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Not sure if this article has been raised already. "The act of ‘leadership and maturity’ that sparked Christian Salem’s fine start to 2018 season." https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/the-act-of-leadership-and-maturity-that-sparked-christian-salems-fine-start-to-2018-season/news-story/6b8dcd0c704de0fffd6d2cfce53769c1

North, north norf norfff Oh we must win I can't take it any more. At Etihad a few years ago we were losing again to North and one of the North supporters expressed his dislike of my berating of the umpires with a comment along the lines of "don't worry mate your not losing because of the umps, your team is just [censored] " Well I couldn't hold back and came out with " gee mate at least at Melbourne we know we are [censored], you North supporters have such a over inflated opinion of your team its a sad sad joke" He didn't have anything to come back with.

Oliver overlooked again. Player K H D M HO FF FA T G B AF Rory Sloane 13 12 25 4 0 3 1 7 2 0 115 Dustin Martin 19 6 25 3 0 0 3 7 5 0 127 Gary Ablett 17 18 35 7 0 2 1 6 1 1 138 Patrick Dangerfield 16 15 31 4 0 3 0 3 2 1 118 Tom Mitchell 21 19 40 4 0 2 2 4 2 0 137 Jarryd Lyons 27 9 36 2 0 2 1 6 1 0 134 Ollie Wines 18 17 35 3 1 0 1 6 1 0 125 Nat Fyfe 19 10 29 7 0 1 1 5 1 1 123 Stephen Coniglio 16 11 27 7 0 2 1 3 3 0 123 Clayton Oliver 11 24 35 3 0 2 0 8 0 1 123 all the above apart from Oliver in the team of the week, major difference appears to be kicks and goals.

Last year can't remember which round, we had a few mid field injuries and some players that were really playing well in the midfield at Casey were left out for disciplinary reasons. I don't thing Goody is afraid to make a statement.

I wonder if Goody is telling Tyson something ( maybe ring leader against Commando camp)?

What is it with MFC and foot injuries, to many for my liking. Specifically the latest have been toes, maybe time to bring in the toe cutter and do a " Daniel Chick"

Well what a wide sweeping statement without the appropriate research, thought Blight was better than that. 1993 Flag Essendon : 7 with 100 games, 7 with more than 50 games, 6 with less than 50 games (total 20 players) 1997 Flag Adelaide : 5 with 100 games, 9 with more than 50 games, 7 with less than 50 games (total 21 players) 1998 Flag Adelaide : 8 with 100 games, 7 with more than 50 games, 7 with less than 50 games (total 22 players) 2008 Flag Hawthorn : 9 with 100 games, 10 with more than 50 games, 3 with less than 50 games (total 22 players) 2016 Flag Bulldogs : 6 with 100 games, 7 with more than 50 games, 9 with less than 50 games (total 22 players) 2017 Flag Richmond : 11 with 100 games, 4 with more than 50 games, 7 with less than 50 games (total 22 players) 2018 Demons at end of home & away : 10 with 100 games, 10 with more than 50 games, 2 with less than 50 games (total 22 players) Difficult to really make a valued argument that the Dees wont have the experience to make finals on the above comparisons.

Gee why so pessimistic, I expect the next 5 flags.

A few journalists have excused North somewhat due to their in experience line up that took the field yesterday. Now to correct that uneducated observation. North Melbourne’s total games experience 2458 games. Melbourne’s total games experience 1837 games For some reason North had 26 listed players and Melbourne 24 so if you use that to compare the fielded teams average games experience North had 94.5 games / player and Melbourne 76.5 games / player

The whole reaction to Lever’s comments just reeks of sour grapes and the SA “chip on the shoulder” syndrome.

I hope the complete list have a breakout year.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-01-16/revealed-the-afls-most-talented-list The Tigers are ranked behind 2016 premiers the Western Bulldogs (No.7) and Hawthorn (No.8) and but they leapfrog both clubs when lists are narrowed to assess the best 22 players, jumping to seventh. Sydney has the most talented full list as well as the best 22, while Port Adelaide comes in second for overall list strength after an aggressive off-season of recruiting, ahead of losing grand finalist Adelaide (No.3) and Greater Western Sydney (No.4). Sydney boasts an AFL-high 17 players rated either 'elite' or 'above average', ahead of Port Adelaide, which has 16 players in the top two categories. Carlton's list is rated the least talented, while Fremantle has the weakest best 22, with captain Nat Fyfe rated as the club's only 'elite' player. Nathan Buckley will be attempting to steer Collingwood back into the finals with the 10th-ranked list, but the sixth-strongest best 22, with Essendon (11th overall) experiencing a similar spike to eighth when limited to its best 22. I wonder where Melbourne's list will be compared to other clubs lists?

I think our age profile is just getting to a point that will give us the best chance to make and be successful in finals. Currently we have 8 players with +100 games experience (with 3 more to reach that point before the middle of the season) There are 9 players between 50 & 100 games experience, plus another 9 players poised the go past 50 games well before finals time. All in all 26 players with +50 games experience before finals time and 11 of those with over 100 games experience.

Cut him some slack. No way the slack buggers missed the finals, the weak pea hearted bastards.

Yes I think the team needs a good rest after such a telling final series. Hold on that's right they missed finals by the smallest of margins. Get out and [censored] the weak pea hearted bastards.

I was on the Gold Coast the weekend of the last home and away round in 87 listening to the finish to the round and the miraculous top 5 finish for the DEES. The friends I was away with were happy to drive back to Melbourne a day early so I could go the first elimination final. They dropped me at the ground at about 2.15pm and I thought I had missed the start (never been to a final before so thought start was 2.10pm) Got to my seat and was blown away by the way the DEES absolutely destroyed the Roos, especially as we had lost twice to them during the year. I was on such a high I walked home all the way to West Brunswick from the G. Oh what memories.

Not sure if anyone has mentioned that Carlton had 4 No. 1 draft picks and a further 11 first round picks in the team on Sunday. Melbourne had NO No. 1 draft picks and only 4 first round picks. Not to mention Melbourne had less experience and were younger.

Yes Casey definitely playing the same game plan with the same contested ball intensity, which really helps when the guys get the call up to play for Melbourne.

Just watched the replay and seriously amazed that we won. Reduced interchanges with injuries. Horribly biased umpiring, not just the obvious 27 to 16 free kick count but the number off frees not awarded to Melbourne. Anything that is a 50/50 that would normally be play on at any other venue, is an automatic free kick to the Ducking Eagles when at home.

In the previous posted weight he was under 90 kg

Oscar is now listed as 196 cm & 97 kg, the same height as Jack Watts and 4 kg heavier. Can those that regularly attend training see the difference in his physical stature?

Any news on Kent?

Hogan’s plan is to keep it simple MELBOURNE forward Jesse Hogan says he doesn’t need to change his kicking action but he doesn’t want to give the naysayers any fuel for the fire this season.

Yes I can remember one analyst (can't recall who now) stating that statistics MFC were the 3rd worst for defensive pressure acts when not in possession.