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Poor comparison. There was never any question about Cousins' work ethic or sense of team. In fact he was seen as the spiritual leader at WCE.Gee you folks around here love a good over reaction!
Have a look at what Ben Cousins did with the young RIchmond midfield. The guy has spent 66 days in rehab.
Having met Brendan several times, when he isn't on the piss, he is a good dude. If he sorts himself out, this is a great thing for Melbourne's young forwards. I admit, at this stage it's a big if, but give the guy a chance.
People pointing out that 80% of the ball went to him in Carltons forward line, well that's just because they had no one else. It wasn't then same at Brisbane. As much as Brendan can be dick after hours, he will show the youngsters what to do on the field, and they don't need to hang out with him outside of footy.
If it doesn't work out, then so be it, it wont be detrimental to Melbourne if it doesn't. But if all goes to plan, then the benefits could be huge. Give it a chance!!
Totally agree with the above & this will take us closer to being a stand alone VFL club. I'm not sure where though, All of the work being done out Casey way may have to be re directed...
We could use Oakleigh,Dandenong or Mordialloc VFA grounds as a base or ????
Question - Do Collingwood & Geelong VFL teams have a 2nds team???
All it is going to cost us to have a stand alone team is $10 per membership, not much in the scheme of things...
Gee you folks around here love a good over reaction!
Eski, it appears the head honchos at the club are thinking the same!!!
This guy ( Fevola ) does demand that the forward line is cleared out so he can be the 'Main Show'... How are our young recruits expected to play positional football (as wanted by MFC), if they are stuck on a wing leading for a ball instead of being groomed as a 'KEY' forward deep in attack???
I enjoy going out to Casey, (as much as I hate the fact that it has a Springvale heritage) but I have the feeling that Gotch has no interest in the long term success of our club & Woodman the same...
It would be interesting to see if the Council at Casey would rather support a Scorpion setup or MFC, if it came down to it...
nah mate, we need fev to show jack watts a thing or twoWe need our own VFL club. I would pay the extra in the membership fee for sure.
Poor comparison. There was never any question about Cousins' work ethic or sense of team. In fact he was seen as the spiritual leader at WCE.
Fevola is the total opposite. Displayed poor body language when things didn't go his way. It was all about Fev.
Sounds like this is a possibility.. link.
I'm sure it's not Fev's arrival that has prompted this, was probably on the cards for a while, and here's a handy excuse to sever ties. Get to play the youngsters in the positions you want in your own team, rather than adhere to the VFL gameplan.
Is it sustainable however, I'm not convinced Melbourne is in a position to fund a team entirely like the pies and cats.
And what happens to the VFL if other clubs follow suit?
alot of negativity in here and can't blame you guys and we all entitled to our own opinions but I am personally 50/50 on Fevola because I believe he would really be a longterm benefit to alot of the kids down at Casey as Fevola has been through a few issues lately and he will support the youth in anyway he can during his own rehabilitation. Let's be honest he will win games and the old Fevola would likely have a night on the town and same would occur even if he wasn't at Casey and the boys had a win but this year round he will be missing and if just 1 or 2 boys decide not to head out that night after a win then surely it's already a bonus from that point of view.
A few of you also sound like you never made a mistake in your life? Or is it because the majority on these forums are teenagers so life hasn't given you choices that eventually panned out to be mistakes? I know Fevola has made 2, 3 or even 4 bad choices that have hurt his occupation of football but if he does the time and puts in the effort to help himself understand and finally fix some of the issues then why can't he be given another shot at professional football? It's not as if the current day football player can devote a 48 week to a professional job for future success all he has is football and his blessed athletic abilities on the field.
I however get somewhat irritated that the media talk up his issues like we need to feel for the guy even though I never met him before in my life. I am a gambling addict and a bi-polar sufferer so I feel I can understand his problem a little more closely that others may and I have seen other people go through worse than any celebrity could. I do not like the fact that these celebrity sufferer's can turn their issues into profit like Cousins did with his drug addiction and it seems like it will eventually turn out that way with Fevola as channel 9 have already paid him out to hear his story. I don't know about Fevola but it seems his downfall will eventually help him to pay off all his debts and start his life fresh again where as other people who are really terrible gambling addicts are losing everything around them and their own lives because of these horrible cimpulsions which are driven by the brain and the chemical inbalances.
For footys sake it would be great to see him again and one can only imagine what a potent forward line Melbourne would have with him in there booting over 70 for the season as well.