old dee

DemonOx the style we play at present is nothing wonderful to look at IMO.

"Roost it" I think you need "very" in there.

I hope you are right. Is it out 100 mm or 200mm Not as good as 1 foot or 2 is it!

I will believe it when he runs out tomorrow night.

I am not going to try "Freak" Sometimes I get the feeling the FD department lacks the courage to drop him. There is no other player that would have been in the side this long for such limited return.

Agree with you RB anything less than a win will be very disappointing.

Hope your feeling is a good one. However we need a win not just a good showing!

Playing on Thursday night is a little different. Whoever is the emergency can return to Melbourne and play for Casey over the weekend. Not sure about the "sub" but perhaps they could line up for casey if they only play 1 quarter or less. Any ideas on the rules re the Sub playing a couple of days later?

Still think you need to search your memory a little.

WYL it is a must for me. It will mean we have improved on last year.

Still may be an emergency, perhaps the sub again. We could do worse. Did you see Watts?

Only disagree with your comment "the worst match of football I have ever been to" You must have missed 40 -50 I have been to over the years. It was poor but we only got done by 29 points. There have been many that were a lot worse in quality and result.

I think there will be seven changes to the side from last year. Not sure what that says or how different the eagles side will be. Anyone heard the weather forcast for Perth on Thursday evening? Will Watts be in the side?

wish I could say the same.

Deanox I have a gut feeling we are not going to see much of either Scully or Mackenzie this year. Even if they do get back I wonder how good they will be with low fitness and no match experience for months.

I do not disagree with anything you have said. I was making the observation that if we cannot beat the Eagles this year I fear it will another non event year like so many in the past.

You are right it is not Bailey, Green or Schawb's fault. I think what frightens a lot of us is we have seen current scenario before. i.e. lots of promising recruits, good coach etc and the result zero. Now This time we do have what appears to be a very good administration as well. Like you I will give Bailey a while longer before I call for his head. In the end any coach will only survive on good results. The $64 question is when will the powers at the MFC judge DB. Looks to me that they think the point is some where in the next 19 weeks or they would have given him an extension by now. So his fate maybe sealed by the performance of Green and company ( no matter how many games they have played ) in perhaps the next 6-8 weeks.

We have our day it is on Queens birthday holiday. Lets make that the "big" event it used to be. We are probably only going to get one so lets make the one we have as big as we can. I think we all belittle the day by arguing about our relatives how served this country. I only raised the subject of "sacrifice" because I don't think it is apporiate to include that ellement in our discussion. Arguing over the pies and bombers on Anzac day will achieve nothing. We all no the AFL is not fair. So lets worry about next Thursday that is something the MFC can have an effect on.

rpfc that is exactly what "another melbourne year" is. maybe next year.

Like it or not we are not in the same league as The Pies or bombers when it comes to Members or performance over the last twenty years. The nett result is we have our big one on Queens Birthday. That is it. The AFL have no intention of changing anything. When we have 50 000 members and have had sustained success over 10 years then we might have a claim. Until then just get on with it! As for the "sacrifice" my great uncle died in France in WW1 and my father and uncle were on the Kokoda. So please leave that alone I know all about "sacriface"

Then on the basis of "They Take time to develop" we are both in bother for the next few seasons! It occured to me again yesterday that the pies have had a magic run with injuries. surely they are due for a couple this side of QB.

Honestly Guys there is very little wrong with it. Leave it alone!

I think you are very close to the mark "Striker" When it comes down to "hard at the ball at all costs" we come up short e.g. Hawthorn scare us to death every year. Same with the WC, so next thursday will show something. Win that one in WA and I will start to believe we are better than the Tiges and Roos. But in the end only beating them will count. Win and we are good lose and it is just another "melbourne" year.

Could not agree More WYL. The best coach for Melbourne is "the Best Coach"

If he is available Take him in a heart beat!