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NON MFC: Round 03

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Nothing like playing Geelong on the rebound ??

Edited by Beetle

pleasant result

obviously we played Carlton into form including teaching the how to stop playing... mind you they left it till 3/4 time


So, just to confirm, if we had the opportunity to beat Essendon tomorrow, we would be in front of Richmond, West Coast, Geelong, GWS and the Dogs.

Each of those sides has had a shock loss to an ostensibly worse side (Richmond to Hawthorn, WC to GC, Geelong to Carlton, GWS to North, the Dogs to St Kilda).

This season is clearly ridiculous.

And, I'm not suggesting we're any good, but our only loss so far is West Coast in Perth. We also beat the side which just beat Geelong in Geelong.

1 minute ago, Beetle said:

Nothing like playing Geelong on the rebound at Kardinia ??

but we will be fresh after the week off

1 hour ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Carlton look really good with three tall forwards.

No idea why we didn’t replace Jackson with Weideman, we need more tall targets.

Meanwhile West Coast go in with their tall forward line and can't take a mark.

Carlton's tall forwards last week didn't exactly set the world on fire, either.

(Having said that, I'm also surprised we planned to go into tomorrow with just TMac. Possibly horses for courses because Essendon is small and fast).

 
3 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

but we will be fresh after the week off

Time will tell. I did edit my original post too. I thought the game was down there..

1 minute ago, titan_uranus said:

Meanwhile West Coast go in with their tall forward line and can't take a mark.

Carlton's tall forwards last week didn't exactly set the world on fire, either.

(Having said that, I'm also surprised we planned to go into tomorrow with just TMac. Possibly horses for courses because Essendon is small and fast).

A big issue for the eagles is key to their success is darling and Kennedy but they are playing all their first four games at night at the gabba. It is notoriously slippery at night up there. Particularly after half time. Very, very hard to mark.


1 minute ago, Beetle said:

Time will tell. I did edit my original post too. I thought the game was down there..

We could be too fresh after one game in how many months? I hope tomorrow’s Intra Club at the MCG is full on. I don’t want manic tackling but it should go the full time to test their fitness and make it clear performances will count. 

26 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

but we will be fresh after the week off

Or stale.

How good are the Dees!?  We knock off Carlton on their home ground, then they beat the Cats at their dung-heap!
But Hawthorn and Carlton don’t know what it’s like with 30000 Cats fans pumping up the players, and influencing the umps.

Essendon and Collingwood don’t know either.

8 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

Meanwhile West Coast go in with their tall forward line and can't take a mark.

Carlton's tall forwards last week didn't exactly set the world on fire, either.

(Having said that, I'm also surprised we planned to go into tomorrow with just TMac. Possibly horses for courses because Essendon is small and fast).

See the conditions West Coast played in?

2 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

See the conditions West Coast played in?

West coast are losing because Simpson is crying about being in a hub,  they see their coach  sooking it,  it's spreading through the team, they are all sooking it up, coach must be a pillar of strength not weakness.


5 minutes ago, don't make me angry said:

West coast are losing because Simpson is crying about being in a hub,  they see their coach  sooking it,  it's spreading through the team, they are all sooking it up, coach must be a pillar of strength not weakness.

What if it's multiple factors...

Its open season for sure now with the flag. Just about anyone can win it.

Though after watching Collingwood they just simply look a class above everyone else.

Kennedy and Darling from West Coast are cooked btw.

 

2 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

What if it's multiple factors...

They are playing with no effort, the players are disinterested, watched the game weak effort everywhere, after the loss against suns, the coach chose to sook instead of firing up his team. 

18 minutes ago, don't make me angry said:

They are playing with no effort, the players are disinterested, watched the game weak effort everywhere, after the loss against suns, the coach chose to sook instead of firing up his team. 

I dunno. Is there only 2 options: 0% and 100% effort? I think they could've applied more effort, but I don't think theyre in the game within 3 goals with 10min to go, if there is No Effort.

Just multiple factors that prove insurmountable for em. Weather, Lions, not enough Effort from 5-10 players, missing mcgovern, away game, sooking over hubs etc. Are you discrediting Brisbane? Lachie Neale , Cam Rainer, Hugh McClugg, Harrison Andrews, Berry. All were firing, maybe Brisbane just hit their straps last night. I liked their game. And it proved they'll be in the 4-8 range for me. 

Edit- The "line in the sand news" about wce refusing more games in the hub r4-6  put a smile on my face though ?

 

Edited by John Demonic

Why has the freo game been changed to 8pm tonight??


2 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

I dunno. Is there only 2 options: 0% and 100% effort? I think they could've applied more effort, but I don't think theyre in the game within 3 goals with 10min to go, if there is No Effort.

Just multiple factors that prove insurmountable for em. Weather, Lions, not enough Effort from 5-10 players, missing mcgovern, away game, sooking over hubs etc. Are you discrediting Brisbane? Lachie Neale , Cam Rainer, Hugh McClugg, Harrison Andrews, Berry. All were firing, maybe Brisbane just hit their straps last night. I liked their game. And it proved they'll be in the 4-8 range for me. 

 

 

Not discrediting Brisbane, but losing to the suns, Brisbane never got out of 3nd gear, they don't want to be there, and it starts with the coach, saying we will play anywhere anytime. Simpson a weak sook.

32 minutes ago, don't make me angry said:

They are playing with no effort, the players are disinterested, watched the game weak effort everywhere, after the loss against suns, the coach chose to sook instead of firing up his team. 

Did Simpson run over your cat?

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

Why has the freo game been changed to 8pm tonight??

They are moving things around to maximise TV coverage thanks to the whacky antics of COVID McKenna.

 
1 minute ago, buck_nekkid said:

They are moving things around to maximise TV coverage thanks to the whacky antics of COVID McKenna.

Well they maximised it where I live to the extent there is no match on TV.  Probably no loss anyway.

3 hours ago, DubDee said:

Why has the freo game been changed to 8pm tonight??

Both matches are at Metricon . They need to give all facilities a thorough clean before the next 2 teams enter the ground. 


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