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http://au.sports.yah...-cancer-battle/ My sister (on left) and cousin getting a picure with the great man ..... 56 seconds in. And resulting pic with (me in the black hat and sunnies) over my cousins shoulder.

No words , just tears . RIP Jimmy .

One thing we know about Jim. It won't be over till it's over.

Neeld knows he only get 1 shot if he can't turn this basket case around.

Couldn't have said it better myself .... Apart from the 1st line.

Our performance again reported as "Insipid" in the Age. I'm sick to freakin' death with insipid. Thought with all Neelds tough talk we might finally get rid of this tag. Obviously not.

I had the gall to state as much this past week . Recieved the same from the fairy floss.

Swan would always have been confident in his ability IMO. Sure they made him fitter so he can plod around the ground 1 paced for the whole game . The role they gave him which suited is gun midfielder , not "run with" player . He has the skill to read the play , be where the ball is going and confidence that he can get it and deliver it. You can't teach that stuff. Entirely agree with the lack of professionalism tho'. Also the lack of true leadership and desire to be a truly powerful club. I think during Danihers era for eg. the list was just downright lazy.

I have been infuriated with our recruiting for 20 years. I've watched big bodied aggressive clubs smash us most of my life. I think the pennys finally dropped with Neeld as coach but our much of our list and top draft picks are comprised of skinny outside players that Bailey/Prendergast selected. Again we were beaten up by a big bodied aggresive club on the weekend.

All this talk of development gives me the irrits. You don't develop stars , they walk into your club with that quality. You can make them fitter and stronger but that is all. You can develop a player to hold his spot on the field , but you will not turn an average player into a star with development. Look at Reiwoldt and Kosi for eg. Both big marking players , both drafted to the same club at the same time . Both "developed similarly. 1 star and 1 dead set dud. Being a star is between the ears . Those waiting for our list to miraculously turn into stars with "Development" are kidding themselves.

Your kidding right. As Melbourne supporters starved of success We want him to tear the competition apart. He has all the tools . I bag Bennell , doesn't mean I want him to dudd out. I'd love him to step up aswell. I want them all to get their backsides into gear. Hear the noises they're making at the Toigs .... That should be us .

Hawthorn drafted to a plan. They drafted left footers for their elite foot disposal aswell as aggressive types that enjoyed playing hard tough football hence the unsociable tag . Then had the luxury of having players like Burgoyne , Gibson and Hale wanting to play for them. I still don't know what our drafting plan was or if there even was one.

Ahem ..... http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/neeld-gameplan-returns-melbourne-to-1980s/story-fn7si05c-1226291152173

Ablett. Judd. Franklin. Bartel. Hodge. And if the game was in the balance and something had to happen .... Bartel would be the man .

Why not , they do . They talk KPIs , have a Union , long service leave , hell many made out Scullys decision was purely a business 1. "If you were offered twice the money for the same job , would you take it ?" etc. My hope is that Jurrah recieves the proper rehab instead of relying on Grandmas rubbing lotion .

That was an abberation . Most sides that do well in the NAB cup do well during the season IMO.

I liked Powell cause he was a genuine hard nut sometimes to his detriment. Saw him biatch slap a young Luke Hodge for being abit too cocky and getting up in his face , copped 2 weeks I think . Hodge didn't know what to do . Lol .

I'd say Jame Hetfield was an elite [censored] after watching that . Lars is too but for different reasons . P.s No wonder the new bass players was dancing on his bed after getting a Million sign on fee.

Exactly , John Northey instilled this in us back in the 80's and every-one thought he was a genius. As for the standing of the mark and putting pressure on . The 2nd rd 2010 against collingwood. Previous week we were made look a circus against the dawks . Rd2 against the pies we ran to the mark , bounced up and down on it and put serious pressure on the them all day and ended up drawing them. We played like this for a few more games untill the wheels fell off again and we fell back into bad/lazy habits .

I think we can really put some pressure on the Dawks game plan. They like to flick it around in close qrs till they find an open man. if we can do what we did last night there'll be some seroius opposition fumbling going on . I say just keep doing what were doing , practicing the game plan , play those that need time , rest those with niggles. Let the cards fall where they may. Then taper for rd1.

Yes you will, the new game plan suits the place .

And I can hear them Membership cash registers warming up right now . Go Demons , take out the Dawks next week . 40,000 members , bring it on .

Scarlett , Lake Deledio. Griffen S.Johnson, Roughead, Brown Goodes, Betts. Roughead

When we get a serious surge of Wattage the resisters will burst and this joint will go into overload.

What I'm trying to say is that building a better membership is about momentum. Those that didn't see the game last week wouldn't realise how bad the conditions were , they didn't see we had half a side , didn't see we were practicing the game plan , they just read the bottom line ... we lost to GC .... Bad. Now if we come out and beat the Pies this week , that'll [censored] a few of those ears up again. How 'bout we roll the Dawks the week after ... Hello , something might be happening down there .... Interest/Optimisim builds . In fantasy land , what if we made the NAB final , rolled some good opposition ... and won it . Then come out and trounced the lions Rd1. How do ya think the supporters are feeling compared to if we get done tommorrow night and spent the last few weeks being banished to the country grounds getting even less of a write up than if in the NAB cup. Drop any of those NAB games and at worst badly , they'll just think here we go again , same ol' Melbourne , and won't bother. Momentum is key.