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The Narrm Curse

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6 hours ago, Bring Back Barassi said:

I don’t know if the Naarm Curse is a real thing but at least the club could consult with the Kulin elders to provide advice on the matter

It just so happens I spoke to uncle Colin about this.

He thinks we need to get back to our tried and trusted contested game plan, tell max to tap it our players rather than theirs and work on mid forward connection.

sound advice I reckon

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    21 hours ago, BoBo said:

    What other very easily identifiable observable realities do you incorrectly assess with win loss ratios? 

    Facts are facts BoBo 

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    22 hours ago, BoomerTJ said:

    IMO this whole thread is disrespectful to MFC and in particular to its indigenous players and officials. 

    Moderator should note some of the unsavoury comments and act appropriately.

    What are the unsavoury comments ? 

    If we can’t acknowledge that when we play as Narrm we generally lose then we need to harden up a bit I suspect 

    Some people just don’t seem comfortable with facts and truth 

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    Did anyone consult with the ghost of Norm Smith about the name change?  He’s sees all & if he’s not happy we don’t play well 

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    Just when we ended the Norm Smith curse 3 years ago; we now have another.

     

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    Happy for one round, its a great to see Naarm out there, but more than that dilutes the significance of the indigenous round and the importance of winning games of footy 

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    Yes, correlation doesn't equal causation (still, we should definitely engage in a cleansing ceremony in the case of an at least psychosomatic curse), but that doesn't mean you outright ditch the data.

    Better practice would be to examine any co-attendent explanations for the coincidence, such as the loading theory, which doesn't seem like it would be the case this year based on our fixture.

    But we also wear different uniforms during Indigenous round, and some players are likely to have a higher media burden. Which is the same for all clubs, so shouldn't especially impact ours. 

    We also won games with the jumper change prior to the name one. Without looking at the results however, our jumpers have graduated to a lighter shade over time and gotten a bit busier.

    It's a '360' game - being able to instinctively pick out the movement of teammates from a chaotic background is as an important factor. I also doubt this is the issue, but it's an attempt at explanation. 

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    11 hours ago, Jibroni said:

    Just when we ended the Norm Smith curse 3 years ago; we now have another.

     

    Could be the Naarm Smith Curse.

     

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    I'm tired of symbolic /tokenistic bullshyte not just in the AFL ,but globally.

     

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    All we need is a game played as Narrm, on a thursday or friday night, in the rain.

    Statisically the chances of a win would round to zero.

     

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    10 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Grampa Simpson Meme GIF by MOODMAN

    That does it.I'm putting the onion in the belt and you young idealists can all get f...ed.

    Then I'm watching re-runs of Hey Hey it's Saturday.

    Go smoke yourselves stupid.

     

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    maybe spoke a bit too soon… the curse usually lasts a week or two after the desecration.

     

    On 26/05/2024 at 22:42, layzie said:

    Get a hearse for the curse 

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    27 minutes ago, Bring Back Barassi said:

    maybe spoke a bit too soon… the curse usually lasts a week or two after the desecration.

     

    No Naarm this week, just a plain old Melbourne curse 

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