PREGAME: QF vs Collingwood

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,336]

20 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

MFCSS but make it meteorology 
 

[Mel Bourne 4,515]

5 hours ago, Monocology said:

Now if 'Kiss' isn't incentive enough to get to big dance, I don't know what is. 🤟

I saw Kiss last year (got a free ticket and only went to honour the memory of me when I was six). 

I can tell you from experience that this band really needs a lot of explosions and a very dark arena to pull the whole thing off. 

Going by the weather trends this year, I have a feeling the GF will be a warm one. Get ready for lots of high-definition  close-ups of some 70+ year-old dudes with black and white streaks melting down their faces, and with nary an explosion to hide behind. Could be “Meatloaf:The Sequel”. 

(Mind you, I get a real thrill out of watching disastrous live performances, and thoroughly enjoyed Meatloaf’s set that year)

Edited September 4, 2023 by Mel Bourne

[Deefender 231]

Collingwood’s strong last quarters were viewed as a positive throughout the season.

But it’s less than ideal to be habitually behind at 3/4 time. They won’t want to come that caper with us.

 

[bandicoot 1,395]

This is the most bizarre stat…

collingwood haven’t played in the rain in any of their 23 games this year.  

Melbourne have played 6 games in the wet.

How can a side go all year and avoid the rain? 

in any case, Thursday night might be the first time all year collingwood have played with a greasy football. 

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,683]

3 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

I saw Kiss last year (got a free ticket and only went to honour the memory of me when I was six). 

I can tell you from experience that this band really needs a lot of explosions and a very dark arena to pull the whole thing off. 

Going by the weather trends this year, I have a feeling the GF will be a warm one. Get ready for lots of high-definition  close-ups of some 70+ year-old dudes with black and white streaks melting down their faces, and with nary an explosion to hide behind. Could be “Meatloaf:The Sequel”. 

(Mind you, I get a real thrill out of watching disastrous live performances, and thoroughly enjoyed Meatloaf’s set that year)

Definitely due a warm GF this year.

2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 were all either 14 or 15 degrees in Melbourne. (Even the 2021 GF day was a cool day in Melbourne if memory serves...)

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,683]

5 minutes ago, bandicoot said:

This is the most bizarre stat…

collingwood haven’t played in the rain in any of their 23 games this year.  

Melbourne have played 6 games in the wet.

How can a side go all year and avoid the rain? 

in any case, Thursday night might be the first time all year collingwood have played with a greasy football. 

We only had one wet game last year, Vs Freo at Optus.

[In Harmes Way 7,730]

1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Yeah nah, can’t see the Club signing off on that. Waaaay too inflammatory for the delicate sensibilities of your average Dees supporter. “Be afraid, be very afraid”  (last week’s banner) is about as menacing as we’d get. Cut to 8pm tonight and I’m posting sneak peeks of this week’s banner which says “And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead” 🤣

*That’s the name of a band so there’d be copyright issues, for one. 

Shame, it's got a nice ring to it.

[Engorged Onion 10,214]

3 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Definitely due a warm GF this year.

2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 were all either 14 or 15 degrees in Melbourne. (Even the 2021 GF day was a cool day in Melbourne if memory serves...)

Absolutely hammered down in Halls Gap in the morning ... not that has a baring on the climate at the MCG, but it is west, I suppose.

[In Harmes Way 7,730]

1 hour ago, binman said:

The train hurts us becuase it negates the impact of our most impactful player - maxy.

Hopefully Max isn't catching the train to the game.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

12 minutes ago, bandicoot said:

This is the most bizarre stat…

collingwood haven’t played in the rain in any of their 23 games this year.  

Melbourne have played 6 games in the wet.

How can a side go all year and avoid the rain? 

in any case, Thursday night might be the first time all year collingwood have played with a greasy football. 

[Jaded No More 68,855]

14 minutes ago, bandicoot said:

This is the most bizarre stat…

collingwood haven’t played in the rain in any of their 23 games this year.  

Melbourne have played 6 games in the wet.

How can a side go all year and avoid the rain? 

in any case, Thursday night might be the first time all year collingwood have played with a greasy football. 

So are you less worried now if it rains? Surely our vast experience counts for something. 

[gregdemon 624]

37 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

I saw Kiss last year (got a free ticket and only went to honour the memory of me when I was six). 

I can tell you from experience that this band really needs a lot of explosions and a very dark arena to pull the whole thing off. 

Going by the weather trends this year, I have a feeling the GF will be a warm one. Get ready for lots of high-definition  close-ups of some 70+ year-old dudes with black and white streaks melting down their faces, and with nary an explosion to hide behind. Could be “Meatloaf:The Sequel”. 

(Mind you, I get a real thrill out of watching disastrous live performances, and thoroughly enjoyed Meatloaf’s set that year)

I have seen kiss 31 times all round Australia    never disappointed   It will be a fun 4 song celebration         Now about Thursday  already nervous and very disappointed in the weather expected.    Max (whom I love is not much in the wet and he has alot of mates too)    Would have loved to see our real talent on show with a dry game.   Please just pull off a win in the slog.   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[gregdemon 624]

16 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

So are you less worried now if it rains? Surely our vast experience counts for something. 

If that is true  advantage us. (still have nightmares of GWS game in wet)

[TheWiz 765]

33 minutes ago, bandicoot said:

This is the most bizarre stat…

collingwood haven’t played in the rain in any of their 23 games this year.  

Melbourne have played 6 games in the wet.

How can a side go all year and avoid the rain? 

in any case, Thursday night might be the first time all year collingwood have played with a greasy football. 

What a stat!!!

[bandicoot 1,395]

20 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

So are you less worried now if it rains? Surely our vast experience counts for something. 

I’ll take anything I can get to calm my nerves 

[Longsufferingnomore 1,629]

I read with interest in this morning's Age that Pendelbury was sprucing that the Collingwood unwashed faithful will make the MCG their Colosseum, presumably with the noise they make. We matched them on Kings Birthday for noise so lets make sure the boys hear us and make the MCG the Collywobbles "living hell".

[beelzebub 23,312]

57 minutes ago, bandicoot said:

This is the most bizarre stat…

collingwood haven’t played in the rain in any of their 23 games this year.  

Melbourne have played 6 games in the wet.

How can a side go all year and avoid the rain? 

in any case, Thursday night might be the first time all year collingwood have played with a greasy football. 

We've  got them 😉

[Jaded No More 68,855]

14 minutes ago, Longsufferingnomore said:

I read with interest in this morning's Age that Pendelbury was sprucing that the Collingwood unwashed faithful will make the MCG their Colosseum, presumably with the noise they make. We matched them on Kings Birthday for noise so lets make sure the boys hear us and make the MCG the Collywobbles "living hell".

Does he not know both clubs got equal allocation and the game sold out within hours? 

[binman 42,495]

1 hour ago, bandicoot said:

They have also been used to playing cox and Cameron and this will hurt them.

 

Really good point.

Maxy has less impacting the wet because he cant clunk his marks, and his ability to take contested marks around the ground is what makes him such a difference maker. 

But taking thta strength away just means he has less impact - he still remains a brilliant athlete who can win his own ball and of course ruck brilliantly. 

Cox and Cameron and average players in comparison to maxy. Neither have maxy's athleticism or ruck craft.

And they won't be able to mark either - and without clunking marks both are bog ordinary players. 

[At the break of Gawn 4,460]

1 hour ago, bandicoot said:

This is the most bizarre stat…

collingwood haven’t played in the rain in any of their 23 games this year.  

Melbourne have played 6 games in the wet.

How can a side go all year and avoid the rain? 

in any case, Thursday night might be the first time all year collingwood have played with a greasy football. 

Are you sure? I think their win against Port in Adelaide it rained or at least seemed like a slippery game.

[demon3165 2,680]

51 minutes ago, gregdemon said:

I have seen kiss 31 times all round Australia    never disappointed   It will be a fun 4 song celebration         Now about Thursday  already nervous and very disappointed in the weather expected.    Max (whom I love is not much in the wet and he has alot of mates too)    Would have loved to see our real talent on show with a dry game.   Please just pull off a win in the slog.   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Kiss singing is just above Guns and Roses now the AFL has this need to be wanted in the world community plenty of Australian artists to do a daytime gig.

[Roost it far 8,117]

Why Kiss FFS?? There are literally  100’s of Australian Bands I’d prefer to see. The AFL are lucky the product is so good otherwise it’d be bust.

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47 minutes ago, Longsufferingnomore said:

I read with interest in this morning's Age that Pendelbury was sprucing that the Collingwood unwashed faithful will make the MCG their Colosseum, presumably with the noise they make. We matched them on Kings Birthday for noise so lets make sure the boys hear us and make the MCG the Collywobbles "living hell".

Similarly, Darcey Moore said during an interview on the weekend that he thinks their 19th man will get them over the line on Thursday, their 19th man being the Magpie Army. Pfft, their 19th man’s got nothin’ on ours. Did he not hear our 19th man drowning out their 19th man on KB??? 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, gregdemon said:

I have seen kiss 31 times all round Australia    never disappointed   It will be a fun 4 song celebration         Now about Thursday  already nervous and very disappointed in the weather expected.    Max (whom I love is not much in the wet and he has alot of mates too)    Would have loved to see our real talent on show with a dry game.   Please just pull off a win in the slog.   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Why?

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Mel Bourne said:

I saw Kiss last year (got a free ticket and only went to honour the memory of me when I was six). 

I can tell you from experience that this band really needs a lot of explosions and a very dark arena to pull the whole thing off. 

Going by the weather trends this year, I have a feeling the GF will be a warm one. Get ready for lots of high-definition  close-ups of some 70+ year-old dudes with black and white streaks melting down their faces, and with nary an explosion to hide behind. Could be “Meatloaf:The Sequel”. 

(Mind you, I get a real thrill out of watching disastrous live performances, and thoroughly enjoyed Meatloaf’s set that year)

The person who gave you the free ticket… I would’ve paid them to take it back.