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May 26th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda AAP
Melbourne’s leadership group have introduced a rule at the AFL club that they can’t wait not to have to use.
It’s called the 24-hour rule, the amount of time they allow themselves to dwell on each defeat.
Leadership group member Nathan Jones said as a fiercely competitive player, the Demons’ winless start under Mark Neeld had been hard to take.
The drop-off in sustained effort in recent weeks, after a highly competitive patch of games, has been particularly galling.
But Jones said the Demons can’t afford to waste time moping about their failures.
“We have 24 hours to be really disappointed about the performance on the weekend then try to move on,” Jones said
“We don’t want to waste any time, that’s the main thing.
“Performances in games haven’t gone our way, but we’re trying not to waste any minute to try to improve.”
Jones says that improvement has been obvious on the training track and will eventually flow into on-field results, perhaps as soon as Sunday’s MCG clash with Carlton.
The 24-year-old’s form has been one of the few bright spots in the Demons’ season so far and he said the club’s struggles since his debut in 2006 drove him.
“I’ve just been disappointed at where the club’s been throughout pretty much my entire career,” Jones said.
“I’m just trying to do my bit to make a difference … that’s what everyone wants to do.
“All the players are attempting that – week in, week out at training, we couldn’t question how good that’s been.
“But we haven’t been able to roll that out into on-field performance.”
Jones had no idea why the Demons produced such a poor effort in last round’s 101-point loss to Sydney.
But he is certain the standards Neeld is driving at training will eventually become second nature, at which point improvement will come fast.
He hopes the Demons can learn from the way Carlton were beaten in the past two rounds – by St Kilda and Adelaide – and capitalise on the absence of midfield keys Andrew Carrazzo and Marc Murphy.
The Blues called up ruckman Robbie Warnock and midfielder Brock McLean among five changes, while the Demons dumped Colin Sylvia, Aaron Davey and Cale Morton.
Jones nominated the opening term as crucial, after trailing the Swans by 40 points at the first change last round.
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