Jaded No More

Mitch Clark is the only man able to turn dog [censored] into gold. Maybe Mitch Clark is god? Jones, Jones, Terlich, Viney, Bail and Evans. All good. All positive.

We were up halfway through the second quarter and they kicked two goals before half time did they not? That's 96 points.

There are no excuses for losing by 100 points in half a game of footy. None.

Miracles? How about not losing by 104 points in half a game? How about a game plan that allows players to play to their instincts and best assets? How about showing any sort of competitiveness for longer than 60 minutes? Nobody is asking for miracles. We are asking for the bare minimums.

Rubbish. Our players can be competitive and play simple man on man footy. The first half showed that. Then comes Neeld, [censored] with the structure in the second half and loses complete control. How can a coach be so devoid of any motivational skills? That second half is up there with the first two rounds. Unacceptable. How can we keep going this way?

Is it wrong to get excited about a player a year in advance? Can't think of anything more exciting happening at this club to be honest. Also good to see Strauss and Gawn in the best. Bring them in.

IT'S GAWN TIME! Jamar needs to sharpen up and quick or he'll be the richest ruckmen running around in the VFL for the next two years.

Ummm welcome to three weeks ago?

Ok let's calm down with the big calls regarding a player 3 games in playing for the worst team on earth. Very harsh and stupid. However I agree that he should not be playing. I feel sorry for him actually. He is not ready and he needs to get a feel for AFL footy at Casey (it's the same level of talent when it comes to Melbourne anyway). We are destroying his confidence. He looks really shattered. It's not fair to him.

An 80 point loss in a half is unacceptable. We can't keep churning out this vomit inducing rubbish. Something has to change. I saw Essendon players last night embracing Hird. He is a coach they would die for. Our coach can't even get the players up for a half of footy, when we are 10 points down in the main break. It's seriously a joke. I am greatful for both Nathan and Matt Jones, Clarky, and I thought Evans and Bail made a big difference to our overall effort. Terlich and Viney too. But it's just not good enough that senior players like Jamar and Byrnes are running around like headless chickens. That first half was a case in point that we can and should be competitive. That a simple game plan goes a long way. What happened in the second half sits with the coach and our senior players. Not bloody anywhere near acceptable. One more loss and it's adios Neeld. 18k turned out today. How many next week? Can't afford to keep this up.

Dude, baby steps. We are 10 down... Points that is, not goals. I'll take that and run. Seriously. Good to see a simple game plan and man on man. I can live with one loose man in defense. We are also taking the game on. We don't seem so terrified to try. I don't care if we stuff up, at least we are trying. What a foreign concept this has been to us lately. My standouts so far: Nathan Jones- amazing. Looks like he said "[censored] you all I will play alone in the midfield" Clark- never ever has anyone been so good at turning dog [censored] into pure gold Sylvia- I'm shocked. Davey- see above Matt Jones- loving him. Great work ethic. Good speed. Terlich- good work by him. Not afraid to take it on. Backline is disappointing, especially Frawley. But whoever said McDonald is a joke, should give himself an uppercut. Now lets at least maintain this effort in the second half, and I'll be happy. Good day to be at the G so far.

Watts is number one on the list of players who could use a run with Casey. Why drop him then give him a week off? Unless he's carrying an injury, it's dumb player management of a player screaming for confidence and touch.

I fear if I'm drunk while watching us lose I myself will lose my [censored] and turn into a sobbing mess. Nobody needs to see that. Melbourne supporters have suffered enough!

I'm going alone too. Getting used to that now. At least I have a bottle of wine in the fridge waiting for me post match. I'd say Go Dees, but I feel it sounds ironic. Go Jack Viney?!

No, because he leads by example on and off the field. This is not a knock on Jones, but Grimes has been in the leadership group since his second year at the club. That says something. I thought he's been one of our best in a dismal start to the season.

Anyone who doubts that Grimes is the right man for the captaincy is an idiot. End of discussion. Well done Grimesy. Now lets sign Frawley and be done with it.

Don't mind Watts going to Casey to get some touch. He is terribly low on confidence! How the fudge Sylvia continues to cruise through life I am not sure. At least Gillies is gone. To hopefully be forgotten. Happy to see Bail, Jetta and Evans. They are all triers.

Great work everyone. Unfortunately I have to work, and there is no way I could get away (even though I'm just 5 mins down the road from Gosch's paddock!).

I'd love Ratten back as midfield coach. Always rated him and our midfield was very good under him. Never quite understood Mahoney's credentials to be footy manager. He was a pretty ordinary line coach IMHO. Losing Wells was a big blow and our backline is yet to recover. Instead of poaching D grade oldies from other clubs this off season, lets focus on poaching some opposition assistants.

I don't mind it. We clearly can't turn our fortunes around in one week but the most glaring and most easily fixable problem we have is confidence. Getting the group together to believe in each other again and work together is a good start. Hell, it can't hurt us anymore than we are already hurting. Just wish when my work sucked and I wanted to stab everyone that they would pay for a getaway. Bastards won't even pay for flu shots!

I don't think the club sacked CS because they were looking for a scapegoat. If he really was doing a great job and was well liked, then it would have been much easier to sack a Neil Craig for example. You don't sack a good CEO in response to bad on field performance. It makes no sense... Unless said CEO is consistently involving himself in footy matters and putting noises out of joints. I'm not usually one to believe baseless rumours, but where there is so much smoke, there is a fire burning somewhere. Who knows what impact this will have in both the short and long term, and only time will tell. I certainly don't expect a finals campaign now.

We sell it and use the money to buy a game plan?

Now lets see if he really was the cause of all our problems or just another scapegoat. We are shooting them one by one until we find the problem. Lets hope we finally hit the jackpot. Also slightly disappointed no live beard action.

Watts is gonna shave his beard live. Stay tunes.

I don't want the AFL to step in, but it is painfully obvious that our incompetent management are letting their ego get in the way of acting in the best interest of the club, in which case what other option do we have?