5. And wondering what Brock will say when not at CarlTANK any more (remember the Kreuzer cup macca) - this bloke spent a lot of the summer lying on his mother's couch drinking [censored]!

Stage 6: Secretly admiring the weekly grunt of another team and wishing yours was even a tiny bit like it: GFC, and I don't mean greater financial calamity. How has Geelong mopped up with likes of Christensen, Menzel, Duncan, Vardy, Smedts etc whilst all our shiny new warhorses have turning circles like 1968 Austin 1800's?

Thought you liked Austin 1800's. Honest car! Those guys you mention fit into a coherent game plan/style. I could name 6 ordinary guys running around for Melbourne now that would of done much better at Geelong. Watts would be an absolute star at Geelong alongside Hawkins and with Chappie and Stevie J putting it right out there in front of him. Scott is a motivator as well! It's more the culture the guys have walked into and are working in. IMO Neeld is extremely uninspiring type of guy and not the sought to share your morning Muesli with.

Edited July 31, 201212 yr by thaipantsman

What stage is it where you try to trip little Hawthorn supporters over? [censored] them I've been strugglingg my whole life and they are born itno a life of privelage little shits!

5. And wondering what Brock will say when not at CarlTANK any more (remember the Kreuzer cup macca) - this bloke spent a lot of the summer lying on his mother's couch drinking [censored]!

Well that's not necessarily a bad thing? The man's got his Family priorities sorted.

Numb!

I've been numb since 1987. And since our Grand Final pummeling in the late 80's.

And prior Ive been Numb since the late 60's.

The only difference from time to time, was when we had hope from some Great White Hope?

I had hope when Barassi arrived, even tho I expected a quicker turnaround. I was Naive. But I saw how long it takes to create the Clubs self belief. It's a long road.

Barassi plan did work but he had to leave with the job 80% done. But the dirty work was accomplished.

I had hope again when Balmy arrived, but was mistaken.

I had hope again when ND arrived but again was mistaken in my Naivety.

Since toward the eND of that reign, (around 2005/6) I began to really question everything that was going on around the club starting with the players. The culture was total self protectionist.

I wanted change & we got it. The Mess from all levels of the club thru the late '90's, - Mid 000's was a disgrace & we are still cleaning it up. We lost the best shining light thru Natures Fury.

Now after the things I've learned, I can finally see we are taking the hard decisions, To clean our act up re Culture, & hardness & composed skills under the heat of battle.

Early days yet, but IMO we will clear the bad attitudes out, hopefully all of it this year, & then wipe away the cobwebs thru Pre-Season training.

We have a committed Coach with his support staff, who I can see are determined to make a clear path to a Real Contested brand of footy.

This is the only basis of football for finals.

After the foundations are fortified comes the finishing touches..

Next year has to be a real red hot go at winning the hard ball, chasing, tackling, & Playing for One Another.

The Foundation stones with a real value system, that will grow into a Culture.

hahaha....

Ahem.

Poor taste mate. Poor form.

Sorry mate, knew it was still pretty fresh, thought I'd try it out. No offence to those victims or their families who would be going through the various stages of grief mentioned in this thread. It shows how passionate most Melbourne supporters are on here, but also shows that life is too short for us to hold grudges and beat ourselves up over things we can't control.

Always on the roundabout

Dland provides the ride

Did like the seebohm mention

Yeah 2nd in the world! not a bad spot. Perhaps we do need to align some of our players performance with that standard but more importantly disappointed at not being No1.

I'm at the last stage possible.... like a video game..

Where you have loaded up with all the best possible in game attributes...(In our case draft picks & Coaches) and just continuously stuff it up against the best bad guys (Opposition) because they have way too much attributes already!

Eventually you cannot take being beaten anymore and you switch it off. In this case the Tv stays off so I dont get angry watching absolute garbage plays or poor skills.

ATM its beyond repair for me.

However...I do love this club and they have given me some awesome times with my best mate and Dad...

I still go every week, but I make sure I'm at stage 6 by quarter time - drunk.

I still go every week, but I make sure I'm at stage 6 by quarter time - drunk.

Ricky, don't forget it's the early game on Sunday. Get ugly early!

Definately 5.

Every cloud has a silver lining....

5

I seem to be stuck at stage 69

shouldn't complain, s'pose

I wonder what stage "unfinished business" is at?

I wonder what stage "unfinished business" is at?

just after delusions of conspiracy stage, i think

just after delusions of conspiracy stage, i think

Are not the grains of sand uncomfortable at your 69 stage?

5, We're Crap , have always been crap but will continue treating the club like a charity in the hope they become good.

Stage 5.

Can't wait for the end of the season to end really, it just gets worse and worse as the weeks go on! Come jan/feb 13 renewed optimism kicks in for the new season.

Stage 5.

Can't wait for the end of the season to end really, it just gets worse and worse as the weeks go on! Come jan/feb 13 renewed optimism kicks in for the new season.

To see the same writing on the wall again week 2 of the NAB cup.

I'm right around step 46: Banging one's head against a wall.

Over.

And Over.

I have faced enormous ethical dilemmas since two of my three married children have married outside the faith

( the third lives in Wales U.K. so doesn't really count if she barracks for Wales in the rugby)

Now I have to say that while I don"t believe in mixed marriages, this is a predicament that arguably calls for the wisdom of Solomon and while not claiming quite that level of achievment I would like to share some life experience perhaps to help others gain some vision of the road over the horizon.

The most challenging situation arises when one considers what one should do when negotiating with someone who comes into one's family , does not share or understand the pain and commitment of loyalty to the MFC and who barracks for a team that relatively speaking ( - no pun intended) wins often and easily - in my case Hawthorn x 2

When grandchildren come along : what is one to say?

Can or should one demand or recommend allegiance to the Dees to those who share flesh and blood?

Well ......

my position is that I have extracted a blood oath from the interpolaters that the progeny are to barrack for whichsoever team is higher on the ladder at the time.

Not looking especially flash at the current time, is it?

However the greater good may be the avoidance of emotional scarring and a lifetime of pain.

but who knows?

Perhaps things may change?

Stage of grief : Beyond Resignation ( 7.5 )