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Intra-Club Game: Round 3

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  On 21/06/2020 at 03:23, Demon3 said:

This season sucks.. Carlton and Collingwood going to get benefit of playing Essendon without 8 of their best side.. we miss out on a game after resumption of 1 week and then will likely have to squeeze 2 game sin a week at some stage. 

Now watch us get injuries in an intra club. 

Welcome Mr. Positive 

 

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      On 21/06/2020 at 04:32, Demons11 said:

    Welcome Mr. Positive 

     

    Thanks for the welcome.. im pretty sure im entitled to my opinion and i think others will be feeling the same.. you feel all good about it do you? 

    each to their own Demons11 but thats just how i feel.

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      On 21/06/2020 at 04:41, Demon3 said:

    Thanks for the welcome.. im pretty sure im entitled to my opinion and i think others will be feeling the same.. you feel all good about it do you? 

    each to their own Demons11 but thats just how i feel.

     

    Season is a train wreck with less & less integrity as each week goes by. Essendon may not be able to play 6 of their best next week, teams in hubs are struggling. So not sure how anyone winning a flag is truly worthy this year. 

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    Feel so cheated by this season.  We finally get a full uninjured and super fit team team out on the park and then the season turns to total ssshiiit like this around us.

    It wasn't like I thought we were a certainty for the flag, but was keen that we at least put on a good show, somewhat atoned for last season and got the team back on track.

    Just really hope that we make the most of this as some kind of development year to set-up in the best was possible for next year, something like what Collingwood did in 2017.  Doesn't need to be pretty every week, so long as it is all building to something.

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      On 21/06/2020 at 04:54, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    Feel so cheated by this season.  We finally get a full uninjured and super fit team team out on the park and then the season turns to total ssshiiit like this around us.

    It wasn't like I thought we were a certainty for the flag, but was keen that we at least put on a good show, somewhat atoned for last season and got the team back on track.

    Just really hope that we make the most of this as some kind of development year to set-up in the best was possible for next year, something like what Collingwood did in 2017.  Doesn't need to be pretty every week, so long as it is all building to something.

    Love your positivity but reckon our game plan is flawed, over invested in 2 defenders, not much up front, coach is questionable. Hope I’m wrong but that’s my gut feeling. 
     

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    Our next opponent should be Essendrug next week, why should other teams get the full benefits of a compromised situation, whilst we are totally disadvantaged 

    Fix it up AFL. You pay yourselves enough

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      On 21/06/2020 at 04:59, Sir Why You Little said:

    Our next opponent should be Essendrug next week, why should other teams get the full benefits of a compromised situation, whilst we are totally disadvantaged 

    Fix it up AFL. You pay yourselves enough

    no different to the player who puts another player out of the game and is suspended for four weeks...

    Who benefits... the teams in the next four weeks

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      On 21/06/2020 at 05:03, Diamond_Jim said:

    no different to the player who puts another player out of the game and is suspended for four weeks...

    Who benefits... the teams in the next four weeks

    It’s massively different 

    WE DON’T GET TO EVEN PLAY

    so are disadvantaged for the following week as well, to say nothing of when the bogus games is made up  that will also disadvantage the following opponent 

     

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      On 21/06/2020 at 05:03, Diamond_Jim said:

    no different to the player who puts another player out of the game and is suspended for four weeks...

    Who benefits... the teams in the next four weeks

    Our hierarchy needs to speak up for a change, 1st we play a game in Western Australia after the seasons been called off & expected to compete, now the drug cheats pull this on us & we sit there & say oh well.

    Weve done nothing wrong & have been compromised 2 out of 3 games so far and will later in the season have to play 2 games in a week 

    The AFL hasn’t even mentioned us, because they no we will be as quiet as a mouse about it.

    Could you imagine what Eddie or Jeff Kennett would be saying

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    Typical game day thread.... nobody ever mentions the score.

    Are we even winning ????????

     

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      On 21/06/2020 at 05:16, Billy said:

    Our hierarchy needs to speak up for a change, 1st we play a game in Western Australia after the seasons been called off & expected to compete, now the drug cheats pull this on us & we sit there & say oh well.

    Weve done nothing wrong & have been compromised 2 out of 3 games so far and will later in the season have to play 2 games in a week 

    The AFL hasn’t even mentioned us, because they no we will be as quiet as a mouse about it.

    Could you imagine what Eddie or Jeff Kennett would be saying

    President Bartlett 

    Where are you.....??

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    I heard two things. The first is that Max was going to stay in the rooms so he doesn't miss singing the song.The second is a lot of general disquiet about Hubs......

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      On 20/06/2020 at 23:31, Ethan Tremblay said:

    I reckon we’re in with a chance. 

    JUst hope we don't kick a point first up .......and there is no Full-Back to kick it back in.       But I suppose we would win by 1 point......Yeeeeeh !!!!

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    Ch 7 just had a live post match. Sounds like Max and the players we’re frustrated by what has happened but enjoyed a competitive hit out today and everyone got through 

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    Gawn says we put our best 18 on one side to begin with but then shuffled jumpers midway.

    Also mentioned Jones played - I'm increasingly confident the line about him carrying injuries through training was rubbish and was just designed to soften the blow around him being dropped.

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    Mahoney: We had 40 players out there today so it was a really competitive session.

    Mahoney: I think it’s pretty clear what the players can + can’t do at the moment. The restrictions are there for a reason + this is exactly why.

    Mahoney: There’s a bit of shock + frustration when the boys are ready for the Essendon game, but you have to move on quickly.

    Mahoney: There are going to be a number of challenges this season + the team that responds best from those challenges will come out on top.

    Gawn: It was nice + hot. The umpires had to step in a few times to tell us it was just a practice match. We had normal umps + it was just like a normal game.

    Gawn: It was probably the strongest 18 on one team to start with, then the jumpers got thrown around a bit.

    Gawn: I know that Nathan (Jones) will play a lot of good footy this year. He was good out there today + I’m confident he’ll come back strong. I gave him a ring straight after the news (being omitted) + he said, “It’s alright, I’ll be back next week.”

    Gawn: A lot of sports play multiple times a week + our fitness guru Darren Burgess will get us in a shape to do so. I’m looking forward to that challenge.

    Gawn: We all knew when the AFL season got up + going that this could happen at some point. I was very frustrated at about 4pm yesterday, but it is what it is. I prefer playing games to training, so I’m looking forward to an extra game at some point.

    Gawn: There’s a bit going on in footy - I’m sure everyone’s struggling with their tips.

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      On 21/06/2020 at 04:57, Hogan2014 said:

    Love your positivity but reckon our game plan is flawed, over invested in 2 defenders, not much up front, coach is questionable. Hope I’m wrong but that’s my gut feeling. 
     

    Is the game plan flawed or is it that the execution of the game plan is  flawed or maybe a bit of both?

    2018 everyone said we were too much about attack, but leaked goals.  Have we over correct in that respect personal wise?  Maybe, but then we went to the draft and picked up Kosi and Jackson.

    We also dominated contested ball, but lacked outside finish - hence Langdon, Tomlinson and to some extent Kosi and Bennell.

    Until we win the flag, its always a work in progress.  The way I see it is that 2020 is a chance for us to get the systems, personal and ballance right going forward.

    To truely develop something which stacks up, we need to be playing against real opposition, which is one of the reasons I'm so [censored] about us not playing the Bombers today.  But that said, there are probably also some advantages to in playing a game against yourself in terms of being able to teach and manipulate the game more, so I just hope we make the best of what we have been left with.

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    Brilliant to be training on the G.  Could someone explain the history of why we are not training there all the time and why we cannot  make a case for it. I have always got the fact other Clubs play home games there, but not thee MFC no training aspect. 

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