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Dawes was overrated in the good times at Collingwood and then underrated and heavily criticized this year. Typical of Collingwood and the media hype that surrounds them. At some point this year the media jumped on his every mistake. He has played a role at Collingwood this year that no one has ever successfully done, Ruck and CHF. He was undersized in the ruck and had the demanding role of bi locking and dishing off the to smalls and running players. In other words, either badly coached, or that just decided to use his body. My feeling is badly coached. I would use him an a fair more aggressive way at Melbourne. Let him attack and take the game on.

Says more about Aaron Greaves than Bate to me.

Ta Biff, it was irritation that drove me to post an edited version of how I've felt felt this weekend.

It's time MELB supporters turned on other teams duds. Here goes, Natanui is a pea heart who has no decision making and can't kick, Schuey , pea heart, Darling no big deal. That should take care of the three West Coast players Who have been rapt on here over the year. as for the coach Worsfold, no idea either. Do you want me to start on Ross Lyon and Fremantle. Another dud. I've never seen a bigger opportunity for MELB players to get behind the coach, get fit, get faster, work on quick hands and decision making, stay tight and each just might be easier than they imagine to jump over the two pretender sides that lost this weekend.

I have posted before that's I think Frawley up forward is worth a look in pre season. Has pace on a lead, good hands and knows how to apply pressure when needed.

Correction to spelling. Steve O'Dwyer, and of course Jim Stynes. Got a bit carried away with Big Jake.

The only time I have every really thought Melbourne were respected and feared was when we had Big Steve Dwyer and Jim Synes in tandem. Spencer has heart and a passion to be out there playing for The Demons and a big man with heart will carry a lot of other blokes along. Someday enough blokes like Jake will twig that they can be the blokes to drag Melbourne out of the wilderness. In other words the blokes who bring home a flag will always be remembered. Stick it up em Big Jake""""""

Never forget Paul Gardner spoke to interested members at the Bentleigh Club years ago in the depths of another period of Club despair. Amusingly the talk that night centered around the need to get a young Matthew Bate into the senior team. At any rate after a stage managed talk Grdner retired to the bar and invited members to join him. Once there he surrounded himself with a group of heavies....that's fat blokes as opposed to the other type of heavies, had a few quick drinks and was gone. Never impressed me from the time he said it was more important to go on some hiking trek than fulfill his Presidential duties. Another Melbourne lightweight.

I'd like to be sitting in the room when the following accusation is made. Did you deliberately move Matthew Warnock to Full Forward and Paul Johnson to Full Back with the intention of losing the game?. Open and shut case except for the fact you could build a wall, similar to the Great Wall of China made up of Warnock and Johnson look a likes and we'd still lose.

Im no legal man but would describe McLean as a discredited witness. Love to hear him explain his actions fully and tells us when Carlton approached him.

One question for Brock, what sort of name is that, McLean. When were you approached by Carlton, before or after the tanking. As for the tanking itself. How dare pompous officials make those sort of decisions.

I know we are all depressed and anxious for change but I say lay off Cook, how in the he'll is he a scapegoat for the dismal efforts of administrators, recruiters, coaches and players at MFC. He's a second year player. Tell me one moment of his apprenticeship when a senior player has taken him under their wing and helped him develop his game. Let him run with Clark in the preseason and see whats needed at the top level.

Midway through the third quarter commentary went like this. Sellers to Rivers to MacDonald to Bail to........Kangas Could just as easily been Rivers to MacDonald to Bail to Sellars to.......... Kangas OR, anyway you know what I mean.

I thought by training report you meant match review.

Interested to get views on Our Best 18. For the first time in 50 odd years I can't pick one.