Caddy hits me as a young player who has done little more than others of his year, but generated enough headlines that he is known to all and thus assumed to be better than he is.
Bit like our Tom.
With Neeld recruit of Clark last year he's demonstrated the ability to unearth and capture players that will excell in the environment he's building at Melbourne.
Not convinced we need to go for proven older players with character etc (i.e. Chappy), but inevitably on the decline. I'd prefer them to identify and target 23 - 27 yr olds who are unappreciated at their club and will flourish at ours. More the Swans model, for that age group.
I've heard that we did get Mark Neeld's astrological chart done, prior to appointing him.
It revealed that 2014 looks very auspicious, hence the three year deal.
And you say the MFC board didn't do their due diligence.
Shame on you.
I loved watching the game last night.
Tough, creative and team oriented footy.
Agree watching Melb has sucked this year, but to paraphrase the great and wise RR, "We'll be back".
2000 Qualifying final Vs Carlton, come back from 30+ behind, Uze kicked it off the ground through the goal to put us in front.
Ball sails through the goals and onto my chest, pure ecstasy!
I doubt the doggies or Port would trade for the MD pick, they need kids now, not in a years time, they will take pick 4 as the alternative would be 6+ and maybe higher.
And all this in a year when
our beloved President passed on, and
our top goal kicker from the previous year, had "family issues" resulting him playing one game, and
our B&F winner from the previous year had a season long tanty
etc...
Neeld has shown amazing focus and resilience.
I think coaching us to
pick 3 and 4 without generating the ire of the vultures in the meda,
while also sorting the wheat from the chaff, and
establishing a new higher performance standard, and
bedding down the FD, while
redirecting the players to a more contested defencive game plan...
Ticks a number of coaching boxes for me...