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On 11/21/2021 at 10:04 PM, Skuit said:

The idea of playing that Greatest Showman 'This is Me' song for a bunch of young male footballers as a seasonal-theme, by what is essentially a young male coach - including on grand final day - and it having any impact on their motivation to perform is so far-fetched and ridiculous to me that I can only imagine this is some sort of grand post-flag [censored]-take cooked up by Goodwin and the players and delivered with admirable Academy-worthy straight-faces.

Like, seriously? On each side of that scenario, my estimation of Goody either plummets or sky-rockets. It's not about the subject, just the notion that such cheesy lyrics and music could possibly inspire and be promoted by the demographic. Let's not forget the five years of preparation to get to this current point and the off-season buy-in from the players. I doubt the song is related at all, and I'm sure would have been met with mega eye-rolls from a millennial generation. 

The song sounds pretty lame to me as well Skuit but I’m no fan of musicals so not the best judge. But I don’t think its about the song. It’s about the lady who sings the song. She overcame her fears, seized the moment and sang her heart out. Perfectly analogous to what we subsequently produced in the granny.

Maybe Goody could have played ACDC and got the same result. But he didn't, he played "This is Me" and the team produced a scintillating performance. I reckon he knew what he was doing and got the desired reaction from the team

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    On 11/21/2021 at 10:04 PM, Skuit said:

    ike, seriously? On each side of that scenario, my estimation of Goody either plummets or sky-rockets. It's not about the subject, just the notion that such cheesy lyrics and music could possibly inspire and be promoted by the demographic. Let's not forget the five years of preparation to get to this current point and the off-season buy-in from the players. I doubt the song is related at all, and I'm sure would have been met with mega eye-rolls from a millennial generation. 

    Seeing you weren't there you wouldn't know would you. I was told by people within the industry prior to Goodwin taking full control that he would be a better coach than Roos' and that is how it has played out.

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    16 hours ago, 1964_2 said:

    What a ridiculous post on multiple levels. 

    Go on . . . Actually, on second thoughts, don't. What was intended as a jokey lend of the concept of a bunch of footy-heads sitting around listening to musicals has somehow morphed into me smashing a scared cow with a baseball bat. 

    Please everyone stop quoting me. I'm sorry I deeply upset some of you with my post. This place use to be way funnier when the MFC was a hot mess at risk of folding. But as penance I will now adopt the song as my personal affirmation. 

    I've highlighted the lyrics below which have particular resonance in my journey to be a better version of me. 

    I am not a stranger to the dark
    Hide away, they say
    'Cause we don't want your broken parts
    I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars
    Run away, they say
    No one'll love you as you are
    But I won't let them break me down to dust
    I know that there's a place for us
    For we are glorious
    When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
    I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
    I am brave, I am bruised
    I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
    Look out 'cause here I come
    And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apologies, this is me
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
    Another round of bullets hits my skin
    Well, fire away 'cause today, I won't let the shame sink in
    We are bursting through the barricades and
    Reaching for the sun (we are warriors)
    Yeah, that's what we've become (yeah, that's what we've become)
    I won't let them break me down to dust
    I know that there's a place for us
    For we are glorious
    When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
    I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
    I am brave, I am bruised
    I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
    Look out 'cause here I come
    And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apologies, this is me
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
    This is me
    And I know that I deserve your love
    (Oh-oh-oh-oh) There's nothing I'm not worthy of
    (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh)
    When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
    I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
    This is brave, this is bruised
    This is who I'm meant to be, this is me
    Look out 'cause here I come (look out 'cause here I come)
    And I'm marching on to the beat I drum (marching on, marching, marching on)
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apologies, this is me
    When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
    I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
    I'm gonna send a flood
    Gonna drown 'em out
    Oh
    This is me

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    1 hour ago, Skuit said:

    Go on . . . Actually, on second thoughts, don't. What was intended as a jokey lend of the concept of a bunch of footy-heads sitting around listening to musicals has somehow morphed into me smashing a scared cow with a baseball bat. 

    Please everyone stop quoting me. I'm sorry I deeply upset some of you with my post. This place use to be way funnier when the MFC was a hot mess at risk of folding. But as penance I will now adopt the song as my personal affirmation. 

    I've highlighted the lyrics below which have particular resonance in my journey to be a better version of me. 

    I am not a stranger to the dark
    Hide away, they say
    'Cause we don't want your broken parts
    I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars
    Run away, they say
    No one'll love you as you are
    But I won't let them break me down to dust
    I know that there's a place for us
    For we are glorious
    When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
    I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
    I am brave, I am bruised
    I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
    Look out 'cause here I come
    And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apologies, this is me
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
    Another round of bullets hits my skin
    Well, fire away 'cause today, I won't let the shame sink in
    We are bursting through the barricades and
    Reaching for the sun (we are warriors)
    Yeah, that's what we've become (yeah, that's what we've become)
    I won't let them break me down to dust
    I know that there's a place for us
    For we are glorious
    When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
    I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
    I am brave, I am bruised
    I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
    Look out 'cause here I come
    And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apologies, this is me
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
    This is me
    And I know that I deserve your love
    (Oh-oh-oh-oh) There's nothing I'm not worthy of
    (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh)
    When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
    I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
    This is brave, this is bruised
    This is who I'm meant to be, this is me
    Look out 'cause here I come (look out 'cause here I come)
    And I'm marching on to the beat I drum (marching on, marching, marching on)
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apologies, this is me
    When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
    I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
    I'm gonna send a flood
    Gonna drown 'em out
    Oh
    This is me

    Some people just can’t be pleased.

    the coach says the themes behind this song were a key driver behind a flag.

    after all the sh$t goody’s has copped, now he is lying about why and how we won the flag???! 
     

    give it a spell. 
     

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    4 minutes ago, 1964_2 said:

    Some people just can’t be pleased.

    the coach says the themes behind this song were a key driver behind a flag.

    after all the sh$t goody’s has copped, now he is lying about why and how we won the flag???! 
     

    give it a spell. 
     

    There is nothing un-common or non-believable about this. A standard coaching tactic used all over the world. 

    A key part of a coaches job is to motivate their players :- with a wide variety of methods to choose from.

    To suggest that Goody is lying about how he motivated the players is just about the most laughable thing I have ever heard from a Demons supporter. 

    The fact that he was going to say “this is us, here we are” in the speech is evidence enough for me, as to how important a theme he feels it was. 


    Bevo used themes from the Pearl Jam song man of the hour 


     

     

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    5 hours ago, Skuit said:

    Go on . . . Actually, on second thoughts, don't. What was intended as a jokey lend of the concept of a bunch of footy-heads sitting around listening to musicals has somehow morphed into me smashing a scared cow with a baseball bat. 

    Please everyone stop quoting me. I'm sorry I deeply upset some of you with my post. This place use to be way funnier when the MFC was a hot mess at risk of folding. But as penance I will now adopt the song as my personal affirmation. 

    I've highlighted the lyrics below which have particular resonance in my journey to be a better version of me. 

    I am not a stranger to the dark
    Hide away, they say
    'Cause we don't want your broken parts
    I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars
    Run away, they say
    No one'll love you as you are
    But I won't let them break me down to dust
    I know that there's a place for us
    For we are glorious
    When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
    I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
    I am brave, I am bruised
    I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
    Look out 'cause here I come
    And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apologies, this is me
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
    Another round of bullets hits my skin
    Well, fire away 'cause today, I won't let the shame sink in
    We are bursting through the barricades and
    Reaching for the sun (we are warriors)
    Yeah, that's what we've become (yeah, that's what we've become)
    I won't let them break me down to dust
    I know that there's a place for us
    For we are glorious
    When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
    I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
    I am brave, I am bruised
    I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
    Look out 'cause here I come
    And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apologies, this is me
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh-oh
    Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
    This is me
    And I know that I deserve your love
    (Oh-oh-oh-oh) There's nothing I'm not worthy of
    (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh)
    When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
    I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
    This is brave, this is bruised
    This is who I'm meant to be, this is me
    Look out 'cause here I come (look out 'cause here I come)
    And I'm marching on to the beat I drum (marching on, marching, marching on)
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apologies, this is me
    When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
    I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
    I'm gonna send a flood
    Gonna drown 'em out
    Oh
    This is me

    I kinda get what you're saying but the inspiration is about the the mantra  they have been repeating all year. Just be us, do it our way, don't listen to outsiders, be the best person and best teammate you can be.

    It's not about the lyrics per se, its the message attached to the song.

    There would have been a number of themes discussed during the year at various stages and at the end of the day it doesn't matter what the catalyst is, its the outcome of getting players to be their best,

     

    The days of Rocky music or eye of the tiger are gone,

    Edited by jnrmac

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    27 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    The days of Rocky music or eye of the tiger are gone,

    I reckon this timeless classic should be our pregame go to motivational song of choice next season

     

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    21 hours ago, 1964_2 said:

    Some people just can’t be pleased.

    the coach says the themes behind this song were a key driver behind a flag.

    after all the sh$t goody’s has copped, now he is lying about why and how we won the flag???! 

    give it a spell. 
     

     

    23 hours ago, Skuit said:

    Go on . . . Actually, on second thoughts, don't. What was intended as a jokey lend of the concept of a bunch of footy-heads sitting around listening to musicals has somehow morphed into me smashing a scared cow with a baseball bat. 

    Please stop quoting me. I'm sorry I deeply upset some of you with my post. This place use to be way funnier when the MFC was a hot mess at risk of folding. But as penance I will now adopt the song as my personal affirmation. 

     

    Also, I make no apologies. This is me. 

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