Post Match Discussion - Round 13

[MT64 1,144]

8 hours ago, Pates said:

I don't know how we change this. The boys are playing great footy, we had just come off memorable win against the Pies, only game in town. Seriously the fans who could've gone but chose not to need the same rocket up their butts that Pederson got (it's clearly worked for him). 

I went, but in a corporate box dead in the middle of the ground. Heaps of Melbourne in front of us and they made a lot of noise. I still will not pay to get into the ground or spend a penny there.  Massive rip-off merchants. Is it me or are our supporters more active (aggressive) in their supporting the team these days? Looks/sounds like it to me.

[MT64 1,144]

8 hours ago, Nasher said:

Garlett should have had another bag of 5 today.  Lock him in for his first 50 goal season.  Can't believe his turnaround in form this year.

Just wait till he feeds off a F.F. Today on occasions as we "bombed" the ball into the forward line he was up against two or three bulldogs with no support. Once our forward line is settled again he will get the bags of goals.

[praha 11,255]

9 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

I'm still coming to terms with how good Hannan has become.

His sidestep in traffic is so good, I can now see why Goodwin loves him so much.

He looks super good.

[KysaiahMessiah 725]

7 hours ago, Demon77 said:

Well said, plenty of noise coming from us today. Nothing wrong with the crowd,  historically these two teams don't draw well anywhere. 

Certainly was.  In the midst of it and we were LOUD.  And we started singing at the 19 minute mark of the last qtr ?

[Ron Burgundy 8,588]

14 hours ago, Crompton's the man said:

I have written this before and never ever meant it before 

 

Never In Doubt 

Up by 50 points at three quarter time against the reigning premiers on their home turf.

Effectively rested two of our most important players for the final quarter as a precautionary measure for next week, and still won the quarter.

That confirms 'never in doubt'.

I love Tom Bugg.

 

[loges 6,767]

10 hours ago, Jaded said:

What an amazing 4 quarter effort. Defensively we were phenomenal. And offensively we smashed them. 

Tom McDonald was amazing in the ruck, and the backline was faultless. Best 12 possession game you'll ever see from Jetta. If he's not in All Australian contention the competition is a joke. 

Hard to fault anyone today but I would like Bugg and Harmes to learn to kick set shots! 

P.S.- after pulling out last minute from attending the North game, today was another one for the perfect winning record when the boyfriend turns up to watch us play...now to work out a way to drag him along to every game... 

Time to put the foot down Jaded

[poita 3,929]

Brilliant performance from start to finish. Even when we lost our way a little in the second quarter, we didn't allow the Dogs to pile on multiple goals. It was really important to back up Monday's win with a good showing as well.

This is precisely why I have been so frustrated with this group - they are so very capable, but until yesterday we hadn't seen them play properly for four quarters. Now that they have, and against decent opposition, hopefully they will have the belief and the desire to do it again and again.

Special mention to both McDonalds who were brilliant throughout. Tom seems to be loving the freedom of playing up the ground, and his versatility will be important as the season goes on. Oscar played his best game and continued his good form from last week.

Hopefully Jones & Watts will be okay for Saturday. With Gawn back, it would be great not to lose any players, particularly not some of our best.

[Dee Zephyr 19,294]

2 hours ago, Travis16 said:

Certainly was.  In the midst of it and we were LOUD.  And we started singing at the 19 minute mark of the last qtr ?

The singing of the song was a beautiful touch on a superb day!!! Well done Demon fans!!

[Lucifers Hero 40,623]

The Age Rnd 12 votes:

• Oscar McDonald (Melbourne) 8
• Tom McDonald (Melbourne) 8
• Jack Watts (Melbourne) 8
• Christian Salem (Melbourne) 7
• Jeff Garlett (Melbourne) 7

So proud of our team, especially those that have had to wear so much criticism or setbacks and able to rise above it and perform as they have recently!.

Takes real grit to do that.  Well done guys

[danielE288 780]

I was there, making noise, there was a smattering of Melbourne fans around the ground, can't expect too much Dogs home game at Etihad was to be expected. Great win.

[Lucifers Hero 40,623]

This is my favourite line written in the media about the game: 

"The Demons hunted and stalked their prey with the hunger and cheek of a pack of starved hyenas for a full 120 minutes".

Jay Clark, The Australian.

[Demonland 73,992]

16 hours ago, Skin D said:

The attendance by Demons supporters today was seriously pathetic. 

I agree with this. We were barely heard when we kicked a goal. Bulldogs seriously out numbered us.

[Ditcha 705]

This was the best team effort I have seen by Melbourne since 2006. A special thank you to Glenn Barlett, Peter Jackson, Paul Roos, Simon Goodwin,  and Macca for turning this club around and we now have a very competitive team. Macca is a great man as couple years he was speaking at the premium members lunch where I , and next week he saw me crossing the road from Richmond station and waited for me and then walked to mcg with me. Saty is right about how Macca is involved in the development of Oscar.  We are very lucky to have one of the best development coaches working with us. It is great to see us bullying the opposition and I am very excited about how far this team can develop.  CARN THE DEMONS.

[Jaded No More 68,976]

11 hours ago, Deestroy All said:

Well let's hope your boyfriend stops pulling out. 

We need every bit of luck we can get...

I thought you were gonna say, we need all the Melbourne supporter we can get... 

[beelzebub 23,390]

anyone ventured over to Toigerland to see how the meltdown's going ? 

[Willmoy1947 4,232]

12 hours ago, Jaded said:

I'm starting to sweat about my Sept 18th holiday.... ?‍♀️

I'm starting to sweat about my 251/1 bet on Oliver!!

[Skin Deeamond 339]

6 hours ago, MT64 said:

I went, but in a corporate box dead in the middle of the ground. Heaps of Melbourne in front of us and they made a lot of noise. I still will not pay to get into the ground or spend a penny there.  Massive rip-off merchants. Is it me or are our supporters more active (aggressive) in their supporting the team these days? Looks/sounds like it to me.

There were small pockets of MFC supporters. Even the cheer squad area was not full and the area to each side of it was empty. The sound when Melbourne scored or when they came onto the field was soft. The numbers were greater and sound of the supporters for the puppies was very loud. The whole crowd was only 33,000. My estimate is that at least two thirds were puppies supporters, probably more.

[Dee Dee 1,141]

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned (can't read pages and pages on this topic) but 3 wins at the Docklands Mausoleum this year puts the old bogey to bed I think! 

 

[Diamond_Jim 12,726]

32 minutes ago, Skin D said:

There were small pockets of MFC supporters. Even the cheer squad area was not full and the area to each side of it was empty. The sound when Melbourne scored or when they came onto the field was soft. The numbers were greater and sound of the supporters for the puppies was very loud. The whole crowd was only 33,000. My estimate is that at least two thirds were puppies supporters, probably more.

Besides the usually discussed problems with Docklands the ticketing is a real  dogs breakfast.

No real info readily available about GA areas and in the main those areas which are available are less than optimum from a viewing aspect.

Level 2 is wasted when the lesser teams play.

Went to the Docklands for the Essendon game and other than the win the viewing aspect was lousy (until the Bombers supporters left and I pinched a seat.) The crowd was big because of the Bombers membership and the tendency of their members to pre purchase seats.

I suspect that Melbourne supporters are not given to pre-purchasing tickets and seats during the home and away season.

Perhaps some rethinking about seat allocation for the lesser games is in order

[beelzebub 23,390]

I've revised my stance marginally on Etihad...if someone ante's up I'l sit in the Medallion Club on the wing... that was ok.  I did notice at eh Ess game there wasnt a huge Melb crowd in front of me...ie..the more Eastern side ( spencer st )  There were quite a few around me.

It's not our favourite place historically. I suspect given our recent win/loss there folk might warm to it a bit. It will take years though..and I still need to find more people willing to shout !!  

[beelzebub 23,390]

3 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Besides the usually discussed problems with Docklands the ticketing is a real  dogs breakfast.

No real info readily available about GA areas and in the main those areas which are available are less than optimum from a viewing aspect.

Level 2 is wasted when the lesser teams play.

Went to the Docklands for the Essendon game and other than the win the viewing aspect was lousy (until the Bombers supporters left and I pinched a seat.) The crowd was big because of the Bombers membership and the tendency of their members to pre purchase seats.

I suspect that Melbourne supporters are not given to pre-purchasing tickets and seats during the home and away season.

Perhaps some rethinking about seat allocation for the lesser games is in order

yes..dont go there without your ticket already in hand

[danielE288 780]

5 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Besides the usually discussed problems with Docklands the ticketing is a real  dogs breakfast.

No real info readily available about GA areas and in the main those areas which are available are less than optimum from a viewing aspect.

Level 2 is wasted when the lesser teams play.

Went to the Docklands for the Essendon game and other than the win the viewing aspect was lousy (until the Bombers supporters left and I pinched a seat.) The crowd was big because of the Bombers membership and the tendency of their members to pre purchase seats.

I suspect that Melbourne supporters are not given to pre-purchasing tickets and seats during the home and away season.

Perhaps some rethinking about seat allocation for the lesser games is in order

It's the AFL's fault IMO. Round 1 Telstra were offering seats in the pockets level 1 for $20, yesterday these areas were empty because they were around $50 which is ridiculous. Heaps of empty seats in the AFL members part where I was too, all that needed to be done was offer these unbought seats to the public for a decent price and more people would have turned up.

[Robbie57 2,041]

4 minutes ago, Dee Dee said:

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned (can't read pages and pages on this topic) but 3 wins at the Docklands Mausoleum this year puts the old bogey to bed I think! 

 

I think we can put most bogeys to bed now. Goody is dismissive of them. We are a new team and will beat our foes on any given day anywhere. 

[Smokey 4,389]

Monday morning routine these days

> Walk into the office with Melbourne lanyard with great purpose
> www.melbournefc.com.au

> Every 10 minutes, hit "F5" until "all the goals" video appears

 

[demonique 314]

19 hours ago, Demonland said:

Going early I know but ... so are the Doggies' supporters ?

The Dog fans near us were on their way out in the 3rd quarter!! 

What? Leaving already ?something we said ?