Dees: Most uncompetitive side since the Roys?

[jimmyc1985]

Watching the game today of Melbourne v Brisbane got me wondering: are Melbourne the least competitive team the AFL has seen since Fitzroy exited in '96?

If competitiveness can be determined by looking at a team's percentage and win-loss ratio, then the three worst seasons any team has produced since 1996 would be Freo in 2001 (2 wins and 72%), the Saints in 2000 (2.5 wins and 70%) and Saints again in 2002 (3 wins and 73%). In all the other years since then, the team that wins the spoon usually manages somewhere between 3.5-5 wins and a percentage in the low-to-mid 70's (although Melbourne somehow managed to get 4 wins and a woeful percentage of 61 in 1997).

At the moment, the Dees are winless and prior to today had a woeful percentage of about 53 - what's more, they haven't even looked like winning a game.

So, are they the least competitive team since Fitzroy died out in 1996? I say yes, they are.

[Rossoneri]

I wonder who will be the first person on here to say that they'll beat us?

We played well for our first 4 games, struggled in the last 2.

In 2006, we only had one win on the board up to round 16, had some horrible games but also some close ones. Just wondering who Melbourne are missing from their best 22.

I will never forget Gary Lyon who said after Shheds got the boot that the future coach of Melbourne will have the better team to work with compared to Freo, Carlton and Essendon. Bailey traded Johnstone at the end of last year for a 1st round pick, which was smart. However, he should have moved on Yze and either Miller/Holland and shopped them around for a decent pick. Neither of those three provide anything to a team who needs to re-build, so why keep them?

[ace076]

i just wouldn't speak too soon yet Ross, we are looking decidedly average ourselves. This year could yet get ugly people!

[nathanskinner]

dont to sound like a smart ass... but they would have a decent crack at beating us on anzac day.

[KaaN10]

Oh come on, Fitzroy wasn't THAT bad.