10 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

 

MFC Supporters - 55 thousand plus >  Now we need the balance of the MCC Melbourne barackers to convert to “supporters” and join the MFC before next week’s Semi! ?

MFC players - relentless all night

MFC - 3 to go

>  Now we need the balance of the MCC Melbourne barackers to convert to “supporters” and join the MFC before next week’s Semi!

Edited September 8, 20186 yr by CBDees
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10 hours ago, joeboy said:

Jones - led by example

Viney - made them cry

Weideman - may have arrived

Neal- Bullen - tough and uncompromising 

T.McDonald - great first half

Harmes - loved his application 

Gawn - imposed when necessary 

Hannan - one important goal

Melksham - great forward pressure

Salem - was all class

Petracca - had limited involvement 

Tyson - tried and failed

Brayshaw - courageous and dynamic

Fritsch - was rarely sighted

Frost - made a difference

Hibberd - dynamic when needed

Jetta - limited by injury 

Lewis - experience was significant 

O.McDonald - reliable and safe

Oliver - a dynamic presence

Spargo - tired and overawed

vandenBerg - keep it simple

Petracca's intercept, shimmy and brilliant handball to set up Jones in the 4th - a crucial goal - was the moment of the day for mine. He is doing fine.

10 hours ago, Macca said:

Easily his best game for the club ... close to being more than decent.

could have easily kicked 3 more  goals

does it every game Must improve this and hurt oposition

Salem - composed and strong (he won me over tonight, I have always thought him too un-involved and weak under pressure)

Vandenberg - very clumsy game

Jetta - tough, skilled, dedicated

Midfield (Viney, Oliver, Brayshaw, Harmes, Tyson) - tough and polished

Weid - big game player

12 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

Jones - led by example  HFF is yours   

Viney - made them cry   Will only improve!   

Weideman - may have arrived HE HAS ARRIVED    

Neal- Bullen - tough and uncompromising      Always a presence    

T.McDonald - great first half   Tommy [censored] McDonald    

Harmes - loved his application  Up another Level    

Gawn - imposed when necessary  Dominated around ground    

Hannan - one important goal   Warranted his selection                 

Melksham - great forward pressure  Always a threat     

Salem - was all class   Coolness under pressure    

Petracca - had limited involvement     Next week lookout    

Tyson - tried and failed     Played his role    

Brayshaw - courageous and dynamic  Genuine A-Grader    

Fritsch - was rarely sighted    Always felt safe (when ball was in his hands)    

Frost - made a difference     Some inspiring runs    

Hibberd - dynamic when needed   Great physical game    

Jetta - limited by injury    Hurt but courageous

Lewis - experience was significant  His experience showed      

O.McDonald - reliable and safe  Was not overawed    

Oliver - a dynamic presence  Hello Mr September    

Spargo - tired and overawed  Inexperience was telling    

vandenBerg - keep it simple   Great hit Vanders

MFC Supporters - 55 thousand plus

MFC players - relentless all night

MFC - 3 to go

MFC supporters - more like 85,000 plus 

Spargo - played his role and will play 200 games 

Fritsch - Better than Watts 

Olivier was good, but missed a few targets he would normally hit, but he is the best third year player ever.

13 hours ago, nosoupforme said:

Players      Love you all!

Weid           Love you more

Harmes      Your a gun

Viney           Your my heroe     

To all             Can't ask for more  

YES, we can... and we must.

 

 this season is not done with.

1 hour ago, Micksdemons said:

MFC supporters - more like 85,000 plus 

Spargo - played his role and will play 200 games 

Fritsch - Better than Watts 

... might be time soon for Garlett !  for a cameo.  the need for speed and fresh legs.

1 hour ago, DV8 said:

... might be time soon for Garlett !  for a cameo.  the need for speed and fresh legs.

I agree due respect to young Spargo he has been serviceable.  Garlett can smell a goal tackle and use his speed. Played ok in the last 2 casey games. Kicked 4 in a losing side last home and away game. Would be very valuable in a finals game. 

I think people are being far too generous with petracca. he dropped 2 basic uncontested marks inside 50, slipped over too much and missed a clutch goal that our team needed so much. 

His dropped mark was so costly i'd go as far as to say that it kept geelong in the game for the next 2 quarters.

his kicking is a disgrace and needs to sort it out asap. you can't have forwards that can't kick goals.

 

Oliver - Can’t be more stellar.

 

Yep, 4 words.

G. Whately - Is a moron

58 minutes ago, nosoupforme said:

I agree due respect to young Spargo he has been serviceable.  Garlett can smell a goal tackle and use his speed. Played ok in the last 2 casey games. Kicked 4 in a losing side last home and away game. Would be very valuable in a finals game. 

I think Spargo would do well from a week off freshener, so he can hopefully return the week after.

He's such a smart player... gets to the right spots to create mayhem.

Vanders- coming along superbly

Brayshaw - Abysmal by foot

 

My thoughts

Hames.  Fantastic game

Jetta.  Bloody wonderful 

Melksham. He can play

Lewis. Composure is critical

Weide. Great first goal won me with his last

Jones. Captains goal late but he got it

petracca great pass to the captain 

Tyson played well, worth his spot

VBH. Great physicality. Scared them !

All the rest. I love yours all !!

Geelong - pooed their pants

4 hours ago, Wolfturdo said:

G. Whately - Is a moron

Put a sock in it.

4 hours ago, DV8 said:

I think Spargo would do well from a week off freshener, so he can hopefully return the week after.

He's such a smart player... gets to the right spots to create mayhem.

He has just had a week off in case you weren't aware.

 

Edited September 8, 20186 yr by monoccular

4 minutes ago, monoccular said:

He has just had a week off in case you weren't aware.

 

your right Mono. forgot about that. Well, he seems to be getting fatigued;,,,  but it was said more about getting speed into the side, for the Hawks match-ups.

Thing is, who to let out.

5 hours ago, Dr.D said:

I think people are being far too generous with petracca. he dropped 2 basic uncontested marks inside 50, slipped over too much and missed a clutch goal that our team needed so much. 

His dropped mark was so costly i'd go as far as to say that it kept geelong in the game for the next 2 quarters.

his kicking is a disgrace and needs to sort it out asap. you can't have forwards that can't kick goals.

 

Let's trade him to Port for Wattsy

21 hours ago, Macca said:

No fear with this fella ... lookout Hawks.

The new Grinter with added talent

 

2 hours ago, Wollongong Demon said:

The new Grinter with added talent

Grinter was more than reasonable WD ... I included him in my best 22 Demons that I've seen play (as part of a would-be team)

vanders has a ways to go but his vigour,  aggression,  tackling,  presence and hard-at-it approach is worth any number of cheap possessions.  Fritsch has real value in a similar way but for different reasons.

The numbers often doesn't always give us an accurate picture ... the eyes have it though.  And we all witnessed Weideman's impact as well.  The kid might just have it.

Have watched all 3 other finals and the standout team is Richmond ... they can be beaten but only if they don't get to play on their own terms. 

11 hours ago, Macca said:

Grinter was more than reasonable WD ... I included him in my best 22 Demons that I've seen play (as part of a would-be team)

vanders has a ways to go but his vigour,  aggression,  tackling,  presence and hard-at-it approach is worth any number of cheap possessions.  Fritsch has real value in a similar way but for different reasons.

The numbers often doesn't always give us an accurate picture ... the eyes have it though.  And we all witnessed Weideman's impact as well.  The kid might just have it.

Have watched all 3 other finals and the standout team is Richmond ... they can be beaten but only if they don't get to play on their own terms. 

Tx Macca. I only bearly remember Grinter. I was told he was really tough. I recall the crowd being excited. My dad would say its time to let him off his leach, so I assumed he wasnt a great talent. But I guess he wouldnt play if not. 

I do think Vanders is a talented player. He is our best 22 and I hope he avoids injury and we see what he can do with a lot more games under his belt. His strength is awesome and he doesnt seem to panic and although his disposal has been errant on occassion he always seems to get his hands on the pill.

Wouldnt mind seeing him one on one on the goal square like dusty or danger now and then.

10 minutes ago, Wollongong Demon said:

Tx Macca. I only bearly remember Grinter. I was told he was really tough. I recall the crowd being excited. My dad would say its time to let him off his leach, so I assumed he wasnt a great talent. But I guess he wouldnt play if not. 

I do think Vanders is a talented player. He is our best 22 and I hope he avoids injury and we see what he can do with a lot more games under his belt. His strength is awesome and he doesnt seem to panic and although his disposal has been errant on occassion he always seems to get his hands on the pill.

Wouldnt mind seeing him one on one on the goal square like dusty or danger now and then.

Grinter was highly skilled in the air, and by foot.  And could hit an opponent at the same time he was clutching an overhead mark.

6 minutes ago, Wollongong Demon said:

Tx Macca. I only bearly remember Grinter. I was told he was really tough. I recall the crowd being excited. My dad would say its time to let him off his leach, so I assumed he wasnt a great talent. But I guess he wouldn't play if not. 

I do think Vanders is a talented player. He is our best 22 and I hope he avoids injury and we see what he can do with a lot more games under his belt. His strength is awesome and he doesnt seem to panic and although his disposal has been errant on ocassions he always seems to get his hands on the pill.

Wouldn't mind seeing him one on one on the goal square like dusty or danger now and then.

Grinter was actually quite a skilful player ... could mark & kick but he had a bit of dirt about him.  There were better backmen than him around the league but the sport was way different back then where positional play was a staple.  Could run out of defence and set up play but he was no Bruce Doull !

vanders will get better with his disposal and decision making as he plays more footy at the top level ... he's only played 5 games after a long lay-off so there's a decent amount of upside.  Needs to work on his kicking because he can create goal-scoring opportunities for himself due to his ability to take a mark in the forward line.