Why Melbourne Can't Be Trusted

[Sir Why You Little 36,971]

2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

That we didn't win by enough.

7 points and the Whiskey starts

anything less is stress city!

and let me say this, IF it happens i will happily share drinks with you and all on here. 

I just cannot understand the “everything will be ok” posts

read them all too many times. 

Goodwin is under massive pressure right now to sort out this defensive shambles. 

[Redleg 40,834]

As I and others have said, ensure always a Demon is closest player to opposition goal and add some pace and skill to the backline and you go a long way to fixing up these opposition scoring bursts.

[sisso 2,580]

1 minute ago, stevethemanjordan said:

 

Sooooooo MFC.

Yep. A mate of mine who thought we were certainties before the match texted me with "wtf?" during the last quarter. My reply?

"Classic Melbourne"

[John Crow Batty 8,861]

45 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

One of our problems is we look at other sides deficiencies and think “oh they are doing it to, so it is not so bad”

i do not care what 17 other sides are doing, we fix our problems, we win

Rounds 22 +23 last year cost us a Finals spot. 

Last Summer should have been Priority 1, tighten up opposition scoring, and if it was, last sunday proved 100% that whatever coaching methods are being taught are a complete failure. 

Favourable comparisons with bottom feeders does not make me feel better. If they are valid arguments then we are not much better.

Edited April 18, 2018 by america de cali

[Diamond_Jim 12,539]

8 minutes ago, Redleg said:

As I and others have said, ensure always a Demon is closest player to opposition goal and add some pace and skill to the backline and you go a long way to fixing up these opposition scoring bursts.

Agree ...on a wet slippery surface not playing a goal keeper type back was very strange.

That five (MFC players) on two which ended in the soccer off the ground for a goal should go down as one of the worst goals against us in recent history. I just could not stop laughing at how bad we were. The Bernie toe poke was not far behind

[Sir Why You Little 36,971]

4 minutes ago, america de cali said:

Favourable comparisons with bottom feeders does not make me feel better.

Exactly. 

Failure requires no preparation. 

Let them die.

We should be aiming to Concede NO GOALS, i bet Clarkson plans that way

[Garbo 1,519]

Might have been said already but of the 21 games we conceded 4 or more goals in a row since round 21 2017, we have won 9 and lost 12, of the 5 games we didn’t concede 4 or more we won all 5 

Richmond for comparison conceded 4 or more 8 times in the same 26 home and away games, winning 1 and losing 7, of the 18 games they didn’t concede 4 of more in a row they won 17 lost 1.

2 possible takes from this, we are either very good at winning when we concede 4 or more straight, or we are losing many games we should have won due to this

[leave it to deever 17,511]

1 hour ago, old dee said:

I gave up trust a long time ago.

I pray now instead

I gave up trust.

I used to pray.

Now I drink too much.

[old dee 23,781]

36 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

I gave up trust.

I used to pray.

Now I drink too much.

And that too.

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

2 hours ago, Garbo said:

Might have been said already but of the 21 games we conceded 4 or more goals in a row since round 21 2017, we have won 9 and lost 12, of the 5 games we didn’t concede 4 or more we won all 5 

Richmond for comparison conceded 4 or more 8 times in the same 26 home and away games, winning 1 and losing 7, of the 18 games they didn’t concede 4 of more in a row they won 17 lost 1.

2 possible takes from this, we are either very good at winning when we concede 4 or more straight, or we are losing many games we should have won due to this

@Nasher

@Wiseblood

[Adam The God 30,126]

I got sick of hearing this rhetoric under Roos, but I think it still unfortunately rings true: the difference between our best and worst footy is still far too wide. 

We can play scintillating footy; then we can play holding pattern footy which is serviceable; and then we can play as badly as any team in the competition (worse than anything Brisbane and Carlton can dish up).

Of course, this happens with young teams, but it really does highlight the dearth of real onfield leadership that has been missing for almost my entire lifetime.

I just hope our younger, emerging leaders don't learn too much about leadership from our older leaders, because they're not good enough.

[jackaub 1,402]

4 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Jesus H. Christ

i was wondering what the further breakdown was. 

Ever since Round 22 last year when the Bears kick 5 in a row to almost steal the game, i have wondered whether Goodwin has the steel balls this sick club needs. 

We are still sick, make no mistake....

He hasnt got steel balls he  hs a steel brain will not accepet he is on the wrong steel track he appears to be stubborn

Edited April 18, 2018 by jackaub

[jackaub 1,402]

JUST WATCHED JONES' PRESSER  SAME NARRATIVE GEE I GET TIRED OF THIS 

BTW WHAT WAS THE TRASH TALK PODCAST THEY REFERRED TO?

[junk 342]

nothing has changed as per usual

 

[DeeZee 7,363]

We can’t be trusted because we are notorious for not being able  deal with expectations .

As yet we have achieved zilch.

Unfortunately the only reputation we are building is that we are mentally soft.

[monoccular 17,413]

5 hours ago, Redleg said:

As I and others have said, ensure always a Demon is closest player to opposition goal and add some pace and skill to the backline and you go a long way to fixing up these opposition scoring bursts.

Redleg - keep a close eye on the 'jobs vacant' an when the MFC defensive coach position comes up please take it.    Use this posting as your reference.

Pity the current incumbent (and the defensive on field 'leaders') cant see something so blatantly obvious.

[Adzman 2,154]

Geez the media is hanging it on us. Carlton, St Kilda and Brisbane must be loving us right now. I think I have read 1-2 articles a day about the team or a Dee's  player since the hawthorn belting. We are under the microscope and need to start performing.

I'm sick of being the joke of the competition, the boys need to respond against Richmond.

[Sir Why You Little 36,971]

2 minutes ago, Adzman said:

Geez the media is hanging it on us. Carlton, St Kilda and Brisbane must be loving us right now. I think I have read 1-2 articles a day about the team or a Dee's  player since the hawthorn belting. We are under the microscope and need to start performing.

I'm sick of being the joke of the competition, the boys need to respond against Richmond.

The players bring it on themselves. 

What other club has waved the white flag of surrender so often. 

And this is still happening after 3 years of Roosy in the chair