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NON-MFC: Round 04

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Thilthorpe is a good example of why some Melbourne fans need to lay off our own young full-forward. Van Rooyen had shown more than Thilthorpe prior to this season and now Thilthorpe has absolutely exploded. It helps being in a good team, and with Melbourne's almost historically bad inside forward 50 efficiency combined with the fact he doesn't have a Tex Walker to learn from or to take attention from defenders, his job isn't an easy one.

Not saying there aren't areas he can't improve significantly but he's still only 21 and is being asked a lot of for someone in their 3rd season.

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    Massive queues reported at the MCG due to enhanced security checks. Pictures of lines snaking 200 metres into the parklands

    If you're going to change the system you can't exactly do it overnight.

    Went to the world cup in Russia where security was tight. Incredibly well organised but added 45 minutes to the entry process

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    1 hour ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    What umpires have we got officiating our game.

    That last qtr GC17 recieved every decision go there way.

    How can you tackles someone mid air in a marking situation.

    Just shows how the AFL has zero integrity. Manipulating results and never called to account.

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    Feels like there are more green shoots for Richmond compared to the dees …. 😭

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    2 minutes ago, Nicko said:

    Feels like there are more green shoots for Richmond compared to the dees …. 😭

    Agree. I also think they could knock us off with today’s performance.

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    4 minutes ago, Heart Beats True said:

    Agree. I also think they could knock us off with today’s performance.

    Travelling down from Brisbane with the family for the Anzac eve game…I hope we get our Sh&t together before then 😬

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    I like the father/son tradition we have but gee I hate seeing other clubs do well and we don't.

    Don't get me wrong Jack has been great but we got a bit dudded with Billy stretch and Joel Smith well we know how that ended.

    But I'm watching the ashcroft brothers come in & make an impact, Darcy doing his craft at the dogs & well we know about the daicos brothers.

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    21 minutes ago, GS_1905 said:

    Can we beat the Tigers? They move the ball better than us right now.

    They kicked 13 goals

    We can only dream of doing that right now…

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    Just now, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    What umpires have we got officiating our game.

    That last qtr GC17 recieved every decision go there way.

    20 minutes ago, fr_ap said:

    Should have moved on to Yze when we had the chance.

    Sliding doors moment that was never going to happen after 2023.

    I

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    24 minutes ago, GS_1905 said:

    Can we beat the Tigers? They move the ball better than us right now.

    I reckon we are gone against them.

    You can just see the headlines written up already for that one.

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    Umps getting North back in the game

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    Sydney showing how bad North still are vis a vis how bad we currently are.

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    If you evaluate Richmond and Melbourne’s start to the season, you’d have Richmond starting as favourites on Anzac Eve.

    We’ll be lucky to score 90 points in a game this year and Richmond just did it against the reigning premier.

    A poor win by Brisbane, but they’re correctly cruising in the young season.

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    It’s funny how at the time Norf supporters thought beating us was ‘taking a scalp’ .. ohhh how wrong they were.

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    1 hour ago, DeeNA said:

    It’s funny how at the time Norf supporters thought beating us was ‘taking a scalp’ .. ohhh how wrong they were.

    Their “arrival” is now a mirage considering how horrific we are at the moment.

    Gotta admit, I love watching and take a lot of joy in opposition fans pain aka Carlton, North Melbourne, Essendon…. 🤣😂

    At least we had a flag and a good 4 year run.

    With how bad we are now, I find myself cheering against these types of teams hoping for more years in the doldrums achieving nothing and seeing meltdowns.

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    North were horrific last night. I gave them a chance. I know sydney had some good players in still but they're missing a lot of good players.

    It also showed how horrific we are

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    20 hours ago, burnthefushias said:

    Thilthorpe is a good example of why some Melbourne fans need to lay off our own young full-forward. Van Rooyen had shown more than Thilthorpe prior to this season and now Thilthorpe has absolutely exploded. It helps being in a good team, and with Melbourne's almost historically bad inside forward 50 efficiency combined with the fact he doesn't have a Tex Walker to learn from or to take attention from defenders, his job isn't an easy one.

    Not saying there aren't areas he can't improve significantly but he's still only 21 and is being asked a lot of for someone in their 3rd season.

    He plays in a very different side.

    He has Walker and Fogarty (and Curtain) presenting as marking options around him.

    JVR has Turner (a defender with, what, 15 games experience as a forward), Jeffo (1 game experience) or AJ (2 games experience) for support, and at times when we go with two talls, he has no one.

    Which raises an interesting point. So many on here have argued that because Hawthorn have just Chol, that we should be going with fewer tall forwards, not more. But there are plenty of sides who are going with 3 talls and succeeding. Adelaide is one, Sydney is another (they went into last night with Amartey, McLean and Ladhams, alongside Grundy). Both Adelaide and Sydney move the ball with pace, like Hawthorn, but kick big scores with tall forwards. Brisbane won the flag last year with Daniher, Hipwood and Morris, too.

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