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Maybe they could talk to that one forward, and ask for his 'Secrets to knock-off Stephen May' and then write a 500 word article?

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    Just tag him and he'll collapse under the pressure im sure 

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    what pick did we give up to get him again? what an amazing trade that was! Every week I would tear my hair out watching Oscar McDonald be our monster key back. Since May has come to Melbourne, it's made me re-assess the importance of key defensive talent. I'd happily pay up again. 

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    8 minutes ago, Deedubs said:

    what pick did we give up to get him again? what an amazing trade that was! Every week I would tear my hair out watching Oscar McDonald be our monster key back. Since May has come to Melbourne, it's made me re-assess the importance of key defensive talent. I'd happily pay up again. 

    ND6. One of the King brothers, Ben.

    Good trade all around really. 

    Well except for Freo who got Hogan for ND6.

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    Steven May is seriously one of the best key defenders I've seen play the game. Dude is an absolute brick wall.

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    Inspired by recent articles in the footy media, I now bring you my ...

    SECRETS TO BEATING STEVEN MAY

    • Bring the heat
    • Back yourself: try to get the ball before he does
    • Embrace the challenge
    • Employ the air: catch the ball before it hits the ground
    • Control scoring: kick it through the tall sticks
    • Play the full 120 minutes
       
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    Its what we needed at the time and it has got us a premiership for sure. Both King brothers look to have dodgy knees so glad we didn't go down that path.

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    30 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    Inspired by recent articles in the footy media, I now bring you my ...

    SECRETS TO BEATING STEVEN MAY

    • Bring the heat
    • Back yourself: try to get the ball before he does
    • Embrace the challenge
    • Employ the air: catch the ball before it hits the ground
    • Control scoring: kick it through the tall sticks
    • Play the full 120 minutes
       

    I’d also add - Beat him 1 on 1

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    8 minutes ago, Stiff Arm said:

    The only way to 'beat' Steven May

    🤷‍♂️   Still not a reportable act... 🙅‍♂️🙅‍♀️

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    12 minutes ago, The Swimming Dee said:

    I’d also add - Beat him 1 on 1

    A bit bare bones. How about "utilise isolation: beat him 1 on 1" ? Or some other prelude that sounds like it means something.

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    2 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    An absolute competitive beast. Nobody wants to lose when he’s around. 

    Crosswell and Barassi used to play chess. Crosswell wrote that Barassi couldn't handle losing, even at chess. Or at anything. He had a primal urge to win, at everything.

    There's a famous US baseball pitcher, Bob Gibson, renowned as a fierce competitor, who said in retirement: “I’ve played a couple of hundred games of tic-tac-toe with my little daughter and she hasn’t beaten me yet ... I’ve always had to win. I’ve got to win.”

    May is like that.

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    6 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    A bit bare bones. How about "utilise isolation: beat him 1 on 1" ? Or some other prelude that sounds like it means something.

    I like it

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    10 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    A bit bare bones. How about "utilise isolation: beat him 1 on 1" ? Or some other prelude that sounds like it means something.

    Statistically that gives you a 3.7% chance.  Should work as well as anything you might utilise, employ or otherwise endeavour to apply :)

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    2 minutes ago, Olgreybeard49 said:

    Statistically that gives you a 3.7% chance.  Should work as well as anything you might utilise, employ or otherwise endeavour to apply :)

    Endeavour. That's good. That's a segment on AFL Tonight or AFL 360 or AFL Panel or what-have-you taken care of. Endeavour to lead to space. Endeavour to make him pull a hammie. Lots of potential.

     

    What you say is true. At this stage, the commentary around MFC is a bit like the "celebrity" pages in UK newspapers. Filling column space with fluff because there's nothing meaningful to say, except "these guys are good", over and over. Our journos, addicted to stimulation and excitement, find that a bit boring. (I may be biased, but to me it is in itself exciting.)

    Of course, as soon as we lose, the groupthink narrative will change 180 to "are Melbourne really that good????"

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    40 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    An absolute competitive beast. Nobody wants to lose when he’s around. 

    And doesn't he convey it to his teammates too (in a non demeaning way).

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    Still somehow underrated. Absolutely critical to our team and success. Critical to our culture and toughness also. 

    most players wouldn’t have even considered playing in the GF. He backed his body and knew he could do it

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    6 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    And doesn't he convey it to his teammates too (in a non demeaning way).

    I remember him giving it to Frosty big time when SF was still at the club. I thought, we've either got a natural leader here, or someone who's divisive and will fracture the playing group. (No, I'm not talking about Frosty!)

    Turned out to be the former. It's a wonderful thing to have a ferocious competitor and football brain down back. We've been kissed on the Sherrin to have two such.

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    1 hour ago, CYB said:

    Its what we needed at the time and it has got us a premiership for sure. Both King brothers look to have dodgy knees so glad we didn't go down that path.

    I think this is overlooked. Maybe not by Melbourne supporters. But our recruiting, for several seasons, has been based on "what role do we need filled to get to a flag" rather than "who's the best available player in the draft". Langdon, Lever, May, all the way to Dunstan.

    OMac/Frost/Watts won't win us a flag. We need pressure. We need run. Get May.  Get Lever. Get Langdon. Get Pickett. Get Brown. It's so simple it's profound.

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    5 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    I think this is overlooked. Maybe not by Melbourne supporters. But our recruiting, for several seasons, has been based on "what role do we need filled to get to a flag" rather than "who's the best available player in the draft". Langdon, Lever, May, all the way to Dunstan.

    OMac/Frost/Watts won't win us a flag. We need pressure. We need run. Get May.  Get Lever. Get Langdon. Get Pickett. Get Brown. It's so simple it's profound.

    I think the May Lever picks trades were carefully planned master pieces. We knew that OMac and Frost were not going to cut it so we put together a plan which meant we would lose Hogan , but in retrospect I think it’s fair to say we came out in front in that deal. 
     

    The only downside is May is 30 and will be lucky to get another 3 seasons out of him. 

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    2 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    Inspired by recent articles in the footy media, I now bring you my ...

    SECRETS TO BEATING STEVEN MAY

    • Bring the heat
    • Back yourself: try to get the ball before he does
    • Embrace the challenge
    • Employ the air: catch the ball before it hits the ground
    • Control scoring: kick it through the tall sticks
    • Play the full 120 minutes
       

    I'm struggling here.

    Bring the heat in the old days was bring a linament to apply on certain muscles.  Are you proposing something under hand?

    Embrace - is this legal under covid guidelines?

    Employ the air - I had to ring T White as my vax certificate had not been updated.  They had forgotten to push it into the air. As this the air you mean.

    Control scoring - Im not touching this though i was very good at nil all.

     

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    Absolute gun. 

    Had 2 clear marks punched from his hands in Q1 against the Hawks and didn't drop his bundle either. He's a pro

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