Macca

Bate played his best footy on the wing and has mostly been played out of position in the last 4 years - Neeld want's to keep him so let's give him a go hey !

Yeah and I like the way The Ox had a dig at the "Defector" as well - great stuff !

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-great-david-schwarz-rates-mitch-clark-better-than-tom-scully/story-fn69a32t-1226167931549 David Schwarz welcomes you too Mitch !

Yeah , it always amazes me how some people can get away with ridiculous "big statements" . However , some of us have long memories ! I still haven't forgotten Quartermain calling Melbourne a rabble in the early 2000's .

Agreed - there might be another twist as well - just a gut feeling !

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/demons-boys-club-will-rue-bailey-sacking-20110804-1idk5.html Here's another Melbourne hater - Robert Walls - reckons we will have 5 years of regret for sacking Bailey ! 5 Years ! Not even 5 minutes for me esp with how Mark Neeld has hit the ground running !

Yep , we were terrible this year and the biggest underachieving team of the year . So , the upside is that we can play a whole lot better . I'm also in the camp that NEVER rated Bailey as a Coach . My gut feel is that Neeld will be so good that even the most ardent Bailey fans will see the light . There has been zero emphasis on the fundamentals of the game in the last 4 years Play in front of your man , First in for the ball , Don't panic when you get hold of the pill , Beat your opponent , Old school stuff I know , but the things that all good teams do FIRST ............................Game plans , Zones , Forward line pressure etc are flow on effects from the fundamentals of the game (as you well know). I'm an old( ish ) Dee myself so I know that we probably think alike anyway "old dee" ! Anyway , Isn't it better to spend the next 5 - 6 months believing that we're gonna get somewhere next year - we've got loads of untapped talent haven't we ?

Don't reckon we need a "Favourable Draw" . If Neeld can get the best out of our llist and lose the "Bruise Free" part of our game then the sky's the limit ! He's nailed Clark in the last day or so and I'm suitably impressed . In fact , a reasonably tough first 6 - 8 games would give us all a better indication of whether Mark has "Got it" or not . Soft early season wins can cloud your thinking . I reckon we play finals next year regardless of our draw . Sydney first up and then the Hawks ( just like this year ) is what I'd like to see . We need to be tested under our new Coach .

Well sounds like we've got a few options then - dare we say it - " A nice problem to have ! "

He's not exactly a tall ! We've seen him kick heaps of "crumbing" type goals over the years so he fits the bill . One of his strengths is his ability at ground level - He kicked 55 goals in 2010 - he was played up the ground this year which didn't work . Don't write him off yet . Watch for the redemption year from him .

Are we forgetting Brad Green - he's played his best footy as a small forward - and he has been scapegoated this year as well as played out of position up the ground . Captaincy or no Captaincy he will bounce back this year or least we should hope he does .

Mark Neeld , the difference maker ! Green has played his best footy as a forward so that's where you play him . Alongside Clark . And Stef Martin for Centre Half Forward - he reminds me of Earl Spalding . Jurrah to have a roving commission and Watts as a Utility .

How about we all bombard SEN with text messages the next time Denham is on ! Monday ? Tuesday ? Fairly sure the no. is 0433981116 - Can't wait for KB to open up with "And Greg , we've had quite a number of text messages from what I can only assume are Demon fans !"

Just fight fire with fire - all Clubs and their supporters have an "Achilles heel" Collingwood with their insane optimism and choking in GF's , Tigers sacking their coaches and constantly finishing 9th , Hawks with their sewerage colours , Bulldogs with their "Tragic" history , Ditto Saints , Carlton purchasing their Flags , Essendon with their arrogant fans and the way they sook when they lose , North with their pitifully low crowds , can't think of anything with the Cats but their fans are generally ok - and don't get me started on the "Interstate" teams !! Cheers !

It wasn't the rank and file members who voted to merge the Club out of existence - it was the 12 Committee members with their thousands of proxy votes - we were railroaded by Ridley and his pathetic "Give up" Committee - just setting the record straight !

Pre Clark thread that I posted up in the wrong area of the site .

Here's the solution then - 1 - Neeld turns out to be a top line Coach 2 - With our talented list he takes us to the Finals - in 2012 3 - The Melbourne knockers will shut the xxxx up ! 4 - We puff out our chest again !

Easily our best and most courageous player - what annoyed me the most was when he was down or tagged not enough other midfielder's stepped up It seemed that when he played well we were a chance of winning and when he didn't play well we were usually smashed . That makes him a matchwinner and our barometer - hopefully next year under Mark Neeld we'll have lots of barometer's and not just one .

I would love to hear another version with even more "Banjo!" ...............Give me more "Banjo!"

Denham is a nobody and a populist - My pet budgie knows more about footy than this irrelevant muck-raker ! Best to ignore .

Ha ha ha !

I prefer the duelling banjo's !

Sunnyside up ? Smacka Fitzgibbon on the banjo ? Just sayin !

lol !

Good on ya Hardtack with your opinion and I'm with you 100% I myself am 52 but I'm not afraid of embracing the new - I reckon we should have contemporary acts at the GF most of the time , with the odd retro act thrown in from time to time ( as long as there is a bit of class and talent involved ! ) .