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15 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

Who have they tipped the last 5 

did they not tip melbourne in 2021? or geelong last year?

 
3 minutes ago, praha said:

did they not tip melbourne in 2021? or geelong last year?

Yeah not sure, I was just interested to know 


2 hours ago, praha said:

did they not tip melbourne in 2021? or geelong last year?

Pre season 2021 they rated our midfield bottom 4.

I still laugh at that. 

29 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Pre season 2021 they rated our midfield bottom 4.

I still laugh at that. 

Was that the year Gawn, Trac and Oliver were amomgst our All Australians, Trac and Oliver scooped up several individual honours throughout the year, and said midfield tore the Bulldogs to shreds in the GF? Yeah, good call there Champion Data. Oh boy.

 
1 hour ago, gs77 said:

Was that the year Gawn, Trac and Oliver were amomgst our All Australians, Trac and Oliver scooped up several individual honours throughout the year, and said midfield tore the Bulldogs to shreds in the GF? Yeah, good call there Champion Data. Oh boy.

Says it all about Champion Data. The more clubs pay $$$$ to them for data the better it looks for that club. Data to suit a narrative.

1 hour ago, Roost it far said:

Hoyne is Binman

Well, it is true to say we have never been in the same room together 


16 minutes ago, YearOfTheDees said:

I remember in 2017 they tipped us to finish 7th with a game to go.

And the missed that prediction by about 3%

If it's a MFC V Brisbane GF, I have a bit of a family crisis on my hands.  Youngest son is fair dinkum and goes for the Mighty Demons, but his big brother supports the Lions (yeah, I know - should have thrown him out of the nest).

Only have 2 X GFG memberships 🤔

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5 hours ago, binman said:

Well, it is true to say we have never been in the same room together 

Shocked 80S GIF
 

“Cos I’m Binman!”

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13 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

If it's a MFC V Brisbane GF, I have a bit of a family crisis on my hands.  Youngest son is fair dinkum and goes for the Mighty Demons, but his big brother supports the Lions (yeah, I know - should have thrown him out of the nest).

Only have 2 X GFG memberships 🤔

Hmmmm tough decision coming up maybe.

Do you either:

A) Be honest and tell your eldest that he made a poor decision in life and needs to learn a lesson in consequences.

Or

B) Do you lie and tell him if the Lions and Dees make the grand final in 2024, that you'll take him then.

Very, very tough decision.


Champion Data means [censored] all

15 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

Pre season 2021 they rated our midfield bottom 4.

I still laugh at that. 

Yes but preseason 2019 they rated us as flag contenders. Their data is historic, it is not a projection. Based on 2019/20 you could say we did have a bottom 4 midfield prior to 2021.

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8 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

If it's a MFC V Brisbane GF, I have a bit of a family crisis on my hands.  Youngest son is fair dinkum and goes for the Mighty Demons, but his big brother supports the Lions (yeah, I know - should have thrown him out of the nest).

Only have 2 X GFG memberships 🤔

What's the crisis?

2 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

What's the crisis?

Exactly.

That's why RBG had two sons!

Excellent planning to mitigate the risk of not having a child who supports the mighty dees. 

10 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

If it's a MFC V Brisbane GF, I have a bit of a family crisis on my hands.  Youngest son is fair dinkum and goes for the Mighty Demons, but his big brother supports the Lions (yeah, I know - should have thrown him out of the nest).

Only have 2 X GFG memberships 🤔

It's a great problem to have if we get there.

My brother in law goes for Port and sadly he meets there criteria for supporting, lovely guy though.


I don't get the excitement about Lions winning a flag.

Their going to be hard to beat on their home finals sure but last time I checked, the granny will be played at the mighty Mcg where it belongs.

Lions have the biggest voodoo there and it will certainly come into play 

7 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Yes but preseason 2019 they rated us as flag contenders. Their data is historic, it is not a projection. Based on 2019/20 you could say we did have a bottom 4 midfield prior to 2021.

Weird that that they would rank our midfield so low given they ranked Gawn, Oliver and Trac as elite at the start of the 21 season.  Not like they would have marked Viney and Brayshaw as mugs either.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2021-elite-players-at-every-club-champion-data-patrick-cripps/news-story/40f359e3f8104d1262e8b2ea980683ea

of course, this is the year they ranked Mason Cox as elite, so I'm thinking there was a bug in their spreadsheet and nobody fixed it. 

 
21 hours ago, BoBo said:

Hmmmm tough decision coming up maybe.

Do you either:

A) Be honest and tell your eldest that he made a poor decision in life and needs to learn a lesson in consequences.

Or

B) Do you lie and tell him if the Lions and Dees make the grand final in 2024, that you'll take him then.

Very, very tough decision.

We all make choices 

you’ll be like the knight in the crypt in the last crusade - look at your youngest … “ you have chosen …. wisely”

 

On 8/25/2023 at 8:41 AM, binman said:

Exactly.

That's why RBG had two sons!

Excellent planning to mitigate the risk of not having a child who supports the mighty dees. 

Yeah, I guess I've got a better strike rate that the old man.  He's got three sons and I'm the only one that's a passionate Demons (the other not really footy driven, but notional MFC supporters).

If we get to the big dance at the G, the three generations of MFC supporters will be the together and I couldn't go past that.  Dad was there at the G in 64, and I was there with him in 88 and 2000.  Watching a winning one at the G with them both would be bloody magic. 

Love that Max recognises and values the significance of winning one at home at the MCG where family freinds and the MFC faithful can truly share the experience and hope that is really driving the playing group headding into this finals series.


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