PREGAME: Rd 18 vs Essendon

[sue 9,074]

History buffs: Has there ever been a team in the top 4 so late in the season with a percentage below 100?

[Adam The God 29,796]

2 minutes ago, sue said:

History buffs: Has there ever been a team in the top 4 so late in the season with a percentage below 100?

I'd love to know, it's become incredible this stat to me.

I keep expecting them to [censored] the bed, but they still haven't yet.

[beelzebub 23,261]

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

I smacked a Ton at TH KING ! Vs Glen Iris, annnnd snagged a few goals there as well😁 Luuurved that ground!

Gee that place brings back memories..    used to live on Wills St as a kid... that park was like my backyard ( in a fashion ) ,long before the freeway went through and re-jigged that pocket ;).  Spent hours....hours..... HOURS with my Lyre-bird and a few mates.....practising goal kicking and marking.  Fond memories ;)

Anyway...back to the game... still at 6's and 7's as to what 's really going on. Quite intrigued really. Am truly hoping for a masterstroke of selection and intent.

Why do i feel like Charlie Brown though ...

[DistrACTION Jackson 8,284]

50 minutes ago, Ollie fan said:

This "outstanding list" stuff is so often used to bash the coach. 
 

The truth is: we had and still have 3-5 absolute champions, and quite a few good players behind them. But so do our competitors!! Eg Carlton have had Cripps and Walsh, Weitering and Curnow. Footscray have many good players starting with Bont.  Brisbane have got many good players starting with Neale but all around the ground. Etc etc etc. We are not the only team in the league and premierships are not given for the asking. And we have had some bad luck at critical times, most notably the injury demolition of our forward line at the pointy end of last season, not to mention what happened to Gus.

 

Time to move on. We have won a flag, we have been consistently right up there, we are regularly pointed to as a model of defensive setup, and we have brought in a heap of good young players to take us forward. Let's support them!

100% this.

Carlton - Cripps, Curnow, McKay, Wetering & Walsh

Brisbane - Neale, Dunkley, Daniher, Andrew, Cameron

Bulldogs - Bont, Libba, Naughton, Jamarra, English

Pies - N Daicos, J Daicos, Moore, Pendlebury, Sidebottom

Swans - Gulden, Warner, Heeney, Papley and up until this year Franklin

Every side in the top 8-12 teams atm has genuine stars running around. It just takes a bit of luck and to get your game going at the right time to win a flag.

[Dee Zephyr 19,252]

42 minutes ago, loges said:

He needs to post more often.

Yes, it’s kinda like quality over quantity with Gator. 

[Fat Tony 5,195]

We finished the 1998 season in fourth with a 14-8 record and a percentage of just 102.7%.

[titan_uranus 24,957]

27 minutes ago, sue said:

History buffs: Has there ever been a team in the top 4 so late in the season with a percentage below 100?

Paging @WheeloRatings

[DubDee 25,158]

27 minutes ago, sue said:

History buffs: Has there ever been a team in the top 4 so late in the season with a percentage below 100?

Adelaide in 15th spot have a better percentage 

funny ole game football 

Bombers overachieving 

Crows underachieving 

[loges 6,767]

3 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Yes, it’s kinda like quality over quantity with Gator. 

Back in 21 there were a couple of posters who would come on and post how we were not good enough and wouldn't finish top 4 couldn't win it etc. Called the positives [censored] polishers etc. There was ProDee and another poster who kept the positivity going whenever it looked like we may falter, unfortunately I can't remember the others moniker, doesn't seem to post anymore which is a shame.

[DemonWA 3,902]

34 minutes ago, sue said:

History buffs: Has there ever been a team in the top 4 so late in the season with a percentage below 100?

If we win, watch all the pundits pile on this fact and say the bombers aren't much chop

[Deemania since 56 6,584]

3 hours ago, picket fence said:

And Kicked like a schoolboy Back Pocket player you mean?? Have a close look at Jeffo's goals this year and you'll see the difference in accuracy and a no nonsense no nervous set shot routine

That is a resolute statement, PF; it is also quite reassuring and as such, relieving, so it will be - perhaps - a lesser load for us to bear as the game progresses. All we need now is for Jeffo to get appropriate gametime and he flings himself into the fray like never before. That would not be fumblingly reassuring, that would be plainly fabulous for the MFC. Your vote of confidence is working already!

[Adam The God 29,796]

3 minutes ago, DemonWA said:

If we win, watch all the pundits pile on this fact and say the bombers aren't much chop

That's fine. Let's just win.

[layzie 33,576]

Win or lose we'll be ok while we have each other.

[Deemania since 56 6,584]

27 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Gee that place brings back memories..    used to live on Wills St as a kid... that park was like my backyard ( in a fashion ) ,long before the freeway went through and re-jigged that pocket ;).  Spent hours....hours..... HOURS with my Lyre-bird and a few mates.....practising goal kicking and marking.  Fond memories ;)

Anyway...back to the game... still at 6's and 7's as to what 's really going on. Quite intrigued really. Am truly hoping for a masterstroke of selection and intent.

Why do i feel like Charlie Brown though ...

Brings back memories for me, too - in those pre-freeway times - giving up a morning of yabbying in Gardiners Creek for a good two-hour session of kicking practice and then on to Central Park for some distance running. My bike got a flogging in those days ' 50s - 65 ' . Wills Street fish & chips were the ideal nourishment for a budding footballer - as testified by Kevin Bartlett - but my debut was with the Chadstone footy team, and we were lousey! Just an aside, now back to the real stuff ... Carna Dees!

[Fat Tony 5,195]

24 minutes ago, DemonWA said:

If we win, watch all the pundits pile on this fact and say the bombers aren't much chop

They're not much chop.

[titan_uranus 24,957]

26 minutes ago, DemonWA said:

If we win, watch all the pundits pile on this fact and say the bombers aren't much chop

They're not much chop regardless.

What's infuriating is that they could easily make top 4 off the back of 1, maybe 2, wins against eventual finalists. 

[Demon17 5,123]

49 minutes ago, DemonWA said:

If we win, watch all the pundits pile on this fact and say the bombers aren't much chop

But not our mate Kane.  He's tipping Dees by 3 goals.

[SPC 3,513]

Got to smash the Bombers. My hatred for them stems from 2000 GF and the fact my brother in law supports them. Not only is he an arrogant toss, he is also my brother in law! 

[Queanbeyan Demon 6,751]

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

I smacked a Ton at TH KING ! Vs Glen Iris, annnnd snagged a few goals there as well😁 Luuurved that ground!

Did anyone ever hit one high enough to touch the high voltage rock n roll power lines? A few blokes from St James Glen Iris had a crack at it. Bats in those dayz couldn't do it as far as I know, but these days . . . maybe?

[ANG13 2,051]

8 hours ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

We are definitely going to win now

All I need now is Jaded No More to say that her husband is going and well look out Sportsbet. Can’t lose with that combination. 

[dice 684]

3 hours ago, Greendale said:

Kicking efficiency is actually down significantly, you were probably looking at kick % which is just the kick/handball ratio as a percentage. Inside 50 marks are up very slightly but overall marks are down, and contested marks are down significantly. He's having more shots per game but scoring noticeably less. Really pressure acts are the only stat that he's had a significant increase in.

Also worth factoring in that he's a forward in a side that's performing more strongly than last year. If he hadn't improved or declined this year then one would expect his stats to be up anyway, due to more access of the ball. I rate Amiss a lot, but the stats couldn't argue against an improvement any more conclusively.

He is becoming a more rounded player, week by week, and the stats prove that "conclusively". If that isn't improvement, I don't know what is. And I am sure Longmuir is very happy with the role he is playing in that forward line where the other key forwards (i.e. Treacy, Jackson, Banfield, etc.). are sharing it around

Edited July 12 by dice

[DubDee 25,158]

27 minutes ago, dice said:

He is becoming a more rounded player, week by week, and the stats prove that "conclusively". If that isn't improvement, I don't know what is. And I am sure Longmuir is very happy with the role he is playing in that forward line where the other key forwards (i.e. Treacy, Jackson, Banfield, etc.). are sharing it around

way to bring up stats that ‘conclusively’ prove your point, only for them to prove the opposite and then you still don’t back down 

nice work

[TheWiz 765]

This is a must win in my household, not just for me but for my little one. Wife and father in law are devout Essendon supporters. Many Essendon paraphernalia has been intercepted or thrown out, but I’ll struggle to keep this up if we lose. They’ll be too strong.

 

Go Dees.

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,588]

1 hour ago, titan_uranus said:

They're not much chop regardless.

What's infuriating is that they could easily make top 4 off the back of 1, maybe 2, wins against eventual finalists. 

They’ve got Fremantle, Sydney and Brisbane away in the last month so there’s no where to hide for them.

I’d imagine to finish top 4 they’ll certainly have to win one of those 3 games. So eventually they’ll have to finally beat a premiership contender to earn their top 4 spot. Arguably they already have by beating GWS.

I suspect they’ll be a North Melbourne of 2007. Get spanked in the qualifying and prelims while sneaking over the line in semi.

[binman 42,257]

23 minutes ago, DubDee said:

way to bring up stats that ‘conclusively’ prove your point, only for them to prove the opposite and then you still don’t back down 

nice work

Strange hill to die on - a young player at another club is improving I tells ya.