Melbourne turns to Richmond for inspiration (H-Sun)

[Judge Roughneck]

Tasmania / NT Demons

The list does not seem to have good balance. Best two players are 31 and 29. One of the few senior players pick 3 is havin a laugh.

High draft picks have not played many games cook strauss fitzpatrick
 Blease

Yet I remember the last three times they have beaten us

Round 4 2010, Round 19 2010 and Round 14 last year they claimed they were still well ahead of us and we were two years behind them in terms of development.

Fast forward 20 rounds and since then they have had 2 wins

One by 21 points to Port in Marrara in Round 17 and a 5 goal win against GC at the G in the penultimate Round last year. Hardly shattering stuff.

Then include three 100+ point defeats to Geelong 186 West Coast 108 Sydney 101

Three 10 goal plus defeats but less than 100

Five defeats by more than 40 points and less than 60.

You can tank all you like but no leadership no heart no passion no system no integrity no toughness leads to failure of the hardest order and leaves way too few to carry the can with the majority just standing around and letting things crumble down around them.

I can remember after our Round 7 loss to Adelaide in 2010 the papers were equating us to Fitzroy in 1996 yet I think it is more accurate equating that to Melbourne. At least we have members, supporters, character and passion (for a long time just in the stands at least)

Furthermore I can say that at no time have we fallen to Melbourne's diabolical depths and we have sunk very low in the last 30 years.

They can't do any worse than following us but unfortunantely for Mark Neeld it will take more than 2 years as they still have to cull the impotent and disinterested senior core who it may take 2 seasons to cull. At least we had a mass of retirements and delistings at the end of 2009 to reinvigorate the list and start the rebuild.

Yet even some of their picks since the current rebuild in 2007 are failing to make the grade or bring a level of consistency that can sustain a successful AFL career.

Can the Dees survive 5 more years with no finals and more importantly without their spiritual leader in the late Jimmy Stynes?

Sad state of affars for the ski chalet kids.

[WilliamPowell]

Melb are no longer able to hide from the reality of how incompetent they've been for so very long.

They have no one to hide behind now and throw in the fact the media are no longer willing to ignore how pathetic they are then we have the current circus that is  the MFC

Neeld can say what he likes and hope things turn around but it is going to take them another 3-5 years of rebuilding because they have drafted poorly, have poor administration and despite having no debt they still rely on AFL handouts to break even

Put all that together and I just don't think they have time on their side and quite frankly I really don't care 

[Hellenic Tiger]

I would love to see Gaz take some responsibility which includes his role there last year and accept the club is a basket case rather than sit there and talk the talk on other clubs

As for the Dees I'm sitting where you sit WP: who cares. Better them than us.

[rogerd3]

Melb are no longer able to hide from the reality of how incompetent they've been for so very long.

They have no one to hide behind now and throw in the fact the media are no longer willing to ignore how pathetic they are then we have the current circus that is  the MFC

Neeld can say what he likes and hope things turn around but it is going to take them another 3-5 years of rebuilding because they have drafted poorly, have poor administration and despite having no debt they still rely on AFL handouts to break even

Put all that together and I just don't think they have time on their side and quite frankly I really don't care 

 

[Mr Magic]

Rumors grimes wants to come to punt road.

Along with 40 odd teammates.

[jordie2tivendale]

I am certain they are tanking Neil Craig is a great behind the scenes asset  and  think he is prepared to eat humble pie for a year or 2   when there massive pool of talent finally does come together they will be scary for  most teams i  think that they could be playing finals as early  as 2014 they are definately holding back . I am actually more perplexed about norths progress this year they really seem to have taken the foot off the pedal  as far as progress goes  they were about par with us last year and now i find we have completely overtaken them and they have the most favourable draw and i cannot for the life of me see them making the eight...

[Coach]

Rumors grimes wants to come to punt road.

Along with 40 odd teammates.

well they can all stay there apart from Trengove

[Mr Magic]

I am certain they are tanking Neil Craig is a great behind the scenes asset  and  think he is prepared to eat humble pie for a year or 2

Only 2? More like 6.

[eliminator]

Heard Scott Lucas on SEN say Neeld taking crap when he said this remark