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There's been much speculation of late as to the nature of Melbourne's Game PLan. Both Stealthy and Lethal in nature I can now announce that it can be revealed to all.

It may or may not come as a surprise to some but hidden amongst its clandestine nature are some extremely clever components :

Component 1 - Secrecy

This game-plan is so secret that not even the Coach knows it so its been well guarded by the players as essentially they havent a clue either.

Component 2 - Execution

Its curucial to its success that the gameplan is carried out to the letter in order to maximise effeciency and efectiveness. I can report that by al reports we've now got it down to a T

Component 3 - Confusion

Its very important when guarding the secret of the game-plan from your opponents that you dazzle them into confusion. Melbourne has not only managed to confuse its opponents about its gameplan its managed to do so to itself. Thereby a complete success.

Component 4 - Effect

By all accounts its very effective , that is should anyone actually figure out what it is !!

Component 5 - Simplicity aka KISS

I can report that we do indeed play like simnpletons for the most part and by such efforts can all but KISS the season goodbye !!

Component 6 - Elements.

In order to have a successful implementation of the game plan come game-day its terribly important to instill into all players the necesity to follow certain game-plan elements

I have special dispensation by 'powers that be' to reveal these. As per (5) it follows the KISS directive:

The geting of the football is optional

Should however any player accidentally get the ball he may a) choose to handball to another player ( Mfc-optional ) but motionless is imperitve. B) kick it sideways or upwards but only when all other selections exhausted actually kick it forwards.

When a player is entering teh zone of an opposition player he must always give way to the right..

When kicking out from a behind the designated kicker much always wait until all opposing players have found an appropriate position in their zones.

When advancing with the ball....... dont

If however you really really must do it must be ensured no other Melbourne player is either ahead or if such in any position to accept the ball.

Component 7 and possibly the most imnportant, BASICS

Under no cicumstance will any Melbourne player show, exhibit or even hint at any capacity to perform the most daunting of all football's tasks, the BASICS. This wil result in automatically donning the Substitute jumper the following week.

There you have it.... the GAME-PLAN !!

there might be other components but no ones actually worked them out , least of all our Football Dept

 

I wonder. Does our game-plan involve kicking out on the full? If so, last night we achieved World's Best Practice.

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I wonder. Does our game-plan involve kicking out on the full? If so, last night we achieved World's Best Practice.

AH ..yes...that would come under Elements id suggest !!.. We are good at that arent we...by gosh !!

 

There's been much speculation of late as to the nature of Melbourne's Game PLan. Both Stealthy and Lethal in nature I can now announce that it can be revealed to all.

It may or may not come as a surprise to some but hidden amongst its clandestine nature are some extremely clever components :

Component 1 - Secrecy

This game-plan is so secret that not even the Coach knows it so its been well guarded by the players as essentially they havent a clue either.

Component 2 - Execution

Its curucial to its success that the gameplan is carried out to the letter in order to maximise effeciency and efectiveness. I can report that by al reports we've now got it down to a T

Component 3 - Confusion

Its very important when guarding the secret of the game-plan from your opponents that you dazzle them into confusion. Melbourne has not only managed to confuse its opponents about its gameplan its managed to do so to itself. Thereby a complete success.

Component 4 - Effect

By all accounts its very effective , that is should anyone actually figure out what it is !!

Component 5 - Simplicity aka KISS

I can report that we do indeed play like simnpletons for the most part and by such efforts can all but KISS the season goodbye !!

Component 6 - Elements.

In order to have a successful implementation of the game plan come game-day its terribly important to instill into all players the necesity to follow certain game-plan elements

I have special dispensation by 'powers that be' to reveal these. As per (5) it follows the KISS directive:

The geting of the football is optional

Should however any player accidentally get the ball he may a) choose to handball to another player ( Mfc-optional ) but motionless is imperitve. B) kick it sideways or upwards but only when all other selections exhausted actually kick it forwards.

When a player is entering teh zone of an opposition player he must always give way to the right..

When kicking out from a behind the designated kicker much always wait until all opposing players have found an appropriate position in their zones.

When advancing with the ball....... dont

If however you really really must do it must be ensured no other Melbourne player is either ahead or if such in any position to accept the ball.

Component 7 and possibly the most imnportant, BASICS

Under no cicumstance will any Melbourne player show, exhibit or even hint at any capacity to perform the most daunting of all football's tasks, the BASICS. This wil result in automatically donning the Substitute jumper the following week.

There you have it.... the GAME-PLAN !!

there might be other components but no ones actually worked them out , least of all our Football Dept

Thank you so much BB59 for your concise and clear description of the Baily MFC game plan

I had been wondering for 4 years just exactly what it was, or even if in fact we had one.

It now makes perfect sense

Game plan - backs must spread and break away from opposition forwards. Consistently applied against Weagles. We used it all the time when they had the ball. The username tells you I've been a supporter for a long time. never left a game early even when Barass sent the runner out with the best he could come up with "don't let 'em beat you by more than 100 points". Hard to keep watching last night though.


I volunteer to untie Colin Sylvia's shoelaces! How embarassing!

Go Dees - there's always next week - but pleeeease, a win next time - it's very hard to get a fair day's work done when everyone kept coming up to me and asking me what happened!

Lol - we all have bad days sometimes. :)

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