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3 hours ago, dl4e said:

In rough terms there is about a 40 point difference between us and wet coke. If we lose by 20 points and they win by 20 points they may scrape us by about .1 of a percent. I think wet coke may beat Adelaide who already have a top 2 position locked. We have to beat the pies.

Agree we need to beat the Pies, and agree, it could easily swing against us - but the calculation is more complicated than that - though it needs someone more articulate about maths than me to elaborate further. But largely, it depends on how high/low scoring a match it is, and how high/low the total points scored for the season are.

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4 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

Sad drop in the quality of some of people now in the MCC members. If the person(s) who took my black coat from the front row of Q48  (saving our seats whilst out getting my daughter's MFC member's rewards cards) would have the decency to hand it to lost property that would be great

Sorry to hear about that mate. Poor form

Posted
7 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

Sad drop in the quality of some of people now in the MCC members. If the person(s) who took my black coat from the front row of Q48  (saving our seats whilst out getting my daughter's MFC member's rewards cards) would have the decency to hand it in to lost property that would be great!

Thats sucks big time. 

Its unlikely you will find the perpetrators on this august site. Has to be Brisbane scum for sure.

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4 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

Sad drop in the quality of some of people now in the MCC members. If the person(s) who took my black coat from the front row of Q48  (saving our seats whilst out getting my daughter's MFC member's rewards cards) would have the decency to hand it to lost property that would be great

And it remains my firm view that the little turd who tried to push in front of me at the bar in the Long Room at 3/4 time last week should have his membership revoked.

It aint like it used to be.

 

 

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Posted
Just now, Sir Why You Little said:

Any injuries today? i didn't notice any

Trac was down for a while in the last but seemed ok.

Hope not. We have had more than our fair share this year.


Posted
3 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Trac was down for a while in the last but seemed ok.

Hope not. We have had more than our fair share this year.

Would be great to have a strong list waiting after next week

tracc would have been exhausted. He worked hard in the middle

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Posted
2 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Dal Santo on the radio said the AFL have changed the rule where you kick it to someone in the fwd 50m and get another 30 secs to shoot for goal. Like Lewis to ANB against Carlton and again in hte last minute today. 

I hadn't heard that. Does anyone know if this is correct? He was saying the umpires can call play on.

Simple answer to all these shenanigans.

Abolish the countdown clock for all except the time keeper. Not the "30 seconds to kick a goal" countdown. The "how much time left in the quarter" countdown.

Everyone, including coaches, media, the lot, can only see the time elapsed. Like it was before channel 7 invented this exciting innovation which has brought no benefit but plenty of downside.

Then they won't know if they can diddle with the 30 seconds stuff.

It makes for more exciting footy anyway.

 

 

 

 

 

But the AFL don't like simplicity. They would rather tack on more and more subrules and interpretations.

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Well, that went pretty much as expected except for the part where we gave them a fighting chance in the last.

They came into the game on a high from last week and in full knowledge that this is exactly the kind of game that we fluff. So they squeezed us, crowded us, hoping we'd panic.

First quarter, their body language said that they thought they had our number.

We didn't panic but the edge sure was off our ball handling. So near and yet so far. It only needed 15 minutes where everything went right and game over. Fourth quarter, Bang! Right on schedule. Then ... quick rewrite of the script. "Melbourne, knowing what is like to be at the tail end of the ladder, decide to give Brisbane some hope and stand and watch while they move the ball effortlessly and cleanly."

Thankfully Pedo didn't read the new script. Thanks Pedo.

Next week Collingwood are going to give us the same treatment. If we lose it could be curtains and they are just the kind of club who would love to bring it down on us. Watch them throw the kitchen sink at us. We should be good enough -- we are good enough -- to rub their noses in it. But it's all between the ears next week. Are we up for the challenge?

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Posted
2 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Well, that went pretty much as expected except for the part where we gave them a fighting chance in the last.

They came into the game on a high from last week and in full knowledge that this is exactly the kind of game that we fluff. So they squeezed us, crowded us, hoping we'd panic.

First quarter, their body language said that they thought they had our number.

We didn't panic but the edge sure was off our ball handling. So near and yet so far. It only needed 15 minutes where everything went right and game over. Fourth quarter, Bang! Right on schedule. Then ... quick rewrite of the script. "Melbourne, knowing what is like to be at the tail end of the ladder, decide to give Brisbane some hope and stand and watch while they move the ball effortlessly and cleanly."

Thankfully Pedo didn't read the new script. Thanks Pedo.

Next week Collingwood are going to give us the same treatment. If we lose it could be curtains and they are just the kind of club who would love to bring it down on us. Watch them throw the kitchen sink at us. We should be good enough -- we are good enough -- to rub their noses in it. But it's all between the ears next week. Are we up for the challenge?

They would LOVE to ruin it for us. Will need no extra motivation for this one.

Posted
1 minute ago, layzie said:

They would LOVE to ruin it for us. Will need no extra motivation for this one.

Just as much as we would LOVE to secure a finals berth with a win over the old enemy.  

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Anyone else noticed Jess had his right shoulder bandaged but not his left? He did his left collarbone.

Was he doing the Lin Jong trick?

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Posted
Just now, Wiseblood said:

Just as much as we would LOVE to secure a finals berth with a win over the old enemy.  

Well I couldn't think of anything sweeter. It's the journey that's been presented to us.

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3 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Anyone else noticed Jess had his right shoulder bandaged but not his left? He did his left collarbone.

Was he doing the Lin Jong trick?

Yes, I noticed.

He has had his right shoulder strapped since he came back from cancer surgery.  

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4 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Yes, I noticed.

He has had his right shoulder strapped since he came back from cancer surgery.  

I thought he was doing a Lin Jong - didn't realise he had his shoulder taped in previous games

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Think we were lucky to win this.  We were beaten at our own game, panicked when there was no true pressure, made stupid turnovers and relied on individual acts to stay in the game.  We fair dinkum stopped in the last.  

Carlscum did their late season trick and took a scalp - this year it is the Dorks.  The bears were looking for one too, and I suppose in getting the points we at least were one up on last year.

next week will be a bastard.  We need to get back to OUR game.  Something like what Casey did - win the stoppages, make contests, stop them marking.  If we play like we did today, we will make Bucks and his band of pathetic toothless sister-rooters look way better than they deserve.

Posted
2 hours ago, bing181 said:

People have got to stop running this film of "what might have happened" in their heads as if it's reality - and then arguing from that as if it did.

Just to be clear you've perfectly summarised literally everything that is wrong with the entire world.

Politics, relationships, football. Well played.

Posted
5 hours ago, Nasher said:

So let's recap this week's posts in the Hogan thread:

1. We are better without Hogan in the side

2. He should earn it in the VFL like everyone else

3. Our fitness and medical staff are incompetent and negligent for letting him play

I knew there was some form of deity........

Posted
2 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

 If we play like we did today, we will make Bucks and his band of pathetic toothless sister-rooters look way better than they deserve.

There were a few players who did very little but the Lions played above themselves and full credit to a couple of players who were great at the stoppages. On the whole we were pretty good .... we didnt make the most of all our entries. Missed a couple of set shots and went to sleep when five goals up in the last.

That said the pies when on are bloody good and will be a challenge if we don't bring our best.

At least its in our hands to reach finals and lets hope that's enough to make us excel.

Hopefully, Jesse and Pedo can continue their stellar efforts and Garlett can improve.

At least our fwd line is working again.

 

Posted
7 minutes ago, Go the Biff said:

I thought he was doing a Lin Jong - didn't realise he had his shoulder taped in previous games

Picture of the North game when it was injured

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Checked videos it was first strapped in his comeback game vs Carlton.

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1 hour ago, chook fowler said:

Must acknowledge the form of Lewis over the past few weeks. Has been a constant, effective presence down back and along with Hibberd has been crucial to the organisation of our backline. He will be a great asset come finals.

I reckon we underestimate Jones too.

Slowed it down at the end when we were streaming forward and some of his disposal into the forward line was sublime

 

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