2 minutes ago, Demonised said:

If we play that badly next year, but win every game including the finals and Grand Final, I'll put up with it.

You're more your 'glass half full' bloke aren't you? Let me tell you something my friend (before you post another thing), you've walked into the wrong bar. This is the bar of Broken Dreams'.  You want the GWS bar, where there's plenty of room, excepting Phat Phil and everyone's so damn happy.

1 minute ago, Skuit said:

I'm amused that three individual footballers will receive Brownlow Medal votes from that match.

Quite funny that in a game in which the players showed an inability to execute the fundamentals of the game we had an umpire paying a 50 that showed an inability to understand the basic rules of the game

15 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

Vandenberg strong up forward when we needed it. 

Yeah but would be good if he could kick straight!

They should have interviewed Bernie after the game...."So Bernie.....interesting game today.....was it hard trying to dig a hole in the MCG turf to hide in?"

Edited July 31, 20169 yr by Wadda We Sing

18 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Injured. 

From a stupid Watts kick, where he should have either put it down Jesse's throat or kicked the goal himself.

That was right in front of us. Jesse has every right to remind Jack how he sustained that injury.

Not the only poor decision by an MFC player today, but if it's anything worse than a corkie, could be a very damaging poor decision/skill execution.

Four points.

Watts.

*MEMORY ERASED*

Winning ugly beats the other option (like last week and also Norf ). Message might have got through this week). The whole matter of Hogan needs addressing.

The worst standard I've seen us play in Paul Roos' tenure. Regardless if the result it was amongst the worst I've seen us play ever.

What makes it really sad was we fielded perhaps our best side and GCS had half a midfield.

Edited July 31, 20169 yr by Moonshadow

3 minutes ago, TheoX said:

It was worse watching on TV

There was this agonosing 10 seconds where they weren't sure on the radio if lynch had made the distance 

Watts mark to vince turnover happened so quickly,  then the shot after the siren

Typical Melbourne 

 

 

 win is a win whether anyone thinks it is ugly so what !!!!! Let's not be a misery guts over the result.

We won but bloody hell we r hopeless. 

I had the benny hill music going around in my head during the entire game. 

 

On another matter if we wanted another midfielder we would play one, we actually want a full forward who will kick a few goals, Hogan is not a roaming unaccountable mid he is supposed to be a power forward that kicks goals.

 

1 minute ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

Quite funny that in a game in which the players showed an inability to execute the fundamentals of the game we had an umpire paying a 50 that showed an inability to understand the basic rules of the game

I have a European partner who has refused to watch a second of AFL all year despite my contention that it's not all that complicated to understand. Until Round 19, that very second, when she stopped in front of the TV: 'What's going on?'

'[censored] if I know.'

24 minutes ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

Jeez, from what I'm reading not sure if I should watch the recording...

Watch it - but have the Fast Forward ready. Or even better, watch it at 30x speed!

13 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning. I'd rather the 4 points than not.

Agree DD.  We fell over the line and some Demonlanders are heading for the bottle.  I dread to think what their 'escape' might have been if if the final score had been reversed.

We should have been having a shot at goal to go 8 points up with 1:38 left

But once again the MAGGOTS have failed to do their job and failed to pay the most basic decision ever. [censored] clowns.

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2016-07-31/watch-the-last-two-minutes-melb-v-gc

31 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Dawes the most useless player in the comp. Garlett the laziest. Bernie Vince needs a huge kick in the arse for his recent form.

It is a win but feels like a loss.

Can't blame Garlett.  Our ball movement and forward entries were ebismal.  We need to clear out the forward line and move the ball much faster for Garlett to have an impact.  

I'm still shaking after that one! I thought Tom Lynch would dob that goal.

I went to lunch with my wife and inlaws and only really got to see the second half. I was certain we would lose.

Positives:
* Jack Watts: journos have tried for years to find someone to compare him to some player from years past be it Jonno Brown, Nick Riewoldt or Adam Goodes.  I think Jack is now becoming known for being Jack Watts. Consistent effort (try and say that 3 years ago), on field leadership and knowing what to do with the ball at the exact right moment are now what he is becoming known for. Soon Queens' Birthday will be something that will be bought up in his Open Mike interview after he retired as a bizarre incident during his career.

* Max Gawn: Didn't have a real ruckman to go up against but anyone who gets 60 hitouts in a game is doing alright. It would be nice if our mids could actually finish off some of his good work.

* Dom Tyson: Second good game in a row. Good to see him bounce back from 2015 as well as he has. I'm sure he will figure in Bluey voting (Maxy Gawn will win it but Dom is in line for a top ten finish).

 

Negatives:

 

*Decision making: Up till the last minute, we found some way to let them back in. Decisions that seemed elementary seemed to take a power of thinking. Is that tiredness from the Perth trip?

*Bernie Vince: Before I get pounced on saying that I want Bernie out of the team, that's not the case. Today was the one time he was horribly, horribly off. Make no mistake about it. He found the pill (21 times according to the AFL website). His decision making however was awful. He nearly gave the bloody game back to the Suns in the last 30 seconds after Jack had taken the mark in the goal square. I'm sure he will bounce back though.

 

* Strong bodies in the backline: While we have Tommy McDonald and Frosty, I think a Lynden Dunn back there wouldn't hurt. Especially today with GC's tall forwards. 

I need another beer!!! I'm still shaking after that game. It was kind of like when you avoid a mid road collision. You aren't happy you are still alive. You are more shaken over what might have been!

That being said, I'm glad we got the four points. The alternative would have been much, much worse.

Edited July 31, 20169 yr by Colin B. Flaubert
Wanted to add one more sentence..

23 minutes ago, Webber said:

1. We got the four points

2. We deserved the four points

3. That was an unspeakably horrible performance. 

They won three quarters. We didn't deserve the four points. We got over the line because Gold Coast's midfield is decimated.

Dom was terrific. Stretch played one great half. Frost was good (minus a few poor errors). After a pathetic quarter and a bit Vandenberg proved his place today, so I'll eat some humble pie for that. Took a really important mark at CHF at the end too. And my man Jayden Hunt was great too. I still don't understand how someone like Harmes (who is an absolute butcher) gets guys coming up to console him after another heinous turn over, but Hunt continues to create scoring opportunities and no one gets to him. 

There's a distinct lack of cohension in this team at times, which almost certainly stems from a lack of senior leadership, but is also evidenced by the lack of talk our players have when attacking the ball.

4 minutes ago, Dante said:

 

On another matter if we wanted another midfielder we would play one, we actually want a full forward who will kick a few goals, Hogan is not a roaming unaccountable mid he is supposed to be a power forward that kicks goals.

 

That's because Hogan can only reliably kick for goal 20 metres out in front of goal. 

Roos in his presser - "wait and see if Weideman plays this year."

Possibly a chance next week, especially if Hogan doesn't get up?

 

10 minutes ago, Dockett 32 said:

Winning ugly beats the other option (like last week and also Norf ). Message might have got through this week). The whole matter of Hogan needs addressing.

The one we dare not speak of? All the more reason we should be getting games into Hulett and Weideman. The club needs to be pragmatic here. Hogan's form has been average for a while now but we are all so desperate to believe, myself included, that we are ignoring what he is actually putting out on the field. If he stays, he needs to really commit. If he wants to move on, let's have a player or players who can slot into the role

Edited July 31, 20169 yr by Return to Glory

13 minutes ago, Skuit said:

I'm amused that three individual footballers will receive Brownlow Medal votes from that match.

Umpires will give 3 2 1 to Gold Coast players. 

Suprised they didn't find a way to pay a mark to GC on the goal line from Lynch's kick after the siren. 

3 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Roos in his presser - "wait and see if Weideman plays this year."

Possibly a chance next week, especially if Hogan doesn't get up?

 

He's already preparing excuses for the demolition Hawthorn will hand out next week.

Bring on the Hawks!!!