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NON MFC: 2020 Marsh Series

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After the worst season in my living memory last year this damn club keeps sucking me back in to the point where I now care about how other teams are playing in pre-season games.

For those who saw, were Carlton genuinely bad?  I actually think their list is pretty good, especially that they now have a competent coach.

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    20 hours ago, DemonOX said:

    Geez the skill level of rich v gws is very good and a fair bit ahead of the melb v hawks game. 
     

    Interesting times ahead. 

    Conversley I thought apart from the last 10 minutes the intensity between Freo and WC was really poor. Re melb Hawks conditions perhaps?

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    31 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    After the worst season in my living memory last year this damn club keeps sucking me back in to the point where I now care about how other teams are playing in pre-season games.

    For those who saw, were Carlton genuinely bad?  I actually think their list is pretty good, especially that they now have a competent coach.

    I watched bits of the first half and their ball movement looked better than it has for a while. I was a bit shocked to see the final scoreline so checked out the Blues board and apparently fitness is a concern with teams running over the top of them in both their pre season games.

    They have also had a lot of pre season injuries and surgeries.

    Trying to think why it seems so familiar...

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    3 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    For those who saw, were Carlton genuinely bad?  I actually think their list is pretty good, especially that they now have a competent coach.

    As often happens when a new coach takes over a dispirited team in mid-season, Teague had a good start to his career. He gave them freedom, their confidence lifted and after a win at home against an over-confident and cocky Brisbane, they had a run of games against other teams in the lower region of the ladder. They won a few games and Teague was appointed permanent coach. He’s going to have a tougher job now with the clubs having more time to scrutinise the players and the game plan. 

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    based upon 5 mins of viewing, north look like they're going to be a thuggish team - so many late hits and physical acts to try and intimidate

    very reminiscent of the way they appeared to play in the scratch match vs us as well as the way the hawks went about their game

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    10 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    based upon 5 mins of viewing, north look like they're going to be a thuggish team - so many late hits and physical acts to try and intimidate

    very reminiscent of the way they appeared to play in the scratch match vs us as well as the way the hawks went about their game

    That's what bog ordinary teams do - they go the man a bit harder than most. 

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    I can’t see North or Sydney having a significant role in 2020 other than as punching bags for the stronger teams. And Essendon and Geelong aren’t very impressive either. 

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    1 minute ago, Pink Freud said:

    I can’t see North or Sydney having a significant role in 2020 other than as punching bags for the stronger teams. And Essendon and Geelong aren’t very impressive either. 

    Tend to agree. If it wasn’t for Geelong’s home games they would struggle. 

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    On 3/8/2020 at 11:18 AM, Demonland said:

    This is the AFL you're talking about. One will get pinged and one will get off. We'll be the ones that get [censored]. 

    On 3/8/2020 at 11:32 AM, FarNorthernD said:

    Although I do not know you Andy, given you are the Demonland revered founder, Captain and Coach, I have great respect for your work. I think though the MFCSS virus has got you hard. That’s about as negative as I’ve heard you. Hope you have stocked up on loo paper

    Love FND

    Viney cleared. Bulldog given a week. My MFCSS is cured. 

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    36 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Viney cleared. Bulldog given a week. My MFCSS is cured. 

    Not entirely. We needed an Eagle or two to be rubbed out for Round 1 and a Giant to go for two weeks. 

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    And that’s all folks. Melbourne finishes in 3rd place. If the AFL was serious about this pre season competition, we would be figuring in an elimination final on the Gold Coast next weekend. Won’t happen.

    2020 JLT/Marsh Community Series ladder ~

    GWS Giants 2 - - 230 122 188.52 8
    Gold Coast 2 - - 193 118 163.55 8
    Melbourne 2 - - 184 119 153.62 8
    Fremantle 2 - - 145 97 149.48 8
    St Kilda 2 - - 179 147 121.76 8
    Port Adelaide 2 - - 193 172  112.20 8
    Essendon 2 - - 160 148 108.10 8
    Collingwood 1 1 - 141 112 125.89 4
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    Western Bulldogs 1 1 - 186 152 122.36 4
    Brisbane 1 1 - 188 164 114.63 4
    North Melbourne 1 1 - 147 181 79.89 4
    West Coast - 2 - 141 150 94.00 0
    Adelaide - 2 - 134 174 77.01 0
    Hawthorn - 2 - 139 182 76.37 0
    Richmond - 2 - 139 193 72.02 0
    Geelong - 2 - 115187 61.49 0
    Carlton - 2 - 109 201 54.22 0
    Sydney - 2 - 106 211 22.31 50.23 0

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