teedup

Big support for the OX to get involved. Although he was great for Melbourne as a player, I am not sure he is a good role model who got the absolute best out of his footy. That being said he is a stand up guy (just ask Sam Newman), and on the ground he loved winning the contested football, and aggressive tackling. If we get these right on the field we are half way there. Don get him on board. GO DEES

I dont agree. I have big rapps for Jamar, but agree he hasnt had a great start to the year. Spencer on the other hand does give effort but lacks skill in the ruck and around the ground to be no1 ruck in an afl team. What I cant understand is that how we have recruited so many talls who have amounted to nothing, and North is sitting with Daw and Currie in the twos. Why did we take Pederson when so much better is on offer. GAWN WHEN YOU ARE FIT YOU BETTER GIVE IT ALL. WE NEED ALL 105kg+ OF YOU NOW.

From the outside looking in I agree with the school of thought that the boys club has created alot of roles for people that arent held to account, however I think that the real issue still lies with aggression on the field. What are each of the coaches roles. Maybe Neil Craig should ditch his airy title of Director of Sports performance and take on a role of on field aggression and motivation. I watched Neil's pre game speech and found it acceptable but with still room for improvement. What shocked me was that at the end of it the players just got up and wandered out in silence. The look in their eyes was of a team that was about to get slaughted. At the ground I am shocked about how little support and noise they make. The basics are gone - No cheering or calling for the ball. I think the fans have greater influence on player decision making than the rest of the team. Back to Neil Craig. He is a hard nut and should / could take ownership of building character and aggression. He should take ownership of making sure that when the team goes on to the ground they have rage inside their veins. Every time a player is about to go back on from the bench he should be having a word to them about hardness and aggression. We are not trying to lift a couple of players but the aggression and effort of all but a few. WE MUST STAND UP