn't sign after the C'wood players do, he is gone. If he has a long term knee injury, he's being withheld from playing until he signs. And on it goes. Screw MFCSS, I'm going to offer up a new diagnosis and suggest that due to a lack of spine amongst the supporter group, Sculliosis is rife!

Yes, and I still recall many calling for the club to take Sheedy, when he was available

So how many years was he coaching Collingwood prior to the Premiership? You have to realise he will be coming into a far less experienced and much younger playing group than he currently has, then you have to allow time for him to gain the players' trust and for the players to adapt to his style of coaching and then to his game plan (whatever that may be)... that completely moves our premiership window and the fact remains that we are not guaranteed any more success than we might enjoy under Bailey... I'm perfectly happy to let Bailey continue with the development of the list he has built.