Jaded No More

Holland is so ordinary, but I love him! He's our best forward today, that is incredibly depressing. 7 Melbourne forwards can't force a contest. We are so so so bad, words cannot do justice to our inability to play this game called AFL. Thank god Brocky is now in the midfield!

Where AREN'T we going wrong? Pathetic accountability, terrible pre-game selections, giant forward line that is giving us nothing, poor foot skills, incredibly slow through the middle.... Basically, we're awful in every way. A new coach must, MUST drag anyone who is more than 5cm away from their direct opponent. It's under 9's stuff! We're embarrassing. Is it really that hard to MAN-UP?????

Sheedy or Ratten, but I think Bond and Sumich might be high on the club's list too.

Very harsh on Carroll, but otherwise, spot on. Not a clue what Riley and his men are doing. Surely we already know what these players give us, so why are we flogging a dead horse?

One ruckman AGAIN? Welcome back to seasons 2000-2005 P.S.- Ward over Buckley/Bode/Dunn... amazing.

Please point out the COUNTLESS of times our board has stuffed up...

I'm having a flashback...

Ash, who would you take to Essendon?

I wouldn't worry about the Connolly thing too much. These are just preliminary talks, and from what I understand from reading all about this 'process', after this first round of interviews, they will cut down the list further. Once a new list is complied, each candidates would, assumingly, make a presentation and undergo therapy, dry needling, and an acting clinic hosted by Tom Cruise. Only after all that, will we select the new coach, so not everyone being interviewed will make the newer, shorter list.

Frawley can play small, also Robbo may not get up from his back spasms (one hopes they finally decide to rest the walking wounded!), so Holland will play up forward. Miller on Hall looks a certainty yet again, but not sure who Ferguson will play on.

When asked what he could bring to Melbourne, Sheedy said: "passion" and "togetherness", so he certainly knows what we need! Very happy with all the other candidates too. Ratten, McKenna and Bond all seem like good options.

I can't see Sheedy sharing the job with anyone.

It was well documented that he took a paycut in the same year we traded Woey.

The bench will/should be: Jamar, Davey, Newton, Buckley/Moloney. Good on Bode, that is a very quick progression from playing seconds in the VFL, to being named in the senior AFL team. But I don't think he'll play this week. We better not go into the team with one ruckman again. P.S.- Ferguson to take Hall!

He plays taller than he is, but essentially he is a second, sometimes third tall. Show me a second forward who consistently kicks 40+ goals a year... there aren't many, if any. I agree with everything you said about his lack of defensive pressure and so on, but he has given us very good service for many years, and we've always been able to rely on him to stand up when it is most needed (a rare quality amongst senior MFC players). I just hope that he hasn't gone into self preservation mode, like some of his mates, and is therefore playing for himself instead of the side. He'll get a 2 year contract and finish his career at Melbourne, as he should. And let's not forget that he has never held a gun to our head during contract negotiations, and has taken pay cuts to stay at the club previously.

Are we talking next year? I was sure the cut-off date to elevate rookies has long expired for 2007, besides why wait till now when we had long term injuries weeks ago...

That is very harsh Rhino, even for you. Robbo is a small forward, so in terms of consistency, he is right up there with other small forwards. He kicks around 40 goals a year, which is a very good output from someone his size. Injuries have played a massive role in his last 2 seasons, and yet he battles on. He is now reaching the end of his career, so we cannot expect the same output from him, but he still needs to cut out the sometimes selfish and lazy behaviour. As much as it kills me to say, he needs to reassess what his role in the side is and realise that this is not the Robbo Show.

Adelaide - Scott Thompson (I miss him in red & blue, but that aside you'd have to go Rutten) Brisbane - Brown Carlton - Murphy Collingwood - Cloke Essendon - Davey Fremantle - Pavlich Geelong - Scarlett Hawthorn - Franklin Kangaroos - McIntosh Port Adelaide - Chad Cornes Richmond - Deledio St. Kilda - Mcguire Sydney - OKeefe West Coast - Judd/Kerr not fussed Western Bulldogs - Gilbee

Here's the thing about Sheedy, which differentiates him from all others... Even if he doesn't win us a single game, he'll bring this club so much media attention, raise our profile and lure the sponsors, and that is something we need nearly as much as a premiership. Of course, that all depends on his willingness to adjust to a new level of control, as he won't get to be in charge of recruiting and other aspects of our club, in the same way he did at Essendon.

Agreed, and the same goes for Jeff White. Clearly, nobody has had a really outstanding season, one deserving of winning the club's champion award. This year's award should be more about reward for hard effort and consistency, than anything else. With that in mind: 1- Junior 2- Jones 3- Bell Positions 2 and & 3 depend on how these 2 perform for the rest of the season. If Belly is still recovering from the hammy, he might be overtaken by Godfrey or White. Whereas Jonesy could still finish first. All 3 players deserve to be recognised for their solid efforts throughout the year. They've all stood up despite being part of a complete rabble of a team. Other awards: Best first year player- Petterd Most improved- Bell? Best clubman- McLean? (I think you have to be under 25 to win the award???)

What the hell is wrong with Sylvia? This kid just cannot get a break... curse this season!!! (Unless they've decided to pull the plug on him for the rest of the year, ensuring he's fit and ready to finally do a pre-season?)

Hmmm... here are my two theories: 1) He wants to do an assistant role first, so he can take over from Matthews at the end of 2009 (come on down!) 2) He realised Carlton are rubbish and didn't know how else to let them down gently If nobody gets him, I won't mind... just as long as we don't lose out to Freo or Essendon!

How about Pickett's unfair treatment of the MFC? The club who saved his career, paid him good money, and did everything in their power to make him an important part of the team? His poor form, lack of fitness and discipline issues are a slap to the face for those who had faith in him and paid good money, and gave away a good draft pick in order to see him in a Melbourne jumper. As it stands, he owes us a lot more than we owe him. Nothing would please me more than to have a fit, firing and mentally focused Byron Pickett on our list next year, as he is without a doubt, a very talented, match-winning player. However, given his behaviour and performance over the last two years, I just cannot see it happening. He has a lot of making-up to do.

West Coast, like Melbourne a few weeks back, forgot to bring the right jumpers. They will be fined $10,000 by the AFL.

Yeah, Bell lacks aggression FFS, have we really run out of things to talk about, we're resorting to discussing a 15 second incident that is completely irrelevant?