POST MATCH DISCUSSION

[stuie 7,374]

Which are indicative of effort. I don't reckon anyone in the world would reckon we were close.

I'm happy to disagree Nash. I respect your opinion, but I'm standing by mine that the effort in the first half was nowhere near good enough.

[stuie 7,374]

Told by a club official Clark to train with the main group this week and could play at Casey in two weeks. Game after is GWS so who knows.

Do. Not. Tease. Us!!!

[Forest Demon 4,681]

Played the best team in the comp in front of their own parochial crowd, and lost by 10 goals (ish) which is realistically about par, even in the wet. But still, I thought that was a pretty pathetic performance. The first 10-15 we cracked in and won more of the contested ball and looked like we would hold our own, but from then on we went into our shells and ultimately got completely dominated. Only a couple held their own today.

Even players who should thrive in such conditions such as Grimes, Trengove and co really failed to have any impact.

[beelzebub 23,380]

Keep in mind

Its been 118 worse !!

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,217]

From being at the ground today there was nothing wrong with our endeavour. A poorly skilled side is always going to be worse in appalling conditions. We would lose the clearance then not have the skills to get the ball out of defence. Score and inside 50 count was reflective of our skills and decision making not our effort.

[45HG 1,553]

Our players are still too reactive.

Hopefully with experience and a few wins, they'll start to make the play more often. We're going to learn a whole lot about our boys over the next 6 rounds. Games against Brisbane, GC, GWS and the Western Bulldogs will show where we're at against teams similar to us - hopefully we'll find that a few players are desperate to play senior footy and can do so at a higher level than they've shown.

[ThreeOneSix 954]

Reading the AFL site with an article where it raves that we have an unwanted record.

Who cares about historical figures that have no bearing on the results of football at present.

In reality we played one of the most successful sides of recent times, known wet trackers and we had a dip.

These articles about unwanted records etc, I don't know what the point of them is or what the intentions of the writers are.

Yes MFC is struggling, but we would not be the only side in the competition to go down against Geelong in the wet.

[stuie 7,374]

Thought Toumpas was close to our best player today against the toughest team in the comp, in the rain.

That's enough of a positive for me to not be too down about today.

[Little Goffy 14,583]

Not often there's a game where both sides lay 100+ tackles!

120 hitouts in a game is incredible, too.

Shame about the scoreline, annoying we failed so much when moving the ball forward. But I'm hardly shattered. Already thinking about next week.

[dazzledavey36 55,004]

Deemons are not physically tough enough,not mentally strong enough and are not fit enough. Sounds like we trained hard before xmas but not afterwards perhaps too much pudding !!!!!!, We still can't chase.

Get rid of co captains.TRENGOVE and GRIMES. and get rid of leadership group. Make DAWES or GARLAND or FRAWLEY captain.

Forget CRAIG as next year's coach, same belief's as NEELD. At 400 K a waste of money.

We must get BOYD, trade Jamar and or Bail plus pick N0.2 for pick NO.1. .................. WATTS should be used constantly as a ruck rover............. Mids should be better next year.

Thank god you have nothing to do with our list..!

unbelievable..

Edited July 13, 2013 by dazzledavey36

[dazzledavey36 55,004]

Look I know It was wet and groggy but il take this. Yes we still got flogged but would have been double if Neeld was coaching. Look at the positives:

Toumpas played well

Gawn was good

Matt Jones was good

Kent had a good first half but faded in the 2nd.

There is something there to work with.

[Ted Lasso 19,521]

if nathan jones played for geelong he would have a brownlow medal

absolute champion for 150 great games

[Soidee 1,496]

Why does the AFL continue to fixture games at Geelong for sides who clearly are not competitive? Bottom 4 teams should not be playing against Geelong at Geelong. It's bad TV it's bad to watch.

[Melbournepotter 381]

Today looked like a team down on confidence with no real game plan against a stronger built, better skilled team with a strong game plan and and a willingness to commit to it. I thought the defensive effort was ok to good (seing as the game was mostly played in Geelong's half) but our transition to attack was virtually non-existent for most of the day. I was disappointing to see tackle after tackle go in, then someone like Selwood or Steve Johnson would just scoop the ball up one handed and pop in a goal or pass into a free forward. I guess that's the class we are looking for and why they are top 4. We do lack a system but I agree with many that our list is not as bad as some make out.

Agree with an earlier post about the commentating, patronising garbage from 'Everywhere' and that dope Dawain. The commentators were going on about how good the drafting for Geelong has been seeing they only get lower picks.....didn't mention the numerous father son picks they got previously.

[jnrmac 20,109]

Aaron davey 14% disposal efficiency??

How did that other champion Sylvia go in his 150th??

Nathan Jones take a bow, You are a champion.

[jnrmac 20,109]

What a joke. 10 of our players had 50% or worse efficiency.

Watts - 1 kick? What was he doing most of the day?

[ThreeOneSix 954]

Why does the AFL continue to fixture games at Geelong for sides who clearly are not competitive? Bottom 4 teams should not be playing against Geelong at Geelong. It's bad TV it's bad to watch.

Gives us a rare Saturday game, so I'm not complaining.

[furious d 470]

Watts - 1 kick? What was he doing most of the day?

19 inside 50's, I think he was watching the game being played in Geelongs forward line, like the rest of our forwards.

[dazzledavey36 55,004]

What a joke. 10 of our players had 50% or worse efficiency.

Watts - 1 kick? What was he doing most of the day?

have you ever played in conditions like that and expect every kick and handball to hit a target?

When conditions are like that it will be a scrap and meaning just get quick kick to ball.

[Soidee 1,496]

Aaron davey 14% disposal efficiency??

How did that other champion Sylvia go in his 150th??

Nathan Jones take a bow, You are a champion.

Davey is a finished AFL player. Just playing out his overpaid contract.

[DemonOX 8,791]

Bloody Neeld

[DEELIRIOUS 156]

All we can take from today is Jimmy Toumpas can play and that is it. Nothing negative we just weren't good enough and the class players of Geelong shone today

I take that he is a squib

[P-man 13,366]

if nathan jones played for geelong he would have a brownlow medal

absolute champion for 150 great games

lol..no he wouldn't. Not even close actually.

But yes, a courageous 150. He often looks our of place in this side. I shudder to think where we'd be without the two Jones boys right now.

[What 18,810]

19 inside 50's lol

[Chook 15,013]

lol..no he wouldn't. Not even close actually.

But yes, a courageous 150. He often looks our of place in this side. I shudder to think where we'd be without the two Jones boys right now.

Second last.