Moonshadow

What would be good is if you stopped posting cheap, snapshot headlines on the topic.

Oh good lord. I have never heard such rubbish. Any other posters you wish to wee in their pockets?! Unfortunately, Wonna and Jurrah had greater issues than what AFL footy could deal with, and Neeld has made the right call, in the long run. Take emotion out of it and the right decision was made. The most exciting since Jacovich? Bawhahaha! I'd rather a 10 year rock than a 10 game skipping stone. They were good, short highlight reels. You may love good footy, but you don't make much sense. It's round 1 mate. Get a grip.

We need to not be too judgemental after ROUND 1.

News release: "Players not responsible for losing a game (or perhaps even winning a game). It's all the coaches fault, says Hardnut" 2 out of 4 coaches which have "shown something". You're not terribly convincing there, especially since its only ROUND ONE. Pull your head in, pal. The reality bus is passing close by.

Act now and what? No experienced coaches of any success wanted to come to us (unless you include lunatic Sheedy, despite whatever he claims) despite us throwing the bank at them. Shall we go for Primus? How bout Mark Harvey? Ratten? I hear Buckanara might be available. Congratulations for being at 186 (as was I), but I hardly think you could even remotely link that to Neeld. Did MFC panick, as you state. No. Neeld was seen as the best candidate available to us. Were you on the selection committee that chose him? Otherwise the panick claim is just plain wrong. Honestly, I still believe Neeld is on the right track. Sorry for being one of a few non-Chicken Littles around here. Clarkson and Longmire were once rookie coaches as well, Clarkson nearly got the boot, as did Bomber Thompson before they hit success. The trouble will not even be slightly remedied by axing Neeld, quite the opposite. Most of the problems stem from before he joined us, and I still believe he has a great deal of work to do to remove them all. He is tough, he will do it. He was the midfield coach of the best midfield in the AFL at the time, and comes heaped with praise by all who have worked with him. I thought we were over the lynching mob mentality before this weekend. Doesn't take long for the witch hunt posters to come out again and drag the weak fence sitters with them. Geez, toughen up fellas. I don't accept the performance on the weekend either, but I'm not going to write off the season or coach after round one. Round one, FFS.

Is anyone sober around here?

I'm going to hold my breath till I turn blue, and if that doesn't work, I'll kick and stomp my feet, then I'll start throwing things around the room, then scream with my fingers in my ears.... That should work.

Mate, you are wrong. Don't turn it into something else. Mark Harvey..... still makes me giggle!

What rock did you crawl out from? Can you read? The experts almost always said Neeld was a very good coach-in-waiting before his appointment. Anyone who has been coached by him or who supervised his coaching has praised him. Do you not remember that we threw the bank at Clarkson and he wouldn't budge. Roos virtually laughed at us, and has been a strong MFC critic for a long time. And as for Mark Harvey, bwahahaha! The guy can barely make a 3 word sentence. One thing I will agree with you is that you definitely are wrong.

If you think Neeld will be shown the door now, ie, after round one, then you need to "get it" Hardnut. Let me remind you, it is round 1. It's not going to happen. I am fully aware how bad we have been for many years, but getting rid of Neeld is not a good thing to do now or in 4 weeks. It will fix nothing, particularly as AC has refused $1mill p/a for 5 yrs from us already. Lets be calm for a minute. Round 1. Just over a third of the way though MNs contract. Yep, there is always someone willing to take a job, but we're not after just anyone, are we? I get it, but I'm not going to agree that we should throw the baby out with the bath water. Sure, lets all vent a little, show some emotion at a big loss, but that should not cause us to stray from the course. If you think the situation is "much more serious", then you need to take a holiday for a while until things settle down and the lynching mob leave.

If I was on the MFC list, I'd be keeping a veeeeeeeeeery low social media profile ATM. With a bit of perception, and appropriate media training from the club, Magner should possibly consider making his profiles closed to the general public and not take the bait when challenged by supporters. Honestly, Magner should've known better. Will he learn from this?

If we got rid of Neeld at the end of the year, one year before his contract expires, I'd be VERY surprised if any coach of any proven ability would go near us with a 40 foot pole. If Neeld was sacked at the end of the season, it would only be as a result of finishing on the bottom of the ladder, and I reckon we'd all be following the Tassie Demons in 2014.

Think you'll find that the speed of the game 100 years ago was a bit different, Biff. Might have been a tad bit easier to distinguish between teams, even when muddy.

On the prowl, BBO?

Agree with Andy Maher. Would be a pleasure to whack his dumb head.

Thank a teacher you can write such an opinion.

Ross Oakley, for killing Fitzroy.

C'mon Rangey, nothing like a bit of wild exaggeration to spruce up your post. Approaching superstar status? Unstoppable force in the AFL? As you say, puhh-lease! Next you're going to say "leaping taller than a building in a single bound! It's a bird, no, it's a plane!"At the moment, NN is a highlight reel, and a bloody good one at that. Many we're surprised he made AA last year, but then AA is really just and AFL marketing tool. Right at the moment with a fit and firing JW, I'm very pleased with our choice. I think he will continue to get much better over the next couple of seasons. You may not agree, but I don't think NN will get much better than he is now. And the injury he currently has is apparently very nasty, especially for a leaping player. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/west-coast-ruckman-nic-naitanui-could-be-sidelined-until-round-8-by-groin-injury/story-e6frf9jf-1226554552692

I just realised how wrong my prediction on the the leadership group for 2013 was. Thanks for including that as an example of the mobile skin, Andy!

'Cause the Ox was a great sweeping back line player???

Can't see Hardwick getting rid of him. Can't say I'd want him if he was let go. Would need to be traded for. Risk to club culture........vs.......gain if he behaves himself......vs .......draft pick and/or players given up to get him Too early to gauge this yet IMO. If he behaves this year, Hardwick will want to keep him. If he self destructs, to what extent and can he pull it together at another club? And anyone who thinks Cuz cleaned up his act while he was at Richmond is kidding themselves.

If this was an option, Neeld would be seriously weighing up the obvious benefits against the risk of damage to the club and playing group should it all turn to sh!t. I do think the 'no d'heads' policy is a good guide, on the whole. Does Martin fail this?

Im betting that Clark and Dawes are itching to have game time together and get the forward line working well. It may be that even if Clark plays round 1, he and Dawes will take 6-8 weeks to get it going. The earlier he better.

Tongs??? Are you proposing we do a cavity examination on the guy? Or do you want to BBQ him DL?

Liking what you are saying RR. That combo, plus another young first rounder, makes 2014 and 2015 look very tasty. Are there any other GC or GWS players coming out of contract that might also be good options to sound out? Not too many grounds as wet as that in your photo anymore.