binman

Are you a member? If so how much did you have to pay fr the ticket (i went to buy my ticket but realised i didn't have my member's card on me)

Oh one ore thing. Stretch looked very professional and like others is super fit

I went last week. A couple of random football related observations: Agree with comments we were a bit sloppy with our disposals, particularly kicking and not jut in the match practice bit. But it doesn't worry me. It is a practice match after all. No big deal.Even two of our best kicks in Salem and Lewis missed some easy targets. Conversely O mac nailed a beautiful clearing kick to a target when kicking across the ground so not all doom and gloom Melksham looked very solid and a real pro. Good depth and power on his kicks. Reads the play very well. A lock for round one. I didn't notice Hibberd much but he is a very sold unit and also has fantastic depth on his kicking. I can see him being a real weapon getting the ball into our forward line with long, powerful kicks Trac should stick to long booming kicks and ditch his little 20 metre chips that seem to miss their target every time Brawshaw looked fantastic and i am super excited he is likely to be key member of the side. Easy to forget how good he was in the foirts half of the 2015 season. A very smart player and a good reader of the ball Oliver looked in great nick. He is a tough bugger. Got smashed at one point and got straight up Viney is a bull. Seems to have only one speed. Some of the Casey kids must have had kittens when he came storming at them Hogan looks super fit as does Pederson My standout? Salem. if he stays fit he will be like a new top shelf recruit. He is so clean and has brilliant awareness of where his team mates are. Salem also has a skill that frustratingly so few players have - weighting his kicks to team mates advantage. He kicked a lovely 50 metre kick to Weeds over the back of the contest which set up a gimme goal. After training had finished Salem did some extra work with a coach kicking balls at him from very close and catching them in the left, then right hand. Good on both sides but amazing on the left. The ball was going at speed and the ball looked as if it was going into a baseball mit. Looks super fit as well. Played out of the centre for most of the game. A couple of other random observations: It was great to be able to go after work, have a couple of quiet ones and watch the boys train. I wonder of it is something they could do 2 or 3 times over summer (ie a 4:30 start). It wouldn't have to be at Olympic park. Goschs's would be fine Incredible to see how many support staff there are these days. I remember watching the dees train at the G under barass and it is no exaggeration to say there was only two or three people out there (other than the players) and one was retrieving balls for the stands (though not the one i managed to snaffle). Must be expensive to to run a footy club these days On a related note the Merch tent was in a stupid spot, assuming of course they actually wanted to sell merch (which given the location of the Demon store is no sure thing) not just provide shade for MFC employee being paid to do nothing. Are work experience kids in charge of the marketing department? No wait - kids these days would be much more savvy Stafford is very tall

Nice hat. I notice red hair runs in the family. On hats i was amazed they chose to set the merch tent up on the opposite side to where all the fans were and were always going to be given the heat. Marketing 101 I was going to buy a hat and thought bugger it.

Seems like a nice kid. By the by Drunkn i went to the sessions today and on leaving at the end saw some people around dec, Do you have a nice new dees hat?

To take advantage of the facilities. There is a bar. it is a proper footy ground and much better for a crowd

Great. I'm there. I have put an appointment in my work calender. Great ground to watch footy actually though not down at fence level as there is a fair old rise in the centre of the ground

It says training but is this in fact the intra club practice match?

Any word on the rumored intra club practice game at olypic park next week? Strangely a practice was listed for this friday on the website but no longer is

Only the true viv would deny his viv inity

I wondered who it was!

My thoughts as well. And i think this response from cam to burgo supports that position: “I’ve got to run around a bit more,” he says with a smile.

In Wattsys video interview with Burgo he notes how hard they trained on their first afternoon at camp - much to the players surprise. So given that - and the heat and humidity - it's probably no surprise they were a bit down on energy on the yesterday

I see what you mean. Sometimes in this video from the session the players look like they are in slow motion. http://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/2017-02-01/training-day

With the exception of Roosy's Bruisers who posted a training report just 4 posts previous to yours

I posted this on the Women's football board but thought it was worth putting over here on the main board: I love the fact that the back page of the Age is red and bue with a photo of daisy. Great for our club and the decision years ago to invest in and support women's football will play big dividends for us in terms of exposure and growth in the number of supporters. To be honest i hadn't given the AFLW a great deal of thought but i'm now genuinely looking forward to it and its great i have to team to barrack for

Agree, I love the fact that the back page of the Age is red and bue with a photo of daisy. Great for our club and the decision years ago to invest in and support women's football will play big dividends for us in terms of exposure and growth in the number of supporters. To be honest i hadn't given the AFLW a great deal of thought but i'm now genuinely looking forward to it and its great i have to team to barrack for

Exactly what i was thinking.

How about: They can create an incredibly elaborate ruse that that has fooled the world that they put a man on the moon but they can't get MFC apparel sold anywhere else in the CBD but on Brunton Avenue in the bowels of the MCG?

Why? WHo was suggesting selling our stuff in the western suburbs. Surely you would get some sales by selling Melbourne branded gear in CBD locations where tourist frequent (eg Southern Cross Station, fed square). And whilst i respect your knowledge on this matter OD surely to goodness we could negotiate with the AFL to allow us to have some autonomy about where we sell Melbourne branded product. I mean it is in the AFL's interest we become more financially viable. One for a healthy comp but also because they would have tto pay us less equalisation money. They can put a man on the moon but we can't get our merchandise into a gift store at Flinder Street railway station? Puhleease.

Thanks roger, thats really helpfull

That's probably true but they don't need to open a new store. They just need to get products in gift stores, airport, Southern Cross Railway Station, clothing shops in the CBD, Flinders street etc etc

Now that would be gold, I'll hold you to it.

16 years and 24 days actually. but who's counting......

Speaking of training, i wanted to some information on the intra club practice match and laned on the MFC events calendar. http://www.melbournefc.com.au/Team/events-calendar Under the Melbourne Football Club Events listing for 10 February it has the following information: 4:30pm - 6:30pm Men's Team Open Training OLYMPIC PARK OVAL I assume that is the intra club practice match.