FIND out what’s being said about the club in the major daily newspapers on Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Herald Sun

Jamar set for tall-man forward role
By Greg Buckle

MELBOURNE will give All-Australian ruckman Mark Jamar every chance to prove his fitness for Sunday's clash with Fremantle at the MCG. Jamar has missed five matches with a knee injury, but was training well and a 50-50 chance to play, coach Dean Bailey said. With back-up ruckman Stefan Martin holding his own, Bailey said he'd like to use the 198cm Jamar as a marking target in a key forward role. The Demons are 10th on the ladder after being thrashed by 88 points by Collingwood on Monday. Melbourne has been crying out for a tall marking target, with Brad Green held goal-less against Collingwood and 186cm utility Colin Sylvia their only multiple goalkicker with four. Using Jamar and Martin as a ruck combination could give the Demons an edge against seventh-placed Fremantle, who are without injured giant Aaron Sandilands (toe). "I think 'Russian' (Jamar) might be 50-50 for this week," Bailey said. "He's been doing some running the past couple of weeks, so he's probably a little bit ahead of schedule.

Future out of my hands
By Matt Windley

MELBOURNE coach Dean Bailey is happy to let speculation about his job security drag on until the end of the season. The Demons are again under fire this week after a poor showing that resulted in an 88-point loss to Collingwood yesterday. But Bailey said he is unconcerned about talk surrounding his future. "I'll get judged by the rest of the year and the board will make a decision when it's appropriate,'' Bailey said today. "It's in their (the board's) hands.'' Asked when that time would be, Bailey said: "We'll just wait until the end of the year. "My future at the club is in the hands of the board.''

Trengove booked again
By Bruce Matthews

AFL umpires could be forgiven for thinking Melbourne midfielder Jack Trengove is out to get them. Trengove has been reported in each of his past three games. Trengove can accept a $1800 fine from the AFL match review panel for negligent contact with field umpire Jacob Morrison in the first quarter at the MCG yesterday. He had to pay $900 last week for a similar offence against field umpire Chris Donlon during the Demons’ win over Essendon.

The Australian

Demons only predictable in lack of progress
By Stephen Rielly

THERE is a view of Melbourne, perpetuated by the club itself, as an unpredictable outfit. It is a myth. The Demons are, in fact, extremely predictable. For a start, the idea that they are up one week and down the next doesn't bear scrutiny. Over the past two months, Dean Bailey's side has played seven matches. It has won two of them. The losses, routinely heavy, have been by an order of eight goals. This is not boom-bust football. Nor is it inconsistent, be it across this season or by comparison with recent others. For example, Melbourne has played six of this year's top eight sides. It has not won the inside-50 count against any of them. Twice, against Hawthorn and Collingwood, the count has been embarrassingly lopsided by a margin of 40. In Perth, against West Coast, the deficit was 29. Even in victory, over Essendon for instance, the Demons have moved into range considerably less often. This is not a feature of Melbourne's game that changes from week-to-week. The Dees have won the inside-50 count just three times this year, against Gold Coast, Brisbane and Adelaide. It is not an unfamiliar experience, either. In 2007, 2008, 2009 and last year, Melbourne ranked 16th in the competition in terms of how many inside-50 entries it could create and how many it conceded. The club is 13th this year. The differential remains damning.