Posters saying we robbed the premiership of the dogs …. 74 points isn’t robbing & it’s 4 years ago a lot has changed including god knows what game plan we are trying to pay!

Posts on Trac are win poor taste, at ground level he was frustrated & trying he’s guts out, need to consider how much footy he’s missed plus a long way back physically & mentally

5 minutes ago, layzie said:

I can't cop this stealing a flag business. Things did line up for us but we were clearly the best team in 21.

Things almost always "line up" for the premiers. Downplaying our 2021 flag is a revisionist disgrace.

36 minutes ago, 640MD said:

We stole the flag in 2021, absolutely robbed the dogs.

We won the minor Premiership and played three of the best finals in modern history. The Dogs finished 5th. Don't talk rubbish pal.

Edited March 29, 2025Mar 29 by Pirlo

Spoke to an ex Dees player tonight. Doesn't know but believes something is seriously wrong internally!!

3 minutes ago, gs77 said:

Things almost always "line up" for the premiers. Downplaying our 2021 flag is a revisionist disgrace.

Yes, this sudden revisionist tripe is really annoying. It's like yelling at a cloud that passed 4 years ago.

The other thing I've noticed today is complaints that all the experts said we were gonna be a dynasty after that flag. They say it about every team that wins it.

Don't know about you lot but I'm off to watch us rob the Bulldogs by 13 goals again.

5 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Spoke to an ex Dees player tonight. Doesn't know but believes something is seriously wrong internally!!

Like many internal problems, a good starting point is an enema

10 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Spoke to an ex Dees player tonight. Doesn't know but believes something is seriously wrong internally!!

At this point in the season it has to be. How do you go from the performance in Rd1 to now?

Something has happened in the last fortnight I reckon. The lack lustre performances with our list - even though it’s not a top 4 list- it’s not 2nd last either.

1 minute ago, GS_1905 said:

Something has happened in the last fortnight I reckon.

things have been off for at least a year

16 minutes ago, gs77 said:

Things almost always "line up" for the premiers. Downplaying our 2021 flag is a revisionist disgrace.

People also forget that Port Adelaide and Brisbane were gifted home finals while we had to play at neutral venues despite being minor premiers.

23 minutes ago, layzie said:

I can't cop this stealing a flag business. Things did line up for us but we were clearly the best team in 21.

Same. I can’t understand why a Melbourne supporter would want to water down the ‘21 flag. We finished on top of the ladder and nobody got remotely close to us in the finals, including the team we supposedly pick-pocketed. It’s almost like a form of self-loathing.

Just because we’re crap again now doesn’t mean we weren’t top notch in our flag year.

There's no problem with talking to yourself, there's not even a problem with answering either.

But when you talk to yourself, answer and then find yourself going "huh?". You got a problem.

Melbourne is that person right now..

Edited March 29, 2025Mar 29 by layzie

22 minutes ago, fr_ap said:

I miss the good people we had around our club. Gus, Nibbler, Hibberd, Jetta. Bedford, Jordon.

All had flaws but guys you could rely on to crack in.

Honestly the types Tim Lamb brought in....billings...schache...Grundy...mcadam....we moved away from guys that could win contests...to guys that just have no physicality. Or weak mentality. Or weak bodies. You couldn't have managed a list more poorly if you tried.

We were such a brutal team at the peak.

Sigh

I used to love seeing them all come down the lraces/ corridor at the start of every game in 21 totally pumped excited and smiling and laughing.

Enjoying their footy and oozing the paragon of confidence.

3 minutes ago, BDA said:

things have been off for at least a year

I suppose the GWS game was the outlier.

21 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Spoke to an ex Dees player tonight. Doesn't know but believes something is seriously wrong internally!!

Give Kyah Farris White our regards PF!!

1 hour ago, 640MD said:

We stole the flag in 2021, absolutely robbed the dogs.

Garbage, we were minor premiers and they didn't finish top 4. Outscored them 100-7 from midway thru the 3rd, dunno how you claim we "stole" it, that's just insulting.

With all the talk about ball movement and high scoring games. Watching the two games tonight - they are not really high scoring.

8 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

I used to love seeing them all come down the lraces/ corridor at the start of every game in 21 totally pumped excited and smiling and laughing.

Enjoying their footy and oozing the paragon of confidence.

Yep

We had serious swagger and teams were often intimidated by our physicality.

We're now bruise free.

Not just the names above...but Lachie Hunter. Bad character - ordinary player. Who knows what impact he had on the group or some individuals.

Jayden Hunt was another good character. We shipped them all out.

1 hour ago, 640MD said:

We stole the flag in 2021, absolutely robbed the dogs.

what a moronic revisionist memory

15 minutes ago, GS_1905 said:

At this point in the season it has to be. How do you go from the performance in Rd1 to now?

Something has happened in the last fortnight I reckon. The lack lustre performances with our list - even though it’s not a top 4 list- it’s not 2nd last either.

Our performance against GWS is more the outlier since half way through last year.

53 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Actually totally related in a fashion.

We had a lot of things go our way in 21, not tge least of all was we played an odd style that worked....but only then.

The same ppl haven't been able to truly create a game that works for us since. 23 was close but we were found wanting by teams that had a better game.

We are where we are . It's not an accident, we're here by design.

It's totally relatable imho

Our entries were poor in 22 and 23, but we win the 23 flag if we don't kick like absolute [censored] in those finals. The gamestyle used to work. Like all gamestyles before it, it has become obsolete due to changes in the trends of the game. Why pretend it never worked? Richmond won three flags with a similar formula.

27 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Spoke to an ex Dees player tonight. Doesn't know but believes something is seriously wrong internally!!

With all the noise coming out the club its no surprise.... can someone stand up( Brad Green) at sort this sh$#t out. Even if it means pulling your mates in order!! For f#$k sake we can't be this unprofessional again.

15 minutes ago, GS_1905 said:

At this point in the season it has to be. How do you go from the performance in Rd1 to now?

Something has happened in the last fortnight I reckon. The lack lustre performances with our list - even though it’s not a top 4 list- it’s not 2nd last either.

Not sure but I think the rain on the day round 1 gave us a slow, wet track and a chance for our slow footed, bull midfield to match GWS and go close to winning. Once we have faced young quick sides on fast decks the old firm have been exposed for lack of speed big time.

1 hour ago, 640MD said:

We stole the flag in 2021, absolutely robbed the dogs.

We cannot run , cannot mark, do not lead , and cannot tackle and are not fit. But we can fumble, Pity about XL,

To my mind the only time we looked a side was when AJ was throwing his weight around. We have been soft cooks since 2000 when no one stood up to essenscum and last year against Mmmaynard and then they shook his hand and spoke to him like he is human.

No wonder other clubs laugh at us and are not concerned.

On the other hand I did think most of the players were trying only a couple were half hearted,

I dread seeing what happens next week.

I haven’t forgotten how they let Maynard off

Including that disgusting bum tap in the game last year by Petracca and May. The playing group lost me

I want serious mongrel

I just watched the press conference and I felt Goody gave a bit of a parting shot to N Jones at the end. Was pretty blunt when he said our set up at clearance and method is all wrong