2017 Finals Here we come....

[Return to Glory 8,250]

So I had a dream last night; two dreams if you count my date with a young Farrah Fawcett in Main Street, Mornington (we had paella). The second had newby Dion Johnstone as a reincarnation of Aaron Davey with manic forward pressure and a whole lot of mongrel and we became a desperate outfit. Disregard my previously cautious post. We'll come home with a wet sail in 2017.

[Biffen 12,862]

1 hour ago, Return to Glory said:

So I had a dream last night; two dreams if you count my date with a young Farrah Fawcett in Main Street, Mornington (we had paella). The second had newby Dion Johnstone as a reincarnation of Aaron Davey with manic forward pressure and a whole lot of mongrel and we became a desperate outfit. Disregard my previously cautious post. We'll come home with a wet sail in 2017.

Paella in Mornington with Farah Fawcett ?

You sick bastard.

[old55 22,864]

1 hour ago, Biffen said:

Paella in Mornington with Farah Fawcett ?

You sick bastard.

http://www.olsenirwin.com/enlarge-ex.php?work_id=8259&exhibition_id=464

[Bitter but optimistic 22,077]

11 hours ago, Return to Glory said:

So I had a dream last night; two dreams if you count my date with a young Farrah Fawcett in Main Street, Mornington (we had paella). The second had newby Dion Johnstone as a reincarnation of Aaron Davey with manic forward pressure and a whole lot of mongrel and we became a desperate outfit. Disregard my previously cautious post. We'll come home with a wet sail in 2017.

 

10 hours ago, Biffen said:

Paella in Mornington with Farah Fawcett ?

You sick bastard.

I must say RTG that my first reaction to Biffen's vicious assault on your character was to launch a righteous retaliation on your behalf. I felt especially enraged that the most amoral person I have ever met (ie Biffen) had the temerity to label another as a sicko.

However, upon reflection on your post and giving due consideration to its subtleties and subtexts, I have come to the conclusion that you are indeed a genuine sicko and Biffen's slanderous comments are unusually accurate.

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,217]

On 01/01/2017 at 8:51 PM, Wadda We Sing said:

What i meant was they came from 7th ie nowhere, to conquer the finals, and werent the most talented side around.....

Agree that the dogs aren't the most talented, but they currently have the best mindset of any team and are unrelenting in their pressure acts. Their attack on the ball/ball carrier was impressive and they hunted in packs. Last year they mastered the opportunist goal.

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,217]

21 hours ago, jnrmac said:

 

I would have thought winning a flag after finishing 7th at the end of the home and away season was a pretty good. And a precedent.

The week off before the finals was a precedent. Very little was made of the fact that both teams that had the week off lost the preliminary final. There is no question that it helped the dogs who had lots of injuries.

The arrogance of other teams and Stevie J helped the dogs.

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,217]

21 hours ago, jnrmac said:

 

I would have thought winning a flag after finishing 7th at the end of the home and away season was a pretty good. And a precedent.

The week off before the finals was a precedent. Very little was made of the fact that both teams that had the week off lost the preliminary final. There is no question that it helped the dogs who had lots of injuries.

It was the first year of teams winning a qualifying final having two weeks off so it's to early to make anything of it. 

Geelong for mine were never going to beat Sydney regardless of what week it was and GWS got cocky and blew it.

[Earl Hood 6,063]

On 31 December 2016 at 10:36 PM, Sir Why You Little said:

Nothing less

SWYL....

I will not count chickens before they are hatched! I base that iron clad rule I live by on 50 years plus of support of MFC. 

[jnrmac 19,908]

53 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

It was the first year of teams winning a qualifying final having two weeks off so it's to early to make anything of it. 

Geelong for mine were never going to beat Sydney regardless of what week it was and GWS got cocky and blew it.

You did ask what precedent the Dogs set and I gave you one.... just sayin...

[Sir Why You Little 36,675]

2 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

I will not count chickens before they are hatched! I base that iron clad rule I live by on 50 years plus of support of MFC. 

It's Time Earl...

[Lucifers Hero 38,985]

Yep, we have a good chance of making the finals, this year!

Why?

- We can go into every game and believe we can win!  Not dread, not hope but believe! 

- Various positions will be up for grabs.  So generally players will need to earn their selection and play consistently well.  We now have options!

- Hunger!  I think there is a genuine will to win and succeed among the players.

These intangibles will help us to pinch a few games, against the odds...might just be enough to get us over the line.  But to be honest, if we get to finals I would like us to win one - I think our young players tiring at season's end will be the main obstacle.

 

Edited January 16, 2017 by Lucifer's Hero

[The Reverend 1,736]

Relax... we've got this!

As a veteran trackwatcher (well, I went to one session before Christmas), I'm ready to believe this is the year when it all begins. At the session I attended, I spoke to one of the MFC support staff who told me he had been at the club for 32 years and this was by far the most positive vibe he could remember. We all know what can happen when the vibe is right.

GO DEES!

[old dee 23,506]

38 minutes ago, The Reverend said:

Relax... we've got this!

As a veteran trackwatcher (well, I went to one session before Christmas), I'm ready to believe this is the year when it all begins. At the session I attended, I spoke to one of the MFC support staff who told me he had been at the club for 32 years and this was by far the most positive vibe he could remember. We all know what can happen when the vibe is right.

GO DEES!

Reverend have you spoken to the one on high?

Edited January 16, 2017 by old dee

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

6 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

- I think our young players tiring at season's end will be the main obstacle.

 

I think this is possibly the most overused term going around in footy atm.

Most of our youngsters who are entrenched in our best 22 will be in their third to fourth years.

The dogs won the granny from 7th and had to travel to Perth to beat West Coast, played the reigning premiers in Hawthorn at the G, beat the running machine that is GWS in Sydney and then beat arguably the most hardened and finals-tough side in the Swans to lift the cup.

The dogs have an abundance of youth in comparison to sides like Sydney, Hawthorn and even West Coast. Add in the travel and the brutality of finals football and the fact that they won the Grand Final goes completely against the "young players tiring" mantra. Sure young players tire. But with all other variables in motion, it is completely ridiculous to suggest young players tiring is the reason any team loses a game.

Anything is possible, the game is completely between the ears and is down to perfect execution of the fundamentals on gameday. Some players do it better than others under extreme fatigue. And that's the way it goes.

 

 

Edited January 17, 2017 by stevethemanjordan

[hemingway 7,615]

3 hours ago, The Reverend said:

Relax... we've got this!

As a veteran trackwatcher (well, I went to one session before Christmas), I'm ready to believe this is the year when it all begins. At the session I attended, I spoke to one of the MFC support staff who told me he had been at the club for 32 years and this was by far the most positive vibe he could remember. We all know what can happen when the vibe is right.

GO DEES!

can we please wait until the season starts or mid season! please. 

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,392]

I really find it hard to see us winning 13 games to ensure a finals birth.

Realistically, we'd have to:

Go 9-3 at the MCG (no more silly losses to Carlton, Port etc...)

Go 2-2 at Etihad (good luck beating 2 of Essendon, St Kilda and Geelong at our hell hole)

Go 2-4 interstate (bloody tough assignments against West Coast, Adelaide x2, GWS and North in Tassie where they are near dominate)

 

 

[The Reverend 1,736]

3 hours ago, old dee said:

Reverend have you spoken to the one on high?

I've been privileged to hear some celestial whispers of late. They generally coincide with the imbibing of a nice drop of Bowmore's Black Rock single malt. I take this as a sign the big fella approves of my vice and uses it as a means of entering my consciousness. It's a very pleasant method of communication. Far better than getting down on one's creaking knees.

[McQueen 17,864]

On 31/12/2016 at 9:28 PM, Ethan Tremblay said:

I hope you are right SWYL. I will indeed be there, wherever it is played, with bells on. Perhaps a few pre-game drinks with the DL faithful. 

Ethan, I would like to think the rest of the Demonland members would chip in and donate the funds to hire a private jet and fly us over.

I'm going to start getting some quotes today.

[The Reverend 1,736]

10 minutes ago, hemingway said:

can we please wait until the season starts or mid season! please. 

Hemingway, you are free to put off until another time what you could just as easily do today. The outcome will be the same but you won't be able to say, "I told you so!" There's nothing wrong with a little imagination/wishful thinking. Can I remind you of your own words...

"From things that have happened and from things as they exist and from all things that you know and all those you cannot know, you make something through your invention that is not a representation but a whole new thing truer than anything true and alive, and you make it alive, and if you make it well enough, you give it immortality." Ernest Hemingway
 

[Ethan Tremblay 30,121]

51 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Ethan, I would like to think the rest of the Demonland members would chip in and donate the funds to hire a private jet and fly us over.

I'm going to start getting some quotes today.

It's the least they could do really. I'm sure there's enough left over in the donation kitty. 

I have a slight dilemma though. My first born is due September 7, the first week of finals. If this isn't a sign we're going to make them, I don't know what is. 

Skyping of births seems the in-thing to do these days. 

Edited January 17, 2017 by Ethan Tremblay

[DemonOX 8,712]

On 31/12/2016 at 9:36 PM, Sir Why You Little said:

Nothing less

SWYL....

I will believe it when I see it SWYL. 

[old dee 23,506]

49 minutes ago, The Reverend said:

I've been privileged to hear some celestial whispers of late. They generally coincide with the imbibing of a nice drop of Bowmore's Black Rock single malt. I take this as a sign the big fella approves of my vice and uses it as a means of entering my consciousness. It's a very pleasant method of communication. Far better than getting down on one's creaking knees.

I will take that as a positive sign.

I have not had Bowmore's black rock. Where did acquire this drop?

[DeeZee 7,301]

I'm confident.

The younger players will improve , and guys like Lewis, Melksham and Hibberd will add to our strength .

I believe we will also have a harder edge.

[The Reverend 1,736]

28 minutes ago, old dee said:

I will take that as a positive sign.

I have not had Bowmore's black rock. Where did acquire this drop?

Duty-free at Brisbane Airport on my way back from China. It's a nice smoky/peaty drop. Worth a try if you can find it.

[Juicebox 628]

3 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I really find it hard to see us winning 13 games to ensure a finals birth.

Realistically, we'd have to:

Go 9-3 at the MCG (no more silly losses to Carlton, Port etc...)

Go 2-2 at Etihad (good luck beating 2 of Essendon, St Kilda and Geelong at our hell hole)

Go 2-4 interstate (bloody tough assignments against West Coast, Adelaide x2, GWS and North in Tassie where they are near dominate)

 

 

Woo! That's the spirit!