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Do it once it’s a coincidence, keep doing it and it’s not a coincidence anymore. We choked, and choked badly.

Lions will breeze through now. Totally unfair. Sick of losing games we should win, all year it’s been happening. Excuses excuses excuses. 

 
11 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

The balance on the forward line was immediately ruined when Melksham went down. Who would of thought he'd be so key. 

Nah. Harry Petty before that 

4 minutes ago, spalding said:

God we have some [censored] on this site.

Injuries, umpiring, suspensions, and kicking for goal cost us big time.

you just have position yourself and hope it goes your way when it counts. 

it didn’t.

if you people think these guys didn’t give all they have just look at the reaction after the game.

geelong was I this position for ten years between 2011 and 2022.

it really hurts because it felt like we had a massive chance this year - perhaps more than any other in my lifetime (57 years).

just got to get there again next year. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not entirely true, Geelong lost PF and GF.

We are not even making PF.

 
6 minutes ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

Along with recruiting some forwards, we need to recruit a good PSYCHIATRIST to sort out the heads of these guys. 

Frasier Crane is back on TV soon.  Use him


It’s ok, this is a place where you can get your anger out (and remember to put your anger here and not at home). 
 

we will be angry, we will be disappointed, but we will be back. We get up tomorrow and start thinking about next year and how we build and go again. 
 

We have a forward line for next year of Petty, JVR, Smith, Fritch, Kozzie and Spargo. If we get a McAdam or a Watson, things look better. 
 

there is enough to like about what we are and what we will be. 
 

just get your anger out here and let’s get to the G in 2024

Sparrow stood up as did Mcvee.

How good are the independent doctors going with concussion?

Weitering and Cripps should have been off with protocols.

AFL at it again.

 

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7 minutes ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

Steven May was great! Had Petty and a Melksham not got injured I reckon that flag was ours for the taking. Disgusting way to go out though

Not to mention the absence of Brayshaw and JVR (in the second case self-inflicted). But maybe it says something about our lack of depth, because every club has to  cope with injuries and suspensions.


4 minutes ago, praha said:

It has nothing to do with Burgess lol

It is still *cultural*. We have choked on the big stage in a way literally no other club has in the modern era. 

You underestimate him.

In 2021 this team was so regimented and drilled. Discipline does that. Burgess was in their heads both at training and away from football. His game day input also significant.

They're all over the place now. They try here and there but they're not the same team IMO. Our lack of professionalism is telling. I throw the coach in there as well, he leaves too much to chance,  nort meticulous enough.

Our problems go a lot deeper than losing Burgess though, no doubt.

Just now, BDA said:

Get some new assistant coaches around goody. We need to freshen things up because we’re as stale as last weeks bread.

 

Yeah, if I hear we are a ‘defence first’ team again, my eyeballs will be stuck looking inward.

We have shown very little dare and run and while our press is good and are defenders elite - if you don’t take advantage and you poke the pressure on yourself you let the opposition have a chance to bottle you and beat you.

New assistants around Goodwin. If Chaplin wants to stay he can but diminished unless he is comfortable augmenting our defensive philosophy into one built to counterattack, not just stifle. 

5 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Lucky we selected an impact player as the sub FMD seriously what were they thinking. Bringing Hibberd on in the last could've been a shot in the arm, nah let's go with the softest player since Jack Watts who can't provide fresh legs cos he could only really sub in for TMac who was just as pathetic.

This team are a bunch of chokers, can't win on the big stage. Won off Broadway when we had the crowd numbers because about 30k neutrals jumped on the bandwagon. I am filthy.

Club should be ashamed of themselves the way they treated Hibberd, heart & soul player & they played Shcache, the softest sub ever

Remember guys. 

Key indicators and expected scores prove that we should have won so I don't know why we're stressing.

Our game-plan experts in @binmanand @Binmans PAwill conduct a breakdown as to why we have the best gameplan and how we will win the flag this year.

Collingwood don't have a plan that stands up remember and Carlton don't have the run in the legs to match us. 

Also, our lack of ball users and ineffective forward line is wayyyy overblown. Look at 2021 finals seriessss. 

Now, onto next wee---.... Oh, hang on a minute... 


Goody completely lost his composure with team selections the last two weeks. Absolutely rattled two the point where I've never seen anything so bizarre as what I've just witnessed. 

I'm genuinely numb and gutted as well.

9 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

That’s the worse Melbourne loss since the ‘87 Prelim.

Im absolutely gutted.

Yeah it’s up there with Geelong at the Cattery in 2011 and the Bombers at the G in 2013.

FFS Talk about overreacting 

8 minutes ago, Webber said:

Yep, you win for stupidest post of the year.

No he doesn't.
Dunno about the Burgess bit but the Goodwin stuff is spot on.

2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Goody completely lost his composure with team selections the last two weeks. Absolutely rattled two the point where I've never seen anything so bizarre as what I've just witnessed. 

I'm genuinely numb and gutted as well.

Yep weeks? Been happening all season.

Edited by Clint Bizkit

I think that was one of the best games I've ever seen a fullback play. 

Well done Steven May.

What a horrible 8 days.

Seeya Stafford


Remember Pickett gave away that dumb free in the first quarter to have it taken off smith. He did some dumb things.

But again it comes down to goal kicking. 8 more scoring shots. Some of those players are going to rue those misses and our captain is one of them.

Max promised us 2 years ago they'll win one for us on the MCG. Well I'll still be waiting.

Next year could be our last shot at it. 
 

May and Maxy (arguably our two most important players) already aren’t spring chickens. 
 

Blues, Crows, GWS, all look like they’re primed to get better which makes competition for top 4 even harder. Sydney are the 4th youngest list so with good recruiting in the off season, they’ll be up their again. 

If we don’t win it next year, that could be the window closed and we’ll be surpassed by other clubs. 
 

Glad there’s 6 months off. Bring in the cricket season. 
 

I love you Dees. For god sakes recruit some big forwards that can convert. 

 
3 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Not entirely true, Geelong lost PF and GF.

We are not even making PF.

Let’s see how it looks in 8 more years!!!

10 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

West Coast smashed the 2018 finals series without Nic Nat, Gaff and Sheppard. You can be successful despite a few injuries to the integral part of your best 22. 

You can, but not all in the one area of the ground...particularly where we run thin anyway.

The luck ran against us as soon as Petty went down & Fritsch never had a good run at it all year.

Don't think that his foot injuries didn't take a toll on his accuracy either. He missed shots he would kick with his eyes closed normally.

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