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I know it's only the NAB cup, so don't worry... What? Oh..,

Well the trumpeter had had a good preseason and took it up a level!' GO DEES

These all sound a bit like that say against Sydney at the G all those years ago!! Just quietly, I want to see tough footy - not Yates/Brereton, but Chapman/Scarlett/Mooney hard. It's a long time since anyone looked twice when we were coming

mfc on twitter Pederson @campedda87, Rodan @DROD_15, Brynes @ShannonBoourns & Gillies @tpgillies will also be joining the debutants on Sunday.

http://www.coachafl.com/index.php?pr=Feature_-_Mark_Neeld and he laments kids coming in who can't kick!

This from The Age today. Applies to us, too. If someone targets Toumpas, boy I hope we don't take it. I have bad memories from our last GF appearance, but I'm old enough to have good memories if our last GF win. We were tough. http://m.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/unleash-the-mongrel-20130323-2gms5.html

Remember when we won the pre season cup? The start of a good era. Good sides can afford to experiment and remain cool, crap sides need to improve. As OD says, just another Melbourne side of the last 10 years.

Agree. Only once did he revert and run next to the contest instead of attacking it. Tons of class.

Don't agree. I didn't think we looked like winning. We got close, true, but we never looked like winning

Yep. Also got a blood rule with a head bandage.

Not sure. Still a real lack of pace (any news on blease?) and not enough mid field endurance to run forward. They tend to sit behind the ball.

Agree that's its not wrist slashing time. But I just don't see how we can improve unless the midfield run harder. I'm not saying they're not trying to. The just dont. And it really hurts us when we go forward into an outnumbered forward line. Against hone Toig's both teams had a loose man in defense and they got much more from it than we did.

Yeah but I want a win. Really want a win. We don't look close.

News on frawley? Blease?

Exactly ,dont run back our forward hard enough. Really obvious and a big problem.

Watts back

Dunny kicks the ball 70 m after a behind. Sylvia runs forward for us. 4 of then run back. Predictable outcome - ball* streams out of defense. *edit

Frawley hurt. Accidental head butt to face

And JIMMY T spreads fast, gets the pass and slots it. Kicks like watts.

I'm remembering the NAB cup last year. Great win over the press then the same sinking feeling. I just haven't seen anything except Hogan to excite me. We don't look like we're a chance here. Geez I hope I'm wrong. And Tom Mac is going to go OK

Melbourne not running forward hard enough

This is more free flowing Did I mention the maggots?

$%&*&-%--$(-(*(*$%$&* The maggots are indescribably bad!!!

What do the others here think? I reckon we had the ball for a fair time attack, so while norf took the ball out of defense pretty quickly a few times, we did hold it in pretty well. Hogan good Dawes good. Any news* on Blease? PS disposal not up to scratch. *edit

Jordie (love him) bad turnover going forward