Hammer of the Lions

@binman was right

Wow what a night… wasn’t expecting that at all, I have zero voice left. It was bloody quiet in the lions cheer squad… except me of course. 
probably my favourite game I had gone to live… amazing!! 

8 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Ok the TAB, we’ve closed the gap to Geelong from about $2.00 to $0.15

We are going to play the Cats in the GF, in all likelihood. We will dismember the Cats in that contest. 

6 hours ago, binman said:

Agree.

But of course, they're interrelated.

I would agree with you if our example of deadly execution was when we were usually more fatigued in the second half; but this killer clinic was all done in 45 mins.

In terms of factors that led to last night, the impact of freshness due to the completion of training intensity loading some weeks back is low.

The greater factor was how bad the Lions defended and allowed players who hadn’t had time and space (or didn’t think they had time and space) to slow down and wait for a better option, and for our forwards to leverage that patience and lead to created space.

My hope is that they now have a taste for it and it was a ‘tune up’ for QF1 against Sydney.

Well folks, I've just come out of surgery or so it seems,  to have the middle lobe of my right lung removed because of a growth in the collapsed lung and my diaphragm piltrated (stiched down).

Don't want to bore you all with the ****ty stuff, but I must say timing of this operation was of not my doing. 

To my elation I was to be at the hospital at 6.30 am Friday to be prepped  for a morning procedure that would  likely last 4 hrs. So I'm thinking start at 9 finish at 1 gimee time to come around to watch the game. Didnt allow for the effects of the ongoing drip fed ketamine and oxycodone .

So to say it appeared as a dream is an understatement. In and out of consciousness but managed to see the whole game (I think) unless I have died and gone to heaven.

8 hours ago, Deecisive said:

A great team performance, everyone is to be commended for their great effort, this is one of the top teams in the competition and we gave them a football lesson. 3 more games like that to take back to back premierships. Disappointed in the commentators, they kept stating that Melbourne was essentially beating up the poor brisbane players and zorko was being harassed constantly. I dont know how many times I saw Zorko tackled put the tackler into a headlock and would not let him go, or punch and push players and the commentators blame the melbourne players.

Reminded me of when you grab someone’s arm and hit them with it and say stop hitting yourself

What a magnificent performance. 

High pressure applied around the ball. Something we have barely done all year. Result is that we can move the ball forward in a way that our forwards like Ben Brown look good and we are much more able to score.

General hardness at the ball, both air and ground, was where we want it to be as a club week in week out (and it hasn't been there consistently this season).

Also loved the odd kick out going down the guts, and some f50 entries coming in lower to lead ups.

If we play with that level of intent and hardness and we don't win it all this year, then so be it. We will have made another team earn it big time, and it will be something to be proud of for us.

9 minutes ago, rpfc said:

I would agree with you if our example of deadly execution was when we were usually more fatigued in the second half; but this killer clinic was all done in 45 mins.

In terms of factors that led to last night, the impact of freshness due to the completion of training intensity loading some weeks back is low.

The greater factor was how bad the Lions defended and allowed players who hadn’t had time and space (or didn’t think they had time and space) to slow down and wait for a better option, and for our forwards to leverage that patience and lead to created space.

 

I disagree with all three paragraphs above, but that's OK, we land in the same spot anyway.

4 minutes ago, doc roet said:

Well folks, I've just come out of surgery or so it seems,  to have the middle lobe of my right lung removed because of a growth in the collapsed lung and my diaphragm piltrated (stiched down).

Don't want to bore you all with the ****ty stuff, but I must say timing of this operation was of not my doing. 

To my elation I was to be at the hospital at 6.30 am Friday to be prepped  for a morning procedure that would  likely last 4 hrs. So I'm thinking start at 9 finish at 1 gimee time to come around to watch the game. Didnt allow for the effects of the ongoing drip fed ketamine and oxycodone .

So to say it appeared as a dream is an understatement. In and out of consciousness but managed to see the whole game (I think) unless I have died and gone to heaven.

Speedy recovery coz we want you at half back

23 minutes ago, rpfc said:

I would agree with you if our example of deadly execution was when we were usually more fatigued in the second half; but this killer clinic was all done in 45 mins.

In terms of factors that led to last night, the impact of freshness due to the completion of training intensity loading some weeks back is low.

The greater factor was how bad the Lions defended and allowed players who hadn’t had time and space (or didn’t think they had time and space) to slow down and wait for a better option, and for our forwards to leverage that patience and lead to created space.

My hope is that they now have a taste for it and it was a ‘tune up’ for QF1 against Sydney.

Denial.

Anti-loading confirmation bias

16 minutes ago, doc roet said:

Well folks, I've just come out of surgery or so it seems,  to have the middle lobe of my right lung removed because of a growth in the collapsed lung and my diaphragm piltrated (stiched down).

Don't want to bore you all with the ****ty stuff, but I must say timing of this operation was of not my doing. 

To my elation I was to be at the hospital at 6.30 am Friday to be prepped  for a morning procedure that would  likely last 4 hrs. So I'm thinking start at 9 finish at 1 gimee time to come around to watch the game. Didnt allow for the effects of the ongoing drip fed ketamine and oxycodone .

So to say it appeared as a dream is an understatement. In and out of consciousness but managed to see the whole game (I think) unless I have died and gone to heaven.

Doc Roet

Good luck after your surgery, and I hope that you get better asap. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, old dee said:

I had a good feeling about this game in the lead up days. 
I was reflecting last night that it is not so long ago that at this point of the season the  only thing we had to look forward to was draft night.

This year like last we are in the action part of the season. 
we can dare to dream again.

Go Dees. 

Admit it. You're an optimist at heart OD.

Haven't looked that good since the Grand Final

That was a Team Effort. Every player wearing the MFC Jumper was “on” and ready to rip. 
Now we prepare for the real stuff 

Part of me wonders if a lot of the games we were playing in the second half of the season were using tactics that were deliberately designed to get other teams to change their analysis of the way we play and spend energy adjusting for that so that we will change tactics in the finals series and catch them off guard. 

We played differently last night, and I do concede part of that is due to the fact the Brisbane were so bad. But it still seemed different. 

I am a lot more confident in our chances of getting to the GF. Last night a lot of things just seemed to "click"

How good waking up Saturday morning with a great win like that

18 minutes ago, Hatchman said:

We played differently last night, and I do concede part of that is due to the fact the Brisbane were so bad. But it still seemed different.

May varied his kick outs for starters

we lowered the eyes going inside 50 rather than bombing to the pocket as well

Harmes was enormous

57 minutes ago, rufus said:

What a magnificent performance. 

High pressure applied around the ball. Something we have barely done all year. Result is that we can move the ball forward in a way that our forwards like Ben Brown look good and we are much more able to score.

General hardness at the ball, both air and ground, was where we want it to be as a club week in week out (and it hasn't been there consistently this season).

Also loved the odd kick out going down the guts, and some f50 entries coming in lower to lead ups.

If we play with that level of intent and hardness and we don't win it all this year, then so be it. We will have made another team earn it big time, and it will be something to be proud of for us.

I feel like we play pretty straight up all year so that our adjustments in finals can be simple things like that which can still throw a team off considering how metronomic we can be.

1 hour ago, doc roet said:

Well folks, I've just come out of surgery or so it seems,  to have the middle lobe of my right lung removed because of a growth in the collapsed lung and my diaphragm piltrated (stiched down).

Don't want to bore you all with the ****ty stuff, but I must say timing of this operation was of not my doing. 

To my elation I was to be at the hospital at 6.30 am Friday to be prepped  for a morning procedure that would  likely last 4 hrs. So I'm thinking start at 9 finish at 1 gimee time to come around to watch the game. Didnt allow for the effects of the ongoing drip fed ketamine and oxycodone .

So to say it appeared as a dream is an understatement. In and out of consciousness but managed to see the whole game (I think) unless I have died and gone to heaven.

Nothing like a good win to speed your recovery. Hope all is well and you will be fit to celebrate another flag. 

Ben Brown is a different player when he can run towards the ball

52 minutes ago, BDA said:

Admit it. You're an optimist at heart OD.

I prefer to think I am a realist BDA.

Make of that as what you will! 🤩

40 minutes ago, Hatchman said:

Part of me wonders if a lot of the games we were playing in the second half of the season were using tactics that were deliberately designed to get other teams to change their analysis of the way we play and spend energy adjusting for that so that we will change tactics in the finals series and catch them off guard. 

We played differently last night, and I do concede part of that is due to the fact the Brisbane were so bad. But it still seemed different. 

I am a lot more confident in our chances of getting to the GF. Last night a lot of things just seemed to "click"

Yep, I think watching May kick out is confirmation of this. Left side, point if the square for 21 games, then last night hitting up harmes, short kicks to the right and that absolute bullet to Langdon on the wing. 

24 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

Harmes was enormous

Agree. Love how Harmes and Viney appeared to be the 2 to fly the flag against Zorko and whoever else wanted to antagonise. Protectors of our 2 kings, Clarry and Trac. Allowed them to just focus on the game 

The Dees and Storm. 🤛 

Walking around Brissie as a Victorian this morning be like…