Non-MFC: Finals Week 03

[rolling fog 1,208]

2 hours ago, dees189227 said:

You  know who I blame for this. The players from our team who couldn't kick straight to save themselves. 

It's easy for them. They can escape by going overseas next week. We can't.

Somebody please think of the DL’ers!!

[dees189227 12,432]

Ugh went into the Vic market this morning and a stall holder was playing the Collingwood theme song. Way to early for that.

It's going to be a very very long week and a painful one 

[rolling fog 1,208]

2 hours ago, OhMyDees said:

The most infuriating thing about Collingwood making the Grand Final is that they’re not even that [censored] good.

They (the filth) looked so gettable last night! 

[Jaded No More 68,974]

25 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

They also interviewed that sex pest DeGoey, who for some reason decided to awkwardly hug her and invade her space. Others lose their jobs for similar behavior. Was bizarre and no one bats an eyelid because it’s Collingwood. I hate what this country is becoming.

Yep, the idolization of sex offenders, thugs and cheats under the guise of being good blokes who can kick a footy is nauseating. 
 

If you hate what this country (and world) is becoming,  spare a thought for us women. 

Edited September 22, 2023 by Jaded No More

[The heart beats true 18,174]

The last few weeks I’ve realised I like Aussie Rules the game, can’t stand the AFL as an industry, but love the Demons. The manufacturing of storyline’s and outcomes is so obvious.

Watching the AFLW is a revelation. It feels fun and real.

[Fork 'em 7,008]

46 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Toby Bedford runs into an open goal and misses..... How Melbourne!

I was surprised Hogan kicked straight late.
But he's been out of our system longer I s'pose.

Edited September 22, 2023 by Fork 'em

[leave it to deever 17,543]

1 hour ago, OhMyDees said:

Nice of Channel 7 to yet again rub salt into our wounds by interviewing this [censored] low life animal after the game. 

Noticed he was in the thick of it again with his bumping and pushing. 

[Wrecker46 3,052]

19 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Yep, the idolization of sex offenders, thugs and cheats under the guise of being good blokes who can kick a footy is nauseating. 
 

If you hate what this country (and world) is becoming,  spare a thought for us women. 

What about us poor blokes who can't kick a footy 

[spirit of norm smith 16,596]

36 minutes ago, BDA said:

Hate to say it, but i don't think we beat either team last night (pies beat us already in a QF as we know). We don't have the corridor game to win it. Badly need some new thinking in this regard. any chance we could poach Leppitsch?

Sorry @BDA  to disagree.  We could have beaten either team last night. I wouldn’t be afraid of playing either.  We have to ability to beat anyone and win it. Put us against anyone and we’re a big chance.  
 

Just for the record.  Pies and Blues didn’t beat us.  Dees lost it. Both times. What hurts is we only have ourselves to blame in both games.  So so so so (etc ) chances to win both games.  (And ps. we were minus Gus,Petty,Melksham) 

[Fritta and Turner 4,596]

I thought the Ch 7 commentary was deplorable.  I have accepted that BTs brain is always at another game but the others commentated not on what they saw but who they saw

Daicos - what a champ; (had just slipped and fallen over)

Sidebottom - ever reliable (coughed up 2 goals)

fmd

 

[Kick_It_To_Pickett 3,293]

48 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

They also interviewed that sex pest DeGoey, who for some reason decided to awkwardly hug her and invade her space. Others lose their jobs for similar behavior. Was bizarre and no one bats an eyelid because it’s Collingwood. I hate what this country is becoming.

I noticed that too. Went the hug and the kiss. Was real creepy and weird. Maybe a little history there, who knows. She looked uncomfortable

[demon3165 2,814]

3 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Sorry @BDA  to disagree.  We could have beaten either team last night. I wouldn’t be afraid of playing either.  We have to ability to beat anyone and win it. Put us against anyone and we’re a big chance.  
 

Just for the record.  Pies and Blues didn’t beat us.  Dees lost it. Both times. What hurts is we only have ourselves to blame in both games.  So so so so (etc ) chances to win both games.  (And ps. we were minus Gus,Petty,Melksham) 

Newsflash, should've, could've, might have, we went out in straight sets again.

[BDA 22,955]

6 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Sorry @BDA  to disagree.  We could have beaten either team last night. I wouldn’t be afraid of playing either.  We have to ability to beat anyone and win it. Put us against anyone and we’re a big chance.  
 

Just for the record.  Pies and Blues didn’t beat us.  Dees lost it. Both times. What hurts is we only have ourselves to blame in both games.  So so so so (etc ) chances to win both games.  (And ps. we were minus Gus,Petty,Melksham) 

we're good enough. Our game plan isn't. We play the same way again next year it'll be the same result. 

[Superunknown 4,225]

40 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Corporate cash, merch, everything else. Ticketing sells out regardless. 

Gambling

[Dee Viney Intervention 1,972]

If Collingwood were playing the Taliban in the Grand Final next week I would be wholeheartedly supporting the Taliban.

[leave it to deever 17,543]

1 minute ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Sorry @BDA  to disagree.  We could have beaten either team last night. I wouldn’t be afraid of playing either.  We have to ability to beat anyone and win it. Put us against anyone and we’re a big chance.  
 

Just for the record.  Pies and Blues didn’t beat us.  Dees lost it. Both times. What hurts is we only have ourselves to blame in both games.  So so so so (etc ) chances to win both games.  (And ps. we were minus Gus,Petty,Melksham) 

Good post.

We simply couldn't win because of our fwd line being depleted. Also had Gus unfairly removed from the whole game.

We bombed it against the pies without a strong Hogan type player who could make a contest. 

If a tired gws side that had a six day break after three interstate games had another tall in their fwd line and not rely just on Hogan they would be in a Gf now.

Pies are bog ordinary and  should be smashed by the lions if the Mcg hoodoo isn't a factor.

Lions fwd line should overwhelm  the pies defenders .

As for Carlton, we were another fwd down in a young Jvr suspended and blew a lot of chances in a very poorly umpired game with 50m penalties handed out like snickers bars and a lot of frees just simply not paid.

We also made some poor selection choices with Laurie in the QF and not Grundy in the other. 

A sad ending with injuries, the Maynard incident and some really poor skills saw us removed in straight sets in a series where a flag was very much there for the taking.

 

[Kent 2,916]

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

Toby Bedford runs into an open goal and misses..... How Melbourne!

Yep he has been practising that for years Coached by the best almost team in the league

[Fork 'em 7,008]

6 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Good post.

We simply couldn't win because of our fwd line being depleted. Also had Gus unfairly removed from the whole game.

We bombed it against the pies without a strong Hogan type player who could make a contest. 

If a tired gws side that had a six day break after three interstate games had another tall in their fwd line and not rely just on Hogan they would be in a Gf now.

Pies are bog ordinary and  should be smashed by the lions if the Mcg hoodoo isn't a factor.

Lions fwd line should overwhelm  the pies defenders .

As for Carlton, we were another fwd down in a young Jvr suspended and blew a lot of chances in a very poorly umpired game with 50m penalties handed out like snickers bars and a lot of frees just simply not paid.

We also made some poor selection choices with Laurie in the QF and not Grundy in the other. 

A sad ending with injuries, the Maynard incident and some really poor skills saw us removed in straight sets in a series where a flag was very much there for the taking.

 

Sheet kicking and stupidity lost us both games.
 

Edited September 22, 2023 by Fork 'em

[layzie 34,119]

1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I think his season has been slightly over hyped.

12.17 for the season. If he did that at Melbourne he’d be lynched by all and sundry.

Agree, people have been suckers for the highlight reel and quick to boot our list management.

Edited September 22, 2023 by layzie

[KLV 1,768]

Like the rest of you I’ve woken to a lovely Melbourne Spring day, revoltingly ruined by the infiltration of Collingwood propaganda. Listening to 774 and Matt Preston is about to turn away 60% of his audience, by assuming we are all interested in listening to his nauseating sycophantic slobbering on about Collingwood. 
Its just the arrogance that pizzes me off, this would happen with no other team, except perhaps Carlton 🤮🤮🤮

[OhMyDees 1,834]

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

Toby Bedford runs into an open goal and misses..... How Melbourne!

Like Chandler! Cost us the game…

[SPC 3,571]

53 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

The last few weeks I’ve realised I like Aussie Rules the game, can’t stand the AFL as an industry, but love the Demons. The manufacturing of storyline’s and outcomes is so obvious.

Watching the AFLW is a revelation. It feels fun and real.

Couldn’t agree more.

[Clintosaurus 7,891]

26 minutes ago, Dee Viney Intervention said:

If Collingwood were playing the Taliban in the Grand Final next week I would be wholeheartedly supporting the Taliban.

If Carlton wins tonight it will be like choosing a favourite from Al Qaeda and Islamic State.

[McQueen 17,867]

McStay leaving the Lions for the Pies, blows up his quad in the Preliminary, potentially missing the GF against his old club. 
 

Karma bus at work. 

[layzie 34,119]

When Hogan kicked that goal to get the Giants within 1 a Richmond friend asked how Melbourne must feel seeing that.

If anyone should be feeling bad about Jesse playing this kind of footy it's Freo. They couldn't make it work in the perfect hometown environment and they are crying out for a forward as well right now.