Three out of four "On the Couch" are saying will make at least the prelim

[Dees2014 2,377]

Watching OTC tonight, the most authoritative show on TV are saying we will get at least to the second last game.

How bloody exciting!

[Deemented Are Go! 3,684]

Well we're [censored] now! 

[Jaded No More 68,974]

I've always loved Jonathan Brown. The man loves the Dees. Has nothing but good things to say about us. 

Positive press about Melbourne is so confusing I don't know what to do with myself?!

[hemingway 7,633]

Dees, pay no attention to OTC, maintain your balance, keep your emotions in check and and let the results do the talking.

I have no doubt that you have as much idea as anyone on OTC.

Trust your own instincts. 

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

Screw this, lid is off. 

Dees to beat the giants in the big dance and the whole crowd to laugh at tom Scully as one 

Nathan jones deserves to hold up the cup more than just about anyone 

[Stinga2 194]

Remember that one time they said we were the best Victorian side in the comp...

[Chook 15,022]

6 minutes ago, Stinga2 said:

Remember that one time they said we were the best Victorian side in the comp...

Early '07 was the best time to be a Melbourne supporter in my memory. The last few weeks rival that though.

[praha 11,240]

Swans by 10 goals. 

[Sir Why You Little 37,195]

1 minute ago, Chook said:

Early '07 was the best time to be a Melbourne supporter in my memory. The last few weeks rival that though.

Rolling into the '87 Final series was pretty wild...The crowds got bigger each week

2007 was sad in my memory We lost winnable games and said goodbye to ND

[Little Goffy 14,661]

All this, and Carlton in two weeks...

Here it comes... heeeere it coooooomes....

 

[praha 11,240]

2 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

All this, and Carlton in two weeks...

Here it comes... heeeere it coooooomes....

 

SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT

[Robbie57 2,022]

The media are on and off bandwagons remember st kilda. Let's just grind out a few wins. We have a hard road ahead. 

[Whispering_Jack 30,753]

Who was the fourth member of the panel?

The one who said we wouldn't make it.

[DubDee 26,162]

Playing finals for the first time in 11 years would be a start. 

5 more wins needed

[hemingway 7,633]

2 minutes ago, Robbie57 said:

The media are on and off bandwagons remember st kilda. Let's just grind out a few wins. We have a hard road ahead. 

Agreed, if we lose a few, the media will drop us cold and be on another teams bandwagon.

[Deemented Are Go! 3,684]

3 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Who was the fourth member of the panel?

The one who said we wouldn't make it.

Dunstall 

[Jibroni 5,018]

A Hawthorn man, surprise surprise!

[ChaserJ 5,169]

25 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Rolling into the '87 Final series was pretty wild...The crowds got bigger each week

2007 was sad in my memory We lost winnable games and said goodbye to ND

Was too young in '87, but remember being full of hope '94 and '98. Even though we made the GF in 2000, still reckon '98 was the year we had a real chance.

The collapse from being a good team from 04-06 to the drop off in 07 (and subsequent decade long rebuild) was stark. In hindsight, not entirely sure why ND had to go. Was the board just looking for the first opportunity to let him go?

[Cards13 9,117]

49 minutes ago, hemingway said:

Dees, pay no attention to OTC, maintain your balance, keep your emotions in check and and let the results do the talking.

I have no doubt that you have as much idea as anyone on OTC.

Trust your own instincts. 

Exactly. Injuries and the bounce of the ball. We are still a year off truely being a contender, I think we'll run out of gas right at the end. 

Loving what we are doing so far in a very even season. 

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

All year the media have tried to pigeonhole teams but it's the most even season in living memory with multiple upsets every week making them look stupid.

As well as we are playing now we could just as easily have lost to Collingwood and West Coast.

It's such a crazy season, just enjoy the ride.

[titan_uranus 25,046]

I feel like things are getting a tad out of hand.

We haven't even qualified for the finals yet.

[pineapple dee 2,892]

30 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Who was the fourth member of the panel?

The one who said we wouldn't make it.

Jason Dunstall.  He did say he had us fifth though, god bless his little heart ❤️ 

[biggestred 5,148]

3 out of 4 on the couch panellists are also blithering idiots...

[Sir Why You Little 37,195]

14 minutes ago, ChaserJ said:

Was too young in '87, but remember being full of hope '94 and '98. Even though we made the GF in 2000, still reckon '98 was the year we had a real chance.

The collapse from being a good team from 04-06 to the drop off in 07 (and subsequent decade long rebuild) was stark. In hindsight, not entirely sure why ND had to go. Was the board just looking for the first opportunity to let him go?

10 years is a long time. ND did all he could

when Byron came back from holidays in 07 twice the size i knew it was all over. 

If Jakovich had lasted the entire '94 season, Well who knows....

'98 we had a real good side, but G Lyon's back was gone.....

Edited June 26, 2017 by Sir Why You Little

[Chook 15,022]

47 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Rolling into the '87 Final series was pretty wild...The crowds got bigger each week

2007 was sad in my memory We lost winnable games and said goodbye to ND

Of course. The reality bus hit us pretty damn hard in 2007, round 1 with those injuries and that massive loss. But up until then it was SWEET being the best side in Victoria...