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NON-MFC: Round 02

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22 hours ago, praha said:

Essendon and Carlton are the biggest wannabe clubs.

Carlton were only ever good because they had money.

Essendon benefited from awesome zoning and a once-in-a-generation coach. 

They haven't won a final without Sheedy since 1968. Just horrific. It's somehow better to be a Saints support in 2025 if you were born this century. 

True, it was the changing in that was designed to deliberately hamstring us post 65'.  

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    4 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

    meth coke all over the bears early days

    Yeah but 31 points…….is there a wind at the Gabba?

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    impressive footy by West Coast. Brisbane feel a bit off, but they’re playing with serious speed!

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    There's going to be a few upsets early in the season. I reckon the ladder at Round 10 is going to look very different to the ladder at the end of the season.

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    West Coast's old guard a a few unknown kids really putting in a bold first half in what could have been a 186 contender.

    Y'know what, good for them.

    Now that Fagan's got a long-earned premiership I'm happy for Brisbane to wobble a little here and there.

    Interesting that Reid just having an okayish game and West Coast doing well anyway. Could be an important moment for the club.

     

     

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    3 minutes ago, praha said:

    There's going to be a few upsets early in the season. I reckon the ladder at Round 10 is going to look very different to the ladder at the end of the season.

    I agree.

    And fortunately, we are blessed with level-headed media pundits and other experts who take a long, reasoned view, put results in perspective and certainly don't make outrageous statements about "season's done for..." after round two.

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    Brissy started very slow against Sydney and the same against the Weagles.

    They'll probably fight back to close the gap but gee they look very vulnerable 

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    Eagles no longer easy beats by the looks of it. hopefully they don't improve too much this season because i thoroughly dislike their supporters and we play them twice.

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    12 minutes ago, Alex No Fancy-name said:

    I agree.

    And fortunately, we are blessed with level-headed media pundits and other experts who take a long, reasoned view, put results in perspective and certainly don't make outrageous statements about "season's done for..." after round two.

    And lucky we don't have a media, or tge majority of fans, who have collective amnesia and a relentless desire to ignore recent history.

    So we won't have a scenario where they declare the hawks unbackable flag winners after they string a block of win together playing an exciting brand of transition footy that 'it's hard to see anyone beating'.

    Just like last season when they didn't fall into the trap of banging on about the swans being unbackable flag winner after winning their first 10 games. 

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    This happens every year. 

    Someone wins big Round 1, gets declared premiership material, almost immediately loses (Geelong).

    Someone gets flogged Round 1, gets declared bottom 4 material, almost immediately wins (St Kilda/maybe West Coast).

    Making sweeping judgment on any side after 1 game is stupid. Even after 4 games it’s still dangerous. Now more than ever, it’s about your form in July and August, not in March and April. 

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    Never rated Brisbane too highly. They may come out and win this match, but similarly to Dogs in 2016, they put together an unbelievable last month to win the flag. Daniher was the main cog in the GWS win and arguably without him, they get knocked.

    No hindsight, I just don’t think they are a step above the rest. 

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    18 hours ago, GS_1905 said:

    Just heard that there’s a virus going around the Geelong Footy club 

    thats the least of their worries atm

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    As I said before, Harley Reid does too many undisciplined things. Gives away dumb frees and now a 50 metre penalty and Brisbane goals.

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    That James Jordan guy goes alright - 17 possessions and 8 clearances at half time.

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    35 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    JJ and Bedford are players we should have kept. Instead we have Laurie, Billing’s, McAdam who for their own reasons struggle to get games at AGL level.  

    Playing Bedders, Chin and Kozzy as High HFs is exactly what this team needs in the transition game and winning ground balls in defensive half. 

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    On 22/03/2025 at 20:14, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    This season!

    What tha?!

    Tomorrow's result could be 70 points either way!

    Sorry...

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    On 22/03/2025 at 20:39, Ollie fan said:

    Surely Lobb should have received a medal..

    MBE, OBE AND VICTORIA CROSS !! Saw the big goose Cox at Apollo Bay a month or so walking around looking like Jar Jar Binks,lapping up the attention of the few nuffies that were clearly, struck. He looked over at me and saw my Dees hat and kept starring. So I gave him a gob full. Arrogant censored!

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