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When will Melbourne break these embarrassing records?

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9 hours ago, Fifty-5 said:

I think it's not a coincidence - we've definitely played better footy at the narrower grounds - Etihad and Adelaide Oval.  I think maybe our zone holds up better.

I thought Adelaide oval was similar dimensions to the G didn't realise it was narrower. Do you know what the new WA ovals dimensions are? 

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    9 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

    Irrelevant. Writing off 9 attempts is ridiculous. It's embarrassing that we haven't beaten North for over 10 years. At least with a team like Hawthorn or Geelong you know they both had eras of greatness so it's not surprising if you haven't beaten them for a few years. North however have been a bog average middle of the road side. 

    We will beat them this weekend. If we don't, I'll burn the MCG to the ground.

    North have made a few prelims in that time, hardly a Richmond type team you're talking about 

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    7 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    I thought Adelaide oval was similar dimensions to the G didn't realise it was narrower. Do you know what the new WA ovals dimensions are? 

    I think it's going to be MCG-like so very different from Subi which will be good.  Altho maybe Subi suits our style too? It will be interesting to see how we go there. No KP this year which is very narrow.

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    7 minutes ago, Fifty-5 said:

    I think it's going to be MCG-like so very different from Subi which will be good.  Altho maybe Subi suits our style too? It will be interesting to see how we go there. No KP this year which is very narrow.

    If so that would reduce a major advantage the WA clubs have but may also help WCE win at the G (although Freo don't seem to have that problem)

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    1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    If so that would reduce a major advantage the WA clubs have but may also help WCE win at the G (although Freo don't seem to have that problem)

    This is an interesting read and maybe a partial answer (probably a stretch but intriguing if so). http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2016-02-19/new-cockburn-base-has-best-of-everything

    Freo's new training facilities include 'a main training oval big enough to replicate every AFL ground and a GPS program that shows instantly where goal posts and markings need to go to mirror venues such as the MCG, SCG, the Gabba, Adelaide Oval and WA’s Domain Stadium'.

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    12 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Do you know what the new WA ovals dimensions are? 

    Field of play dimensions will be 165m along the east-west axis and 130m on the north-south axis. This is slightly shorter than Domain Stadium (Subiaco Oval) but aligned with the MCG, which is 160m x 141m

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    On 5/15/2017 at 2:18 PM, daisycutter said:

    could you make that punt road oval instead? and toss in the arden street oval as well for good measure

    Nah not Arden st, might cross the road and burn Mrs KikA's work to the ground, building a house need her income ;)

     

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    Here's another Hoodoo to throw in the mix.

    Melborne have never won a game at Treagar Park. Yet the club insists on farming out crucial home games to this [censored] House idea.

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    46 minutes ago, Mud Dogs Gonna Win said:

    Here's another Hoodoo to throw in the mix.

    Melborne have never won a game at Treagar Park. Yet the club insists on farming out crucial home games to this [censored] House idea.

    Great!!

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    1 hour ago, Mud Dogs Gonna Win said:

    Here's another Hoodoo to throw in the mix.

    Melborne have never won a game at Treagar Park. Yet the club insists on farming out crucial home games to this [censored] House idea.

    Does it make any difference? We can't win at the MCG anyway.

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    • 4 weeks later...

    So we keep ticking them off, as someone said earlier in this thread we hadn't won at Traeger Park before and that's gone. 

    But next week comes a very big one that I'd really love to see us break. Winning in Perth! Round 1 2004 was our last victory in Perth, let's knock this one out!

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    For the last decade or so we've been more bad than good, but, it seems to me, particularly in June. I'd like to see us go through June undefeated. The last time that happened was 2006. We still have to beat West Coast and (because of the 6 day break) Sydney on 30 June. 

    Perhaps it's more a challenge than an "embarrassing record" per se, but to go through June 4-0 (plus the bye) would see that particular challenge knocked off the list.

    Edited by La Dee-vina Comedia
    Got my good and bad back to front!

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    Before last Sunday, the last time we beat the Dogs at Etihad as an away game was round 2 2005.

    And it was the first time we beat them at Etihad on a Sunday as the away team since round 22 2001 (We did beat them on a Sunday as the home team in round 16 2004).

    Edited by Bring-Back-Powell

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    On 6/18/2017 at 6:44 AM, Pates said:

    So we keep ticking them off, as someone said earlier in this thread we hadn't won at Traeger Park before and that's gone. 

    But next week comes a very big one that I'd really love to see us break. Winning in Perth! Round 1 2004 was our last victory in Perth, let's knock this one out!

    Agreed, and the last time we beat Wet Toast in Perth was 2002 !

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    5 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    We've never beaten West Coast at night in Perth.

    Have we ever played them at night in Perth?

    As we keep on winning, these hoodoos are going to become more and more obscure.

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    1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    1992, (WACA) 1995 (WACA), 1997 (WACA), 1999, 2011 and 2014

    So never in the last 25 years then

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    Correct me if I'm wrong, but...

    First win vs Eagles in 8 years

    First time that we've won 4 in a row in 11 years

    First win in Perth in 13 years

    First win vs Eagles in Perth in 15 years

    :roos::pj:

     

     

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    5 minutes ago, JTR said:

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but...

    First win vs Eagles in 8 years

    First time that we've won 4 in a row in 11 years

    First win in Perth in 13 years

    First win vs Eagles in Perth in 15 years

    :roos::pj:

     

     

    Yep.

    Snaps a 9-game losing streak vs West Coast, a 9-game losing streak vs West Coast at Domain, and a 17-game losing streak at Domain in general.

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    Another one bites the dust ?

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    On 16/05/2017 at 10:23 PM, bingers said:

    "The past is a foreign country".  L.P. Hartley, The Go Between.

    Read that 37 years ago

    julie christie in movie

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