Round 3 - Non Bulldog Games

[azabob]

Its pretty scary, this side struggles for years with getting it together on and off the field, have they picked a shocking coach or is it just a mess no matter what?

Surely it's too early to judge Neeld. Melbourne are no worse off this year than last.

[GVGjr]

Will Neeld last the season? Gee the Dees are just horrendous. They're going to be fighting to not win the spoon.

Of course he will. I don't think the club is under any illusions on where the team really is.
As long as he can keep improving some of the emerging players on the list I think he will be regarded as doing his job.

I guess it's a big week for him (and us) when we play each other in round 4.

[Greystache]

I've said it before but Bailey ripped the heart out of Melbourne with his borderline obsession with having exclusively kids at the club. They have no leaders, no spirit, and virtually no culture. They argoing to spend a long time in the wilderness, and Neeld has a massive task on his hands to turn that place around.

[westdog54]

I've said it before but Bailey ripped the heart out of Melbourne with his borderline obsession with having exclusively kids at the club. They have no leaders, no spirit, and virtually no culture. They argoing to spend a long time in the wilderness, and Neeld has a massive task on his hands to turn that place around.

He's not Robinson Crusoe there, either. The club as a whole has some absolutely gigantic challenge ahead of them over the next 5 or so years. They've found a replacement for EnergyWatch fairly quickly which is a fantastic result but it is just the last thing they needed at the moment.

Bailey has painted the football department into a bit of a corner and they've got no option now but to try and completely re-build.

Brad Miller just keeps on keeping on, too.

[Remi Moses]

Just turned the Lion Freo game over to the news.
I think Freo have been Lyoned
Awful Awful game

[chef]

Just turned the Lion Freo game over to the news.
I think Freo have been Lyoned
Awful Awful game

Yeah, I turned it over to the A-League final.

[westdog54]

Yeah, I turned it over to the A-League final.

Leuengberger off injured early against Freo, first gamer Billy Longer has been thrown to the wolves against Sandilands, who has amassed a lazy 54 hit outs and counting.

[Eastdog]

Close so far between Gold Coast and Essendon.

[Remi Moses]

Gold Coast fairly good tonight.
Bombres in for a mother of a hiding next week

[LostDoggy]

Watching GWS v West Coast makes me even angry at the compensation we recieved for Ward.

Ward is trying his guts out. Scully is running around like the overrated fairy he is.

[angelopetraglia]

Ward was easily their best. It almost makes you sick losing a player of that ilk.

[The Coon Dog]

Ward was easily their best. It almost makes you sick losing a player of that ilk.

It ripped the heart out of it for me!

Finding it hard to be enthused about the AFL now, happier being involved in the WRFL.

[comrade]

It ripped the heart out of it for me!

Finding it hard to be enthused about the AFL now, happier being involved in the WRFL.

After last night's performance, watching Ward run around for them is just a kick in the guts.

Can you blame any Doggies fan for being disillusioned?

[angelopetraglia]

Harbrow. Then Ward. It absolutely kills you. They were part of our next generation.

The only consolidation is that compensation for Ward will probably be a decent pick in this years draft. However with our recent strike rate in the draft there is absolutely no guarantee that you will get a player of similar quality.

[comrade]

Harbrow. Then Ward. It absolutely kills you. They were part of our next generation.

The only consolidation is that compensation for Ward will probably be a decent pick in this years draft. However with our recent strike rate in the draft there is absolutely no guarantee that you will get a player of similar quality.

Exactly.

Ward was one premium pick that we actually nailed in the last 10 years (along with Cooney and Griffen).

Based on our deplorable drafting record, it's much more likely we'll pick up a significantly inferior player. IMO, we probably should have used it to trade in a gun youngster who is proven at this level, such is my lack of faith in the ability of our recruiting department* to draft the right player in the first round.

The AFL can get *!*!*!*!ed

* which I believe is one of the smallest/least funded department in the league which might explain a lot