FIND out what’s being said about the club in the major daily newspapers on Friday, October 21, 2011

Herald Sun 

Best footy ahead of me: Warnock
By Matt Windley

FORMER Melbourne defender Matthew Warnock says he will head to the Gold Coast more confident than ever in his own abilities. The 27-year-old was traded to the Suns on Monday having quit the Dees last month in search of greater playing opportunities. But despite playing only four senior games in 2011, Warnock said he felt his best football was still ahead of him. “It's been a tough 12 months, really frustrating, but I think I've learned a bit and if anything I think I'm even more confident now than what I was previously in what I can do,” Warnock said on SEN. “I suppose you've got to look on the bright side and I suppose that's one positive you can get out of it is that I've learned a lot and I'm feeling good about how I'm playing my footy at the moment.” Warnock, the brother of Carlton ruckman Robbie, said he was a victim of the Demons' increased depth in the final season of his seven-year stint at the club.

The Age

Tigers ditch Darwin
By Caroline Wilson

RICHMOND has placed football ahead of finances and foregone next season's contracted game in Darwin, having on-sold the game to Melbourne in a decision which will cost the club an estimated $500,000. In a move certain to prove a big winner among the Tiger faithful - not to mention the football department - Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale confirmed yesterday the club had negotiated an exit agreement with the AFL upon learning the Demons harboured long-term plans for a presence in the Northern Territory. "We entered into an agreement and had every intention of meeting our obligations,'' Gale told The Age. ''However, circumstances have changed and that has allowed us to bring this home game back to Melbourne.

The Australian

Kennett rejects Demons’ approach
By Greg Denham

OUT-GOING Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett has turned down an invitation to be Melbourne president for up to two years. Kennett yesterday revealed to The Australian that he had had approaches from powerbrokers of two Victorian clubs as a "hired gun" to take over during times of instability and financial hardship. After six years running the Hawks, the former Victorian premier vacates his position at the club's December 14 election. Kennett refused to confirm or deny the offer from highly placed influential supporters of Melbourne, which has failed to deliver a top-eight finish over the past five years. In that time, the Demons have won just 28 of 110 games and have recently revamped their football department, including the appointment of new senior coach Mark Neeld. "I've had two approaches from two clubs to assist them rebuild as president," Kennett said. "They've been serious approaches and I guess you could liken their requirements to that of a 'Red Adair' approach. They've come from concerned powerbrokers, not those currently employed by the clubs concerned."