Jaded No More

He's a journalist, where else do you think he gets his material from, if not supporter sites? <_< No reply, and I doubt I'll get one. The only reason I sent him that email is because I was drunk when I read it last night he is, in fact, a Melbourne supporter... and a typical one at that!

6- Bell (perfect game) 5- Green 4- Jones 3- Bruce 2- Carroll 1- Bate (hands of steel) Could give votes to a lot of players, but I think our backline in particular deserves some credit for once. I have been to many Adelaide games, and have seen us get slaughtered by their increasingly- average forward line too often. However, today's defensive effort deserves a collective BOG vote.

Oi, get in line! :angry:

I think I jinxed us when I said "we could still lose this" Must be spewing you missed Belly's greatest game ever in the history of medium defenders.

Well well well, if Paul Wheatley isn't 87 times better than Ward and Brown, I'm a pineapple* Wheatley's first quarter on the wing was excellent, and when he just backs himself and kicks it long, he is a beautiful asset to the side. He can penetrate through a wall of opposition players without breaking a sweat, which is something every side needs. *Disclaimer: I am not a pineapple.

We were stuffed in the last quarter, and it showed. But no excuse for holding onto the ball with 20 minutes to go when you are up by 5 goals. Probably mentally, the players (and all of us in the stands) were just terrified of losing this one, so they held onto the footy instead of continuing to attack. The problem is, the longer we held onto the ball, the better Adelaide were able to set-up their structure and the more they capitalised when we inevitably stuffed up. I don't begrudge the players for feeling nervous and just wanting to get the win (especially after last week), but hopefully now that we've jumped over that hurdle, and that we won by KICKING instead of handballing to stationary players, the team might have more confidence to attack the game until the final siren.

Most certainly if not Brock, then Green as our next captain. He was inspirational last year when captaining the side as well.

37 possessions, 18 marks.... 2 of which are the best, most courageous marks you are ever likely to see. Supporters who call Brad Green soft should go stand in front of the mirror and punch themselves in the head... let's see how tough you are!

Neither was his opponent. Did a brilliant job on Mr. Scott Thompson. Bell- hope McLean- hope Jones- hope Bate- hope Petterd- hope Sylvia- hope We are going places if these guys are leading us every week. I saw Brock stand on the boundary line and curse in anger when the Crows kicked a goal in the third. That sort of passion from our players, is what will get us moving forward.

I heard 11 There are a few of us who have been behind Belly since the start. I'm glad that today, his 38th career game, he has stuck it up all those who didn't believe he could make it. Well done Belly, an absolutely brilliant defensive job today. You are as brave, as honest, as hard and as exciting as they come.

Neita isn't injured. Davey has a jarred knee, and will have scans tomorrow. Worse case scenario, he'll miss a week. We have a long turn-around this week, so here's hoping he'll be fine.

As I was driving to the game today, I was nearly in tears. Not because I thought we'd lose, not because we're 0-9, not even because my car was making strange noises up Punt Road. The reason why I was so devestated, was because on the radio, they were calling this club and us, the supporters, '[censored] weak'. Except I'm not a [censored] weak supporter, I buy a membership every year, I go to every single game played in Victoria, and I bleed for and with this club. So why was I so upset? Because the moron who was saying all this stuff, was not entirely wrong. Those supporters who call themselves supporters because they drive around with a Melbourne sticker on their car, or because they turn up to the Queen's Birthday match once a year, don't deserve to associate with those of us who care so deeply about this club, and who will do anything to see this club where it belongs, on top. WE, while in the minority, are passionate. We ARE Melbourne, because we love this club even when they lose, even when they struggle, even when everyone is telling us that we are [censored] weak, and that nobody cares about our club. Guess what, I care, and so do all the Melbourne supporters I know, and everyone who has come and gone and posted on this website. We love this club, and if there are only a few thousands of us, so be it. Just please, please don't let the moron who was calling ME and YOU '[censored] weak', be right. He isn't. And so, before I go and ban myself for swearing, let me say this... We are Melbourne, we are THE original and THE best and if we ever accept anything else, or let anyone make us think otherwise, we don't deserve to support this great club. GO MELBOURNE!!! *Edit: Title edited. Sorry if anyone was offended.

I love Phil Read. What a champ!

I'll help you out... I LOVE DANIEL BELL! :D :D

I read it, and was extremely offended (although I agree with a lot of what he says), so I emailed him and told him to come visit this website. If ever there was proof that Melbourne supporters do bleed about the club, this is it.

Walls writes to get a reaction, which he has clearly done. This article is a joke.... Bruce, Green, White, TJ and Robbo are worth more than 2nd round picks, and we would be stupid to swap any of them for such a low price. West Coast would just about give you Judd to get Robbo into their forward line! A much better article IMO is THIS ONE from Mike Sheahan in the Herald Sun. Doesn't say a whole lot, but doesn't crap on for the sake of crapping on either.

Robbo. And when Neita retires, you can bet that Robbo will take his place at FF and be our number one target until he hangs up the boots (he is only 28, so it could be a while... hopefully!). Robbo has proven that he can be the main target up forward, in fact, his best seasons were 2003 and 2005 when Neita was mostly out of form.

Newton should get used to playing second fiddle to a gun forward. It will be a while before he is a number one forward anywhere, especially at Melbourne.

Exactly! Last year we were losing away and winning at home, this year you can put us on Mars and we'd still lose. The injury excuse is wearing thin. It was valid when we were missing half our forward line, and midfield. Currently the only really crucial player we are missing from the side is Rivers. As for the others... Moloney- barely played last year and we still made the finals quite comfortably Yze- a month ago he was playing at Sandy Whelan- has been in shocking form this season, plus we have Bell to cover for him, unlike in the past Bartram- he's good, but he is not a match-winner. Pickett- not injured, rather not fit enough to make an impact at senior level.

Thanks Y_M... but you forgot to mention that Sylvia will kick 10, and McLean will have 100 touches

Agreed (finally )! Wheatley has never gotten himself a permanent position, that IMO is why people don't rate him. He has almost all the requirements of a great AFL player: Pace- tick Long accurate kick- tick Agility- tick Reasonable mark- tick Wheatley has spent a lot of time on the injury list in the last few years, and because he isn't big enough to be a KPP, but isn't small enough to play as a small defender, he has become a victim of his own body. He could, quite successfully play the third defender role instead of Ward or Bizzell, while being far more accurate for his opponent and possessing much better disposal skills. No idea why he is getting so much negative attention, although I'm not sure that he is well and truly in our best 22.

Sorry to quote myself, but just found this article in the Herald Sun: Extra load buries Moloney A lot of fluff about bouncing back and all that, but also... -Melbourne aimed to ease Moloney back this season, slowly increasing his workload. But the dire shortage of players during games forced him to push on. -Yze had scans this week to check for osteitis pubis, but it's believed the results were not season-threatening. "It's more hip-flexor and groin at the moment. We just want to monitor that and make sure it doesn't become a fully osteo case," Daniher said. No word about Rivers. Maybe the Ch.10 reported confused Rivers with Yze?

Do you think he'll never get over his OP? Is it really that bad, despite him playing the entire 2005 season and finishing top 5 in our B&F?

Sounds painful, but not nearly as painful as OP. Now, your words vs. the word of Ch.10... ohhh, that's a toughie

Hmmm. Well I would certainly storm the Ch.10 offices and demand my wrist vains back if their report turns out to be [censored]. Either way, I've changed the title of the thread as to not frighten people off.