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MFC - wasting my life since 1965; hows that for consistency;

 
5 minutes ago, Yze_13 said:

Realistically - a mid table finish with mid table talent and a mid table coach.
If Collingwood don’t fluke a draw in round 2, or Tomlinson’s kick fades a little more against Geelong, or the goal umpire doesn’t call for a stupid score review vs. Brisbane, or we don’t get assigned to the human [censored] that is Cairns with back to back 4 day breaks and no bye - maybe we scrape in. But we weren’t winning the flag this year anyway. 
I honestly don’t think they are that far off top 4. You could make a strong case for us having 4 of the top 50 in the competition - a bit more class on the outside opposite Langdon, another preseason into Jackson, Pickett and Rivers, and another key forward. Not much to ask for. Keep your heads up everybody. 
 

Exactly. And if Mckenna doesn’t get a (false) positive covid test !!! This season has so many  if moments.  We travelled more than any other team and had no bye.  It’s usually a biased season and this one was more biased than most. 

10 hours ago, dl4e said:

When I analyze this game with a bit of thaught. Dogs by 5 goals.

Exactly as I said.

 

End of the day, we threw our chance in the bin against Sydney a couple of weeks back, and while it is another wasted season, I’ve (mostly) processed that.

As for positives:

- We were better than last year

- Generally speaking, this year will go down in history as a [censored] show

- No denying we had the toughest trot of condensed schedule, travel and rough conditions of any side

- We unearthed some good young talent in last year’s draftees who all look very good imo

- Rumoured trades suggest the club have a very solid idea of what we need - a key forward, an attacking half back and an outside mid/winger

the Being Crap window has opened and we have climbed through

 


10 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Two pictures that explain why Melbourne missed out on making the finals and why the Western Bulldogs made it.

Melbourne v Fremantle Round 16 at Cazaly’s Stadium MFC Disposal Efficiency 53% 

Fremantle v Western Bulldogs Round 18 at Cazaly’s Stadium WBFC Disposal Efficiency 80%

Thoughts?

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One was played in near perfect conditions. One was played in a maelstrom.

10 hours ago, dl4e said:

When I analyze this game with a bit of thaught. Dogs by 5 goals.

Hope you bet on that thaught> Spot on

 

 
32 minutes ago, gs77 said:

Well 2020 can go and get fracked. Looking forward to an off season of hope building through trade/draft season and preseason and the likely dashing of said hope in 2021.

 

Don't forget "training the house down" in preseason


1 minute ago, Optimus D said:

Don't forget "training the house down" in preseason

To hell and back again with you Optimus!

No use talking about or contemplating 'travel' excuses: the bottom line is we should not have lost to Sydney or Fremantle. This reminds me of 1976 in some ways  when Bob Skilton coached Melbourne to within a whisker of finals. We needed to beat the E Coli Wobblers  at Victoria Park which we duly did, despite them knocking out Laurie Fowler in the opening minute. It went down to a game at Kardinia Park where Carlton had a chance to win after the siren care of one Robert Walls. The jerkoff missed. I have hated him ever since. Footscray made the finals at our expense that year as well: and went nowhere.

At least in 1976 we beat teams above us and played like a side worthy of finals. The team of 2020 was a series of hot and cold episodes. In the end, the Bulldogs were better than us.

Nuff said.

 

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1976 and now this. The (second) most cosseted club in the competition.

May they be smashed into oblivion week one.

47 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

That's rubbish. You can't win a premiership by luck. I understand emotions in this thread are high, but Bulldogs winning the flag from where they got onto the finals was far from luck. I'd say its one of the hardest won flags I've seen 

Naah so much went their way that year, even their fans will admit that.

1 hour ago, McQueen said:

Bring on the pre season training reports!

I look forward to reading about Joel Smith lighting up the training track. 

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3 minutes ago, pitmaster said:

Naah so much went their way that year, even their fans will admit that.

Half the side was injured at one time or another that season.
They had a good year the year before and built on it.
Well deserved I say.
But to capitulate the year after and fall back to the pack .....
If I was a dogs supporter I'd be highly ..... Annoyed.
 

4 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

Half the side was injured at one time or another that season.
They had a good year the year before and built on it.
Well deserved I say.
But to capitulate the year after and fall back to the pack .....
If I was a dogs supporter I'd be highly ..... Annoyed.
 

The first year of pre-finals bye: they get their best back in time for the first final;

prelim final best GWS PLAYER KNOCKED OUT INTHE 2ND QTR -  Dogs home by 6pts.

they had soooome breaks.

30 minutes ago, pitmaster said:

Naah so much went their way that year, even their fans will admit that.

Not the ones I know

25 minutes ago, pitmaster said:

The first year of pre-finals bye: they get their best back in time for the first final;

prelim final best GWS PLAYER KNOCKED OUT INTHE 2ND QTR -  Dogs home by 6pts.

they had soooome breaks.

C'mon man.
They all got that pre-final break.
So what they got some players back.
Didn't have 'em for half the year.
The captain was gone for the year with a knee.
Opposition player got knocked out , that's football.
To say so much went their way is abit rich when so much didn't.
Most clubs win flags when they have minimal injury years.
Theirs was anything but.

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1 hour ago, dieter said:

No use talking about or contemplating 'travel' excuses: the bottom line is we should not have lost to Sydney or Fremantle. This reminds me of 1976 in some ways  when Bob Skilton coached Melbourne to within a whisker of finals. We needed to beat the E Coli Wobblers  at Victoria Park which we duly did, despite them knocking out Laurie Fowler in the opening minute. It went down to a game at Kardinia Park where Carlton had a chance to win after the siren care of one Robert Walls. The jerkoff missed. I have hated him ever since. Footscray made the finals at our expense that year as well: and went nowhere.

At least in 1976 we beat teams above us and played like a side worthy of finals. The team of 2020 was a series of hot and cold episodes. In the end, the Bulldogs were better than us.

Nuff said.

 

what a memory Dieter - I reckon Laurie Fowler was taken off on  stretcher - and the E Coli types chanted FOOTSCRAY when they pipped us into 5 - but we had last larf - the E Coli types suffered their first wooden spoon.

Hmm who was it that coached the Filth? to that spoon agaain?

Another wasted season.

I dunno what happened in 1976 when we missed out. Would of been awful as the whole decade was full of disappointment.

But 1995, 2017 and 2020 have all really annoyed me. So many missed opportunities.

Time to actually get ruthless Melbourne. Not just talk about it like we usually do.

Anyway, let's hope they have a proper external review of the Football Department this time.

 
11 hours ago, Yze_13 said:

One was played in near perfect conditions. One was played in a maelstrom.

There were two teams out there in that “maelstrom” on Monday 7 September but only one of them produced 53% disposal efficiency which would be the worst or close to of all teams for the season. The other produced 71%

12 hours ago, Jaded said:

No because we are yet again not playing finals under him. In a season where we had virtually no real injury issues bar Gawn missing a few weeks. 

Fair call. Hes been far from perfect.

Im pretty sure if we manage our list correctly and do some more smart recruiting we will play finals next year.

As for Goodwin, i think he will still be around and redeem himself.


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