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Max says we are not far off our best. [censored]. I think we are delusional. Cricket season cannot come quick enough. That honestly felt like a loss. No score at all in the last.
 

Brown as a sub in his first game is what poor clubs do. His poor Dad had to wait for the last 10 mins to see him play. Disgrace. 

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    Points to ponder:

    1. Forward structure still a major problem. Could Melksham's return make any difference?

    2. Last quarter showed how much we have been missing Lever's calm defending.

    3. North showing definite signs of improvement.

    4. Tholstrup one to watch for the future.

    5. But for Kynan Brown's never-say-die chase and tackle we would probably have lost.

    6. Kozzie still an enigma. Cameos of absolute brilliance, then invisible for longish stretches.

    7. Big worry that Goodwin seemed clueless as the tide turned in the final quarter.

    8. Will Oliver ever fully regain his dominant pre-troubles form?

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    A big f you to all the reserved seat members who didn’t show up, absolutely pathetic turnout from us tonight.

    As for the team, we are broken, people need to stop blaming the umpires. 

    Fritsch and Oliver should be made to walk to Brisbane because neither are getting dropped.

    Petty can start walking to Adelaide, they can have him free of charge.

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    Entire club is scared.

    The players are scared of contact, scared of going when it's their turn, scared of getting in someone's way and scared of making a mistake. 

    Coaches are scared of making difficult calls, scared of admitting how bad we are, and scared of Goodwin. 

    Pert and Roffey are scared of being wrong. They will go down with the ship. 

    We are barely recognisable. We have no cohesion, no hunger, no intensity and no desire.

    They are zapped of all confidence, not playing for the coach and definitely not playing for each other.

    I was embarrassed by Clarry's behaviour all night and more embarrassed that the club keeps rewarding his performances and behaviour.

    Standards are an absolute mess and you can see and feel it at the ground that the culture, spirit, connection whatever you want to call it is broken.

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      On 22/06/2024 at 12:49, bluey said:

    Good to win, hung on against the momentum.

    Of the umpiring.

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      On 22/06/2024 at 12:43, titan_uranus said:

    Deserves its own thread but a massive [censored] you to the disgracefully large contingent of you so-called Melbourne “supporters” who choose not to go to games to “protest” or some other [censored]. 

    Not for a second having a go at those who can’t go for financial or personal reasons. Almost none of us can get to every game. 

    But if you stayed home because you’re fed up with Goodwin or you think our season’s shot or you want to “send a message” to Roffey or Pert, or you think we’re boring or whatever, [censored] you.

    Don’t sit at home and complain that we can’t attract talent in the trade period - who wants to play in a half empty MCG when North’s 10,000 fans are more vocal than ours? Don’t complain about our players looking devoid of confidence when they don’t get the sort of lift from the crowd that most other clubs get.

    If you’re able to go, and you don’t, get stuffed. 

    Can you please tell it straight I am not sure what you mean. Seriously yes I was there freezing to death. Great glorious defensive win.

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      On 22/06/2024 at 12:53, fr_ap said:

    Entire club is scared.

    The players are scared of contact, scared of going when it's their turn, scared of getting in someone's way and scared of making a mistake. 

    Coaches are scared of making difficult calls, scared of admitting how bad we are, and scared of Goodwin. 

    Pert and Roffey are scared of being wrong. They will go down with the ship. 

    We are barely recognisable. We have no cohesion, no hunger, no intensity and no desire.

    They are zapped of all confidence, not playing for the coach and definitely not playing for each other.

    I was embarrassed by Clarry's behaviour all night and more embarrassed that the club keeps rewarding his performances and behaviour.

    Standards are an absolute mess and you can see and feel it at the ground that the culture, spirit, connection whatever you want to call it is broken.

    Jack Viney wouldn't even be scared against a steamroller.

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    How the hell can we look so spent and unable to run in the last quarter when we've just come off the bye?

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      On 22/06/2024 at 12:53, fr_ap said:

    Entire club is scared.

    The players are scared of contact, scared of going when it's their turn, scared of getting in someone's way and scared of making a mistake. 

    Coaches are scared of making difficult calls, scared of admitting how bad we are, and scared of Goodwin. 

    Pert and Roffey are scared of being wrong. They will go down with the ship. 

    We are barely recognisable. We have no cohesion, no hunger, no intensity and no desire.

    They are zapped of all confidence, not playing for the coach and definitely not playing for each other.

    I was embarrassed by Clarry's behaviour all night and more embarrassed that the club keeps rewarding his performances and behaviour.

    Standards are an absolute mess and you can see and feel it at the ground that the culture, spirit, connection whatever you want to call it is broken.

    Just in case you missed it we won.

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      On 22/06/2024 at 12:53, Dee-tonator said:

    7. Big worry that Goodwin seemed clueless as the tide turned in the final quarter.

    Nothing to do with Goodwin. Coaches have surprisingly little influence once the game is in play. Which is why you need on-field leadership and experience. Losing Brayshaw, Melksham, Petracca and Lever isn't helping.

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      On 22/06/2024 at 12:42, Moonshadow said:

    3rd week in a row Fritter has been a whitches hat

    Give him a break. They ran out of hair spray in the change rooms.

    How would you feel?

    Oh - that's right Kojack. You don't have those problems.

     

     

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    We are a very ordinary football side.

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      On 22/06/2024 at 12:53, Dee-tonator said:

    Points to ponder:

    1. Forward structure still a major problem. Could Melksham's return make any difference?

    2. Last quarter showed how much we have been missing Lever's calm defending.

    3. North showing definite signs of improvement.

    4. Tholstrup one to watch for the future.

    5. But for Kynan Brown's never-say-die chase and tackle we would probably have lost.

    6. Kozzie still an enigma. Cameos of absolute brilliance, then invisible for longish stretches.

    7. Big worry that Goodwin seemed clueless as the tide turned in the final quarter.

    8. Will Oliver ever fully regain his dominant pre-troubles form?

    Kozzie seemed to be holding it back out there. Not enoughbig hits, big chases or taking players on

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      On 22/06/2024 at 12:57, Moonshadow said:

    How the hell can we look so spent and unable to run in the last quarter when we've just come off the bye?

    Gee, I wonder.

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      On 22/06/2024 at 12:58, Biffen said:

    Give him a break. They ran out of hair spray in the change rooms.

    How would you feel?

    Oh - that's right Kojack. You don't have those problems.

     

     

    Who loves ya, baby?...

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      On 22/06/2024 at 12:51, ElDiablo14 said:

    Names please?

    I couldn't pay a membership this year, will do the next and the next after.

    Even if we are bottom of the ladder.

    El Diablo 14. There's a name. I get that you can't afford to go...... but you spend the better part of three hours bagging the Melbourne Football Club., post after post after post. Almost without exception, every post take pot shots at players, coach and club. I don't think you should pay for a membership 'next and the next after' as the Dees don't appear to bring you any joy.

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      On 22/06/2024 at 13:00, Clayton spirit said:

    Kozzie seemed to be holding it back out there. Not enoughbig hits, big chases or taking players on

    Kozzie has all the tell tale signs of having a newborn. 

    Very under appreciated factor in the footy landscape - majority of players lose 20-30% output at least in the first 6-9 months

    Melksham was very oddly the exception to this rule

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      On 22/06/2024 at 12:37, ElDiablo14 said:

    I couldn't afford the membership this year, certainly will be back next.

    I am only commenting on what I could see and hear on the TV. That's why I asked people here on DL who may have been present at the G.

    Yeah, not having a crack at you ElDiablo. Just saying I can’t stand it when people have a go at the supporters that do show up.

    It is weak.

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    Good to see Petty get more involved and clunking a couple of his marks. 
    The wheel is turning.

    😃

     

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      On 22/06/2024 at 12:53, FearTheBeard said:

    A big f you to all the reserved seat members who didn’t show up, absolutely pathetic turnout from us tonight.

    As for the team, we are broken, people need to stop blaming the umpires. 

    Fritsch and Oliver should be made to walk to Brisbane because neither are getting dropped.

    Petty can start walking to Adelaide, they can have him free of charge.

    I'll say it now, they also won't show up to the port or gws games at a minimum 

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