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next week we play the gold coast in what is seen by many as an "easy" game.

that is the exact attitude we came into the brisbane game with and look how that fared in the first quarter.

we need to see this for what it is - an opportunity to show our wares, play our best and get a rare win away from home.

if we show up thinking that it will be "easy" - then our place in history as the first team to lose to GC is a certainty.

and no, this is NOT MFCSS, just a statement of fact.

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Actually, I think the Gold Coast will give us a hell of a fright. A couple of the kiddies are showing signs and their core senior group have all done good things against us in the past. We need to go into this with both eyes open.

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Like any AFL team, if you don't turn up with your mind switched on 100% then you will be made to look a fool.

Dean BAiley was very clear on this in his Post Match interview.

If they switch their minds on from the word go next week then we will be fine, if they do not then we will be in real trouble...

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that is the exact attitude we came into the brisbane game with

Who says? I love it when supporters project their thinking and attitude onto the team. You don't know what the team was thinking.

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Suns average losing margin is 95, MFC average score is around 80.. I would expect MFC to come out and score at least 110 points and win by at least 50, anything less than that is a poor performance (factoring the opposition). Beating the easy beats by an average of 2.5 goals a quarter is the minimum they should be looking at. MFC need to put away side like the Suns.


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Who goes to Ablett? I think Bail might be a chance although would be good to give Gysberts and Trengove a run.

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Actually, I think the Gold Coast will give us a hell of a fright. A couple of the kiddies are showing signs and their core senior group have all done good things against us in the past. We need to go into this with both eyes open.

OMG.. next week could put us in the history book....so unless we improvement bigtime, we might be the first losing team against Gold Coast Suns....

Come on Dees, time to pull the finger out !!!!

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Thanks for that 45, I'd tried to put that out of my mind. I'm not gonna sleep tonight now!

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I get the feeling that Jurrah may be moving a little further up the list in the chase for the Coleman Medal, if this match-up goes ahead:

(from The Australian via the MFC website)

GOLD Coast coach Guy McKenna said yesterday developing defender Karmichael Hunt was an option to oppose Melbourne match-winner Liam Jurrah

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Best case scanario? We win by a couple of goals and the media get on our backs... then they train like machines for the bye and come out swinging the the weeks following the game. If we win by 80+, they will go into the week off very satisfied with themselves.


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Hard to get too excited over this game. Much to lose but little to gain IMO.

To rectify the perceived lack of hunger we have to smash them seriously. But we will have to wait a couple of weeks to see if this translates to any positive indication of genuine improvement.

But still if we beat them by 80 plus points it won't dispel the the widely held "showboaters on ski's" image we have until we can back it up consistently. The percentage gain will be diminished because of the drawn game.

From 50 to 80 points will be a par result. Given the current form of GC it appears every club has been gifted 4 points plus percentage for a win against GC.

30 to 50 points will indicate that we lack hunger and are not serious finals contenders.

I to 30 points will be a huge psychological win for GC and confirm that we are a bad side.

If we lose then the hounds of hell will be unleashed.

Edited by america de cali
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I feel terrible for saying this, but if Gold Coast odds hit the $8 mark I'm going to put a tenner on it.

Yes, I know it's betting against your club. But the way we played those odds are too good to refuse.

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