old dee

I think you either have it or you don't Not sure it is something that can be taught. e.g. Watts he may turn out to be a really good player but in my wildest dreams I do not see him ever playing like Franklin or Dermie. He is destined to be a nice boy forever that is part of the reason we picked him. So don't blame him blame our selection process. Why did we pick Cook and not Darling? Don't think Darling is a "Nice Boy"

I agree, Notice how many GF's our nice boys have won lately The last one we appeared in Essendon blasted us out of the road, it was all over at quarter time. They knew hit em hard in the first quarter and they will turn it up.

Oh my God I just realised we have to play the hawks again in July!

Yes but we won't! to start with North will apply the same pressure as the Hawks and we will wilt for the same reasons. Remember last season Hawks and North whipped us in a similar fashion Adelaide is a chance at the MCG but that is the only reason I can think of to summons up a win.

Just look at three hawks and there are others Franklin, Roughhead and Rioli They play "get out of my way or get hurt" Cannot bring one dee to mind who comes close to that attitude

I agree when was the last time you were abused by other team supporters. I cannot remember The last time!

I know what you are saying RR but it is difficult after the last 4 years to cop yesterday. In all the beltings of recent years I do not remember a quarter where the other team had that many scoring shots. Thank god they could not kick straight!

I agree with you Redleg it is one of the reasons why we have struggled against the Hawks and Roos for years and I said it last week. When the going gets tough they scare us out of the contest with agression. We are "nice boys" no one is frightened of us.

The problem is C&B we will not see either of them any time soon! So what happens over the next month?

I would love to be drinking it in celebration instead of dulling the pain! Yes I hope I feel a lot better next sunday night than I did yesterday. Sunday is still 6 days away onward and upward.

Thanks Jaded I can start the week know!

All of What you say makes good sense RR. Our rositer is now 75% DB's selections, if he gets a longer term he will live or die by the current players. To be honest I have no idea if he is a good coach however if he is only average and his selection of players is not first rate then God helps us. We have gone with him 100% if it is wrong the future is as dark as a black dog's guts!

Out: jetta, Maric, Jones, Watts and Garland if injured. In: Gysberts, Wonna, Mcdonald Warnock and Morton Sub.

Versus from you!!

Me too! Onward and upward hope springs eternal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

He is not a liability but he had a absolute stinker today. IMO it was easily his worst game for the MFC. I think his kicking is at best average and it results in too many turnovers in the back line. Perhaps a shift to the centre there are plenty of spots available.

I think I would have started taking short steps by then as well.

You know I would like to see a bit of passion from the FD

DD I would love to see it once just once. How I hunger for a Malthouse stare How I hunger for the impression he hates loosing. Just once DB Please

You have my vote and whats more he would be the only one in our forward line for half the game as the rest are way over the centre. In the last quarter Maric gets the ball at the 50 metre mark there is no one in front of him. His only option is to get around two Hawthorn players. Beats the first one then has to try and kick around the second which he does, with an ounce of luck it would have been a goal but a point. By the time all this has played out there is still no Melbourne player futher forward than the 50 M line. Off track a little but I do not understand this all in one half action Numerous times today Hawthorn had 4 players in our forward line and not one demon in sight. could it be worse with Juice in the square!

Is it just me? as I have thought for a long time that he is poor at the kick ins. Also can any one tell me that Mcdonald would have been worse than Jack today! It says a lot about our backman that a guy in his second game does a better job of it than the other Five back man available to do the kick ins and we have to get a forward / centre player to do it. IMO our inability to clear the ball at kick ins is easily our worst feature. Until we improve this facit of our game we are going no where fast.

Could not agree more Jaded. I came home had something to eat and a single malt so I would let the anger flow out before I turned on the computer. What I saw today: I saw a team that was total out classed In saw a team that should have been out of the game by quarter time. I saw 22 melbourne players none of whom I can say beat their opponent the majority of the time. I saw a team that could not clear the ball at kick ins and we had plenty of them to get it right. I saw a team that will not make the finals this year. I saw a team that is unfortunately a long way from being a power side. I saw a game plan that I do not believe our players have the skill to implement against good opposition. I saw 5 out of 21 players that could hold their heads up tonight, Tapscott, Bail,Martin, Rivers and Sylvia I saw a coach that is so composed it makes me puck. I saw My dream slip out by an additonal year. So back to the single Malt and dreams of 2015 before we can cut it with the likes of Hawthorn.

Agree RR take the top five out of collingwood and they don't make the GF!

Now I am really worried I am agreeing again. I know he played well most of last year but I think there needs to be some improvment from Tom. Not impressed with his kicking But he is a kid so happy to have him out all year if that is what it takes. He is top class and we need him for the next ten years not the next ten Games.

Loosing Davey did not help either. We have had so many beltings by the hawks I struggle to see us winning. I will be there hoping of course even if it is in the gloom freezing our butts off!