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Are we a genuine contender for the flag this year?  

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This will sound like the strangest comment ever uttered in these hallowed digital halls, but I don't think I'm ready yet. This is my life now. Melbourne's inveterate crapness is a core part of my pers

Uncle Fester
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Whenever Footscray won a flag we've won the next 3.   Relax. We've got this.

Demonland
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This is the key. Dropping games we should win or were in a winning position will bury our finals chances. Despite suffering from MFCSS this is the first time in a long time, perhaps ever in my 40

Forest Demon Redleg

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I said we need to win 2 of the next  3, and then get Gawn and Hogan back and come home with a head of steam.

Our next 2 games are Gold Coast and Collingwood and both are absolute must wins now if we want to play finals.

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brendan Redleg

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9 minutes ago, Forest Demon said:

I said we need to win 2 of the next  3, and then get Gawn and Hogan back and come home with a head of steam.

Our next 2 games are Gold Coast and Collingwood and both are absolute must wins now if we want to play finals.

And both will be losses if we can't play 4 consistent quarters 

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Forest Demon Redleg

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5 minutes ago, brendan said:

And both will be losses if we can't play 4 consistent quarters 

Don't worry, I agree. My tip is we will get a spray this week, come out and win. And then roll out thinking we are gods gift to footy on queens birthday and get rolled.

And then rinse and repeat, it's the Melbourne way.

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Watts Jurrah Dunn? Mighty Demon

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On 20/05/2017 at 8:33 AM, ProDee said:

I don't know what's funnier, posters thinking a team that makes the 8 this year literally has no chance of winning or posters thinking the existence of a thread like this could harm our chances. 

And when confronted with the last sentiment a poster says they mean this type of thinking "getting in players minds". 

Let me tell said poster it needs to "get in the players minds", because they'll have no success without it getting in their minds.  We become our thoughts and those that don't think or dream big generally achieve nothing. 

What garbage. Big difference between visualising success and drinking your own bath water. Petracca, Oliver, Watts are guilty of the latter. 

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Sir Why You Little Legend

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6 minutes ago, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

What garbage. Big difference between visualising success and drinking your own bath water. Petracca, Oliver, Watts are guilty of the latter. 

Yes i read the Petracca Double spread this morning and knew what was going to happen. 

It panned out perfectly. 

I am kicking myself i didn't put $20 k on Nought to win. I knew thew would at midday...

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grazman Redleg

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2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Garry Lyon is spot on. 

I know many on here do not like what he said, but it is correct. 

The MFC cannot handle "expectation"

and haven't done so for decades...

Haven't since 64 -and he certainly didn't in 88 and after that. 

That's why the club has invested in Viney, Hogan, Oliver, Salem, Petracca, Hunt etc.  They are super competitive.

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Sir Why You Little Legend

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5 minutes ago, grazman said:

Haven't since 64 -and he certainly didn't in 88 and after that. 

That's why the club has invested in Viney, Hogan, Oliver, Salem, Petracca, Hunt etc.  They are super competitive.

We hope they are. It isn't ingrained in them yet...

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grazman Redleg

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I think it is, they are young and with youth comes inconsistency, but when we were charging in the last quarter all were prominent.   

Watts could learn something about attacking the ball in the air from the likes of Hunt and Hogan.

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1 hour ago, grazman said:

I think it is, they are young and with youth comes inconsistency, but when we were charging in the last quarter all were prominent.   

Watts could learn something about attacking the ball in the air from the likes of Hunt and Hogan.

No the starts are too slow

We are not on the front foot yet, always easier to chase than set the pace. 

But that means we are yet to control games. I thought the Adelaide game had changed that perseption. But todays first Q showed that we are still reactive as a team....

Leadership is often vacant

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i thought the Adelaide game was our line-in-the-sand game... turns out it was nothing more than an aberration.

maybe next year or the year after..... or the year after that...... maybe..................

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