Grapeviney

Also what was the business with the 1st quarter collingwood goal / hit the post ? did it actually go to review or was it knocked back because a goal had already been given?

Forget about winning 50/50 umpiring decisions.. we need to start kicking the 70/30 shots on goal - Green in the first quarter was criminal and whoever it was in the third from 25m out directly in front (Garland?)

Yeh I was pretty surprised that he used such strong language so early in the season It may have been warranted had we gone through the entire year playing as we did against Sydney, but it was jumping the gun at 0-8 Funny how last year when we defeated Essendon, Bailey and the team were criticised for their jubilation and celebrations at the siren, yet this year Neeld and co were feted for the same

for what it's worth Redleg, Don McLardy was on 3AW last week and he absolutely ripped into Sheahan over those comments - really genuinely angry. Sheahan has also mentioned several times how McLardy rang him first thing in the morning when the article came out and tore him a new one privately. I'm glad he got the chance to do it publicly too, although Mike was wearing it as a badge of honour of course

Nine touches apiece for our two skippers in the final quarter, really stood up when it counted

funnily enough bobby tonight was the first time in a long time where i had confidence we would keep the lead.. we just seemed to be controlling the stoppages and dictating ball movement, or the stifling thereof.. was still bloody relieved - and ecstatic - when the siren went what a win! best since swannies in late 2010 by a country mile

yep the impressive thing tonight was they neither dropped neither their heads nor their workrate when they fell behind in the 3rd quarter

6. Jones 5. Rivers 4. Garland 3. Nicholson 2. Watts 1. Grimes

haven't enjoyed singing the song so much for a long long time well done boys and congrats to mark neeld on his first win may there be many more

I've also wondered how many members will stick fat next year if things continue as they are Old Dee In Round 1 against Brisbane it seemed like every single members was there and in full voice.. against Carlton on the weekend (admittedly an away game) there was hardly a Demon fan in sight and apart from the efforts of the cheer squad (and MCC) our goals were greeted in silence. I found a handful of fellow Demons to sit near in the top deck of the Northern Stand on Saturday but I looked around and couldn't see a single other Melbourne supporter in the stand.

what happens in a GF if the competing clubs supposedly have clashing jumpers ?

It's a fallacy that Neeld doesn't have an offensive component to his gameplan and that the boys channelled the ghost of Bailey in the first quarter yesterday. Anyone who thinks Neeld came to Melbourne with a one-dimensional outdated defensive gameplan from 2010 must think the coach a monkey.

He's a Melbourne supporter, I'm pretty sure he wrote this when he closed the site down for a few days when Jimmy passed away

No argument from me there Ralphius - I was happy with Bail and Nicho yesterday and reckon they'll come along just fine. And I'm not unhappy with Grimes - just frustrated because it was also evident in the games he played before getting injured last year. Hopefully he'll find better touch as he gets more games under his belt.

To everyone feting Grimes but lambasting Bail and Nicho for their ball use, Grimes butchered the ball as much as Bail (24 disposals at 58 per cent efficiency) and less so than Nicho (22 disposals at 68 per cent efficiency)

what's with all the Rudeboy bashing ? and why do people think he's writing on LJ's behalf ? surely he's allowed his own opinion ?

brock back apparently..

Moloney (sneezing) : Think I got the flu again... but I'll play anyway..

bit risky to start a 'go blues' thread in the week before we play Carlton

i like the caption to the picture - "Jack Watts celebrating a possession" hehe

hmm methinks out: channel 7 exclusivity on team changes until 6.25pm in: fine for MFC

i blame JW for this nasty row with robert doyle ! http://www.theage.co...0516-1yrdz.html stop playing politics and start concentrating on the footy ! ed: just re-read the story - seems like watts might be reported too... "In his letter, Cr Doyle said he had decided not to proceed with a formal investigation. But he noted the concerns were serious enough that Cr Watts could be reported"

sorry am i missing something ? the only reference i can find to any paul crew who played football while in jail is a film starring adam sandler about an nfl player

Such as ... ?

i think of it more as a shakespearean tragedy.. with more than a hint of 'dude, where's my car?'