The problem with Melbourne is that they are still doing things by halves.
They have much work to do with the list - I will call it now, they will trade draft picks for players in the off season and it will be a 50:50 to come off.
Vince, Dawes, Cross, Pederson are all limited footballers and Watts, terlich, Tapscott and Frawley have probably peaked in terms of their development.
Roos is gone in 1-2 seasons, so in effect they start again - the apprentice hasn't even started so who knows what happens in a couple of seasons.
They have no money and are relying on a couple of key people to a lot of heavy lifting.
People who think Melbourne are in a better place than us aren't being objective.
In fact, I would argue if we were in Melbourne's shoes right now those same posters would be hugely critical of their half baked approach to rebuilding the club.