Jaded No More

*Falls off chair* I could think of far worse things than Brad Miller being appointed captain of the MFC.

You just know they'll give the award to Kruezer because "OMG he was like the number one pick" Aussie deserves to finish top 3, he is our leading goal kicker ffs! Oh and Garland most certainly deserves a nomination, but I won't hold my breath.

Yeah totally. Our facilities are so bad, he got an infectious disease while there... you know lazyitous. This sounds like a completely false rumour (for a change ), but even if it's true, he can keep on dreaming.

Jared Rivers, so that when one is injured, the other one can play... or Brock for the same reason

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Argh!!!!! Can't believe he played out the match with a broken ankle, the man is insane! Does this blow his chances to be captain next year?

To his credit Minson did apologise, but you have to wonder what sort of a brain fart would lead to someone having a dig at a sick 2 year old. I really don't buy the whole "heat of the moment" argument. You're playing football for god's sake, your brain cannot possibly be so pre-occupied that it leads to verbal diarrhea of such epic proportions. I'm just waiting for the first genius player to have a crack at his Richmond opponent about Graham Polak

I want Garland on Johnson, and Dunn on Cooney.

http://bigpondvideo.com/afl/62956 Funny stuff. Took about 7 minutes for everyone to get themselves organised. You can hear the players yelling out for 'Bails', 'Cuddles' and 'Stynesy'. :D

Apperantly has is doing well now, and has even managed to get up from his bed. I wish him a speedy and full recovery!

He couldn't walk after the game. If you watch the replay of the last quarter you can see him after the siren limping very badly. I thought it was fantastic that he willed himself to get back on the ground, and even though he was in obvious pain he still put himself in the contest and threw his body around the packs. A sign of someone who desperately wants to help out his teammates. Since I sit near the bench, I could see him talking to the physio as he was testing his ankle on the boundary line and he was desperate to come back on the ground even before half time. :wub:

Valenti's disposal was hit and miss, but he is such a smart player and he instinctively knows where the ball is. I thought he did some terrific work in the middle, got first hands on the ball 4 times plus a couple of clearances and gathered 19 possessions with just 70% TOG. It was encouraging just to see him find the pill over and over again (in his THIRD match) and even though some of his kicks were ordinary, his decision making was good. I like smart players, IMO understanding the play can make up for a multitude of sins.

Certainly agree with that. However, when/if Ricky is fit enough to play seniors, and when Bell's form at Sandy warrants a recall, Bode might find it difficult to keep his spot. We've pretty much run out of senior players to drop in favour of kids, it's now kids fighting kids for positions!

I got done by a seagull TWICE when we played Freo. Those seagulls sure know their stuff... follow one around and you'll soon make a lot of money at the TAB

I rate Valenti's game. When McLean went down, he was given the task of covering the spot of our best clearance player and playing against Power and Black no less! His disposal was hit and miss, but he got a lot of the footy and that's a great sign that he can cut it at this level. What I like most about him, is that he is smart. He uses his body beautifully and he understands the play, and that's something you really can't teach. Overall a good display for a THIRD gamer. His disposal will settle IMO once he adjusts to the tempo.

Foxtel is useless. Can't believe we have to wait this Wednesday to watch the replay. Thank god for holidays! And what happened to Ch.7 putting on a late-night game? Why must I be subjected to "It's always sunny in Philadelphia"?

Nobody will believe this, but during the last quarter I told dad that I have this really strong feeling that Miller will take a mark and kick the winning goal (he is my witness, so I am not making this up)... and no, I don't know next week's lotto numbers

Definitely noticed it. I was telling dad before the game this will be the lowest turnout in a long long time. People definitely were confused with the 1pm start. Next time this happens we need to better inform supporters. I myself wouldn't have bothered checking the start time, and I only knew it was a 1pm game because someone mentioned it on Demonland.

You are probably the most predictable poster on this site. Came back to give Sylvia 6 undeserved votes. Brad Green and Brad Miller are far more worthy recipients and you know it. 6- Green 5- Miller 4- CJ 3- Sylvia 2- PJ 1- Valenti (stood up when Brock went down.... possibly the most horrible moment of my life )

Weren't you pissing off until the end of the year, or did you have to come back to start yet another "Sylvia is the most amazing player ever OMFG!!!111!" thread? You so can't resist us Yze_Magic

I'm sorry you didn't get the obvious tongue-in-cheek comment I made at the end. It's great that after years of reading abusive Brad Miller threads on Demonland and copping [censored] for supporting him (I wasn't alone mind you), that for once we can all actually be positive about his game and his progress. He absolutely deserves recognition and support, as for all of his faults he has never been less than 100% team oriented. Now he is getting some personal rewards too, and so he should! He will never be a super star, but he is more than capable of being a strong presence up forward for many years to come.

I must admit, I was hoping to have a nice honorable loss today as I am really really hoping we get the benefit of coming last. I honestly did not expect us to even come close. But in the last 10 minutes I was over losing and certainly there were a lot of jumping around like a psycho and screaming. Jimmy came to sit in the aisle next to us with 10 minutes or so to go, and brought Aussie's dad with him. After Miller's goal, when the ball went down to Brisbane's 50, I looked over at Jimmy and we both had a look of resignation on our face. Typical that we end up losing in the last 30 seconds... Fast forward a bit and Aussie is running forward and literally the whole stand is yelling "15 seconds, 15 seconds" and jumping up and down. It's such a small and meaningless victory in the big scheme of things, but games like today's is what football is all about. What a great feeling it was sharing some joy with other equally-miserable Melbourne fans. Can't wait for the replay on Fox :D

Must have something to do with the fact that he never ever played full games under Neale Daniher. At best he'd get a run for 10 minutes then off to the bench he went. And forget giving him an actual role, no way. He has all the right attributes to be a good player, and like in the case of Miller and who knows maybe Jamar soon, all it took is someone saying "ok, we know you can play, here's your chance". It's amazing what confidence and self-belief can do for you, and how much hungrier and harder you are at the contest when you know you're not coming off the ground in 2 minutes only to end up at Sandy the next week.

Was a brilliant chase, just goes to show that sometimes just having a go is enough. Sherman was probably laughing to himself thinking "this guy will never catch me", and he did. The mere presence of a player running towards you puts a lot of players under enough pressure to turn it over. We did this particularly well today. Also, apart from his shocking kick, Jamar's work in the ruck was outstanding. He completely dominated over Charman and most of his taps were directly to our guys (for a change). I think that if he just started imposing himself more and believing that he can play at this level, that he could be a decent player yet.

Fantastic game, and a match-winning mark and goal. For once I thought it might be nice to have a POSITIVE thread that involves Brad Miller. A credit to him for bouncing back from a very ordinary year last year, and taking ownership of the forward line. Too early to say I told you so?