Melbourne CEO Cameron Schwab says Mark Neeld has his full support. Picture: Alex Coppel Source: Herald Sun
MELBOURNE chief executive Cameron Schwab says embattled coach Mark Neeld has total support from within the club, dismissing talk his immediate future could be in jeopardy.
The Dees last night sunk to hellish new lows, copping a 148-point hammering at the hands of Essendon – the worst loss the club has ever suffered at the MCG.
But Schwab called for calm today and said Neeld, 24 games into his coaching tenure, would be getting "all the support in the world".
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"He'll get support from the board, he'll get support from me and he'll get support from the people he works closest with in the football area," Schwab said on Triple M.
"Our first response to two disappointing outcomes is to get around Mark and support him."
Dees president Don McLardy reiterated that statement this morning.
When asked if he was certain Melbourne had the right coach, McLardy said: "I'm certain we've got the right team.
"But what we don't want is instability in our football club."
Schwab admitted the Dees' player development program had room for improvement, but said that was no excuse for the club's inability to convert prized draft picks into quality players.
Melbourne players head to the rooms with their heads down as fans vent their frustation Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Sunday Herald Sun
The Dees last year willingly parted with Jordan Gysberts (pick 11), Lucas Cook (12) and Cale Morton (4) a year after losing No. 1 pick Tom Scully to Greater Western Sydney.
"I don't think any Melbourne person could put their hand on their heart and say Melbourne's had the resources throughout that entire period to maximise the development of any player," Schwab said.
"But at the same time you won't hear that as an excuse, either."
Schwab said Jack Watts needed to lift after the No. 1 pick was jeered when substituted out of the loss to the Bombers.
Mark Neeld looks on during three-quarter-time with no hope. Picture: Wayne Ludbey. Source: News Limited
"Jack Watts was ill and (also) subbed out for form," Neeld said last night.
"He didn't feel great, he was sick, and his performance was also one that we thought 'that was enough'. (But) when you take the field you're 100 per cent fit. That's how it works."
Schwab said: "While Jack plays with the pressure of being a No. 1 pick, from his point of view, the challenge he's got is playing to the best of his own talent and I think he's (not).
"He's had two disappointing games, the expectation is of him as it is of any player is to bounce back and play to the standards he and the coaching staff expects of him."
Media greeted Melbourne players at their recovery this morning, with Mitch Clark and Colin Garland telling Channel 9 the players were devastated and keen to ensure last night's loss was never repeated.
Melbourne's director of sports science Neil Craig also threw his support behind Neeld today.
"I'll be doing everything absolutely possible to support Mark Neeld," Craig, the Demons director of sports performance, told SEN radio.
"My days (as senior coach) are done."
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