Grapeviney

i think it was a nod to the queen's diamond jubilee more than anything.. god knows why

but i doubt we'll see it again

I saw a similar incident this weekend where a player who had the ball in his hands touched the behind post and a throw in was called.

i saw the same one HB

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?)

To be honest I am still staggered that Sheahan could have written that article. It is the most offensive one to a club that I can recall and to think it was written by a club member.

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

With all of the media criticism this year, which I can cop, the one thing I can't is Sheahan calling the MFC "disgusting and pathetic" .

It is one thing to describe our football as disgusting or pathetic but he said the club was. There are a lot of people who make up a footy club and I think he has been let off those comments which I find reprehensible.

1. Mike Sheahan.

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

I wonder how many of us were thinking with a minute to go that Essendon would kick a point then a goal to beat us by a lousy point.

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

I'm really excited to see what happens when theses blokes get really fit.

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

You won that one rpfc.

But wait!

A new prediction if the current form continues we will struggle with 25 000 in 2013.

What do you think rpfc what is your early prediction?

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

I agree that they all used the ball quite badly. However, I can't say that they were bad. All of them gave us some much-needed competitiveness and won their one-on-ones. These guys are the ones who are desperate for a chance to prove they can play and to get on Neelds good side. They fight for every ball, and that is worth more to us right now than 80%+ efficiency.

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.

6. Jones

5. Grimes

4. McDonald

3. McKenzie

2. Rivers

1. Frawley

Apologies to Bail and Nicholson, who work so very hard but had but too many missed targets.

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