spirit of norm smith

Agree our drafting was rubbish. I wanted Wines over Toumpas, Palmer over Morton, Atley over Cook, Talia over Gysberts, Freeman/Sheed/Dunstan over Salem. Watts was the right pick. So was Scully, Trengove, Blease, Grimes. 2014: Brayshaw, Lever, McCartin are the right kids. I want tough footballers. Not development types.

I love it. Rowen Welsh for our successor. Do the basics right. When we have it: use your skills, run hard, create, kick to position, block When they have it: man up, pressure, chase, tackle When its in dispute: contest, 2nd efforts, physical effort, stay on your feet.

We are stuffed. Only 4-5 players showed AFL standards. Byrnes, Bail, Evans MUST be DROPPED and ultimately delisted.

"Demons cull recruiting team". After poor recruiting over the last decade, Jason Taylor and Todd Viney will have town hall meetings with Demonland representatives. " We could only do better" said one Demonland poster. Cook, Gysberts, Morton were spineless types all clearly not up to the rigors of the AFL. Young men with grit, determination, a desire to win are needed. We cannot continue to get it so wrong.

Do we have to. I watched the game in despair. Giving votes hardly inspires me. The least worst ...

I want Clisby, Mckenzie and Blease as Ins. Bail, Byrnes and Evans were very poor

This is rubbish ... what us Roos teaching them. We are worse ... unbelievable. Its the day to kick long and get yards. Contested footy !!

I agree with all. Footy is supposed to be like a roller coaster ride. You scream, you cry and you get excited. Mfc has been waiting for the ride for 8 years. We think the line will shorten but we never get close. Hope and loyalty is what we have. I hurt in the heart when we lose. I am not interested in the other games as I watch and wonder why MFC cannot even get close. I want a competitive and a winning team. I want to be optomistic. I buy my membership with no conditions. I put on my demons jumper & scarf and go to the home games. My kids went with me as kids but now the lure of pies and soft drinks has worn of. They are despondent. Mitch Clark was some hope. They had Jurrah, Scully and Mitch as signs of better times. I love Melbourne Footy Club, for 45 years now but it is a hard load to bear. Go Demons!!

Wright is good but injury prone and I worry about the MFC curse !!! Angus Brayshaw is elite. Tough, skilled, smart ... Gary Ablett junior like. He is gold

Yes I prayer every night for a fit Mitch Clark. It would again one of the many MFC unlucky dramas if he retires. We are cursed. Get well soon Mitch

Seeing Hawthorn play, they are in another league. We must take on at least 3 of their habits 1. 2nd and 3rd efforts. Scrap, bump, stay on your feet. 2. Tackling hard and physical to create pressure and turnovers 3. kicking to the Hot Spot ... 15 metres in front of goals. They all know where the ball is going. None of this leading to the boubdary line rubbish. I still think we can change in one season. Roos must work out our skills are average and play a different style.

No Strauss, Gawn or Garland. More mystery injuries. We know Clark, Hogan, Dawes are all known as injured.

Drugs cannot solve for poor skills, turnovers and fumbles. If only ...

Fitz is insurance cover. A big body but lacks smarts & footskills.

delist Bail, Byrnes, Evans, Nicholson ... Jamar and/or Spencer to go. Frawley likely to go. Thats six off.

DEE-LIST ... -5 ...Bail, Byrnes, Nicho, Evans ... all lack disposal skills and not reliable in a contest PLUS either Jamar/Spencer (Pedersen stays in on 3-year contract & Fitz as insurance given fragile fwds)

Terlich McDonald (on Patton) Dunn Grimes Frawley (on Cameron) Georgiou Trengove Viney Toumpas Vince Watts Howe Blease The Fitz Kennedy-Harris Spencer Tyson Jones Michie Cross Tapscott Sub Kent emerg. Clisby Garland Jamar Ins: viney, blease, kent, tapscott Outs: bail, m jones, byrnes, pedersen

Thats ok. I called for Wines and Freeman/ Dunstan/Sheed over Salem. Mature bodies with grunt. No Grgic, Cook, Gysberts or Morton types. We have no gym and IMO must draft players who are ready to go.

1st round #1 potentials Angus Brayshaw Pat McCartin Christian Petrecca ... my choice Jake Lever 2nd round Billy Stretch - #19 father son #20 frawley compo - Tom Lamb. A huge talent. Draft talk in April !!!!!

Tydon has impressed ... a good trade once we see Salem.

Frawley to leave $1.08 Frawley to stay $80.00 Mfc to get compo through draft as next to their round 2 choice #20.

in - one grab ball handling, not letting the opposition have a loose man , clearances out - fumbles, backward kicking & Pedersen

Bottom line ... we need Mitch Clark desparately. We pray he returns.

Heard Dawes will be at least 3 weeks. Continued pain after any form of exercise. Maybe we need to recruit another key forward in this years draft.

In: Blease - forward pace, Hogan if fit, otherwise Gawn - marking fwd and ruck backup, Viney - because he is a gun. Out: Bail - ineffective, Pedersen - missed too many chances, Kennedy-Harris - not quite ready Terlich Frawley Dunn Grimes Mcdonald Georgiou Watts Viney Michie Vince Fitzpatrick Trengove Blease Hogan/Gawn Howe Spencer Tyson N.Jones M.Jones Cross Toumpas sub. Byrnes