Jaded No More

I lost a lot of passion and love for this club since Mark Neeld took over, and I went in today with less than no expectations. But I left the game just numb. I honestly don't even know what there is left to say. This club is a joke and I am ashamed to say that I spend so much time and money on it. What a fool I am.

First time I've been excited about anything footy related in months. Jesse Hogan = a reason to still be a Melbourne supporter come 2014, no matter how bad 2013 is!

I suggest CS sues Caroline Wilson and uses the settlement money to pay this disgraceful fine. At least this [censored] is over and we can get on with the footy.

Well the good news is, we can't get done for both tanking, and taking performance enhancing drugs. Take that AFL!

Seriously, talk about first world problems! I hope that the lack of website updating is our biggest worry in 2013.

Does anyone know why Grimes is in the rehab group again??

I'm more hopeful than excited about Mitch Clark tearing up the G again. I blocked out all of 2012, except for those moments of pure orgasmic football from Clarky, Also Jack Viney. Totes excitement about what he can bring to the table.

I agreed with you until last season, when during a fit of rage at our performance, I lose my member scarf. I then had to wear an old one, and felt like a dirty scumbag, fearing people are judging me for not renewing my membership since 2010. Just hope they stopped being such tightarses and made them a bit longer this year (it would add no more than 10c to the cost to knit 5cm extra). They are too short to wrap around, and wearing them flat is just stupid.

Pretty disappointing, but you win some and you lose some. As far as a loss goes, I've experienced worse as a Melbourne supporter. Good luck to him. P.S.- Ross Lyon is such a [censored]. Always loathed the guy.

Rubbish news. Because we haven't had any for at least 87 hours.

Ha, trust us to waste 8 long years putting up with his crap, only for him to finally play to his potential and [censored] off for cash. That would be ironic. And sad. And totally not unexpected.

Thank you again to all of you who have the time to go to training and can then be bothered to write a report about it. The rest of us really appreciate it. Hopefully we continue to get some good reports throughout the summer. I'll be checking up on the progress of Mitch Clark from Europe. I believe that this is a totally legitimate reason to be checking your iPad obsessively at every free Wi-Fi spot.

GWS have never, and will never, do anything other than serve their own interests. That's fair enough, because I would expect our club to do the same. That they massively stuffed up by overpaying the only gutless wonder who was willing to dog their club and run for cash, is an amusing and wonderful turn of events for us. No doubt we are better off, but it still doesn't make their actions justifiable, and I still hate their guts and wish nothing but misfortune and high cholesterol to the Scullys.

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to go to training and write reports. It's much appreciated by those of us who can't ever leave their work desk, even if they only work 5 mins from AAMI park. Fail!

I am not a fan of players switching numbers, however in this case, given the utter disgrace that was the pathetic tiny human who wore the number before and tarnished its significance, it's nice to have a cleansing of sorts. Grimes wholeheartedly deserves to wear this number, and can make it his own. He wouldn't have moved numbers if he wasn't keen. It's a huge honour for him and it restores the legacy of the number, instead of it being currently known as the number worn by the [censored] who took his fat father and [censored] off for money.

Damn it, I've totally missed all the hype, drama and celebrations being at work for the last 14 hours. But from all the limited highlights I've watched of all the "potential number 4's", his was the one that stood out the most. Although I am no Phil Scully when it comes to recruiting, this is exciting. Also an official welcome to my new favourite player (because Mitch Clark is my favourite human so it doesn't really count)- Jack "son of a gun" Viney.

Imagine being an AFL player and finding yourself being written about for no reason, other than to generate some pathetic excuse of AFL news for a paper that has become as rubbish as its other rival. The only crime in that photo is WTF Moloney has on his face. Worst. Glasses. Ever.

Really really devastating news. He must be gutted. From personal experience there is nothing worse than having an injury that won't go away. Can't imagine how it must feel to a young athlete who was making strides in his career. His leadership, his hardness and his courage will be sorely missed. All the very best of luck Barts!

Ah, that time of year when you are deluded enough to think we are a chance to do something good next season. Enjoy it while it lasts. I'm looking forward to the first "sack Neeld" post 5 minutes after we lose a practice match in Albury.

Seriously, you need to let go of the resentment you harbour towards our club. It's actually quite sad to read! Congrats and good luck to Greeny. Really wonderful for him.

Nothing to see here people. Move right along!

I don't give a flying monkey's balls who you are. The bottom line is that we all love this club and want to see it succeed. So to have anyone write so much toxic, negative rubbish is unacceptable, as is the behavior of ex- MFC employees leaking information to the media because of some need to fight their enemies. We should all be on the same side, but instead some people are so clouded by their bitterness that they are trying to bring down the MFC, and the hell with the consequences.

I'm actually shocked that she is allowed to write such crap and not be held accountable for it. I hope the club is waving this [censored] in the league's face and screaming 'persecution'. Would love to sue her for defamation and for being a pathetic sensationalist.

Sounds like we are preparing to sacrifice some old admin boys in order to save the team. If that is the extent of the punishment then I will pop the champagne cork.

I'm surprised nobody is talking about Rivers and Garland playing forward this year and yelling TANKING! FFS you can never prove that positional changes are an act of tanking, because for every dumb move, there is one equally genuine move that works. Or at the very least makes sense. We scored our only legitimate win of the season when Garland was moved forward!