Five years of failure and we have netted a grand total of pick 1 and pick 18 as priority picks, and people want to kick up a stink about one game in 2009 in which we were in front at the final siren and were beaten by a set show Jordan f'ing McMahon, who had kicked two behindsand at least one out on the full for the day... and was playing as a forward when he is a defender.

Sigh.

Collingwood (2005),

Hawthorn (2004/2005),

Footscray (2004),

Essendon (2006)

Carlton (2007),

West Coast (2008)

and even St Kilda in 2002 managed to lose their last four games of 2002 by 1, 7, 11 and 18 points...

Perhaps Melbourne's crime here is that they are the only club to not build a period of success on the back of their tanking?

Could the club be charged with bringing the Draft into disrepute???

Were the tigers tanking this year? lost 3 games by under a goal...and were playing mid fielders as sole forwards last week...

Edited August 1, 201213 yr by olisik

Non story.

Bate now plays in the middle. Dunn plays run with roles.

We now know Paul Johnstone can't play despite trying him in many positions including as a defender on Brown. It was proven that he couldn't play when he couldnt get a game at Hawthorn.

All these supposed moves have actually been proven to be subsequently useful and strategic. They were not 'one off' moves in the least.

The media can F off. Focus on Carltank. 3 wooden spoons in a row, lost the last 11 games of 2007 to get Judd. If we were tanking we would have lost the Kruezer Cup to get a priority for the next year you idiots in the media.

If we were tanking we wouldn't have 'won' the Richmond game at the final siren you morons.

This is basically a few past MFC people trying to be relevant. Its a non-story and the media will have a field-day over anything. Even if it is non-news. By the look of it the media is just trying to interview anyone half involved with the club over the last 5 years for different quotes they can write an article about for an old news story.

Desperation journalism at its finest. ZzzzZzzzzz

Edited August 1, 201213 yr by olisik

Were the tigers tanking this year? lost 3 games by under a goal...and were playing mid fielders as sole forwards last week...

....and had their best players on the bench in a tight finish. Tanking or incompetence?

Non story.

Bate now plays in the middle. Dunn plays run with roles.

We now know Paul Johnstone can't play despite trying him in many positions including as a defender on Brown. It was proven that he couldn't play when he couldnt get a game at Hawthorn.

All these supposed moves have actually been proven to be subsequently useful and strategic. They were not 'one off' moves in the least.

The media can F off. Focus on Carltank. 3 wooden spoons in a row, lost the last 11 games of 2007 to get Judd. If we were tanking we would have lost the Kruezer Cup to get a priority for the next year you idiots in the media.

If we were tanking we wouldn't have 'won' the Richmond game at the final siren you morons.

Agree 100 oercent, and say it whenever i can. Surely us leading at the siren, and Ninthmond requiring a very good kick from 50 metres after the siren must soundly refute any argument that we were tanking and not just bad.

PSL: There are about a hundred different threads based on tanking allegations - can moderator in some way amalgamate them. It is getting very confusing remembering which thread is which.

Edited August 1, 201213 yr by monoccular

Yet playing Garland and Rivers up forward, Dunn and Watts in the backline and Howe on the wing is fine in 2012.

They can't prove sh!t

Playing Dunn anywhere ever is tanking.

As punishment we should be stripped of Lynden Dunn.

i blame abbott

Could the club be charged with bringing the Draft into disrepute???

Possibly.

Could Barry Prendergast be charged with bringing drafting into disrepute?

I blame Jack Watts....... No sorry its Bodhan's fault, possibly Cale had some input as well not to mention CS, CC, the other CC, BP, Danners, Bails, Gardiner, the Rabbi, surely Nathan Carroll's mo - aaahhh too hard - back to my original sentiment - jack watts is definitely to blame.

Move on nothing to see here. Nothing will come of this as nothing can come of this. We will have pick 3 and take young Viney and still have our compo picks.

Probably left early...

With Mark Allen

i blame abbott

I blame the carbon tax.