Ungarieboy

6 Frawley 5 Terlich 4 Garland 3 Magner 2 Tapscott 1 Dawes

Stan Alves, Leigh Mathews, and how about Barrassi

It was said a long time ago, early last year by Grant Thomas I believe, that Mark Neeld was the first coach to lose the players before a game was played, this I thought was rubbish, but my eyes, with the benefit of hindsight tells me otherwise. What a horrible situation we are in: Sacking a coach so early into their tenure is not a good way to encourage high quality potential applicants, and is a costly process; but Keeping a coach who has lost the players and supporters is not a good way to encourage high quality players (stay or arrive), and is a costly process! For what it's worth I would love to see Neeld just take a man on man approach, with his focus soley on the midfield. The backs and forwards will benefit significantly from any improvement from this area.

Mostly because I find it hard to justify any midfielder being in the list, though I admit he could as easily be there as much as any other.

Gawd this is hard, and slightly nauseating giving votes to players who have not earned it, but: 6 Howe 5 Garland 4 Frawley 3 Tapscott 2 Gawn 1 Jones (Matt) Viney my young boy made a comment "we really miss Morton" and I didn't know whether to laugh or cry!!!! EDIT overlooked viney

A pretty good coaching effort as well!!!

The game plan is not enjoyable to watch, definately not enjoyable to play, and the only enjoyment to be had in the future is for oppostion teams. I don't believe in doing anything that destabalises a club,but currently we are just not playing Footy!!!! It's a version of tips on a footy field. It's time to act before we loose everyone!! If I was likely to get drafted by the Dee's, I would take a "gap year" overseas and come back as a deregistered player to join another club, and I am a melbourne supporter. No way would I like to play our brand of footy, which more resembles "Octopus, with a football" (standing in space waving arms while people run through you in waves); yes it may be a job but it is also something you want to PLAY (enjoy). No-one likes going to a workplace that they don't enjoy, and nearly all people in this situation will look for work elsewhere. P.s if you are unfamilar with Octopus, then best ask a kindegarten child - it tends to be one of there favourtie games

We do have some talent (all teams do) but I am now amazed that someone special "handed to us on a platter" in Viney, is now looking to be stalling. There is something serioulsy wrong with our coaching/development team. We need to do something about this before ruining another generation.

Garland M Jones Evans Tapscott Gawn Frawley

N Jones - competitive throughout, kept us in it S Byrnes - showed the experience and poise needed when we were crumbling M Gawn - Provided an option around the ground and up front M Evans - Bit of speed, skill and more importantly seems to possess a footy brain M Jones - a lot of hardwork (possesions,pressure) before it got easy C Garland - attacked from defence Of course not being at the game, this doesn't take into account what defensive pressure/running they did. For 3 quarters we were exposed again.

Thanks, and this does not need to be seen as an excercise of losing or removing control from Neeld. In reality he should use this type of approach as a means for taking RESPONSIBILITY, clearly our midfield is struggling and needs help and it's an area he can make a difference!!!

Of these, how many are successful coaches and/or explayers. Time has passed most them by. Of the remaining assistant coaches, how many of them have come through the school of hard knocks that is AFL, gaining no demanding the respect and knowledge that comes with it; and Brown does not fit this description - he was just an AFL player, abliet in successful side (at the end of his career). There is talent in the playing group, it is vertually impossible for there not to be; so look at .............................. the coaches!!! and yes you can pick individual examples to contradict this i.e Sellar, Gillies the reality is most of the list would currently perform much better in another environment. and yes Craig, could be considered successful but in the end he lost the players group (seems familar) and the game has well and truly moved on from his robotic style. Still I beleive he could do a R Eade and reinvent himself as a coach.

* What should happen is Neeld to take over the midfield coachs role for the week (he was meant to be the best at this caper whilst at Collingwood) and focus on nothing else. * Neeld should delegate the rest of his duty's to Craig for the week. * The Dee's should invite Dermie, Carey or Neitz to work with the forwards for the week (put them in charge and give our forwards the benefits of a positive experience learning from champions of the game - pretty sure our forward coaches are not people who commanded awe and respect on the footy field during ther playing careers) * Rawlings to take the backline back to the basics of one on one defence (not zoning), teach them to practice treading on the heel of their opponent (figurately speaking, although I had a player do this to me literally once for the entire game, and it was probably the worst I ever played). Maybe involve Viney Senior to teach them toughness and possibly introduce a bit of nastiness. * Royal should be sent back to Casey, to assist with their coach and ensure that all the players (casey listed players as well) are AFL ready and the word "Rebuild" should never, ever be mentioned again!!!!! if you accept this as your objective then this is what you will play for, they should be going out with the attitude "WE WILL SHOW THEM, F#CK THEM, WE ARE THE BEST, WE WILL WIN, WE WILL WIN THE COMP" If this is the attituded then the results will follow. I have always found that even if you start with an unrealistic dream, that the more you focus on it, it will soon become a goal and then reality! Give the players something to beleive in, not a gameplan, structures or performance measures; but a WIN and WINNING! It's something that will mean something to the entire list, and something that they will play for, it is what creates desire.

Can we please please please get ourselves a midfield coach

Well it will be interesting seeing the votes after this, How could it include any Melbourne Midfielder; and the backs well they are just as bad. It really is going to come down to the 6 least worst. Probably the first time a sub will get our best player

Don't normally comment, but just have to vent. If the football Department insist on this uncontested basketball style of footy we seem determined to dish up, then they should be also held accountable. I don't know whats more embarrasing them or the Australian Cricket Selectors. Well seeing they both are struggling with the most basic of simple concepts I'm gonna help. Pick the best team based on form: This will remove Gillies, Pederson, Tapscott, Nicholson, Sellar, Byrne, sylvia, Rodan - and put a big question mark on Frawley, Garland, Then tell them to MAN UP - all game! Complimented with a simple 1,2 handball and clearing kik. Then Run, Run, Run (with attitude and desire; not 10 bl@#dy paces behind) - it's actually all in the mind (the desire to get the footy) and many of our players are being found out. and I note the irony that we play a contested stle of football, but refuse to make a contest of it once they have cleared it. Oh and as for the Aussie Cricket Team, well "if you pick a one day side to play test cricket, don't be suprised that they only play for one day!"

Viney Grimes Jamar Blease Jones N Dunn And by this I mean only two worthy of votes and perhap the other 4 worthy of keeping there place in the side. Would swap Clark for Dunn if (Dunn was another player who was totally unaccountable - can't get the full picture on TV) I feel dirty that I even considered Sylvia, when we could see how little pressure or chasing he did.