Melbourne v Adelaide

[Madness 44]

Anyone got any idea who and where we'll be playing next week?

[Yze_Magic 3]

I hope we never set foot in South Australia ever again

We get embarrassed every time

[Whispering_Jack 29,887]

First two goals of the final quarter to the Crows. Burton's back on and I want to thank 5aa for not having an internet streaming agreement with the AFL.

Melbourne 5.4.34

Adelaide 11.16.82

Another useless statistic from the game is that the crowd was 5,431.

[Decoy 0]

I hope we never set foot in South Australia ever again

We get embarrassed every time

LOL

[Yze_Magic 3]

First two goals of the final quarter to the Crows. Burton's back on and I want to thank 5aa for not having an internet streaming agreement with the AFL.

Yup, they sure did us a favour

God bless the AFL and 5AA

[pringle 42]

FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Practice match. Don't give a crap about scores. Really. Doomsayers, shut the firetruck up and chill out. Neither team is playing their best side and neither team gives a crap whether they win or lose. We're trying out some newbies and some new tactics. Even round 1 is not much indication of how a team will go ths year. I may be mistaken, but the Swans started slowly last year too, as did Freo...

[WonnaJurah 5]

Who isnt playing in this match for us?

[Whispering_Jack 29,887]

FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Practice match. Don't give a crap about scores. Really. Doomsayers, shut the firetruck up and chill out. Neither team is playing their best side and neither team gives a crap whether they win or lose. We're trying out some newbies and some new tactics. Even round 1 is not much indication of how a team will go ths year. I may be mistaken, but the Swans started slowly last year too, as did Freo...

As did Melbourne with three consecutive losses to start the 2006 season and yet, we were in with a big chance of making the top 4 late in the season.

Garland just scored his first point in AFL football!

Melbourne 5.7.37

Adelaide 11.16.82

[Rolling Stone 157]

Stevens goals.

94 to 37

[maximum bob 462]

FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Practice match. Don't give a crap about scores. Really. Doomsayers, shut the firetruck up and chill out. Neither team is playing their best side and neither team gives a crap whether they win or lose. We're trying out some newbies and some new tactics. Even round 1 is not much indication of how a team will go ths year. I may be mistaken, but the Swans started slowly last year too, as did Freo...

Point well made Pringle. Too much excitable teenage testosterone on display this arvo. Come Rnd 1 I still expect us to pants the Aints.

[demon_fanatic 4]

While not too concerned about the result, i bloody hope this handball happy game plan is scrapped!!! Need to get back to the early 2005 style of long direct football with hard running where we were all the rage... running in numbers from the backline with handballs but not too many,, remember when we beat geelong on a friday night i think it was round 2, 2005.... thats the type of footy we have to play

[pringle 42]

As did Melbourne with three consecutive losses to start the 2006 season and yet, we were in with a big chance of making the top 4 late in the season.

Exactly!!!!

And btw, tell em she missed a sensational Frankston evening last night.

I predict a very good season this year. Our midfield is the strongest it has ever been in my memory. And I'm not talking most talented alone, as we have had some very talented midfielders in the past. I'm talking strong, tough, hard ballwinners/ball magnets. If N. jones plays like he did against the Hawks last week plus the addition of Brock and 'new recruit' Brent Moloney (didn't play at all last yr),the reliable JMac, the class of Cameron the Bruce and Travis, and posibly even cameos from blokes like Davey, Pickett, Sylvia etc. I think we're in a pretty strong position. Only concern I still have is CHF, but I think Miller will come good and should play there this year.

Go dees... in a month or so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Whispering_Jack 29,887]

Full Time:

Melbourne 3.1.19 3.2.20 5.4.34 6.8.44

Adelaide 0.2.2 3.11.29 9.15.69 14.16.100

Goals: Bate Bruce Davey Green Jamar Miller

Just looking on the bright side, this is a far more impressive performance than our last against Adelaide in Round 22 when we had our A team in against their B team and they pantsed us. Today we have our B team in and their A team is pantsing us just as badly.

On that basis, the next time we play them, they should be quaking in their boots.

[Jaded No More 68,879]

Haha, this is gold!

We are losing a practice match? Oh no, I think I might rip up my membership and go skiing.

I care about one thing, and one thing only, that everyone comes out of the game injury-free. If Moloney got through the match and doesn't pull up sore, than already we've won.

Will anyone remember this game in September?

[WonnaJurah 5]

final score 14.16.100 plays 6.8.44

[WonnaJurah 5]

how many games do we play in SA this year?

[Jaded No More 68,879]

how many games do we play in SA this year?

Rd 17- Port Adelaide.

Not a bad draw that.... Then again, according to half the posts in this thread, by Round 17 we'll be hot favourites for the spoon, so it won't even matter

[Madness 44]

Yeah I'm happy about that, we play the weaker team once in SA once and the stronger team at the G, sounds good to me considering how crap the crows are at the G...

[pringle 42]

I love that Chopper quote Jaded. Gold!

[Spirit of the Demon 251]

Full Time:

Melbourne 3.1.19 3.2.20 5.4.34 6.8.44

Adelaide 0.2.2 3.11.29 9.15.69 14.16.100

Goals: Bate Bruce Davey Green Jamar Miller

Just looking on the bright side, this is a far more impressive performance than our last against Adelaide in Round 22 when we had our A team in against their B team and they pantsed us. Today we have our B team in and their A team is pantsing us just as badly.

On that basis, the next time we play them, they should be quaking in their boots.

Missing from Melbourne today -

Clint Bartram, Nathan Brown, Nathan Carroll, Travis Johnstone, Brock McLean, David Neitz, Byron Pickett, Russell Robertson, Colin Sylvia, Daniel Ward and Paul Wheatley (that we know of)

Missing from Adelaide today -

Rhett Biglands#, Tyson Edwards, Trent Hentschel#, Graham Johncock, Ken McGregor, Ian Perrie, Jason Porplyzia and Mark Ricciuto

# Biglands and Hentschel are likely to miss all of the season.

[Jaded No More 68,879]

Missing from Melbourne today -

Clint Bartram, Nathan Brown, Nathan Carroll, Travis Johnstone, Brock McLean, David Neitz, Byron Pickett, Russell Robertson, Colin Sylvia, Daniel Ward and Paul Wheatley (that we know of)

Rivers?

Still, that's our two main forwards, our FB and the 2 best midfielders we've got.

If anyone is actually worried about the results, they need a quick reality check. These matches are played purely for the purpose of fitness and experimentation.

[WonnaJurah 5]

good to rest them ,how did the newbies go/

[CarnTheDees 52]

I'm certainly not condoning the doomsayers in this thread. However, there should be a little cause for concern as well. You can harp on all you like about how practice matches are for blooding the youngsters and trying new tactics, but I'd actually like to see the team practice the single most important thing that there is in football...

...WINNING...

Sure it may seem like a strange idea, but when you look back at the great teams of any era, the one thing they have in common is a culture of success. They get themselves into a position where they've almost forgotten how to lose, the players are programmed to win and don't know any other way.

It would seem to me very difficult as an AFL team to go through the pre-season at half pace, and then be able to turn it on come Round 1 proper.

[CHAMP 347]

I'm certainly not condoning the doomsayers in this thread. However, there should be a little cause for concern as well. You can harp on all you like about how practice matches are for blooding the youngsters and trying new tactics, but I'd actually like to see the team practice the single most important thing that there is in football...

...WINNING...

Sure it may seem like a strange idea, but when you look back at the great teams of any era, the one thing they have in common is a culture of success. They get themselves into a position where they've almost forgotten how to lose, the players are programmed to win and don't know any other way.

It would seem to me very difficult as an AFL team to go through the pre-season at half pace, and then be able to turn it on come Round 1 proper.

Hear hear! The fact is they've won 2 of the last 9. It's becoming a bit too routine for mine.

[DEES 0]

we shouldn't worry about this match because we blooded a young team and are preparing for round 1. As for our game plan with our handball frenzy, we need to find some way to play on those bigger grounds or else we will lose by the same margin or it could be even worser. Though i have to admit we are overusing the handball, we should learn from the teams that can actually pull it off and follow by there example.