FIND out what’s being said about the club in the major daily newspapers on Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Herald Sun
Dean Bailey cold on hot Fevola
By Mark Stevens

Melbourne coach Dean Bailey was in no mood to celebrate Brendan Fevola's 11-goal VFL haul, indicating Fevola is delaying the development of the Demons' young players. Bailey said his focus was solely on the youngsters vieing with Fevola for a forward line slot at the club's VFL affiliate, Casey Scorpions. Fevola being the main target for the Scorpions inside the 50m arc has made life difficult for players such as Lucas Cook, who Melbourne selected at No.12 in last year's national draft as a key position prospect.Bailey was blunt when asked about Fevola's bag against Frankston on Sunday. "All I'm interested in is the Melbourne players playing at Casey getting opportnities to play in the forward line, getting opportunities to develop and become AFL players for the Melbourne footy club," Bailey said."That's where our focus is and always has been. We've got really good talent out there that must be developed, must be improved and they must get opportunities in the right areas of the ground.

Melbourne says it will order more tests to clear Tom Scully of serious injury despite positive scans on his left knee. Scully was substituted at three-quarter time in the win against Port Adelaide after suffering knee soreness to the same leg which has caused continual problems.He missed a large chunk of this season with bone stress after missing his under-18 grand final due to surgery to repair a kneecap crack. The Demons feel the injury needs more investigation. They listed him as a test yesterday and say they have not ruled him out of Sunday's Hawthorn clash. Given the need to continually manage the knee, Demons football manager Chris Connolly said the club would take all precautions. "There is no major injury, but we will look at it carefully. He will be tested and, at this stage, he will be a chance.

Austin Wonaeamirri promises to give footy best shot

By Grey Morris and Jess Webster

Austin Wonaeamirri has vowed to give the AFL his best shot after confirming he is ready to return to Melbourne.  The Tiwi Islander, 22, said yesterday the decision to return to Melbourne after nearly two months at home was "a stressful one" as he battled reconnecting with his culture and his love for football."It was something I had to be careful about and make sure it was the right decision," Wonaeamirri said."At first when I came back to the island (Melville) I didn't want to go back. Thinking about what everyone said, one side said go back, others said stay here and get a job. But I want to give it another shot after talking with coach Dean (Bailey) and Melbourne last week. I've got to get my body and mind right. The family is rapt I'm going back, they're all pumped, my brother Matthew Jr and mum Rosabelle. It's really good to have their support and I'm going to give it my best shot."

The Age
Fighting words from Moloney
By Emma Quayle

BRENT Moloney's 122nd game of senior football stuck to a standard script. The Melbourne midfielder gathered 26 possessions and laid five tackles against Port Adelaide last Saturday night. He helped his team get away early, he helped it hold on late and he was one of its best players - as he has been all year. Afterwards, he had his mind set on what's coming next: Hawthorn, Carlton, Geelong and West Coast. ''It's going to be a big month,'' he said. ''If you want to be a top-eight side, you've got to beat the sides ahead of you. It's going to decide our season, but that's the sort of challenge you want.'' But while last Saturday's win was more run-of-the-mill, it meant a lot to Moloney. Nine years after he was traded from Geelong as a promising, hard-at-it 22-game onballer, and four years after overcoming osteitis pubis and some bad shoulder injuries, he got to wear his red-and-blue jumper for the 100th time. Moloney loved Melbourne before he was drafted by the Cats and, since becoming assured of his own place in the team, has gone out of his way to instil that emotion in the young men around him.

The trip last week to Darwin was a bountiful one for Melbourne.  The Demons came home with four points, a commitment from forward Austin Wonaeamirri to return to the club and good news on Tom Scully's knee.Scully was subbed out of the match against Port Adelaide on Saturday night at three-quarter time after receiving a knock to the knee that troubled him for so long earlier in the season.The 20-year-old, sought after by Greater Western Sydney, missed the first 10 rounds but coach Dean Bailey said yesterday Scully was likely to play next weekend against Hawthorn.The injury that forced him out of the game against Port, a club spokesman said, was a knock and unrelated to his previous problem. Bailey also indicated that Jack Trengove, who was on crutches with a corked thigh, would play against the Hawks."You have time on your legs and when you have a cork you need it to be elevated. That would have been the perception but he's fine today," Bailey said of Trengove. Wonaeamirri is expected back in Melbourne late this week after a seven-week stint in the Tiwi Islands.