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Do we deserve TOP 8?

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It looks like MFC will retain a top 8 position. Bar a st.kilda/Richmond massive win and the pies put away the dogs, we stay put. Let's put aside the coach's head on a plate talk, and decide if the club is worthy to retain a top eight inclusion.

With the crows next week at the G, can the side pull thier fingers out and have a "shut the puck UP everyone" win. Surely we are worthy of a bounce back victory. Are we not?

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    Position on the ladder matters little this early in year. Only matters at the end of the final round. We have only beaten Brisbane (just) and Gold Coast, so not a lot to ride home about. OUr two losses have both been poor. This week against Adelaide will be very interesting.

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    Position on the ladder matters little this early in year. Only matters at the end of the final round. We have only beaten Brisbane (just) and Gold Coast, so not a lot to ride home about. OUr two losses have both been poor. This week against Adelaide will be very interesting.

    READ HEADING, do we deserve to be in the top eight at this stage?

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    I care

    That's part of the culture problem with this club. You care about being in the 8 at round 6 (Hanging in there by a thread) I care about being top 4 come September.

    Time to Harden up Michael, being in the 8 right now means F#$%^k all.

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    That's part of the culture problem with this club. You care about being in the 8 at round 6 (Hanging in there by a thread) I care about being top 4 come September.

    Time to Harden up Michael, being in the 8 right now means F#$%^k all.

    exactly

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    Absolutely NO WAY - the current position, what with byes etc and only round 6 doesn't matter much, but if you mean end of season will we deserve - NO, unless there is some sort of miracle turnaround as happened in the latter half of 2000 when I think we were absolutely disgraced by the Dogs and Carltank mid season but ran home to make to GF.

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    READ HEADING, do we deserve to be in the top eight at this stage?

    No, we do not.

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    Rnd 9 - Saints

    10 - Carlton

    11 - Essendon

    12 - Pies

    13 - Dockers

    If we are in the 8 after rnd 13, then you can assume we deserve to be there. That would equate to a footballing miracle at this stage.

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    I think we will struggle to win more than 3 more games this year Port twice and Gold coast here. And none of those games are walk up starts.

    We are a seriously ordinary side and it was shown up in the NAB cup just how far off the pace we are and just how far we've slipped this year.

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    I think we will struggle to win more than 3 more games this year Port twice and Gold coast here. And none of those games are walk up starts.

    :lol:

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    I think we will struggle to win more than 3 more games this year Port twice and Gold coast here. And none of those games are walk up starts.

    We are a seriously ordinary side and it was shown up in the NAB cup just how far off the pace we are and just how far we've slipped this year.

    The new coach would snare another good draft pick........perfect......but!

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    The new coach would snare another good draft pick........perfect......but!

    I know we could draft a 202cm 70kg forward prospect that may be up to his first game in 2020.

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    I think we will struggle to win more than 3 more games this year Port twice and Gold coast here. And none of those games are walk up starts.

    We are a seriously ordinary side and it was shown up in the NAB cup just how far off the pace we are and just how far we've slipped this year.

    Not if we got some good coaches into the organization right now, starting next week.

    Cheque Book time....

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    I think we will struggle to win more than 3 more games this year Port twice and Gold coast here. And none of those games are walk up starts.

    We are a seriously ordinary side and it was shown up in the NAB cup just how far off the pace we are and just how far we've slipped this year.

    It does look bleak RobbieF, I looked at the fixture today and based on the last 8 weeks form I struggled to find another win to your list.

    Maybe one of the Richmond games.

    That would make 6.5 wins on that basis quite a few in the FD would be looking for new jobs I would suggest.

    So after four years of the much vaunted rebuild we would have risen to the heights of the bottom four.

    Not sure were we finished in 2007 but was in that group from memory.

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    I know we could draft a 202cm 70kg forward prospect that may be up to his first game in 2020.

    Not if he is a no.1 pick then we will play him every week because you have to games into them you know.

    Having said that he was one of the few that deserves a game next weekend IMO

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    We are in the 8 by default.

    We played well against Syd

    crap against Hawks, then played Bris and the Suns, which you would expect wins.

    AT the moment we look like a bottom 4 side.

    Right now we have gone backwards.

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    I think we will struggle to win more than 3 more games this year Port twice and Gold coast here. And none of those games are walk up starts.

    Hrm.

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    Hrm.

    yes we do because we are in the 8 simple, do i care no, when will i care? if we are in the 8 at the completion of round 24

    and i also predict we will win more than 3 more games...

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    Not if we got some good coaches into the organization right now, starting next week.

    Were they good coaches against Adelaide ?

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    We deserve to be where ever the ladder tells us we are.

    Yes I understand we have played terrible and only beaten the easier teams, but you can only beat who you have been drawn to play and only sit where you are due to winning games and how those around you win or lose.

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    Those first two wins were fairly nothing victories, they were against average opposition and we didn't look particularly convincing. Adelaide was different, we were all over them and we played with passion. We deserve to be in the 8 now.

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