DoreenDee

Last year I also decided not to renew my membership as I wasn't enjoying going to games anymore, I wasn't enjoying getting smashed every week and watching our 'players' put in little to no effort. Today was the first and only game I've been to all year (due to free tickets from a mate) and I can safely say I don't regret that decision at all. If anybody finds a 2013 membership scarf at etihad it's all yours I won't be needing it. This team has lost me.

Call it a year boys, we had a couple of decent efforts. It appears Roos message is wearing thin on the players. What does that say about our players? Easton wood pushing off can pederson there sums up our day really, this is a training drill for a team that sits above us on percentage. This wouldn't even stand up in the vfl

Once we are forward of centre we stop and slow it down? Why?

Any chance a player can make a good decision? When we have a good run we slow it down and when we have our set ups in place we rush it? The whole team should under go a concussion test at quarter time

We look tired and it's not even quarter time. Our ball use is too slow which gives them time to set up and our kicking and decision making is horrible. If we don't switch on we will lose by 60+ to the dogs. The dogs FFS

Its games like this where teams with more experience just find that little bit extra to take the game on and get a win, and its losses like this that hurt the players because they know they should have won it but couldnt get over the line. Now the real test is to see if we get in this position again, what the players do.

Something needs to happen and happen soon. Far too many loyal supporters have just copped too many kicks in the groin week after week after week. Our next home game i will be surprised if we get more than the poor 7000 that turned up today. Nobody enjoys going to our games anymore and thats not what footy is about....

Exactly the reason so many members havent re signed this year. Myself included. Footy shouldnt be a chore.

please enlighten me on these signs? Cause i see none.

Sitting here watching the game i always try and look for any positives i can when we lose and today i dont think i can find 1 positive out of this game. Not 1. Tyson was ok in 2 two quarters and dunn wasnt terrible. Thats as positive as it gets. How can we hope to win a game this year if we cant beat a depleted st kilda and gws? Anybody?

2015 we will be lucky to be in the AFL the way we are going

Not sure what you mean when you say 3+ goals in belief? Like I said I like Dawesy I do but he's not worth 3 goals a game, phyisically, spiritually or in belief terms.

Funniest thing ive read for a while

I agree that our midfield has improved slightly but to not be able to beat an injury ravaged St Kilda midfield doesn't fill me with a heap of confidence, have to agree with the bolded part though..

Am very excited about Hogan this year but not sure with the delivery we had tonight that him and Dawes would have bagged 4 between them but like you say agree to disagree, and our midfield really did look like our achilles heal tonight, If it can't beat a st kilda midfield missing hayes, montagne and stevens then what midfield can we beat? Agree that it looks a bit better but lets not go over the top

, Dawes is a great guy to have at the club but 3 goals a game is beyond him. He runs all day but we both know he isn't a great mark especially overhead, and Hogan hasn't even played a game for us yet so I still don't believe they would have been the difference. You could argue that we would at least have a tall target to kick to and the crumbers could get a few goals but lets be honest they could have kicked to a leading pederson or fitzy while he was playing if that was our plan. And the arguement that at least howe would take the third defender is rubbish as was howe the whole game

The major problem that I do have is that round 1 every year for the last few years HAS been a new coaching group and/or administration and it's not good enough and the players sooner or later need to take some responsibility. And as I said earlier st kilda had plenty of injuries too so our injuries are no excuse. I appreciate that you want to stand by the team I really do but some of us have had enough and struggle to see the positives after so much dissapointment.

Sorry mate but this is what I can't stand, if the players really 'played the game out' we would have won the game. Do you really think Dawes or Hogan would have changed the result? We did choke and that's the difference. We choked against an undermanned st. kilda which to me is not an improvement at all so can you really see any improvement? We had not one consistent player all night. Yeah sure plenty drifted in and out but no consistency.

First game under Richardson. No midfield, two first round draft picks with no AFL experience? Give who time? Us or them?

And we do need fairweather supporters. We really do. I know im not the only one who didn't just jump on board again this year because of a messiah coach and a practice match win over richmond. Fairweather supporters are exactly what melbourne need right now and a win tonight would have gone a long way in securing that.

Have been a member for over 10 years now and only in my twenties. Hardly a fairweather supporter. But enoughs enough. Only so much people can take and this is my limit. Too many passengers in this team and it's not good enough.

So glad I said I will wait until round 2 to renew my membership this year. Best decision ever. Matthew Richardson said both supporters will be happy with the effort their teams have put in tonight. I for one am not. I would be happy with a good effort against a top 8 team, not a bottom 4 team with crippling injuries. PATHETIC

I mean stand up and take a game by the scruff of a neck ala Selwood, Hodge, even Riewoldt!! We dont have one genuine game changer

Howes playing??

Honestly who is our 1 player to stand up when we need it?