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We're Not Dead Yet - The 2025 Season

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Play the kids. Let’s see what kolt, Jeffo and Laurie can do with an extended run

 

STATS GEEKS.

ANY TEAMS THAT HAVE KICKED MORE POINTS THAN GOALS IN A SEASON?

OR

HOW MANY TIMES IN A SEASON THAT A TEAM KICKS MORE POINTS THAN GOALS?

 

Not even a yelp today.

Officially stake through the heart, season over.

No questions asked.


7 minutes ago, Ted Lasso said:

Play the kids. Let’s see what kolt, Jeffo and Laurie can do with an extended run

Yep 💯 let Jeffo have half a season at it and lets find out now if he's got it.

It was cute when people on here thought we'd be thr Hawthorn of this year.

While our streaks over North, St Kilda and Hawthorn have all now snapped. I would really like to somehow get a win over Adelaide whenever we play them. I vowed after the 1 point loss in 21 that we'd never lose to them again.

 

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10 minutes ago, layzie said:

While our streaks over North, St Kilda and Hawthorn have all now snapped. I would really like to somehow get a win over Adelaide whenever we play them. I vowed after the 1 point loss in 21 that we'd never lose to them again.

Adelaide score for fun and have good intercepting defenders. They will snap us in half offensively, and absorb every terrible kick to the hot spot from our three Premiership midfielders.


1 minute ago, Pirlo said:

Adelaide score for fun and have good intercepting defenders. They will snap us in half offensively, and absorb every terrible kick to the hot spot from our three Premiership midfielders.

since the ao redevelopment i have only missed one game, i think this one might be my second, if lever gets a game which he shouldn’t the fans will have a field day with him as will tex

Just now, jaydenh10 said:

since the ao redevelopment i have only missed one game, i think this one might be my second, if lever gets a game which he shouldn’t the fans will have a field day with him as will tex

There is no world where Lever gets dropped. He's a liability, but Goody doesn't care.

1 minute ago, Pirlo said:

There is no world where Lever gets dropped. He's a liability, but Goody doesn't care.

T mac is twice the player.and was in Good form... this is just can't except from Goody

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

It was cute when people on here thought we'd be thr Hawthorn of this year.

I am half expecting some god to still believe in that.

The measure for me is this:

When it became apparent that there was more chance of Ozzy Osborne making it to the stage for the Black Sabbath farewell show on July 6 in Birmingham than MFC making finals, it was done-diddly-done.


5 minutes ago, Rednblueriseing said:

T mac is twice the player.and was in Good form... this is just can't except from Goody

McDonald was our best defender this season. Came out the minute a Goody favourite managed to get through a half of VFL footy without breaking a bone.

Well, that game simplifies things.

From here on, any niggle of significance and the player gets rested. Anyone not fit gets to take some time to do a mid-season pre-season, and spots in the 22 have to be skewed to commitment to the best methods even ahead of talent.

Of course, the trouble with that is it will result in more blowouts and excessive use of caps lock in footy forums.

We can only hope the club is mature enough to push through that and keep the focus on 2026.

Let's not waste these next 9 games with some fanciful illusion we'll sneak into the 8 or trying to chase wins that will amount to nothing.

This is now the time to prepare us for 2026. Play Jefferson and JvR up front. Put Petty down back

May + Melksham to Casey. Viney to a forward pocket.

Use this as an opportunity. I know Goodwin is a self-described "winner", but it's now about the big picture. If he's still chasing wins this season instead of formulating a game plan that will challenge in 2026, then he can go.

Edited by At the break of Gawn

4 hours ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Time to let this thread die.

No

It was born of hope and I salute Adam for having that hope.

Let's keep it open to measure those green shoots for next year.


18 minutes ago, Howard_Grimes said:

@Adam The God still likening us to Hawthorn of last year?

Funnily enough both us and the Hawks were on 7 wins after round 14 last year.

Crazy to think that despite the horror shows against Freo, WCE and the Pies last year, we were still better than what we are this year comparing a W/L record.

We were dead after round 5. Sure the wins against Freo & Brisbane were nice surprises, but the weight of evidence from the past 2 years strongly supports the view that we are a terrible football team.

 

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Unfortunately with how poor our basic skills are (kicking, tackling, marking all need work) and the game plan of bombing it long into congested forward lines, there is no way we go 9-0 to finish the year on 14 wins, which, the way this season is tracking, will be the minimum needed to scrape into the 8.


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