Embattled Melbourne coach Mark Neeld vows to keep fighting Melbourne coach Mark Neeld explains the vast statistical disparity between his side and the Gold Coast after the Suns handed the Demons a 60 point drubbing at the MCG. Melbourne coach Mark Neeld has vowed to keep fighting despite the embarrassing 10-goal loss to Gold Coast. EMBATTLED Melbourne coach Mark Neeld last night said he was up for the fight following a humiliating loss to Gold Coast. On a dark day for Neeld, the Demons handed the Suns their first win at the MCG, with the 10-goal loss placing more pressure on the second-year coach. Club chiefs went to ground last night, with new chief executive Peter Jackson and president Don McLardy both refusing to comment after the club's sixth loss for the season. Jackson, the former Essendon boss who started last week, was in the team meeting after the game while McLardy and several board members spoke in the corner of the changerooms. Neeld said he thought the Demons had made ground over the past few weeks, but that quickly disappeared following a train wreck of an opening quarter where the Suns kicked 5.5 goals to just two behinds. While speculation will continue to mount about his future, Neeld said he would remain focussed on teaching his young players. "I haven't thought about it, that's just part of AFL footy," he said. My main concern is going through these numbers and footage and try and get the best out of the players and get them to improve. Those batch of young boys, there is a future there for the footy club, absolutely no question. Don't make it about me, make it about the players. If you jot down everything that happened at the footy club (over the past 18 months)...it has been a life experience for all of us, but we are still here and we're up for it, absolutely up for it. Neeld said of Jackson: "He's not a 10-game CEO. He's seen a lot and he says he's excited by the challenge. Melbourne now faces Richmond, Fremantle (at Subiaco), Hawthorn and Collingwood. They will go into those games without experienced midfielder Colin Silvia who is facing a lengthy stint on the sidelines after being reported for elbowing Jared Brennan, who was stretchered off the ground in a neck brace. Neeld again called for patience from frustrated Melbourne fans who booed him as he ran off the ground at three-quarter time. "We are aware for supporters to hear it's a second rebuild (isn't ideal), it is what it is and you can't dress that up any other way," he said. We know that being part of a young group, it is a bit of a rollercoaster, you go up and down but clearly at the moment the bit on the way down is probably just a bit low to be honest. The most damning statistic was the tackle count with Melbourne having just 38 to Gold Coast's 71. "It's appalling," Neeld said. Our internal stats showed we had 144 attempted tackles so that's 106 times we tried to tackle Gold Coast and it didn't work.