Guardian Article: Move Over WB - You've had your AFL Fairytale

Nice article.

I think she echoes many Victorian based MFC diehards in that a premiership this year would be nice but the true dream is to see the boys live at the MCG celebrating with friends and family in more normal times.

Similar theme to the the Guardian article.  

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"The oft-held wisdom in AFL circles is that you have to lose one to win one and use the pain of defeat to inspire the deeds of victory. But when a team has a sense of destiny, that they alone can turn around the fortunes of a sad history, and they harness the power and energy of belief, it can certainly overcome everything else".

This centuries premiership drought breakers: Lions, Swans, Geelong, Hawthorn, Bulldogs, Tigers all with first time coaches (except LIons) and first time in GF after long absents.  

What time is it?  

Its Demon Time!!🤞 

Edited September 15, 20213 yr by Lucifer's Hero

45 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Nice article.

I think she echoes many Victorian based MFC diehards in that a premiership this year would be nice but the true dream is to see the boys live at the MCG celebrating with friends and family in more normal times.

It makes zero difference to me.

I can empathize with the sentiment of a long suffering punter. After all I am one myself.

However, I hate the attitude that it’s our ‘turn’ and that we are owed a premiership based on who we are. 

That type of thinking was what got us into this drought and is a big reason why Carlton is where they are. 

My take away from the article is less around being 'due' or a fairytale and more around the normalisation of watching your team from anywhere but the game itself, which is helpful. 

58 minutes ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

I can empathize with the sentiment of a long suffering punter. After all I am one myself.

However, I hate the attitude that it’s our ‘turn’ and that we are owed a premiership based on who we are. 

That type of thinking was what got us into this drought and is a big reason why Carlton is where they are. 

Absolutely. There are no "turns" when it comes to flags. There was a romanticised idea bandied around in 2018 that it was our turn after the Bulldogs and Tigers drought-breaking flags in the two prior seasons. We all remember what happened.

It’s all about capability and belief. 
 

We now have both. 
 

I just want to taste success. 
 

It’s so close. So close. 
 

GIVE EM HELL 

B e l i e v e🥰

2 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

It makes zero difference to me.

Then you’re a better person than I.

I guess I’m anxious that this might be the only opportunity  for us to win a flag in our lifetime  and to miss out on all the festivities that the Richmond, Dogs, Geelong and Swans supporters got to experience in their drought breaking wins would be a little sad IMO.

Still, nothing changes the fact the a flag would be awesome regardless. That’s why we barrack for our club.

Edited September 16, 20213 yr by Bring-Back-Powell

3 hours ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

I can empathize with the sentiment of a long suffering punter. After all I am one myself.

However, I hate the attitude that it’s our ‘turn’ and that we are owed a premiership based on who we are. 

That type of thinking was what got us into this drought and is a big reason why Carlton is where they are. 

Not sue either article in this thread says that. 

Re the history part, rationally we all know that yesterday is no guide to tomorrow.  I'm happy to dream for a further10 days and 🤞 there is another fairytale/cinderalla story in the making.

Its the editors that create story titles not the authors.  Click bait!

Edited September 16, 20213 yr by Lucifer's Hero

27 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Not sue either article in this thread says that. 

Re the history part, rationally we all know that yesterday is no guide to tomorrow.  I'm happy to dream for a further10 days and 🤞 there is another fairytale/cinderalla story in the making.

Its the editors that create story titles not the authors.  Click bait!

To be fair, and while the article did cover more ground than that, there is literally a line in the OP article that states:

'The Doggies did it in 2016, and whilst I have a distinct fondness for Melbourne’s west, they’ve had their fairy-tale, it’s our turn now. '

1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Then you’re a better person than I.

I guess I’m anxious that this might be the only opportunity  for us to win a flag in our lifetime  and to miss out on all the festivities that the Richmond, Dogs, Geelong and Swans supporters got to experience in their drought breaking wins would be a little sad IMO.

Still, nothing changes the fact the a flag would be awesome regardless. That’s why we barrack for our club.

I will be absolutely ecstatic if we get up, but still feel like we have to win one at the G to truly break the drought.

6 minutes ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

To be fair, and while the article did cover more ground than that, there is literally a line in the OP article that states:

'The Doggies did it in 2016, and whilst I have a distinct fondness for Melbourne’s west, they’ve had their fairy-tale, it’s our turn now. '

Thanks, I missed that line.

40 minutes ago, Kozzie4PM said:

I will be absolutely ecstatic if we get up, but still feel like we have to win one at the G to truly break the drought.

I absolute agree with that.

All this positivity means the Dogs are the under......dogs. 🤔 

I'm wary... If both teams bring their best, they will be tough to beat. Dogs by less than a goal....

46 minutes ago, Grr-owl said:

All this positivity means the Dogs are the under......dogs. 🤔 

I'm wary... If both teams bring their best, they will be tough to beat. Dogs by less than a goal....

I haven’t been reading DL extensively this week but I reckon this is the first post I’ve seen that’s tipped the Dogs.

The confidence is sky high.

1 hour ago, Grr-owl said:

All this positivity means the Dogs are the under......dogs. 🤔 

I'm wary... If both teams bring their best, they will be tough to beat. Dogs by less than a goal....

Honestly why even say that. Just keep it to yourself I'm anxious enough as it is 

23 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I haven’t been reading DL extensively this week but I reckon this is the first post I’ve seen that’s tipped the Dogs.

The confidence is sky high.

Yeah........ has confidence become overconfidence........?

10 minutes ago, Grr-owl said:

Yeah........ has confidence become overconfidence........?

We still have another week to go ---time for an entire operatic cycle of fortune ....

23 hours ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

We still have another week to go ---time for an entire operatic cycle of fortune ....

Plenty of time to go OTT and come back to earth again.....