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Melbourne the big improvers in 2010, will hopefully continue there improvement up the ladder in 2011....

Really enjoy watching this club play, been to one of there lowest points in club history in last few years and there rebound is tremendous.

2011 will see them pushing the 8 i think.

All talk on the Dee's for 2011 right here!!

FROM THE AFL SITE:

Melbourne will begin its campaign with a home game against the Sydney Swans at the MCG. The Demons have trips to play Gold Coast at the Gabba in round four and another trek to Perth to play West Coast in round six. But between these two games they have a bye.

As has been the case for a number of years, Melbourne will take on Collingwood on the Queen's Birthday holiday at the MCG. A month later, the Dees head north for a home game against Port Adelaide in Darwin.

Melbourne is fixtured to play in two Friday night games and one on a Thursday night, meaning the club has more free-to-air television exposure than in recent seasons.

Colin Sylvia to come of age and have a stellar season.

you heard it here first!

the big bang wrote:Colin Sylvia to come of age and have a stellar season.

you heard it here first!

Um, no we heard it last year and the year before that. I suppose you picked him for the Jrunks.

regards,

REB

Expect them to improve again, Im thinking just outside the 8. Will win about 8 or 9 games.

Melbourne, IMO will continue to improve like they have been and will finish 8-10 this season.

Rik E Boy wrote:

the big bang wrote:Colin Sylvia to come of age and have a stellar season.

you heard it here first!

Um, no we heard it last year and the year before that. I suppose you picked him for the Jrunks.

regards,

REB

6-9 for the dees

Melbourne have the makings of a cracking team, just waiting on a few things to happen for them at the moment. Grimes, Jones, Scully, Trengrove, Slyvia and Moloney and throw in Davey as well makes a pretty potent midfield. Add to the fact that have a good ruck combo in Jamar and co. So you would expect them to get plenty of the ball through the middle.
Up forward it seems Watts is starting to look like the player he has the potential to be and will start to get better as the season heads
along. It will be interesting to see how Pettard comes back and where Green spends most of his time this season.
Defence wise they are steady without been outstanding. I still believe they will struggle against teams that have 2 genuine big forwars but that is fairly rare so I'm expecting a fairly decent seasoon from Melbourne.
My prediction for this season is 6-9.

page 86 of the paper - article about how disappointed Melbourne are that its VFL partner club has signed Fev

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:page 86 of the paper - article about how disappointed Melbourne are that its VFL partner club has signed Fev

As well they might be. They just drafted two key forwards.

regards,

REB

Rik E Boy wrote:

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:page 86 of the paper - article about how disappointed Melbourne are that its VFL partner club has signed Fev

As well they might be. They just drafted two key forwards.

regards,

REB

i was reading on the adelaide now website that Casey are going to be trying Fev in the backlines.

Rik E Boy wrote:

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:page 86 of the paper - article about how disappointed Melbourne are that its VFL partner club has signed Fev

As well they might be. They just drafted two key forwards.

regards,

REB

True, but they are an "affiliate" club and I dare say Melbourne would have little or no say in where those kids get played? ( I may stand corrected )

Hopeless yesterday. Dare I say they were playing "bruise free footy"?

Bailey unfortunately needs to go. Some of their players looked clueless. It's not the first team and not the last team made look silly at Cat Park but 31 goals (to me) looked like they really weren't even having a dip.

gadj1976 wrote:Hopeless yesterday. Dare I say they were playing "bruise free footy"?

Bailey unfortunately needs to go. Some of their players looked clueless. It's not the first team and not the last team made look silly at Cat Park but 31 goals (to me) looked like they really weren't even having a dip.

Saw some of the game.........and yes at times were they having a dip? At times yes, but at other times no.

Still Geelong do have those days at times when they seem to go nuts and kick huge scores easily. I was going to say, they look better with Mooney up forward, but geez they looked good all over the ground.

When does Malthouse start?

Looking at the Magoos score the Cats won that by 20 goals as well. There was one name familiar to many viewers, one B Fevola. Would he be worth the punt for the Demons?

regards,

REB

Rik E Boy wrote:B Fevola. Would he be worth the punt for the Demons?

regards,

REB

Pun intended...

And not worth it IMO... They have a few forward line players who can kick goals, players that they should build the next 5-10 years around, not a two or three year proposition in Fevola.

If Fevola was a Judd-like midfielder, then yes, because one of the bigger problems at Melbourne is not the lack of goal scoring options, but the simple inability to create goal scoring opportunities...

Rik E Boy wrote:Looking at the Magoos score the Cats won that by 20 goals as well. There was one name familiar to many viewers, one B Fevola. Would he be worth the punt for the Demons?

regards,

REB

He would be worth a punt at a few clubs. Id have him

Rik E Boy wrote:Looking at the Magoos score the Cats won that by 20 goals as well. There was one name familiar to many viewers, one B Fevola. Would he be worth the punt for the Demons?

regards,

REB

According to ABC Victoria (Coodabeen Champions) yesterday who were at Skilled Stadium Fevola looked disinterested and didn't chase.
Was dragged in 3rd quarter and also in the last quarter.
They were very disappointed and thought he might have shown a bit more as it was a curtain raiser to an AFL game and there would've been representatives of at least 2 AFL clubs present - unlike if the game was at Casey Stadium.
I wouldn't think he'd be worth the punt.

And was in a side beaten by 20 goals. Not sure what Big Phil is on about.