NON-MFC: Rd 14 2023

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,496]

Shiver me timbers. Dockers about to lay anchor in the bottom six. 

Edited June 17, 2023 by Rab D Nesbitt

[dino rover 714]

10 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Dermie saying Tom Greene has the best sleight of hand of any current player has obviously been shunted to watch too many matches at crappy venues and hasn’t seen Clarry play. 

Dermie pontificates but without any real appreciation of modern football KPIs

he lives off his past to justify his understanding of the present 

[Demonland 73,140]

Why is it some players get free for high contact when they’re bending over for the ball and it’s play on for others?

[Bitter but optimistic 22,246]

LOL Flagmantle!

[Jibroni 5,009]

Talk about knick of time, wow.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,246]

Just now, Demonland said:

Why is it some players get free for high contact when they’re bending over for the ball and it’s play on for others?

This idiocy/inconsistency goes on in every game, every week. Nothing changes

[Deevout 492]

3 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

LOL Flagmantle!

Flaggingmantle 

[DubDee 26,121]

4 goals against the Giants?

wow. they are ****house

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,496]

Just looked at Freo's run home. Only likely to beat WC and Carlton. Sydney is 50/50. All at home.  

[bobby1554 1,263]

I would be less concerned about how bad Fremantle are going, and more concerned about how well GWS are playing. They will be very hard to beat in two weeks.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,246]

4 minutes ago, DubDee said:

4 goals against the Giants?

wow. they are ****house

I've only watched since half time Dub but they are poor beyond belief.

On what I've seen, the scoreboard is actually flattering them.

[FarNorthernD 5,861]

24 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

i know it was cos of the 'no dikkhead' policy, but just imagine if we'd taken toby greene ahead of dom tyson...

I know what you mean, but if Green comes to the club over Tyson then the sliding doors thing means we probably don’t get Oliver and Petracca in future years. 
Did we actually have the chance to get Green anyway?

Edited June 17, 2023 by FarNorthernD

[Demonland 73,140]

In other NON-MFC news Bernie Vince had a day out today. 

[dino rover 714]

1 minute ago, Demonland said:

In other NON-MFC news Bernie Vince had a day out today. 

Love that guy

[DubDee 26,121]

massive % blow to the dockers

[binman 43,803]

Trigger warning.

Clearly, freo are uber fatigued. They have no run in their legs AT ALL, hence no overlap run, spread or ability to cover outlet kicks or slow the giants' transition at all. 

The goal the giants kicked in the last second of the third was the perfect example. 

No question in my mind they are in the middle, or had just completed a heavy block of aerobic conditioning.

Probably expansion why giants were short priced favorites.

I note this because we have been in the same boat the last three season, including this year.

Fatigue has been a factor in our surprising  mid season losses. 

But WE HAVE NEVER folded like freo are now. All our losses have been close.

We have willed ourselves to keep in touch, have pushed through the pain and fatigue barrier. As dees, fans, should be proud of, and laud those efforts,

Freo have done the opposite.

Hugely concerning attitude and mindset.

Alarm bells ringing if you are a freo fan.

 

Edited June 17, 2023 by binman

[Demonland 73,140]

 

[Jaded No More 68,974]

1 minute ago, binman said:

Trigger warning.

Clearly, freo are uber fatigued. They have no run in their legs AT ALL, hence no overlap run, spread or ability to cover outlet kicks or slow the giants' transition at all. 

The goal they kicked in the last second of the third was the perfect example. 

No question in my mind they are in the middle, or had just completed a heavy block of aerobic conditioning.

I note tihs because we have been in the same boat the last three season, including this year.

Fatigue has been a factor in our surprising  mid season losses. 

But WE HAVE NEVER folded like freo are now. All our losses have been close.

We have willed ourselves to keep in touch, have pushed through the pain barrier.

Freo have done the opposite.

Hugely concerning attitude and mindset.

Alarm bells ringing if you are a freo fan.

 

What are they loading for? At this rate they’ll be lucky to finish above 13th?!

[Demonland 73,140]

2 minutes ago, binman said:

Trigger warning.

Clearly, freo are uber fatigued. They have no run in their legs AT ALL, hence no overlap run, spread or ability to cover outlet kicks or slow the giants' transition at all. 

The goal they kicked in the last second of the third was the perfect example. 

No question in my mind they are in the middle, or had just completed a heavy block of aerobic conditioning.

I note tihs because we have been in the same boat the last three season, including this year.

Fatigue has been a factor in our surprising  mid season losses. 

But WE HAVE NEVER folded like freo are now. All our losses have been close.

We have willed ourselves to keep in touch, have pushed through the pain barrier.

Freo have done the opposite.

Hugely concerning attitude and mindset.

Alarm bells ringing if you are a freo fan.

 

I note there is a question in our mid season review podcast thread about loading. Perhaps bring this example up. 

[binman 43,803]

6 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

What are they loading for? At this rate they’ll be lucky to finish above 13th?!

Good question.

I suspect they think they are contenders.

Remember Scott's comment last year explaining why they had embraced the dees mid season increased block around the bye period?

He said they'd rather miss the 8 because they lost matches due to going hard than go into the finals without the conditioning to win the flag.

Give up some battles to increase the chance of winning the war.

Edited June 17, 2023 by binman

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,708]

BWS turned up today.

Yay for us. 

Feels like a win even though we have the bye.😂

[Jaded No More 68,974]

1 minute ago, binman said:

Good question.

I suspect they think they are contenders.

[Demonstone 22,820]

1 minute ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

BWS turned up today.

Your home-delivered liquor arrived?  Get stuck into it!

[Spargonicus 539]

31 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

This idiocy/inconsistency goes on in every game, every week. Nothing changes

Idiosynchronicity?

[Demonsone 2,044]

Please explain how we lost to Freo??