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POSTMATCH: Rd 20 vs Richmond

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9 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

Some observations:

 

(special mention to the atrocious umpiring, not that it would have really changed much.)

It's lack of respect. They don't rate strugglers and they don't reward them.

Dusty has special licence because he won a Brownlow, a rubbish award granted by incompetents.

 And that Nick Foot, he is a fraud.

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    Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

    Didn't watch the game.. how was JKH

    He ran out on a lot of leads but the players ignored him and kicked it to contests instead. Looks like the other players don’t have a lot of confidence in his disposals. I don’t either. He stuffs up a lot of kicks and hand passes.

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    2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Didn't watch the game.. how was JKH

    Worked hard up and down the wing. Ran end to end to try make an impact in defence and up forward. I havnt been a fan but his effort is what we need in wingers.

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    2 minutes ago, Jaded said:

     Tried really hard but he’s just another average inside mid. 

    When has Kennedy Harris ever been an inside mid?

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    1 minute ago, Beetle said:

    When has Kennedy Harris ever been an inside mid?

    At Casey for literally the past two seasons. 

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    19 minutes ago, 640MD said:

    After half time all I saw was Melb second to the ball or behind their opponents ,  coasting to a result that was not dreadful but had no desire to change the result, we had no one to grab the game by the neck and change the direction. Our leaders if they are the best we have, are part of the reason this year has gone this way.

    we need radical change and very hard decisions!

    Which is why Jones needs to be told.
     


     

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    3 minutes ago, My name is legion said:

    He ran out on a lot of leads but the players ignored him and kicked it to contests instead. Looks like the other players don’t have a lot of confidence in his disposals. I don’t either. He stuffs up a lot of kicks and hand passes.

    20 disposals, 10 kicks, 10 hand passes at 80% DE. 

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    34 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    It’s Fantastic that The Ashes are on live for the next 6 weeks

    this Footy season is just too awful

    Still prefer the footy.

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    4 minutes ago, My name is legion said:

    He ran out on a lot of leads but the players ignored him and kicked it to contests instead. Looks like the other players don’t have a lot of confidence in his disposals. I don’t either. He stuffs up a lot of kicks and hand passes.

    Had 20 disposals at 80% efficiency so couldn’t have stuffed up too many. First game back so there is potential for improvement and I hope his team mates use him more next week. 

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    7 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    At Casey for literally the past two seasons. 

    Played as a mid for Casey out of necessity, he’s the furthest thing from an “inside” mid known to man.

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    I’m fairly surprised by the pessimism here. I spose I shouldn’t be. I can be critical of this team as much as the next bloke, but I thought the first half was pretty decent and we had good intent. There at 6 players, at least, playing that won’t be in the side rd 1 next year. We are stretched and our depth isn’t great. It is what it is. I expected to be belted all game. We were in for 2.5 quarters. Some ordinary decision making in the 3rd, namely handball at all costs, and some frees that went their way turned the game in their favour. That’s the best summation I can give. Positive were Gawn (immense) Fritta forward and Melksham, while off the pace, showing some glimmers. OMAc is a farkiiin spaz. That is being nice. He must be traded out. No use 

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    8 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

    Which is why Jones needs to be told.
     


     

    Is this the new Coach?

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    For the first time in 40 years I will not renew my membership before Xmas. I will wait until round 6 next year.  Enough is enough.  The club has done this and totally responsible for sucking the loyalty out of me.  If I see substantial reason to renew I will do it after round 6.  Happy to give up a season seat., but sure plenty will be available still come round 6.

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    I liked the message WYL.
    He looks like he been on the turps tho'.

     

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    26 minutes ago, olisik said:

    English isn’t my first language. Got a problem with that? Thought Demons fans were inclusive but seems that if English isn’t your first language then it’s not on 

    I'm more concerned tou said you were at the game, you were watching the action on the green bit

    Your  comments re Jones are laughable, he was one of the best, he tried his guts out

    We lack cohesion at the moment, we have players coming back from injury trying to find touch, mixed with guys whose form has been all over the place mixed with guys just starting out at AFL level

    Add to that the players who have been injured during the season and it is the perfect storm

    Tonight we tried, but just couldn't sustain, the effort was there but not the application

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    7 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

    Still prefer the footy.

    Ashes Cricket ? is all out war....

    Then Beers afterwards

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    30 minutes ago, 640MD said:

    After half time all I saw was Melb second to the ball or behind their opponents ,  coasting to a result that was not dreadful but had no desire to change the result, we had no one to grab the game by the neck and change the direction. Our leaders if they are the best we have, are part of the reason this year has gone this way.

    we need radical change and very hard decisions!

    Jones played abyssmaly, Viney not much better. Jones looks like he's playing on borrowed time. Shocking leaders, the both of them. I'd give the captaincy to Harmes before either of those two but Max is the obvious choice.

    I don't think this list has the wherewithal to bounce back from this season. They all look timid, unskilled, slow and lacking in smarts. Confidence is in tatters. Bottom 4 again next year, window shut.

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    2 minutes ago, Soidee said:

    For the first time in 40 years I will not renew my membership before Xmas. I will wait until round 6 next year.  Enough is enough.  The club has done this and totally responsible for sucking the loyalty out of me.  If I see substantial reason to renew I will do it after round 6.  Happy to give up a season seat., but sure plenty will be available still come round 6.

    I asked tonight when i can renew for next seson, but hey each to their own, feel better landing a kick in the last part of your post

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    Thanks to everyone who replied to my question regarding JKH.

    Next one I have is how did Petty go?

    I watched the first qtr and a half before I went to the movies and already saw him clunk a few contested marks.

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    2 minutes ago, leucopogon said:

    Jones played abyssmaly, Viney not much better. Jones looks like he's playing on borrowed time. Shocking leaders, the both of them. I'd give the captaincy to Harmes before either of those two but Max is the obvious choice.

    I don't think this list has the wherewithal to bounce back from this season. They all look timid, unskilled, slow and lacking in smarts. Confidence is in tatters. Bottom 4 again next year, window shut.

    Abysmally, please spell check.

    So catastrophically calamitous again?

     

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    I miss all the Preuss fans banging on about how well he was doing in VFL, astonished by him being left out.

    Let's face facts - we are so far off it at all levels.......

     

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    49 minutes ago, DSP said:

    Brilliant Post.

    Go back and watch the last 30-40 mins of the last 10 or so games. Its 4 quarters of footy. Not 2.5 or 3.

    The same story, week in and week out.

    But as long as they tried, thats all that matters right?

     

    That is the coaches fault, why do we only play 2-3 quarters a week, there’s a complete lack of motivation from the players and the coaching does nothing to rectify this, Goodwin is not up to it, get rid of him! 

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    Goodwin before tha game seemed to imply he and the club wanted to get “something” out of the last games for this year, Build a head of steam etc to go into the preseason and look to 2020.

    well all I can see is a slow coast to the finish, no reason to go too hard. Another preseason where we “train the house down” with no real criticism or questions asked. And then another wasted season!

    no point in a reset that gets us back the end of 2018. We got walloped and the coaches don’t seem to have asked why ?

    need some new personnel in charge somewhere and some hard questions asked of the playing group.

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    Wouldn’t mind seeing us try some other players in the guts instead of Viney, give JKH or Dunkley a run through the midfield over next couple games. Or more time to Petracca, or Salem.

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    https://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/2019-08-03/rd-20-after-the-siren-simon-goodwin

    Geez Goody was on FIRE in the After the siren address. I can feel the passion just dripping from his pores.

    Some absolute pearls of wisdom in this video. Do yourself a favor and have a look.

    Im confident we will keep "forging ahead" after seeing this.

     

     

     

     

    FMD.

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