Maybe he actually likes us.

couldn’t give a rats what this fool thinks of us

16 hours ago, Engorged Onion said:

A general comment reading this entire thread.

My take at least is that I felt we did show backbone throughout the season, consistently.

Goodwin and co had to go back to the well numerous times to reinvent the forwardline due to injuries.

Outcomes are not a measure effort, or 'backbone' - but we are indoctrinated into a belief that those that work the hardest get the rewards. And outcomes are never guaranteed, doesnt mean its not painful though

In today's world of click-bait headlines and sound-byte journalism, our society, more than ever, thrives on the binary. It's a win-or-lose mentality, and nowhere is this more evident than in the world of AFL media. Too often, the media, in its pursuit for engagement, adopts an exceedingly simplistic approach to analyzing the complex dynamics of the game.

A team's performance on any given day is boiled down to mere outcomes – victory or defeat, heroics or blunders. The multifaceted nature of preparation, team dynamics, strategy, individual performances, and sheer unpredictability of the game often get lost in this binary view.

If a team wins, every decision leading up to that moment was right; if they lose, every choice was wrong. Players are lauded as invincible heroes one week, only to be derided athe next. There's little room for nuance.

Equating outcomes directly with success or failure is a dangerous misstep. I'll contrast it with parenting.. (not sure why, but it makes sense to me)

Imagine for a moment if parents adopted the same black-and-white thinking with their children as the AFL media does with the Dees (or whoever) If a child came home with a failed math test, would a supportive parent label them a failure outright? Or would they try to understand what went wrong, provide guidance, and encourage effort and improvement?

They face challenges, setbacks, and triumphs. A parent knows that defining a child's worth or potential based on one test or one moment is not only unfair but damaging. They understand that resilience, effort, perseverance, and learning  😀 are more critical indicators of long-term success than any single outcome. Of course this approach 'doesnt sell papers'.

As a society, we'd never tolerate such behavior towards children (humans???),  so I'd invite you to take a step back when reading things that are not nuanced and are black and white.

If you are feeling inflamed by Campbell (or whomever, at any given point in time) - just remember. You are the product.

Couldn't agree more EO.

When you look at what the MFC and it's leaders have been through over the past 15 years, nothing about that says 'fragility' to me.

Being though isn't about not being knocked down, it's about the getting up again.

We bomb out of finals contention in 2020 and the AFL media were sinking the boots into us and had almost completely written us off in 2021 (Brad Johnson if I remember correctly was one of the few who thought we could be up there, but most wrote us off).

Many of the core group from 2021 had been there and suffered through years of getting thrashed and being the laughing stock of the AFL, yet found a way to persevere and build themselves and the team around them into a team that has a premiership and 3 top 4 finishes in the past 3 years.

Despite all the injuries and setbacks we copped in the back half of the season and during finals, that we lost both games by around a goal or less, shows that the team had grit and spirit to fight out games and not drop our bundle and get thrashed on the way out as many others have in finals. 

There were stages in the second and third quarters against Carlton when they really looked like they had the ascendancy and were going to run away with it, but we held in there and got ourselves into a winning position.  Similar Collingwood where despite being short Angus and a fresh substitute player we could bring on in the back half of the game, we fought our way back and nearly snatched it.  In the 2021 GF, we came back from being 18 points down midway through the third and hardly kicked a point after that.

Forward line efficiency and consistency is something we need to rectify.   If we do that we will be THE dominant force within the AFL and no one will get near us.

Edited September 20, 20231 yr by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

23 hours ago, Supreme_Demon said:

Now, I can cop the criticism from Garry Lyon. Because he is a champion of the Melbourne Demons.

But to get insulted by a knuckle-dragging imbecile like Campbell Brown is beyond the pale.

He called the Melbourne Football Club "fragile" and "pathetic" for making up excuses.

Here is the link to the article: https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/exafl-gun-unloads-on-fragile-dees-absolutely-pathetic-excuse/news-story/f4a53703b7ac54ec098740a3dee7c989

All I will say is that I hope the Melbourne Demons players stick this article to their locker doors in the change rooms.

They need to be motivated to seek redemption in season 2024 and beyond. Otherwise, insults from morons like Campbell Brown and other media snipers will continue!

This utter disrespect makes my blood boil! 🤬🤬🤬🤬

But unless we win those cut-throat finals at the MCG infront of huge crowds then this shadow of being "mentally weak" shall continue to follow the Melbourne Football Club. Time for a new mindset of stoicism and determination from both our players and our coaches.

Maybe he was talking about their members that post online. 
 

Fair dinkum, don’t waste your time and energy on acknowledging these [censored]. 
 

You have just submitted yourself to a more stupider level than Brown by getting your knickers in a twist about this. 

Goodness me. 

Edited September 20, 20231 yr by McQueen
Ed: please fcs why is there a censorship on the word ‘fl ogs’

Well we may have gone out in straight sets again but we must be doing  something right because  hasn't the media been all over us.

Clearly we are becoming a powerhouse team that the pundits see as a threat and won't miss an opportunity to put the boot into.

Not a huge Caro fan but one of the few going around sticking up for us. I never realised before how many dropkicks there were masquerading as sports journalists. 

Yeah, we’re good

Kick 1 goal 53 behinds in one game and in the other game allow the opposition to score 2 goals in 90 seconds

We’re as strong as steel!

“A strong belief from senior figures still a week on is that the Angus Brayshaw furore derailed their finals pitch,” he said during On The Couch.

My question is, have the “senior figures” been named?

A member of the - Put the Boots in while they are Down, rubbish.!!!

The grand kids are looking over my shoulder so Campbell Brown is an absolute dill pickle.

Embarrassement to the game and the industry.