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Agree Anchor....if Roos can't fix them what else can the AFL throw at it. It's hard to fathom how consistently bad that football club has been. Surely the early draft picks they've chosen haven't all been duds and that bad culture & lack of leadership has ruined some promising young kids before they've got up & about. You could be excused for being lost for words in assessing their predicaments.

There are a few AFL sides who would struggle for a win in the VFL.

Expand to quickly, and expect this trend to continue.

I was in Melbourne for work last week & managed to watch a few games live whilst there including the Melbourne vs WCE & I have no hesitation in saying a few WAFL sides would beat Melbourne they are abysmal.
They seemed to have no system in moving the ball, lacked skill, have no confidence whatsoever & even the pressure they applied was below what I have seen in the WAFL (Nathan Jones aside).

Yep they will struggle again this year but I think come seasons end we will have seen some improvement in their game plan / style. Unfortunately tidying up a mess like the MFC doesnt just happen overnight. It might take 2-3 years but I do have the belief that it will happen.

My idea...

Drop them back to VFL for a season next year.

Build skill, build as a group. They should get a few wins, but the losses shouldn't be significant. Gain confidence.

True Dee's supporters will attend the games at a suburban ground, and I'm sure there would be more atmosphere than at an empty MCG.

This may also solve the AFL's fixture issue for 2015.

Put a confident group back into the AFL 2016.

Not as silly as it sounds Mike

I actually like that idea Mike. But I don't ever think it will happen unfortunately.

A/M - I didn't know the MCC had any or much pull over the MFC? Care to elaborate or provide instances?

The Melbourne football club is finally starting to look like its on the right track of rebuilding and starting to get the hunger and desire and confidence back that you need to win games hopefully this will continue to grow through out the year amazing what a great senior coach can do hupefully they make the right choice in a successor or it could be backward steps again

OhNo wrote: The Melbourne football club is finally starting to look like its on the right track of rebuilding and starting to get the hunger and desire and confidence back that you need to win games hopefully this will continue to grow through out the year amazing what a great senior coach can do hupefully they make the right choice in a successor or it could be backward steps again

Yeah, they are certainly a tougher and more competitive unit this year and they will be even better next year when Roo's has them for another pre season. I wouldn't be surprised to see them finish with 8 or so wins this year. They will have their work cut out against Port Adelaide next week though

Yeah its going to be a tough one just hope the margin isnt going to be a big one