54 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

I knew the Lions were in trouble when I saw their banner. It looked as though it was slapped together using faded red plastic tablecloths and blue garbage bags. 😝

#SquadWars

I have been reliably informed that we have far superior banner makers.

Did you sit with anyone famous, did you have a Big Head?

10 minutes ago, BDA said:

We’ve tended to rest on our laurels and let teams back

"Resting on Laurels"....

I disagree that the losses have been attitudinal...

4 hours ago, Hatchman said:

Is it just me, or is Fritsch leading a scoreboard for the most amount of physical damage done to opposition players? He must have steel-plated elbows and knees 

Currently workshopping in my mind a joke about Brisbane being Queenslanders and therefore nicknamed bananas, who are battered by Fritsch and somehow we get banana fritters in batter.  (Clearly the joke is a work in progress.)

3 minutes ago, binman said:

Yes, you're right.

We were brilliant in the second, and all game really.

In my honest opinion, even if they were at their very best we win that game by 4 plus goals.

It is likely we will have some more sub optimal performances in the next 3-4 weeks, perhaps as soon as next week against the crows (maybe, hopefully, before a freshen up ahead of the Cats?)

But that was a taster of what we can expect in the last few games of the H&A and into the finals. No other team can go with us when we are playing like that, as the last 40 odd games we have played demonstrates. No doubt, the other teams know that too. It is why are odds for the flag never drifted out past $3.60, even after three straight losses.

It is also why we are now, after one win, back into $2.80 to win the flag. For context we were $2.70 at the start of the season,  and are almost at the same price now.

Oh Binman. 

I admire your obsession with theories. 

We can see loading occurs. But any number of things can also contribute to a sides lack of energy which for whatever reason you keep leaving out whenever you analyse a game. 

You keep failing to mention that Brisbane have also had a big month of travel. And for our first quarter last night, where was our energy? Or did the 'loading theory' kick in after quarter time? 

Maybe it does help marginally to some degree at some point in the season. 

But if it was as important as you make out, you'd think the experts (many of whom have coached and played at the highest level), would be giving it a lot more air time through the media. It interests me why that isn't the case.. 

 

12 hours ago, KingDingAling said:

I actually think Jackson as a ruck doubles down on our pressure game.

I think this as well and I also think this will be discussed further as a play/ plan option for further games to come.Seems to add pace and pressure, doesn't it.

1 hour ago, CYB said:

I was at the game and i would say a good 20-25K were Brisbane supporters. We have been outnumbered again and it probably came through on the tele as well. 

I get its a Thursday night, but if it wasnt for the BCNA, i would suspect the crowd would have been 10-15K lower. 

Maybe you say in the wrong area. We would have 25k there at least.

7 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

 

9 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

"Resting on Laurels"....

I disagree that the losses have been attitudinal...

wasn't meant to be a comment regards attitude. I thought we were more trying to conserve energy

7 minutes ago, Jontee said:

I have been reliably informed that we have far superior banner makers.

Did you sit with anyone famous, did you have a Big Head?

No footy mums with us last night. But defs next week in Adelaide since it’s Fritta’s 100th!

33 minutes ago, Pates said:

Interesting, watching the telly it looked and sounded like we had a far higher spread of support.

Pates you are correct

k no CYB  Your completely inaccurate " Stab" of crowd no's allegiance is a joke. 

In last quarter when your team is 50 points behind usually a mass exodus occurs. 

No such exodus happened from any area. Not Sure where most Lionswere sitting maybe  lower Ponsford def not in MCC Northern Southern 1,2 and 3 levels. 

Noise was far greater from Dees snd that  clapping from MCC and Res Seat MFC Holders in M lower area as players hit the interchange was season best. 

Reckon 4/5,000 might have been BCNA at most 3/5 Lions so a good 28,000 we're Dees IMO. Similar to Freo crowd . Better as a Thursday night.

Where do you sit CYB? Or are you in a drone looking at the stars ? 

Please don't invent crowd issues again. Good that you will have to wait till the Pies and Blues games to guess your fantasy game. Care to be a clairvoyant on likely   NUmbers  7/8 weeks in advance? 
 

29 minutes ago, BDA said:

I have to admit I was a little worried at half time, 30 points up after a cracking quarter. We’ve tended to rest on our laurels and let teams back into it this season, particularly the last 3 games. Not last night though. We powered on in the second half. Very reminiscent of our finals form last year. 

no doubt in my mind we’re back to our best, focussed and ready for another crack at the flag

Someone explained to the team at halftime how ladder percentage works and they decided to go on with it for once.

The best we have played since the Grand final, good to do it against a well ranked team too. The Lions will have some real demons if they have to come the the MCG for a final....

Fantastic result! Brought the intensity and some players found form. Still think there is room for improvement. The forward line isn't functioning perfectly and missing some shots at goal still. In saying that if we play like that every week then good luck to the opposition. 

1 hour ago, CYB said:

I was at the game and i would say a good 20-25K were Brisbane supporters. We have been outnumbered again and it probably came through on the tele as well. 

I get its a Thursday night, but if it wasnt for the BCNA, i would suspect the crowd would have been 10-15K lower. 

You joking mate? Most vocal Melbourne crowd that I have experienced this season 

1 hour ago, CYB said:

I was at the game and i would say a good 20-25K were Brisbane supporters. We have been outnumbered again and it probably came through on the tele as well. 

I get its a Thursday night, but if it wasnt for the BCNA, i would suspect the crowd would have been 10-15K lower. 

I was at the ground two hours before the first bounce. Walking from Richmond station I was astonished at how many Lions supporters I saw. And I thought here we go again, another interstate team outnumbering us, we’ll be savaged. 
But that defs wasn’t the case. I’d say it’s the other way around, WE had 20-25k. 
The reason I saw so many of their fans  hours before the game started was probably many of these ppl had flown into Melbourne and were sampling some of the great watering holes on offer in Richmond. (A pre-drowning of their sorrows?) 😉

12 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

Exceptional football. Clearly the best we've played since the Grand Final. Should have won by 80+ points against the top side. Yes they were missing Bailey and Zorko, but it's not like Gawn and TMac are bit players either.

The clear stand out IMO was the intensity. CP dominance, clearance dominance, forward half pressure, tackle pressure everywhere. We haven't played with that level of ferocity much in 2022 but when we bring it, we really [censored] bring it. Led superbly by Viney, who played one of his all time best career games.

Forward half worked so much better as a unit tonight. Small things like Weideman blocking for Brown and crumbers in the right spots in front of the marking forwards.

Don't know if it's a coincidence, it probably isn't, but Lever's game was phenomenal, against the highest-scoring side in the competition to boot. Petracca also lifted so our A-grade core was largely on song tonight (Langdon still has room to improve). 

Weidemand deserves credit. He wasn't dominant but he put his body on the line in the ruck and in marking contests and I thought really applied himself well.

Let's see if this is a corner turned. Big games coming up on the road but when we play like this, we are scintillating.

Having Petty and Lever both playing allows Lever to do what he does best.

Our defence is the best in the league and it’s a major part in why we should finish top 4.

1 hour ago, CYB said:

I was at the game and i would say a good 20-25K were Brisbane supporters. We have been outnumbered again and it probably came through on the tele as well. 

I get its a Thursday night, but if it wasnt for the BCNA, i would suspect the crowd would have been 10-15K lower. 

That’s so far off the mark

7 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

I was at the ground two hours before the first bounce. Walking from Richmond station I was astonished at how many Lions supporters I saw. And I thought here we go again, another interstate team outnumbering us, we’ll be savaged. 
But that defs wasn’t the case. I’d say it’s the other way around, WE had 20-25k. 
The reason I saw so many of their fans  hours before the game started was probably many of these ppl had flown into Melbourne and were sampling some of the great watering holes on offer in Richmond. (A pre-drowning of their sorrows?) 😉

Perhaps. But sitting in AFL reserve for the 1st quarter (predominately Lions supporters), then the MFC reserve area of SS for the rest of the game had a stark contrast in volume. Sometimes when we would kick a goal, there would be no response bar the cheer squad i.e. Harmes goal where the crowd celebration was pathetic. However every time the Lions kicked a goal, the Southern stand would erupt. 

So technically we may have outnumbered them, but they were clearly more vocal than our fans. 

2 minutes ago, von said:

That’s so far off the mark

When I first got to the ground at 6 I did see a lot of Lions fans and was worried but it certainly turned around closer to bounce! You could really feel the demon in everyone last night!

Just now, CYB said:

Perhaps. But sitting in AFL reserve for the 1st quarter (predominately Lions supporters), then the MFC reserve area of SS for the rest of the game had a stark contrast in volume. Sometimes when we would kick a goal, there would be no response bar the cheer squad i.e. Harmes goal where the crowd celebration was pathetic. However every time the Lions kicked a goal, the Southern stand would erupt. 

So technically we may have outnumbered them, but they were clearly more vocal than our fans. 

If you're talking about the massive snap it was quiet in the SS reserved area but in my section it felt like no-one was sure if it went through or not. I was the only one going nuts and literally had to tell the crowd around me that he'd kicked a goal!

40 minutes ago, JimmyGadson said:

Oh Binman. 

I admire your obsession with theories. 

We can see loading occurs. But any number of things can also contribute to a sides lack of energy which for whatever reason you keep leaving out whenever you analyse a game. 

You keep failing to mention that Brisbane have also had a big month of travel. And for our first quarter last night, where was our energy? Or did the 'loading theory' kick in after quarter time? 

Maybe it does help marginally to some degree at some point in the season. 

But if it was as important as you make out, you'd think the experts (many of whom have coached and played at the highest level), would be giving it a lot more air time through the media. It interests me why that isn't the case.. 

 

No need to perpetuate the dumb drummer stereotype. Blind Freddie understands loading and it’s effects now.  Also the media are finally starting to talk about it. To pick a 15 minute patch and say but what about loading here is not even close to the money

Southern Stand / Shane Warne stand is always an Opposition heartland. I almost tinnitus from the Collingwood supporters on QB yelling like it was a Grand final

6 minutes ago, layzie said:

When I first got to the ground at 6 I did see a lot of Lions fans and was worried but it certainly turned around closer to bounce! You could really feel the demon in everyone last night!

There weren’t more than 10k Brisbane 

Good to see us running on top of the ground. First time since round 8 against the saints it’s looked that way. We will have some more running through mud periods no doubt, but it’s good to see we can access that form when required/planned for etc. a stark contrast to the last month.