BAMF

I don't know if I can watch next week. It will be the first time in 5 years that I don't watch/listen to a game live.

Bit harsh on Bate. Boarded a sinking ship at 3/4 time. I'm surprised he was the sub.

I'm with you. Last year I had no confidence that we would be able to get the ball back once we lost it. Now I have no confidence when we do have it.

Sylvia to return? he has never arrived! If we are waiting for Colin Sylvia to return the its a very sad state of affairs!

I'm with you Sloonie. I can't believe its round one and im already looking forward to draft day. What the hell has happened to our backline? Brisbane has had a glory period. Tried to top up. Failed. Rebuilt. Gone past us. Very, very sad day.

I don't know if I can anymore. A bad loss to Brisbane. At home. After Jimmy's passing. Gutless effort today. Weak club. Am I the only one who can't see this game plan working? We spent the whole of Baileys era recruiting excellent running players, We spent the whole preseason running and trimming down. Yet our game plan involves heavy contested possession. Smash it on the boot to a contest and pray that we can win it. Pathetic.

Its alright guys. At least we look good in our Blazers!

This is hard to take.

Ughhhh.... Are you serious? That is so annoying! Have 7 got the exclusive rights to show the line ups as part of their news broadcast or something? I'm sick of everything in the AFL being about making a buck. How about letting the fans enjoy the game?

I highly doubt we would.have stopped neeld from staying at collingwood until the finals were over. in fact neeld wanted to stay. it was malthouse who told him that he should leave.

Poor Nev. No way will he be extended now.

Far out. Honestly. I'm not sure I can take another season of this. That's a serious back injury. He wont be back to full fitness till late in the season.

Thanks for the updates KC!

I think its more the lack of development. Take a look at our first and second round picks dating back to 2003. If all those drafts were redone today, the only player who would be taken equal or better than their original spot is Frawley. The recruiters could not have got it wrong every single time. No. It's been the development or lack there of that has let us down. The most annoying thing is that Bailey was suppose to be a great development coach! Yeah he is not focusing on a gameplan! but at least we know that he is developing the boys well..... sign......

2 classic Demon games in the past 2 weeks. 1. The Smashing - We get the crap belted out of us. We have no leadership and none of the players seem to give a damn that we are getting embarrassed as a club. No one steps up to lead the team, the senior players simply give up. No matter what the coach says, they can't shake out of it. 2. The 1st Quarter loss - We don't turn up switched on. We get smashed in the first quarter and finally kick into gear in the second term, only for it to be all too late as the damage has already been done. These 2 types of games have been trademark Bailey era games. It will be interesting to see how Neeld will respond to this crap.

We do. But what are we suppose to do? Should I write to Mark Neeld and demand better? Complain on internet message boards and talkback radio? That's pretty much all true supporters can do. The less devoted supporters just stop buying memberships and stop turning up to games. And guess what? they have already all left!

My connection cut out too. Listening on my phone so of course i cant listen through afl.com.au what a joke.

Hate it. They are footy players not school boys. Are we still continuing with the flag raising thing this year? That was bad too.

You may be right. I just had a quick look at Jesse Whites stats from a few years ago. Nothing to write home about. In my eyes Jamar and Martin will never be forwards. Basically we have Cook, Watts, Fitzpatrick. That's not much. Especially as Watts may not be a traditional tall forward.

No way should we get Fev. Even with our last rookie spot. We need someone who will be around for 5 years minimum. We lack tall forwards. I would be happy to have a shot at Jesse White. When his name came up a few years ago people said 'No way would Sydney let him go.' Is out of favor and should come cheaply now.

Your opinion holds merit. However I see Roos as a great coach because he turned a group of above average footballers into a champion team. He really got the most out of his players. Would I hold this opinion if they had not won a premiership? maybe not as much. Each to their own. Regardless, I found the article interesting

While it doesn't mention anything about Melbourne in particular, I thought I would post a link to this article as it is an awesome read and gives a bit of insight into what a coach goes through. Paul Roos - The Golden Rules Of AFL Coaching

Can somebody tell me why i always get redirected to the Aussie sports everytime i try to go to the bigpond links?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-j8NhG-O2pM http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y5eAWuHyfE&...feature=related Alot of clubs interested apparently. So. The injection of youth and speed continue throughout the draft.