IRW

meh

Sydney's rebound footy was reminiscent of the style Bailey wanted Melbourne to play.

I must confess that Bailey didnt enter my mind on Saturday arvo....apart from the obvious differences in player attitude I thought the Swans mostly stayed out of the corridor and didnt routinely cross to the fat side to mount attacks

He did on the previous Saturday though.

I seriously wonder whether any of you are suprised. Surely not?

I imagine there will be draft action and there may well be a FA pickup that most of you would have scoffed at two weeks ago

But get real why would you come to MFC?

They would be the last choice for any player good enough to command interest from 2 or 3 clubs.

Mitch wouldnt have come this year after what MFC showed last year.

No one knows yet whether Neeld can coach and he isnt exactly impressive around the traps to date.

On the other hand by getting players with good attitudes and maximising the talent that is at hand Sydney won a flag.

Melbourne can do the same but it wont be by drafting a sexy superstar...they will all go to Collingwood Carlton and Essendon or they will go 'home'.,

You surely must realise that.

Similarly our FA's will struggle to find suiters...they just arent very good.

But in time MFC may well still become the hardest team to play against in time,as long as Neeld can show some results next season and the Board holds its nerve.

F Agency is great for attractive teams up the top. and disaster for rabble down the bottom.

Its build through the draft and development...or fold.

Not quite, I thought that too then realised he was talking about Storm.

BUGGER I thought it was strange but I was determined to be optimistic

Its interesting that two weeks back there was a piece in one of the papers about Hawthorn employing some bio mechanical kicking whiz kid with state of the art simulator facilities to tweak and perfect every players kicking technique.

It must have been Buddys day off, or maybe his routine is too unique to change.

If Roughhead would just lead up the guts and leave Buddy to prance along the boundary line they'd probably go ok.

I suppose they do go ok really.

I agree , they came off the ropes twice.

P.s. You were slow to start but appear to be warming to 'land now IRW.

Only because I'm at my best in the off season when its easy to disguise hookahs as footballs and meander around the place like a senile old (middle) class warrior

pps I love the edit function over here,its so much easier to use.I still would like a spell check but.

Sewell lost he game.

Probably only you and Sewell himself think that.

Buddy on the other hand probably thinks he nearly won it himself and that umpire should have let him play on in the third quarter when he was trying to distract the bloke on the mark and that he should have had another go when he kicked it out on the full in the second.

Why?

Because one of them is an honest footballer and one of them thinks he's a bigger rock star than does Mick Rogers in his delusional momements......oops I meant Tim...he just gets himself mixed up with Jagger does our Tim......which is how Buddy prances around the ground as well .

Actually the Swans WON it, the Hawks didnt lose it......respect where its due

So many rumours and so many players we are allegedly after, my head is spinning.

Melbourne today announced the targetting of the Hawthorn list and, in an apparantly associated development, the creation of a steering committee to evaluate designs for a new guernsey

However sources at the club said that Mark Robinsons article, referred to by himself

in tonights 360 tv show,that Don Scott and Gary Ayres had been approached with a view to a joint coaching appointment at the club,were probably not accurate

interestingly

today I heard Buckley mention Sydney and MFC 's emphasis on 'culture' as being similar and positive ,in the same sentence.So someone rates Neeld and sees a future for MFC

You have to be kidding

The MFC finished effectively last with one win and you can only find one player from a GF finalist to join the MFC.

Honestly IRW go and make yourself a coffee and reflect on that statement.

theres plenty I'd take after that coffee and careful vthought but I'd start with Sewell without hesitation

No one should take any credit away from the Swans, Richards took a couple of crucial marks against Buddy in the last quarter, albeit on one leg and Smith's blanket on Rioli (7 touches) was a beauty.

Hell, how could you take credit away from the Swans.They played with Goodes as a walking miracle,Mumford with a hammy,Reid jabbed up,Jetta was limping in the second half...after he showed up Rioli in the sprint and baulking contests.

They beat the umpires,they kicked straight, layed incredible tackles all day...(collision sport remember) and Horse outcoached Clarkson on a ground that should have suited the Hawks.

It was a miracle the Hawks got so close....chokers..The only one I'd take without a second thought is Sewell

It tells us that Neeld knows that MFC has a sheet list and you cant change that overnight

Money alone wont get champions to a club like MFC,so he plans to develop a team that plays within its ability with ruthless commitment...like the Swans.

If he can do it then you'd say he's on the right track and the Swans victory shows its possible.

Was the mark of the year the one where he immediately handballed to someone who was run down causing Neeld to go apesheet in despair. Dumbaarse of the year more likely

Bring back the "Twos" I reckon and then a bit of silence so people can get themselves sorted before the game begins.

It probably means that some players take much longer than others to realise they have to work hard to succeed,even if it is only briefly. Mortons 3rd club and he wasnt even as influential as Ted Hopkins really. Remember him before he became a stupid irrelevant stats man ? Swans will probably delist Morton or look for a trade

Its going to get worse for at least one night.

Tomorrow, on 360 ,Robbo will lower his gaze and his voice slightly,pretend to be modest and intone either that he wrote a piece in Sudays Hun about "the lap of the gods"(according to him the name of grand final day) or or that he has a piece appearing 'tomorrow" about something.

And no one will care.

Correction - I just looked up that article. Thompson was number one in the league at the time of the article (not just North). The stats are compiled by Champion.

It's an interesting indicator. And it rather undermines the criticism of JW as the collector of 'cheap' possessions across half back.

gee does it...its easy to read that as saying that Jack is quick to take advantage of the heavy lifting done by his team mates.

However, if his contested ball and mark stats were good you wouldnt dream of saying such a thing....or his tackle count. But .....

You seemed to have missed the

Yes, but the specific references weren't needed in making that point, and I think were tasteless.

You appear to have overlooked the fact he included a reference to his own family,which changes things somewhat.

Is it just me, or does this seem inappropriate?

It seems a completely appropriate way to get some perspective to me.

It wasn't as if the Dorks where humiliated and needed Sheedy to put on an army helmet and yell at them about Anzac to set them going for next year.

As Rafter said on losing a Wimbledon nail biter.."no one died out there today"

Footy ISN'T life and death, and you CAN die happy even if your team doesn't win a premiership.

Geez...Jeff Kennett is unpleasant because he's had an empathy bipass and is married to someone who is proud that she a "good hater, not because he was the Hawks President.

Actually his philosophic superficiality makes him perfect for that sort of position.

I "hate" Dorks supporters en mass at any footy ground, yet one of my oldest friends is also a supporter.

It is just a game ...the opiate of the masses.

I think the OP is spot on, we get a player who is a good small forward like Flash and try to turn him in to a midfielder, back flanker then back to the forward line again. We have a player like Morton who was doing ok as a mid then try to turn him in to a backman, tagger then who knows what.

I think our last two coaches were following their former coaches idea that every player should be able to play everywhere, we'll that doesn't always work. I understand that players should have a defensive side but that doesn't mean you have to rob them of their attacking nature as well.

I was told that Sellar was there to perform a role and as long as he did he'd remain on the list and I would imagine that all the players will have similar instructions, so I guess we will see next year, a more settled line up with players responsible for certain jobs each week.

The mess the previous coaches made of Flash is a disgrace. Green to some extent as well.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul is a saying that comes to mind.

Good coaching is sometimes like fitting the jig saw puzzle together more than it is playing on the magnetic white board

point taken & i do agree, but it is Neeld who must mould this list. He must identify the talent. Because we do need some results next year.

But yes i hope the boys were watching & not scared by it.

Today was real footy, as most Grannies are.

I'm pretty certain Neeld was at the ground somewhere and that all the Assistants were watching it as well.

Nearly everyone who runs just wants a grand final ticket, don't think anyone (aside from Jonesbag that is) takes it seriously...

Ben Hudson ran purely because he promised a mate he'd take him to the game

I find it staggering,not to say insulting, that every listed player doesnt have the option of taking up one free ticket and a guest ticket to the G/F,as long as they use it themselves.

The builders labourers built this city, and the players are the only indispensible blokes in the game

I'm happy for Bate and Cale to get another year as long as BT's contract is terminated.

Thank god for Fox....I never thought I'd hear myself say that.

I thought Brooooce was calling today?

MCC Reserve?

Its the only place I'm 'brave' enough to abuse the 'enemy'.

Pathetic I know, but true.

Yes i hope the Coach watches that GF a couple of times.

The real stuff for him & our club starts on monday.

We must recruit some players who are ready to go round 1.

New blood who couldn't get regular games at other clubs for reasons out of their control.

Yes we do need kids. But we need experience more.

2013 the respect of the MFC must begin. At present we have none.

But Norm now watches over his MCG.

Its the players who need to watch the game.Neeld has seen the Pies play committed football for years.

If they were in town and werent there they are a disgrace.

Can you imagine Watts playing loose down back today? Even when he was 20 metres back Gibson looked dangerous, not like he was waiting for a free ride on a reality bus.