Even if we pinch this it doesn't matter because we still don't get it.

Edited August 21, 20168 yr by Bombay Airconditioning

pathetic football by the demons, gutless, lazy, sloppy and no pressure. You start to finally think the club has turned the corner and is starting to play good football the sort we want them to play and then they turn on this rubbish against a rubbish side.

 

Come on it's Melbourne, only this team knows how to play with their supporters emotions like this. They begin to win your heart back and then they squeeze it with a big f you performance against a bottom 4 side! So so disappointing! 

Apart from Dean Kent (a lot of time off the ground?), the  three players who came in, Mitchie, Weiderman and ANB are the worse performers. Can't blame the selectors, they were logical choices, but once again, Mitchie and ANB have been found really wanting at this level.

Of course, we're not losing just because of those 3.

Weideman so far off the pace it's not funny. Tackling is disgraceful and has not improved this aspect this year by the looks of things. 

Just now, Gorgoroth said:

Calling leaders... leadership... maybe some ideas from the coaches box...

No...

 

Ok, carry on as we have for the first three quarters.

Gawn at full-forward, Hogan CHF, Frost as main ruck, Vince tagging Gibbs as he should have done all day. Kick it long and don't handball it so damn much. Also, bring in Pedersen somehow.

The only person who deserves best and Fairest votes is Neville Jetta.

We've got so much depth.

I'm actually suspecting the coaching staff saw this coming at training and tried to inject fresh legs. It hasn't been like us to change a winning team until this week.

Really flat all day from our guys. Just no energy. Pretty disappointed, but we are moving in the right direction as a club. Gotta take the good with the bad. 

Go Dees!

Hogan not leading to the ball carrier when Vanders had broken the Simpson tackle was just the final straw for me. He's unbelievable. I'm lost for words at the laziness/lack of smarts.

Lucky we weren't playing for a finals spot....

The umpiring has been atrocious just like us. 

5 minutes ago, Old Bear said:

Should be first one picked each week

An absolute joke that he was dropped

Vince can sit out next week. He had contributed bugger all for over a month. Michie can have whatever contract he has torn up. He is a useless AFL footballer and never translates his VFL for ... Neale Bullen the same. Has done stuff all. Horrendous performance when we had all to play for. Devoid of leadership

Typed a long post, deleted it.

 

Oh well the ride was fun while it lasted  *

 

*trying to put the mockers on my post

Ah the joys of being overseas and waking up half way (or in this case 3 quarters of the way) through the match. I've had good moments of this, West Coast and Hawks being the main one. 

This week had danger written all over it and don't you worry I was one getting swept up in the finals possibility, but I had this familiar feeling (though not as strong) that we were coming into the game with the same mindset against the bombers. 

FFS Melbourne. 

1 minute ago, Lord Travis said:

Most disappoint effort I can remember. Playing a bottom 4 team who haven't won for nearly 3 months and this is what we serve up. Yes the umpires have been horrendous, but we are playing dumb football with zero intensity. Soul crushing.

We managed the same thing against this mob last year. 

At least if we lose we snuffed out our own slight finals chance

 

This is the old Melbourne that we try forget about.

Look up the word optimism and it will be a photo of a guy wearing a red and blue scarf.

3 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Most disappoint effort I can remember. Playing a bottom 4 team who haven't won for nearly 3 months and this is what we serve up. Yes the umpires have been horrendous, but we are playing dumb football with zero intensity. Soul crushing.

We lost to a bunch of top ups and has beens earlier this year...

 

But due to the occasion and what was on the line this is a close second

1 minute ago, Watts the matter said:

Weideman so far off the pace it's not funny. Tackling is disgraceful and has not improved this aspect this year by the looks of things. 

Lost this game at the selection table, cemented that loss in the psych-ward.

Might as well start the post-game thread already ...

Send MCDONALD forward

Hogan plays from behind way too much

Edited August 21, 20168 yr by Moonshadow

Our forwards just don't lead. 

Amazing effort from Viney. To Gawn!

OK now he needs to kick this one. He has missed a couple like this that meant nothing.