Ok, by now we've come to realise that 2017 just wasn't our year. The well documented losses of suitable matchups such as Vanders, Kent, Pencil due to injury, the highly sensitised reconciliation of playing on the edge and the associated suspensions of Bince, Lewis, Hogan and Bugg, and let's not forget the timing and impact of injuries to Gawn, Watts, Viney others at cruicial moments - have played their part in our results this season.

This is football - we make no excuses about it. 

What we do expect though... is a clear and deliberate demonstration of MFC resilience for 2018. 

That is to say, let's be the team that embraces the lessons learned from the implementation of a frenetic pace to our game plan, revise it, refine it come back firing hard over the pre-season. Let's be the ones to accept that to sustain such an exciting and at times, ruthless approach, requires the application of sublime skills and stamina. Let's recognise that we need to build and recruit depth of match-ups, that allow our team to have the structural integrity to match a broader composition of opponents. And finally, let's continue to instil the culture of zero acceptance for lack of intent and drive our beloved team to greater heights next season. 

The definition of resilience is to identify your strengths and weaknesses, recognise the threats and opportunities and ultimately learn.

Go Dees!!!

 

 

 

 

 

You started losing me when you mentioned Kent & Vandenberg as important players, and the use of "highly sensitised reconciliation" in a sentence finished me off.

Recognise Threats and opportunities ???? Give  us a break !!!!! That's eduspeak nonsense at it's most unintelligible

Psuedo intellectual claptrap

To put it simply keep players who can and want to turn up to play every week

If they cant then the club should move on

12 hours ago, DeezNuts said:

Ok, by now we've come to realise that 2017 just wasn't our year. The well documented losses of suitable matchups such as Vanders, Kent, Pencil due to injury, the highly sensitised reconciliation of playing on the edge and the associated suspensions of Bince, Lewis, Hogan and Bugg, and let's not forget the timing and impact of injuries to Gawn, Watts, Viney others at cruicial moments - have played their part in our results this season.

This is football - we make no excuses about it. 

What we do expect though... is a clear and deliberate demonstration of MFC resilience for 2018. 

That is to say, let's be the team that embraces the lessons learned from the implementation of a frenetic pace to our game plan, revise it, refine it come back firing hard over the pre-season. Let's be the ones to accept that to sustain such an exciting and at times, ruthless approach, requires the application of sublime skills and stamina. Let's recognise that we need to build and recruit depth of match-ups, that allow our team to have the structural integrity to match a broader composition of opponents. And finally, let's continue to instil the culture of zero acceptance for lack of intent and drive our beloved team to greater heights next season. 

The definition of resilience is to identify your strengths and weaknesses, recognise the threats and opportunities and ultimately learn.

Go Dees!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Woulda thought that was a SWAT analysis... good for marketing and businesses

Looks like Schwabb has a new account on DL.

6 minutes ago, ding said:

Looks like Schwabb has a new account on DL.

And it's Wednesday.

The mailman is a [censored] .... this hurts !

Edited August 30, 20177 yr by Delusional demon 82

1 hour ago, america de cali said:

And it's Wednesday.

oooooooooooohhhh !!!! 

14 hours ago, DeezNuts said:

Ok, by now we've come to realise that 2017 just wasn't our year.

Yeah, we failed.

14 hours ago, DeezNuts said:

The well documented losses of suitable matchups

Matchups = players, .... we lost players.

 

14 hours ago, DeezNuts said:

 the highly sensitised reconciliation  

I have read this bit multiple times and it still doesnt mean anything

14 hours ago, DeezNuts said:

What we do expect though... is a clear and deliberate demonstration of MFC resilience for 2018. 

We need to be better next year.

 

14 hours ago, DeezNuts said:

That is to say, let's be the team that embraces the lessons learned from the implementation of a frenetic pace to our game plan, revise it, refine it come back firing hard over the pre-season.

We need to be better next year.

 

14 hours ago, DeezNuts said:

Let's recognise that we need to build and recruit depth of match-ups, that allow our team to have the structural integrity to match a broader composition of opponents.

lol why not just say "we need a better list next year?

 

14 hours ago, DeezNuts said:

The definition of resilience is to identify your strengths and weaknesses, recognise the threats and opportunities and ultimately learn.

 I thought it meant the ability to recover from difficulties/challenges etc.... Personally i would prefer that our team learn not to put themselves in these positions in the first place.

 

14 hours ago, DeezNuts said:

Go Dees!!!

Oh look, something we agree on.

Edited August 30, 20177 yr by ding

18 hours ago, DeezNuts said:

Ok, by now we've come to realise that 2017 just wasn't our year. The well documented losses of suitable matchups such as Vanders, Kent, Pencil due to injury, the highly sensitised reconciliation of playing on the edge and the associated suspensions of Bince, Lewis, Hogan and Bugg, and let's not forget the timing and impact of injuries to Gawn, Watts, Viney others at cruicial moments - have played their part in our results this season.

This is football - we make no excuses about it. 

What we do expect though... is a clear and deliberate demonstration of MFC resilience for 2018. 

That is to say, let's be the team that embraces the lessons learned from the implementation of a frenetic pace to our game plan, revise it, refine it come back firing hard over the pre-season. Let's be the ones to accept that to sustain such an exciting and at times, ruthless approach, requires the application of sublime skills and stamina. Let's recognise that we need to build and recruit depth of match-ups, that allow our team to have the structural integrity to match a broader composition of opponents. And finally, let's continue to instil the culture of zero acceptance for lack of intent and drive our beloved team to greater heights next season. 

The definition of resilience is to identify your strengths and weaknesses, recognise the threats and opportunities and ultimately learn.

Go Dees!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Gee Nutz pretty good 

Use the whole squad all year not just best 22 every match until they burn out.

Every player should be exhausted after the match, recover and train but if not ready should be able to sand aside for a replacement who can compete until exhausted,  and is then replaced. FROM THE SQUAD. 

Specific match ups can be made for a particular opponent, maybe even someone dispensable who nullify San opponent until exhausted and takes a few weeks to recover. 

Maybe rest and recuperate in the 2's until the replacement is exhausted or does not match up.

Been saying this since Neeld. We have a better squad but still don't seem to use it.

oh and get a motivational speaker each week who pumps the team up and they come out breathing fire. This speaker would change each week and would be briefed by the coach according to the make up of the team and the features of the opposition.

8 hours ago, Delusional demon 82 said:

The mailman is a [censored] .... this hurts !

Talk about kicking us poor supporters while we are down......Mine went straight in the bin.  But not after my dorks supporting partner made a few smart ass remarks.....Give me strength in my darkest hour! 

Haha! Tough crowd, but understandable given the circumstances...

Seriously though - Vanders is a jet when he's fit and free from injury, and is a far stronger competitive-presence in the back half against big bodied forwards than OMAC - we bled far too many goals this year. As for Kent, when he's able to play freely on the wing, his F50 daggers hit the chest every time. Pencil, well, who else did we have to back up Gawn without shuffling players from their natural positions? And as for 'sensitised reconscilliation' that was a dig at the AFL and the media for over-reacting to some of Melbournes obvious infringements in what appeared to be systematic approach. Look what subsequently happened to Gawn for questioning those decisions in the centre -  someone in AFL land hates us... but if you prefer that I use 50 words instead of 2, then no problems ? 

(Totally unrelated, but does anyone know the 'key stats' that Goody kept referring to - and didn't declare - that he measured our development with when compared to top 4 teams?)

Hope it wasn't handballs and turnovers...