Norm Smith's Curse

This is the way a good club responds to questions. Not talk, action. Credit to the boys.

I feel like our gameplan of trying to lock it into our forward half just leads to turn over pain like constantly against Freo.

Not as sketchy as last year in attack.

Is Fritsch a late withdrawal? He has no stats.

When he is on, Petty looks impressive.

Im not sure on that, in the past he has actually said he likes playing forward. My take was more that his perception of how the reacted to his imjury was more the issue: Demons star Petracca not fussed playing mid or forward | Shepparton News (sheppnews.com.au)

there is a river in our momentum

Players that I am concerned about moving forward - Salem, Petty and Bowey, not sure Billings is a 'competitive beast' either but id like to see more of that disposal.

Turner has a bit of agro about him too. And I love how Van Rooyen insists on running through people after he takes a mark.

Ok with all the negativity around Id just like to say Van Rooyen and Turner are really starting to impress.

West Coast Eagles receive Quaynor or Brody Mihocek and our first rounder Pies receive Petracca Dees receive Harley Reid and lose their first rounder. - Sam McClure please reference me when you run with this story.

Totally feel this post. Its like you would think the organisation and effort to win a flag and a minor premiership would turn this club into something different, claiming its a big club now and all that. But then it seems five minutes later its back to the old dees.

If his intention was to force the club to get better by making it publically accountable the problem is that it may potentially scare off any recruit thinking about coming to the Dees. But I still think the main issue started at the injury because he has barely been at the club since.

If he ends up at Collingwood I will expunge every memory or thought I ever had about footy and follow lawn bowls...

That is literally the fifth version of the same events ive read in this thread alone.

If Melbourne is too much of a shambles how come it nearly beat his side with half of its side out injured?

Yes may have been a 'Grand New Flag' level rumour though.

For players to be going semi public tells me that what ever has happened - be it player conflict, differing standards, no dh policy no longer in action, etc it tells me that the damage is seen as beyond repair.

Yeah tis a pity that we thought that once we had a premiership the old - care about furniture or now partying more than footy - Melbourne would be gone...

Incorrect.

Parker's best is behind him and I believe he once rejected an offer to come to the Dee's but I think he would be an ideal soldier.

I don't think Hunter will be getting an extension..

The weird thing here is that all of this gets played out in the public arena. The Clarry situation, the being floated for trade. And now Petracca seemingly angry about his treatment by club during injury or being frustrated with other players slacking off/up to no good, a divide between the professional players and the party boys. None of this being out in the public will solve the issues. In fact it's likely to worsen them, put off potential trades to the club and entrench positions.

Apparently Houston spent time reading Demonland and that changed his mind.

Mitch is a pretty solid VFL player and at times does look a cut above but surely we have to back our youngsters and development