Don't want to sound negative BUT I think a loss this weekend against Carlton would be the breaking point for some, players and fans included.

This is a must win game for our direction as a club. We rarely perform against clubs we are expected to win.

A loss this weekend would be the biggest loss in our history.

Lets hope we win!

A loss would equal 5-10k members seriously considering not renewing. 2k not renewing.

A loss this weekend would be the biggest loss in our history.

A meaningless match in a season whose mediocre results are a foregone conclusion = "biggest loss in our history".

Hyperbole, much?

Yea agree I'm already on the fence about coughing up cash next year, hogan and brayshaw are the only ones swaying me to renew again so a loss this weekend may sway me the other way, A MUST WIN GAME

With a half fwd line of Michie-Dawes-Harmes would anyone be surprised?

The World would stop spinning.

The World would stop spinning.

It's spinning?

A meaningless match

There is no such thing, especially for a struggling club trying to build a winning culture.

Not a match to get excited about in any way shape or form. We are staggering to the finish line like a marathon runner who has hit the wall.

It's spinning?

Oops I forgot that the earth is flat, just ask the AFL.

Oops I forgot that the earth is flat, just ask the AFL.

Feels flat to me, very flat. Always has, but particularly at the end of another winter and another unsuccessful footy season.

There is just so much spin out there.

Oops I forgot that the earth is flat, just ask the AFL.

Now you're suggesting it isn't flat too!

Who are you to challenge my world? Why would the AFL not tell the truth?

You Sir are challenging my beliefs, next you will be saying we can't win the flag this year. Humbug!

It would make us 6 & 14 that's what would happen in pure cold hard one game at a time footy....

It's another game, they're all good to win and they're all bad to lose.

I would have thought the '58 GF was probably the greatest loss in our history and personally I wasn't too thrilled with the '87 prelim and the '88 GF.

It would make us 6 & 14 that's what would happen in pure cold hard one game at a time footy....

It's another game, they're all good to win and they're all bad to lose.

I would have thought the '58 GF was probably the greatest loss in our history and personally I wasn't too thrilled with the '87 prelim and the '88 GF.

rjay, I ridicule people born in 1958.

2000 was bad too.

rjay, I ridicule people born in 1958.

2000 was bad too.

2000 was probably expected but it wasn't good non the less.

• We'll all be really pissed off about it for at least a week
• In reality, we will not be any better or worse than we were prior to the match
• The sun will rise the next day

It would raise legitimate question of if we truly have improved from last year.

A massive loss to the Dogs followed by a loss to the wooden spooners would rightly put the spotlight on both the playing group and the delusional coaches from thinking we are more advanced than where we were at the start of the year.

I dunno why everyone thinks we'll smash them. I wouldn't say we're a 10 goal better side than Carlton (we'll need to find 10 goals in the first place). I'll be disappointed but I'll be surprised if we're on top of our game, it'll probably be similar to the Essendon game (except hopefully we'll win by a few goals due to better accuracy)

Hopefully it will be a distant memory by dinner time Sunday night....

if carlton won i would expect the sky to fall in and be totally missing by monday

some will claim it was due to climate change

we will know different

There is no such thing, especially for a struggling club trying to build a winning culture.

Exactly

Remember everyone saying the game at the G' vs GWS at the end of last season was meaningless.. yeah right, we got flogged and it set us back 12 months

Must win this SUnday

"We'll all be rooned!"

A win is better than a loss but losing to Carlton would be embarrassing.

But embarrassment is an unfortunate expectation around this club so it won't hurt too much. Such embarrassment will hurt more when we have built up some consistent pride in our performance that we can subsequently lose.

And the fans that you are worried about not signing up next year? Yeah, they are not watching anymore. The painted on fans like us are the only ones still with their eyes on the footy.

Exactly

Remember everyone saying the game at the G' vs GWS at the end of last season was meaningless.. yeah right, we got flogged and it set us back 12 months

Must win this SUnday

You say that like it is a fact. How did that loss set us back that much?

The lions would then win the wooden spoon - so it wouldn't be losing to the wooden spooners.

My blues supporting partner would be mildly happier.

Demonland would meltdown

A higher draft pick

The next day would be Monday

Exactly

Remember everyone saying the game at the G' vs GWS at the end of last season was meaningless.. yeah right, we got flogged and it set us back 12 months

Must win this SUnday

I'm impressed by your ability to quantify things. It wasn't good, it was a setback - but 12 months?