How bad is this year?

[jumbo returns 6,515]

7 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

We should have won the Cup. I went to all those finals

Adelaide were gifted that one

For all all our tanking experience, we could have strategised that finals' campaign better...

[Skuit 9,312]

3 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

The top five MFC personal let-downs by year in my supporting lifetime:

1.    1998 (Smash premiers Adelaide. Robbed by North's cosy Friday night arrangement with the AFL).
2.    2012 (Round one done. A continuation of the disappointment of the end of 2011 and a realisation we were stuffed).
3.    2019/2020 (Thought we were on track. Accepted excuses. Injuries. 6-6-6. Loss of confidence. Now what?).
4.    1988/2000 (Fate never gave us a chance. The first GF outing should have forewarned me as a new devotee). 
5.    1994 (In alignment only to be injury-cruelled. Twenty-five years later and Jackovich is still the best time of my life). 

Bonus round. 

6.   1995 also sticks in my craw, more so than 2017. Bi-polar Demon's supporting life condensed into a single season. 

 

Edited July 6, 2020 by Skuit

[Sir Why You Little 34,712]

28 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

For all all our tanking experience, we could have strategised that finals' campaign better...

The final 6 that year was just bizzare and the Crows got lucky

[Skuit 9,312]

22 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Let's start another topic, so we can whinge and whine

How can you go.past 1905, I mean phew!

Just bombing into the forward lins

Hey Saty. I ordinarily let your odd ego-driven self-designated club-mascot baiting slide. But what about this topic do you think is set up as an additional reason to whinge and whine about the present? It's a forum to express our personal disappointment as MFC supporters over the years. Legitimate feelings. Tell us yours. It may be liberating. Have you ever felt sad or disappointed about our football team the Dees? 

[praha 10,315]

2 hours ago, Purple77 said:

I personally haven't quite recovered from R23 2017. The year was overall positive, but in terms of disappointments that season is right up there for me.

didn't lay a tackle in the first 15 minutes of the club's most important game for a decade. 

supporters deserve the pain if we ever bought into this club's BS.

[dl4e 5,635]

1965. The begining of the end.

[Satyriconhome 9,993]

22 minutes ago, Skuit said:

Hey Saty. I ordinarily let your odd ego-driven self-designated club-mascot baiting slide. But what about this topic do you think is set up as an additional reason to whinge and whine about the present? It's a forum to express our personal disappointment as MFC supporters over the years. Legitimate feelings. Tell us yours. It may be liberating. Have you ever felt sad or disappointed about our football team the Dees? 

Yeah particularly 1905, I mean bottom again tsk tsk

It is a forum to discuss footy,which has been hijacked by a small minority of perpetual whinegers and whiners, we've played 3 games, repeat 3, lost to West Coast under strange circumstances, beat Carlton, if Tomlinson had kicked straighter we may have beaten Geelong

And unfortunately had too many players have an off day against Richmond

Interestingly some of the poorer performers were players clamoured for on here in Rivers, can be excused, Pickett, can be excused, Lockhart, 2 games in a row  and the midfield went handball happy 

I was disappointed with the performance, but move onto the next one

Edited July 6, 2020 by Satyriconhome

[Skuit 9,312]

24 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Yeah particularly 1905, I mean bottom again tsk tsk

It is a forum to discuss footy,which has been hijacked by a small minority of perpetual whinegers and whiners, we've played 3 games, repeat 3, lost to West Coast under strange circumstances, beat Carlton, if Tomlinson had kicked straighter we may have beaten Geelong

And unfortunately had too many players have an off day against Richmond

Interestingly some of the poorer performers were players clamoured for on here in Rivers, can be excused, Pickett, can be excused, Lockhart, 2 games in a row  and the midfield went handball happy 

I was disappointed with the performance, but move onto the next one

I agree with most of this Saty. But it's okay to express your disappointment with seasons' past. Just try it. I did a top five. 

[Satyriconhome 9,993]

22 minutes ago, Skuit said:

I agree with most of this Saty. But it's okay to express your disappointment with seasons' past. Just try it. I did a top five. 

I have to be careful, only negative views of the Dees seem to pass the mods muster these days

It is pointless exercise in my opinion to wallow in the past, I moved on to the Suns

I participated in something with the Club the day after we were smashed by 140 odd points by the Bombers a few years ago

Now that was an interesting day in the past

Another interesting fact post that game, surprisingly nobody died

Edited July 6, 2020 by Satyriconhome

[Mel Bourne 3,774]

56 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Yeah particularly 1905, I mean bottom again tsk tsk

It is a forum to discuss footy,which has been hijacked by a small minority of perpetual whinegers and whiners, we've played 3 games, repeat 3, lost to West Coast under strange circumstances, beat Carlton, if Tomlinson had kicked straighter we may have beaten Geelong

And unfortunately had too many players have an off day against Richmond

Interestingly some of the poorer performers were players clamoured for on here in Rivers, can be excused, Pickett, can be excused, Lockhart, 2 games in a row  and the midfield went handball happy 

I was disappointed with the performance, but move onto the next one

That’s four games. Repeat, four. 

[Demon Dynasty 15,790]

4 hours ago, Purple77 said:

I personally haven't quite recovered from R23 2017. The year was overall positive, but in terms of disappointments that season is right up there for me.

Yep we were ripe and ready to waltz in to finals but, once again, Goody for whatever reason couldn't get them fired up for a big encounter.

Instead it was Bucks who got his charges fired up coming out all guns blazing in the first half.  It's a rinse and repeat story that sees us coming from a fair way behind at half time far too often.  This club is wailing / failing as we watch in 2020.

If Perty (and the board) doesn't put a rocket up Goody & the FD's khyber pass soon i'll spew up.

[Satyriconhome 9,993]

1 hour ago, Mel Bourne said:

That’s four games. Repeat, four. 

3 since restart, but thank you for paying close attention, nothing like a bit of late night pedantry

Anything to add to the topic or just a drive by

 

[Mel Bourne 3,774]

3 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

3 since restart, but thank you for paying close attention, nothing like a bit of late night pedantry

Anything to add to the topic or just a drive by

 

Sure, since you asked, I’ll add to the topic. 
 

The Melbourne Football Club is the worst club in the league. This is a fact. The only measure of true success in our league is a premiership victory, and we have gone the longest without one. So yeah, fact. 
 

We all obviously either really like or love the game itself, or we wouldn’t be on this forum. So a lifetime of watching this game we so admire, but without ever witnessing the actual result we all yearn for, has had a completely predictable, degrading effect on the mindset of the Melbourne supporter base. The ensuing negative, frustrated and defeated attitudes we all express here are not baseless, nor the result of people being weak-minded or lacking in male genitalia, as you’ve clumsily (and as pointed out, kinda in a really sexist way - girls are not inherently “weak”) inferred. 
 

People here have more than a right to be fed-up with this club. And to be honest, the indiscriminate (and often strangely vitriolic) optimism you seem to taunt others with is not only unhelpful, but makes you come across as a little feeble of mind. 
 

Bet you wish I just drove by. 

[PaulRB 5,985]

This year we have played 4 games with

• 3 of them against last years top 5 (Geelong #1, Richmond #3 and Premier, Westcoast #5) we've lost all 3.
• 1 game against one of the other 12 teams (i.e. not in the top 5) in Carlton which we won.

So too soon to panic, as I'd not have rated us top 5 coming into 2020, but would like to think we can squeeze into the top 8 once the season's complete. 

Beat Suns and Hawks, and we are 3:3 with only 2 of top 5 to play in the 11 remaining games, so its doable.

[Engorged Onion 9,420]

11 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

This year we have played 4 games with

• 3 of them against last years top 5 (Geelong #1, Richmond #3 and Premier, Westcoast #5) we've lost all 3.
• 1 game against one of the other 12 teams (i.e. not in the top 5) in Carlton which we won.

So too soon to panic, as I'd not have rated us top 5 coming into 2020, but would like to think we can squeeze into the top 8 once the season's complete. 

Beat Suns and Hawks, and we are 3:3 with only 2 of top 5 to play in the 11 remaining games, so its doable.

Loving the sunshine lollypops and rainbows @PaulRB! 

[Half forward flank 1,022]

69 was an interesting one for me. I joined the cheer squad and match day was a lot of fun. Be there for when the gates open, rush to seats, even learned the words to the Cheer squad official ditty when the Police came to look things over

Cheer squad leader, I can clearly visualise him but name escapes me would ask of us.

What are pennies made of?

..........................................

Some of you may know the rest. I have too much respect for police now to repeat it.

As for the footy we lost the first seven straight then tidied uop a hapless Fitzroy. It was also the year I realised greg Parke was not better than Royce Hart, Blair Campbell was no match for KB and Ray Biffen was a tough son of a ...

We finished last but even as a 12 year old it had nowhere near the hurt and sadness I feel nowdays.

[PaulRB 5,985]

4 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

Loving the sunshine lollypops and rainbows @PaulRB! 

Just Data, without the overlay of 50 years of misery, and a small "healthy" dose of optimism.

[dazzledavey36 49,048]

11 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

3 since restart, but thank you for paying close attention, nothing like a bit of late night pedantry

Anything to add to the topic or just a drive by

 

Jesus...

[Lord Nev 13,511]

Board challenge jungle drums are starting...

 

[PaulRB 5,985]

18 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

Board challenge jungle drums are starting...

 

lol

based on what? we've lost to three of the top 5 from last year... burn the place down and rebuild (version 17 since 1964)

[Lord Nev 13,511]

Just now, PaulRB said:

lol

based on what? we've lost to three of the top 5 from last year... burn the place down and rebuild (version 17 since 1964)

Based on rumours I've heard. I'm not saying it's absolutely 100% happening, but you're welcome to look up my track record if you wish.

 

[Sir Why You Little 34,712]

Just now, PaulRB said:

lol

based on what? we've lost to three of the top 5 from last year... burn the place down and rebuild (version 17 since 1964)

Based on the shocking style of Football goodwin has Been in charge of for close to 18 months

6-21 so far

[PaulRB 5,985]

2 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Based on the shocking style of Football goodwin has Been in charge of for close to 18 months

6-21 so far

I find it hard to argue with people who purposefully distort their use of data to their predetermined positions.

If you're going to quote Goodwin's record as backing your position, at least have the honesty to use all of his record at Melbourne, which is (33–36–0) (W-L-D) from 2017-2019.

And the only coach of our past 4 or more, to take us into finals...

Lots went wrong last year, much has been done to address it, only some of it was Goodwins responsibility.

So this year, we are 4 games into weird season having played 3 of the top 5 teams from last year, we sit 1-3...

IN MY OPINION - it is not the time to pull down the house.

[PaulRB 5,985]

17 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

Based on rumours I've heard. I'm not saying it's absolutely 100% happening, but you're welcome to look up my track record if you wish.

 

Joy... just what we need is another period of destabilisation and disruption, after a poor run of 4 games. Not questioning your bonefides, more the sanity of those pushing those rumours.

Edited July 7, 2020 by PaulRB

[Lord Nev 13,511]

1 minute ago, PaulRB said:

Joy... just what we need is another period of destabilisation and disruption, after a poor run of 4 games.

Yeah, I'm not saying it's something I'm keen on or that it'll be helpful, but there are some very passionate and powerful Melbourne people who are as equally frustrated at the moment as some supporters and are seriously considering taking action from what I've heard.

To be fair, it's far more than 4 games though. It's as bad a 18 months as we've ever experienced, and that gets lumped onto the decades of frustration whether we like it or not.

The fact we haven't consistently performed since the 60s is the reason this kind of thing is never that far away.