FIND out what’s being said about the club in the major daily newspapers on Thursday, December 8, 2011
Herald Sun
Captain Jack divides Dee greats
By Matt Windley
MELBOURNE legends Robert Flower and David Schwarz have urged the Demons not to stunt Jack Trengove's development by appointing him captain next year. But former Demon highflyer Russell Robertson says making the 20-year-old skipper would have a positive impact on Melbourne's young list. New coach Mark Neeld insists the captaincy is up for grabs and has said the summer months will give players the opportunity to stake their claims. But Team of the Century member Flower said it was definitely in Trengove's best interests to hold off on the top job for a while yet. "I think he has got all the leadership qualities and I think, at a young age, he's very mature," he said."But for the sake of his football and personal development in to where he needs to be as a player going forward, I wouldn't burden him with the captaincy as yet. "I think that (reappointing Brad Green) would be the logical thing to do. "For the development of Trengove as a person and player, it would be ideal if you've got a captain who's capable and ready to do the job as is." Schwarz, who played 173 games for the club, agreed."I think it might be a bit early," he said. "I reckon they've got some good kids in there now who are 22, 23 who are just starting to come in to their own. "I talk of the likes of Jack Grimes . . . and James Frawley.
Demon is just trying to learn
By Matt Windley
JACK Trengove oozes captaincy qualities. It's in the way he speaks, the way he conducts himself on and off the field. But if the South Australian - approaching just his third AFL season - harbours any aspirations of taking over the Melbourne captaincy from Brad Green next season, he wasn't showing it yesterday. "It's one of those things that you don't think about too much," Trengove said. "In your first few years you're just trying to learn as much from the senior players as you can and you're just trying to find your spot in the team and everything like that. "In saying that, as the years go by you're expected to do more around the club and that leadership thing comes in more and more. "So I'm trying to play my role in that area as well, but still trying to learn and find out things - because everybody has got deficiencies and I'm still trying to find mine."
Demons plan Docklands hub (Wednesday, December 7)
By John Masanauskas
DOCKLANDS is set to become a major sporting and education precinct under a bid by the Melbourne Football Club to move to a site near the Bolte Bridge. The Demons would be joined by Netball Victoria and a private school, while the AFL is considering the Waterfront City site as a home for the women's footy competition. An MCG-size oval, indoor pool, gym and netball courts feature in plans that are being prepared by clubs, the urban renewal authority, Places Victoria, the City of Melbourne, the state Planning Department and Melbourne City School. While the project is yet to get final approval, a submission will be put forward for some funding in the next state Budget. Places Victoria chairman Peter Clarke said the site, known as Western Park, could become a major sporting precinct used by elite athletes and the public. "It's very much modelled on the experience of North Melbourne and some of the other football clubs where footy clubs themselves don't use a lot of these assets," he told the Herald Sun. "They use them in business hours when the community doesn't need to use a footy oval, and when the community wants to use it it's basically vacant." Melbourne Football Club chief executive Cameron Schwab said the plan was gaining momentum."It's not the sort of thing which can be pushed through. To work it needs to have a really strong buy-in from a whole lot of people and a whole lot of groups," he said.
The Age
Chinese whispers may land Demons sponsor
By Caroline Wilson
Herald Sun
Captain Jack divides Dee greats
By Matt Windley
MELBOURNE legends Robert Flower and David Schwarz have urged the Demons not to stunt Jack Trengove's development by appointing him captain next year. But former Demon highflyer Russell Robertson says making the 20-year-old skipper would have a positive impact on Melbourne's young list. New coach Mark Neeld insists the captaincy is up for grabs and has said the summer months will give players the opportunity to stake their claims. But Team of the Century member Flower said it was definitely in Trengove's best interests to hold off on the top job for a while yet. "I think he has got all the leadership qualities and I think, at a young age, he's very mature," he said."But for the sake of his football and personal development in to where he needs to be as a player going forward, I wouldn't burden him with the captaincy as yet. "I think that (reappointing Brad Green) would be the logical thing to do. "For the development of Trengove as a person and player, it would be ideal if you've got a captain who's capable and ready to do the job as is." Schwarz, who played 173 games for the club, agreed."I think it might be a bit early," he said. "I reckon they've got some good kids in there now who are 22, 23 who are just starting to come in to their own. "I talk of the likes of Jack Grimes . . . and James Frawley.
Demon is just trying to learn
By Matt Windley
JACK Trengove oozes captaincy qualities. It's in the way he speaks, the way he conducts himself on and off the field. But if the South Australian - approaching just his third AFL season - harbours any aspirations of taking over the Melbourne captaincy from Brad Green next season, he wasn't showing it yesterday. "It's one of those things that you don't think about too much," Trengove said. "In your first few years you're just trying to learn as much from the senior players as you can and you're just trying to find your spot in the team and everything like that. "In saying that, as the years go by you're expected to do more around the club and that leadership thing comes in more and more. "So I'm trying to play my role in that area as well, but still trying to learn and find out things - because everybody has got deficiencies and I'm still trying to find mine."
Demons plan Docklands hub (Wednesday, December 7)
By John Masanauskas
DOCKLANDS is set to become a major sporting and education precinct under a bid by the Melbourne Football Club to move to a site near the Bolte Bridge. The Demons would be joined by Netball Victoria and a private school, while the AFL is considering the Waterfront City site as a home for the women's footy competition. An MCG-size oval, indoor pool, gym and netball courts feature in plans that are being prepared by clubs, the urban renewal authority, Places Victoria, the City of Melbourne, the state Planning Department and Melbourne City School. While the project is yet to get final approval, a submission will be put forward for some funding in the next state Budget. Places Victoria chairman Peter Clarke said the site, known as Western Park, could become a major sporting precinct used by elite athletes and the public. "It's very much modelled on the experience of North Melbourne and some of the other football clubs where footy clubs themselves don't use a lot of these assets," he told the Herald Sun. "They use them in business hours when the community doesn't need to use a footy oval, and when the community wants to use it it's basically vacant." Melbourne Football Club chief executive Cameron Schwab said the plan was gaining momentum."It's not the sort of thing which can be pushed through. To work it needs to have a really strong buy-in from a whole lot of people and a whole lot of groups," he said.
The Age
Chinese whispers may land Demons sponsor
By Caroline Wilson
MELBOURNE chief executive Cameron Schwab has brushed aside suggestions of lingering regrets over the Demons' 16-day visit to China last year, revealing the trip could have played a part in luring a major sponsor. The Demons could be headed back to China as part of a long-term agreement with a high-altitude facility close to the Himalayas, in a move being pushed by new coach Mark Neeld and sports performance boss Neil Craig. Neeld and Craig presented details of the Kunming Sports Training Centre to the Melbourne board on Monday. The facility is currently playing home to the Chinese swimming team in training for the London Olympics. Craig and Schwab have visited the high altitude centre in the past month with the club looking at a three-to-five-year agreement for a pre-season training camp.
Trengove eyes midfield role
By Matt Murnane
Trengove eyes midfield role
By Matt Murnane
JACK Trengove doesn't need the pressure of being Melbourne captain. Nor does he feel he has to carry the burden left by Tom Scully. The pressure he puts on his own 20-year-old shoulders is more than enough. First, he wants to become a more permanent fixture in the midfield next year. And he wants to become the elite on-baller Melbourne supporters believe he needs to be - not just because he is a No. 2 draft pick, but because the No. 1 selection the club took before him has gone. ''This is a massive year for me coming up,'' Trengove said. ''Going into my third year now, a lot more is expected of you. ''In your first few years, it's not that you get away with things, it's more that you're not expected to be dominating every game and to be a key player within the team. ''Hopefully I can get an opportunity to do [more for the team] in the midfield, that's where I've been training during the pre-season so far.''
