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PREGAME: Rd 01 vs Fremantle

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7 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

We're going to get smashed, then they'll be an overreaction, then in a months time everyone will realise Freo were actually good so it's not that bad a loss.

We can't score against a Longmuir defensive set up and we'll get frustrated, make mistakes and leak goals because that's what we do.

Unless.......

The forward pressure is spicy and dialed right up to start a season

AND

The midfield learn to work together and use the ball smartly.

If we get smashed it won't be an overreaction....

It's solid top 4 or bust next season.

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    Annoyed.. double booked already!  Will have to miss the first game I could get to in 12 months.  Bugger.

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    Next year is a win/win situation. We either play finals or Goody gets the sack. I’ll happily take either outcome.

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    Good. A low key round 1 game at home. 

    Won’t be a big build up to this and I think it is best we have a low key preseason. Get the work in for sure but we don’t need to tell the world how good we are tracking. Less emotion, less fanfare, more winning. 

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    I hope we dominate the saturday fixture it will mean more foxtel games but at least I can go to the games work sundays so that's a bummer.

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    The Dorks versus Essenscum could be interesting. There's a strong chance one will loose by 10 goals. Imaging the angst. 

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    Massive pressure on the goody and the dees next season. 
     

    Imagine if we lose to Freo at the G in Rd1 next season. It would be the beginning of the end for goody imo. 
     

    My hope for us to do well next season is the lowest it has been in a number of seasons. I really have bugger all faith in Goodwin. 

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    Saturday afternoon at the 'G? I'm in SHOCK!!!

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    Perfect time slot for the MFC faithful to see their first game since 2019 (all going well)

    We really need to win this game and go 5-1 or 4-2 to start the season if we want to comfortably finish in the top 6.

    Our Aprils under Goodwin have been woeful and it feels like we’re always in catch up mode after a poor start.

    We need to plan on a big start to the season and stay the entire season above .500 so we don’t have to rely on other sides as per 2017 and 2020.

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    14 hours ago, DemonOX said:

    Massive pressure on the goody and the dees next season. 
     

    Imagine if we lose to Freo at the G in Rd1 next season. It would be the beginning of the end for goody imo. 
     

    My hope for us to do well next season is the lowest it has been in a number of seasons. I really have bugger all faith in Goodwin. 

    Not at all. Goody is under pressure but that one game isn't the be all and end all.

    Freo are a well-drilled side and we'll have to be good to beat them.

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    You’d be cut if you’re the Cats or Saints. A year of no home games and then you have to play away in round 1

    im pumped we are playing at the G

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    On 12/20/2020 at 9:53 AM, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

     this is a must win game for the MFC.

    If I had a dollar for every time I've read that on DL I'd be retired at age 34 

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    18 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Next year is a win/win situation. We either play finals or Goody gets the sack. I’ll happily take either outcome.

    This is just not a very smart post.

    If Goody gets the sack next year it means we will have failed.

    That puts us back in rebuild territory as you can guarantee players like Oliver, Petracca and Jackson will be looking to move on.

    The happy outcome would be for Goody to prove most wrong and turn out to be a master premiership winning coach.

    That is unless it's more important for you to be proved right than us getting success.

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    7 minutes ago, rjay said:

    This is just not a very smart post.

    If Goody gets the sack next year it means we will have failed.

    That puts us back in rebuild territory as you can guarantee players like Oliver, Petracca and Jackson will be looking to move on.

    The happy outcome would be for Goody to prove most wrong and turn out to be a master premiership winning coach.

    That is unless it's more important for you to be proved right than us getting success.

    Why would Jackson jump ship after 2 seasons? Gold Coast failed for years, Lynch and May stuck around. You make it seem as though it's inevitable that all of our top players will leave once the coach gets told to move on, based on what?

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    17 hours ago, DemonOX said:

    Massive pressure on the goody and the dees next season. 
     

    Imagine if we lose to Freo at the G in Rd1 next season. It would be the beginning of the end for goody imo. 
     

    My hope for us to do well next season is the lowest it has been in a number of seasons. I really have bugger all faith in Goodwin. 

    Just about sums up my views Ox.

    I think Max , May and the leaders on ground will have to get it done.

    If its down to game day coaching Longmuir will be more than a match for Simon Goodwin - unless yze has started exerting his influence.

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    1 hour ago, RedFox said:

    Why would Jackson jump ship after 2 seasons? Gold Coast failed for years, Lynch and May stuck around. You make it seem as though it's inevitable that all of our top players will leave once the coach gets told to move on, based on what?

    Lynch and May were on big $'s to stay and in the end even that didn't convince them to stay.

    Early years they were on the improve but stalled and they moved on.

    Jackson only took a short option on his future.

    It's pretty obvious that he's looking at how we shape up.

    If we head backwards he'll be off quicker than you can say Perth...

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    2 hours ago, rjay said:

    The happy outcome would be for Goody to prove most wrong and turn out to be a master premiership winning coach.

    As someone who is highly critical of Goodwin I would much prefer to be proven wrong than right.

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    On 12/20/2020 at 6:48 AM, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    Will mean an early start at Stomping Ground that day but should see the game end just in time for happy hour at The Tippler. Giddy up! 

    If you find ANY beer at Stomping Ground that DOESN'T taste like passion fruit, the Dees will beat Freo. 

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    9 minutes ago, pineapple dee said:

    If you find ANY beer at Stomping Ground that DOESN'T taste like passion fruit, the Dees will beat Freo. 

    If he finds a passionfruit stout, then you can lock in a draw :laugh:

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    3 minutes ago, pineapple dee said:

    If you find ANY beer at Stomping Ground that DOESN'T taste like passion fruit, the Dees will beat Freo. 

    LOL. There's usually a few quality dark ales there PD which is my reason for going there pre-game. They go well with the mussels and frites. You just need to get out before the place is swamped with kids birthday parties. 11.30 am - 1 pm is my sweet spot on a weekend. Then it's either off to the G or to find another drinking hole along the way there. 

    10 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

    If he finds a passionfruit stout, then you can lock in a draw :laugh:

    Hi JD. You'd probably have to visit Moondog Brewery (the down to earth roll-a-door one in Abbotsford and not the circus that they've opened in Preston) to get one of those. They have a bottled passionfruit and coffee porter called Dunbar's Dream. Can't say I've tried it though. It just sounds wrong. Happy for you to be the guinea pig ?

     
    On 12/20/2020 at 3:03 PM, Pickett2Jackson said:

     

    I thought the magical vaccines would fix everything.

    Surely the media, big pharma and government haven't been lying to us?   ?

    The majority of the population won't get the vaccine until at least the second half of the year. By the first game only hospital staff and emergency workers and perhaps some of the very ederely will have been vaccinated.

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    49 minutes ago, old dee said:

    The majority of the population won't get the vaccine until at least the second half of the year. By the first game only hospital staff and emergency workers and perhaps some of the very ederely will have been vaccinated.

    Did someone say Big Pharma??

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