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ROUND 4 2006 - Melbourne v Sydney at the SCG

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There are already several threads where we are wallowing in self pity so here’s one where perhaps we can look for some optimism and hopefully history repeating itself...

Melbourne started the 2006 season as a finals fancy but sprung from the gates with a horrid loss to wooden-spooners Carlton, followed by a big loss to the Bulldogs and a heart-breaker against Adelaide.

At 0-3 our season was shot, with a trip to the SCG to take on the reigning premiers, who were coming off their first win of the year against Carlton (Sydney play Carlton round 3 this year as well).

A close, low quality match eventually saw The Dees scrape home by 5 points.  

Sydney 13-14: 92

Melbourne 15-7: 97

Melbourne then went on to win 11 of our next 12 games, sitting at 2nd on the ladder before a fade out towards the end of the year.

We are playing very poorly, but no worse than rounds 1-3 2006.  We again face Sydney at the SCG... can history repeat itself?

 

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    We may beat sydney but can't see us now making the 8. 

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    Can't wait to see who's turn to drop a sitter !!

    Wonder if you can get money on this ?? Hmmm

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    13 hours ago, dl4e said:

    We may beat sydney but can't see us now making the 8. 

    Small ground between two sides that rely heavily on winning contested ball. Good contest coming. I also think we’ll win this but won’t even be top 10 this year.

    Watching the way Brisbane are playing and the health and quality of their list makes me see how far we’ve dropped off the pace. From 2018 We,re effectively missing a fit tmac ,Hogan, a fit viney and a  younger more effective version of jones and Hibberd ....and  a game plan that works. I think we ‘re headed fr bottom 4. 

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    I hope so I'm heading to the game.

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    Whilst we are playing well below par at the moment , if we somehow manage to scrap the next two wins against the swans and saints we are still in the same 2-3 position we were last year 

    So all is not completely lost yet, but it’s hard to see how we can dig ourselves out right at the moment, particularly given the defensive structure issues and lever and may still weeks away from fixing that

     

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    9 minutes ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

    Sydney didn’t have Lance [censored] Franklin that night kicking 12 on Omac.

    I reckon Frost is the better option on Frankenstein. So to correct your sentence above “Sydney didn’t have Lance [censored] Franklin that night kicking 12 on Frost” ?

    PS they did have a pretty handy guy called Barry Hall that night who kicked 3

     

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    Let’s face it , Franklin is a poor man’s Shaun McKernan ... right ?

    I shudder to think what might happen if we are stuck with unleashing omac and frost against the likes of darling and Kennedy 

     

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    So ...up against Buddy...at the little ground he loves and knows backwards.....no real defence of note.

    This ought to go splendidly

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    Haven't beaten this mob since Rd 17 , 2010.

    And not at the SCG since Rd 4 2006. So twice in 13 years....

    I will be at the game but not a lot to look fwd to..

     

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    6 minutes ago, rjay said:

    Got a bad vibe about the condition of this ground...

    I've just got a bad vibe ...period

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    1 minute ago, jnrmac said:

    Haven't beaten this mob since Rd 17 , 2010.

    And not at the SCG since Rd 4 2006. So twice in 13 years....

    I will be at the game but not a lot to look fwd to..

     

    More power to you....drink heavily ( from wakening ;) )

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    Still angry about that bulltish 50 against Rivers

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    24 minutes ago, Supermercado said:

    Still angry about that bulltish 50 against Rivers

    Remember that well.

    Rubbish call.

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    6 hours ago, jnrmac said:

    Haven't beaten this mob since Rd 17 , 2010.

    And not at the SCG since Rd 4 2006. So twice in 13 years....

    I will be at the game but not a lot to look fwd to..

     

    Geelong all over again, Swans by 8.

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    18 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Geelong all over again, Swans by 8.

    Goals ?

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    7 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    So ...up against Buddy...at the little ground he loves and knows backwards.....no real defence of note.

    This ought to go splendidly

    We will be killed by their linkages and speed, with runners everywhere. The Swans back-up everyone with support and options - their brains think about where and what to play ... forward thinking in most instances. It's been refreshing itself over the past few games, so this match is most likely going to be the premiere, not another dress rehearsal. However, OMac may fire and save the day!

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    5 minutes ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    We will be killed by their linkages and speed, with runners everywhere. The Swans back-up everyone with support and options - their brains think about where and what to play ... forward thinking in most instances. It's been refreshing itself over the past few games, so this match is most likely going to be the premiere, not another dress rehearsal. However, OMac may fire and save the day!

    Yep

    Warning ..."carnage ahead "

    oMac will be rendered irrelevant 

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