NOT even the saviour would help, so new Melbourne coach Dean Bailey will wait until round six of the AFL season before he knows the true worth — or waste — of his team.

After two defeats totalling 199 points and with premier Geelong at Skilled Stadium as their assignment in round three, Bailey could be forgiven for seeking quick-fix solutions to the Demons' nightmare start.

But Demons football manager Chris Connolly said yesterday Bailey and his match committee would wait until over a quarter of the way through the season before they seriously assessed the playing stocks.

Connolly, himself an off-season signing, said Bailey did not yet know exactly what his players were capable of, and would only decide which players to keep his faith in after another four games. "Once we have a clear view of our playing list then we can move forward as a whole list," Connolly told Triple M radio yesterday.

"It's very hard to put a line on (the form of) our team because the performances of ours have been so bad and the performances of our opponents have been so good.

"You could play Jesus Christ at centre half-forward and he would be held goalless the way we're playing."

Bailey said after Saturday's 95-point defeat to the Western Bulldogs that he had not lost any faith in his coaching ability. The Dees were beaten by 104 points in the first round.

Former Fremantle mentor Connolly said the new coach had a "clear and strong belief" in what was needed to transform the struggling side into a real premiership contender.

AAP