10 hours ago, ding said:

I wish this site was as considered as the views in the OP.

I didnt shake my head at a single post.

The other footy club supporters arent as dumb as some on here think.

The Cats should be fairly confident this week, but they arent exactly OTT with their predictions.

Thumbs up to them i guess.

 

"What have Melb ever done - well they won a premiership in 1964 - then won their opening 8 games in 65 ( and then spectacularly crashed ) and thats about it - havent done anything since of note"

That post has particular significance. The truth hurts.

Come on Ding, you are forgetting the 1987 Night Grannie!

 

10 hours ago, Dame Gaga said:

Should we really have to give a rat's toss bag about what the farmers down at Geelong think about anyone?

Termed the "country cousins"

They share the same sentiment as me - our best is better than theirs, but our inconsistency is crippling.  That's why this week, the right match-ups will get us half way there, the other half requires us to execute.

Do that, we win.  Simples.

1 hour ago, faultydet said:

And then they did something that we haven't done for 56 years. They produced one of the great teams of the modern era.

Rightfully dismissive of our blokes.

The only thing that matters is what they can bring this Sunday and what they have become is fragile. We need to be able to sustain the pressure though but if we do it for long enough they will crack.

Edited June 26, 20204 yr by loges

We may have been called soft for a short period but at least we weren't called the "Hand Baggers" for decades.

Apologies to "Jack Russell" just in case she is offended by that term.

13 hours ago, GCDee said:

Surprisingly good analysis by the Geelong supporters. Bang on. 

That's what i thought. More measured and accurate than our posts!

Thanks by the way QD for these threads. 

Surpisingly  interesting to read the perspectives of opposition supporters about the dees, particularly the more considered ones. 

The comments about our mids not working hard defensively and us being crash and bash are spot on.

Pretty accurate comments. I can’t see Melb getting within 6 goals of Geelong. 

I reckon they would normally be more cocky but after losing to Carlton it can be tough!

we, on the other hand, haven’t lost since March! ?

12 hours ago, loges said:

The only thing that matters is what they can bring this Sunday and what they have become is fragile. We need to be able to sustain the pressure though but if we do it for long enough they will crack.

We own the term fragile.

Havng said that even when Geeloong were winning flags I considered them fragile to an extent.
They'd blow most sides off the park in the 1st qr and then cruise to victory.
If a side could stay with them they often got the jitters late game.

Edited June 26, 20204 yr by Fork 'em

13 hours ago, Fork 'em said:

We own the term fragile.

not the players.... but as a footy club... off-field mostly,   which impacts the on-field.

 

It was percy and checker who put the Demon into the Fuchsia's.

The club prior was not aggressive, nor major winners. only occasional flags won,  in a much smaller league..  still part of Mcc.

Checker revved them up and created a winning culture; which lasted some 35 years.

 

We returned to becoming flowers of another name.

 

Its time now to revert.... 

When we were starting to lose our Mojo,   Kennedy was starting to kickoff his Commandos.  

Smithy and Our Mojo was almost killed off by then.  stifled and suffocated,  from within our own home.

 

Now sadly Kennedy has passed, Smithy and Checker long gawn.  Barass nearing the end.  

Back then,  it was "the dawning of the age of Aquarius",   Now we are almost fully into the new age of  'Aquarius'.    Has the past years 'of overlap',  been "the time of troubles".  it has been for Mfc at least.

 

Is it time for our rebirth, and resurrect our inner fire.? to put away the conservative flower of correctness, and to begin to play with sure passion, and aggression.?.!

 

I think it is time for us to awaken and to not feel guilty for playing like arrsewholes;  and then return to  'mild-mannered',  after we depart the field Via or corner Phone-Box at the players race.

 

The time is nigh,  as we enter the New-Age.

 

Amazing that they've seemingly turned on Scott...would not have picked that.

5 hours ago, rolling fog said:

Amazing that they've seemingly turned on Scott...would not have picked that.

check out his finals record since his first year ( that team anyone could have coached that year  ) after thats he has lost like 12 of 16 finals ?

we trashed them in 2018 , should have won by 60 Plus 

 

26 minutes ago, markc said:

after thats he has lost like 12 of 16 finals

You mean he's coached them to 16 finals matches in his time.

Doesn't that tell you something when his best players are all aging, or retired.?

 

If only we were able to have played 16 finals in that time.

 

You know, because they've been in finals regularly,  they won't have far to climb,  as they rebuild the list and find some new stars.  They have Mo-Mentum.

6 hours ago, rolling fog said:

Amazing that they've seemingly turned on Scott...would not have picked that.

I reside in Cat territory. They've never liked him from the get-go.

19 minutes ago, M_9 said:

I reside in Cat territory. They've never liked him from the get-go.

In what way,  'M_g'.?

3 hours ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

You mean he's coached them to 16 finals matches in his time.

Doesn't that tell you something when his best players are all aging, or retired.?

 

If only we were able to have played 16 finals in that time.

 

You know, because they've been in finals regularly,  they won't have far to climb,  as they rebuild the list and find some new stars.  They have Mo-Mentum.

no point coaching 16 when you only win 4 ( since first year ) .. rather play 10  and win 8 

and yes correct they are aging badly and keep trying to top up , you can see who thats working , make finals and ....

Edited June 27, 20204 yr by markc

10 minutes ago, markc said:

no point coaching 16 when you only win 4 .. rather play 10  and win 8 

and yes correct they are aging badly and keep trying to top up , you can see who thats working , make finals and ....

The point is he's kept them in finals year after year,  with an aging tired list.

It's an easy step forward from that position, IF they pluck a couple of of great kids in a draft.

 

We on the other hand have had so many years in the bottom third of ladders,  for so many years in the past 5 decades.  It has eroded supporters and therefore,  players belief,  in our brand.  MfcSS.   It haunts us.

 

WE, all have to help to overcome this and that starts with us supporters, demanding more from our boards, now and forever more. 

Like politicians, we cannot hand them the keys, and we go back to bed.

 

We have to be diligent and keep the board and admins accountable.  And less so the players,  particularly in their first 3 or 4 seasons.

I wish we had U-19's back again,  so we don't really get to see them play, mostly;  so they can just focus on their development in peace.

Edited June 27, 20204 yr by MyFavouriteMartian

We've played one good game under Goodwin.

Against the [censored].

September 2018.

Hopefully he can get them up for another one.

I'm just about over him.

Maybe Goody can have a chat with some Cats supporters? They seem to be able to identify the issues that he cannot see. He clearly doesn’t believe us Demonlanders.

16 hours ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

The point is he's kept them in finals year after year,  with an aging tired list.

It's an easy step forward from that position, IF they pluck a couple of of great kids in a draft.

 

 

 

We have to be diligent and keep the board and admins accountable.  And less so the players,  particularly in their first 3 or 4 seasons.

I wish we had U-19's back again,  so we don't really get to see them play, mostly;  so they can just focus on their development in peace.

yes all good playing finals year after year , I'd rather win the odd grand final and miss a few years. Scott might be good at getting them nearly there but not over the line at the end , as i said rather win 8 from 10 than 4 from 16 

still you're correct lets just get there for now and work on it from there . We need to build and bring back supporters and show that we can.

as for the U19 yes please bring them back , was a great feeder group and we developed our own. 

What they are saying post game . . . 

• No one stands the mark and gives Blicavs an extra couple of metres before he needs to kick. Not sure Goodwin would be happy with that.
• Crikey Melb must be absolute complete garbage. Because we are.
• Cracks. Papered. Over.
• Goes to show how bad Melbourne really are.
• Massive issues that simply aren’t being addressed. Players being carried by the old brigade and a game plan that is truly awful. Talent is there but we aren’t playing to it. Chris Scott remains the major issue with this club.
• Bayley Fritsch has an enormously punchable head. Oliver tied with Sicily for biggest [censored] in the AFL.
• Strange season. The best teams appear to be port, lions and suns. Weird. Cats and Dees teams look super ordinary.
• Pathetic Geelong. where do you start.
• jeez, we won........ i don’t care how...... Demons played attacking footy and lost...... i would rather play chip chip win than run and carry loss.  Do we not remember the "beautiful losers" of the 80's-90's?  
• Gawn had 2 goals kicked on him
• Dive Danger, dive.
• Chris Scott time to hand over the coaching roll to Scarlett

25 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

What they are saying post game . . . 

• No one stands the mark and gives Blicavs an extra couple of metres before he needs to kick. Not sure Goodwin would be happy with that.
• Crikey Melb must be absolute complete garbage. Because we are.
• Cracks. Papered. Over.
• Goes to show how bad Melbourne really are.
• Massive issues that simply aren’t being addressed. Players being carried by the old brigade and a game plan that is truly awful. Talent is there but we aren’t playing to it. Chris Scott remains the major issue with this club.
• Bayley Fritsch has an enormously punchable head. Oliver tied with Sicily for biggest [censored] in the AFL.
• Strange season. The best teams appear to be port, lions and suns. Weird. Cats and Dees teams look super ordinary.
• Pathetic Geelong. where do you start.
• jeez, we won........ i don’t care how...... Demons played attacking footy and lost...... i would rather play chip chip win than run and carry loss.  Do we not remember the "beautiful losers" of the 80's-90's?  
• Gawn had 2 goals kicked on him
• Dive Danger, dive.
• Chris Scott time to hand over the coaching roll to Scarlett

They were very uninspiring. And rarely left second gear. We meanwhile played like we have for the past 16 months: dysfunctional, messy, and devoid of anything remotely resembling football IQ. Adelaide would have beaten Geelong today. We are bad.