Matthew Stokes on Melbourne

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1 hour ago, layzie said:

Opinions ranging from credible sources to backyard blow-hards matter somewhat. For instance I'm not listening to an ex player on a pod who maybe watches Melb play 3 or 4 times a season compared to someone paid to watch every week.

But rpfc said he works for The Age so that answers my question. 

And we know it's just because they're still loading?

And the umpires pick on us

[spirit of norm smith 13,517]

3 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

I’m honestly finding it really hard to believe that supporters who saw what this team delivered late last year would ever question their intensity or effort.

Same position as we were in 2021, same ‘bad patch of form’ after round 19, same media pundits saying we aren’t ‘hard enough’ - and instead of having faith in the club and players that ended the longest drought in the AFL they prefer off the cuff opinions of guys who write pay per click articles.

Have a little faith ya big sooks.

Same position as 2021,but totally different last ; rounds run home

 

2021 - last 4 rounds. Suns 15th (home -“kinda”.  Eagles 10th (a) Crows 16th (h) Cats 2nd (a)  
 

2022 - last 4 rounds.  Freo 5th (a) Carl 7th Coll 4th Bris 3rd -(a) 

it’s 🤞🤞🤞🤞from here 

[whatwhat say what 19,851]

2 hours ago, rufus said:

Am talking on field rather than off field. Can almost never remember a Collingwood game where I've walked away and thought, gee they just didn't look like they had a fair dinkum crack today.

To be fair we are better than we used to be in terms of competing harder for longer, but it still doesn't feel like it's the default expectation of a player wearing an MFC jumper. The Freo game was about as egregious an example of losing a game 100% due to lacking the intensity of your oppo that you'll see. Collingwood game similar. 18th rank for pressure, coming off a flag built on applying pressure, is appalling. 

didn't see em last year when they finished 17th and were - save for their grand final on queen's birthday - pretty much awful all year?

[Queanbeyan Demon 6,143]

11 hours ago, rufus said:

He's right. And at our current level of competitiveness we're not winning any finals. We are back to the old Melbourne of picking and choosing when to go hard. Our 'changed' culture is still a mile away from proud clubs like Collingwood.

I don't care what anyone says, if Ugle Hagan is kicking 5 goals on you, that is your evidence that we are not hard enough physically. 

A completely amazing post. 

[Queanbeyan Demon 6,143]

9 hours ago, layzie said:

They've all called us out now, better to be called out a month before the end of the season than in the first week of finals when Geelong usually get called out. 

The boys and coaching staff will know what they need to do.

Hope Stokes sent an email to the FD.