Melbourne coach Mark Neeld looks on during pre-season training today. Picture: Robert Prezioso/Getty Images Source: Herald Sun
MELBOURNE coach Mark Neeld insists he has neither the time nor the interest to worry about the AFL's tanking investigation that hangs over his club.
The league has given no indication when it will complete the probe into allegations that Melbourne deliberately tried to manipulate the results of games in 2009 to ensure more favourable draft picks.
Neeld and the Demons are in the dark about when the investigation will end or whether they will face charges.
But Neeld's attitude to the potentially-serious matter is that it is completely out of his control.
"I'm no more informed than the person who buys The Age or the Herald Sun," he said after today's training session.
"From my point of view, it's an investigation into something that ... allegedly happened four years ago.
"I still can't believe anyone would be able to say the training session you just saw was affected by an investigation into something that allegedly happened four years ago."Neeld has just finished his first season at Melbourne so, while the investigation could have massive ramifications for his club, it has nothing to do with him.
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After Melbourne went through a tumultuous season, finished third-last and had a massive turnover of players, Neeld is only concerned about preparing for next year.
Asked if he would like the investigation wrapped up quickly, Neeld smiled and said "everyone would".
"Working inside a footy club, it's about that day, that session - then you review it and look for the next session," he said.
"We hear some things, we read some things, but there's so much said and so much written.
"We don't have time to sit down and go through it all.
"Our job is to prepare for 2013."
Melbourne's training today resembled more a mid-season session than a late-November workout.
The emphasis was on ball movement and game simulation, instead of fitness and conditioning.
"What we're finding is the demands of the game are becoming so great that once the season starts, all you do during the week is recover and then prepare to play," Neeld said.
"Most of the coaching during the season is done either by looking at vision or work-throughs.
"Not only is this time of year about strength and conditioning, it's realistically the only time where you can get them out there and go through the game plan.
"That game is becoming that hard to play and they take a couple of extra days to recover than what they did three years ago, so we have to be mindful to use the time properly."
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