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If we lose this week I will?

Doug Reemer
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21 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Having missed out on @WERRIDEE running around training with only a fig leaf to hide the nether regions I was hoping for some more interesting options for this week!

That didn't age well did it?

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    There’s a post on Instagram of when we played Essendon under Roos and Salem kicked the winner. It reminded me of when it was fun following Melbourne. Sure we were coming off a terrible period but there was signs we could be good. That’s all I need this week. A gutsy hard fought win against average opponents. That’ll do me, nothing flash. I’d like it to be painfully close and we kick the sealer with a minute to go and then grind the clock down to deny them after they’ve led almost all day. You get what I’m laying down?

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    I will move on straight away because it's football, it's nothing important. Food, shelter, health and family are important

    I don't read replies or reactions

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    If we lose this week I will CELEBRATE because it will mean Simon will be closer to the AXE

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    40 minutes ago, greenwaves said:

    I will move on straight away because it's football, it's nothing important. Food, shelter, health and family are important

    I don't read replies or reactions

    Splitting the first fairway and offshore waves!! Also no wind on the Ventoux!!

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    If we lose this week I will continue to be disappointed that we could not win more flags with the outstanding list we have had in the last 5 years

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    If we don’t win I will go and sit in my yoga studio, contemplate what to do in September, do a few headstands and go and pat my dog, goats and chickens.

    My poor little pup Maysie hasn’t seen a Demon win for us as yet and she diligently lets me dress her up each match day in her Demon jumper.

    I will also hope that the cow of a woman I used to work with who is a Bomber supporter doesn’t make contact with me.

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    I hope we win! I hate losing!

    But IF we lose....

    The vultures in the media and many angry Melbourne supporters will be getting the knives out for Simon Goodwin.

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    It's not very nice, but that's the cut throat high performance industry of the AFL. That's why they get paid the big bucks! The average AFL coach is probably making about $500K or more a year. If you win, then your job is safe (temporarily), but if you lose, then eventually you will get sacked. Nobody is immune to this harsh reality, even a Premiership coach.

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    I we dont win this week I will expect it being we continue to play players out of form and support players who did not earn their spot. Great to see McQualter make a stand with Tim Kelly on standards. I doubt Goody has a TIm Kelly moment in him but if he does it will come too late.

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    With a touch of divine intervention, I'll strive to embrace the reality that 2021 was a black swan event in the modern history of the Melbourne Football Club—and, indeed, in my own life. As normal transmission seems to have resumed, I must reconcile with the misplaced trust and emotional turbulence that have shadowed me for half a century. But I refuse to dwell on regret or shut the door on the past. Instead, I’ll reflect, take the learnings, get to work, and find the resilience to move forward with the passion and (forlorn) hope that define every true Demon supporter.

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    39 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    With a touch of divine intervention, I'll strive to embrace the reality that 2021 was a black swan event in the modern history of the Melbourne Football Club—and, indeed, in my own life. As normal transmission seems to have resumed, I must reconcile with the misplaced trust and emotional turbulence that have shadowed me for half a century. But I refuse to dwell on regret or shut the door on the past. Instead, I’ll reflect, take the learnings, get to work, and find the resilience to move forward with the passion and (forlorn) hope that define every true Demon supporter.

    Gosh that’s dire

    Fatalistic, nihilistic, can’t decide

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    Watch the game again and count how many long kicks down the line or into F50 whilst burning shorter and better options we make. Players taking shots at goal from ground level, when a better option is available by foot or hand.

    I don’t care if we lose whilst trying to make a better string of connections. It’s the way forward, so as long as we DO try/take those options, lower the eyes, look wide, kick at angles, play less selfishly and more team orientated, string marks together to free players, that’s all I want to see. Our ball use has been awful but the other side of that coin is decision making. The only way is through and there will be losses along the way which I can accept… if we are on a trajectory of improvement.

    I do care if we lose because Essendon set up down the line and just continually intercept our long kicks, kick to oppo outnumbers or to nobody and dump kicks out of the middle. We’re 18th in 2025 for goal assists too (5 per game) which is quite a margin below the next worst team in Carlton at 6.3. AFL average is 9.6. Our accuracy is also 18th so I get that these two will feed into each other, but bloody hell, we have 20% less goal assists than the second worst team right now.

    Lots of work to be done but hopefully we see some improvement!

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    … I’ll cry. But I cry every time we lose, so nothing new there.

    I’d still turn up to the flush run except this Tuesday it’s at Casey and I’m not sure my passport’s in order 😜

    Incidentally, why oh why is the flush run at Casey next week???? It’s a rare open training session there because it’s another in this series of Family Days, but school holidays or not, they’ll get fewer attendees than they would had it been scheduled for Gosch’s.

    The intra-club match held at Casey in February was on a Friday afternoon at around school knock-off time. The vendors were told to expect 2,500 people. There was fewer than 200 people there.

    I wish the MFC would give up trying to stage successful fan events at that desolate sch!tt-hole.

    But back to the original question… I’ll cry.

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    22 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

    … I’ll cry. But I cry every time we lose, so nothing new there.

    I’d still turn up to the flush run except this Tuesday it’s at Casey and I’m not sure my passport’s in order 😜

    Incidentally, why oh why is the flush run at Casey next week???? It’s a rare open training session there because it’s another in this series of Family Days, but school holidays or not, they’ll get fewer attendees than they would had it been scheduled for Gosch’s.

    The intra-club match held at Casey in February was on a Friday afternoon at around school knock-off time. The vendors were told to expect 2,500 people. There was fewer than 200 people there.

    I wish the MFC would give up trying to stage successful fan events at that desolate sch!tt-hole.

    But back to the original question… I’ll cry.

    I'm more likely to cry if we win.

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    Watch Casey for the rest of the year. At least they have a go

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    On 10/04/2025 at 18:33, picket fence said:

    If we lose this week I will CELEBRATE because it will mean Simon will be closer to the AXE

    You’re not a Melbourne supporter. A true Melbourne supporter would never, ever celebrate a loss, no matter the reason.

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