GAMEDAY: Rd 05 vs Essendon

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12 hours ago12 hr

I don't care about Jvrs six goal haul.

Yes sure it was a tremendous start but I'm not sure he's ever going to be the power fwd we all hoped for.

He either steps up now or needs to be dropped. He shows the odd glimpse of complete brilliance but its mainly his mindset.

If we don't get the first Im.ptetty sure it's all over

But what has Fritta done ?

Or Culley,?

Or Brody.

Even Max has taken only one mark.

We were terrible from the get go.

It's painful because Essendon are not a good side and they have destroyed id.

Roo gets dropped for sure.

That six goals went to his head and he fell off the map thereafter.

This is demons of last year 200 %

Can lyon please shut up.

12 hours ago12 hr

Remember: Give your opposition an inch, they’ll take a yard.

Morale of the story: Don’t give them a sniff.

12 hours ago12 hr

Please Melbourne if you won't care, I think moving forward let's just forfeit Gather round.

Saves us the travel, and money to our loyal fans.

Embarrassing.

12 hours ago12 hr

Smacked by a team that has lostc17 in a row

12 hours ago12 hr

Lot of these blokes drank their own bath water during the week.

I don’t mind losing given where the club is placed, but the effort, output and skills today are horrendous and inexcusable. This really is on par with losing to the ASADA top up side years ago.

12 hours ago12 hr

Cocky Melbourne supporters never learn.

Players obviously read DL.

Putrid embarrassing effort.

12 hours ago12 hr

Awful

12 hours ago12 hr

Just about as disappointed I have been in this team in a long time, probably more so because we started a new chapter and looked to have a new mindset. Losing is fine. Losing like this, to them, is not fine.

"It's the hope that kills you"

12 hours ago12 hr

JVR needs a spell in the twos i think

outside of the first quarter against the saints he's had no impact

12 hours ago12 hr

17 minutes ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:
At least this team/our performance against a struggling team is familiar.
There's some comfort in that, I guess.

No there isn't. This club has a long history of too often [censored] the bed when we're favorites. It's an above the shoulders cultural thing now.

We've had a consistent penchant for making the worst teams look as if they're likely PF contenders for many decades now far too often.

This was our biggest test for the year so far and we failed to perform.

Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by Demon Dynasty

12 hours ago12 hr

2 minutes ago, Redleg said:
Cocky Melbourne supporters never learn.
Players obviously read DL.
Putrid embarrassing effort.

guilty as charged

12 hours ago12 hr

Kozzy and Gawns look as Caddy takes what was an uncontested mark in the end should be replayed to Turner, McDonald and Lever all week. Pathetic 1 on 1 today.

12 hours ago12 hr

Blind freddy knew this side was going to come out this week, we just do this continually its not a one off. Only got the Lions next week.

12 hours ago12 hr

Worse than anything Giodwin ever presented. King needs to make a statement and drop 6 or 7 next week. Too many players think they are better than what they are play like movie stars but realty put them in a z grade comedy

12 hours ago12 hr

Just now, Red But Mostly Blue said:
Just about as disappointed I have been in this team in a long time, probably more so because we started a new chapter and looked to have a new mindset. Losing is fine. Losing like this, to them, is not fine.
"It's the hope that kills you"

Spot on.

After beating an actual quality side like Gold Coast.

[censored] Adelaide, seems like the club takes gather round unseriously, a leisure travel.

12 hours ago12 hr

Just now, Demon Dynasty said:
No there isn't. This club has a long history of too often [censored] the bed when we're favorites. It's an above the shoulders cultural thing now.
We've had a consistent penchant for making the worst teams look as if they're likely PF contenders for many decades now far too often.
This was our biggest test for the year and we failed to perform.

Oh I agree 100%

12 hours ago12 hr

We haven't played well, but the umpires absolutely crucified us in the 3rd quarter. Tom Mc Donald curled from the start of the game.

12 hours ago12 hr

Too many melbourne players happy to kick off ground today, whereas Essendon putting head over ball and winning contest.

Been flogged in contest today

12 hours ago12 hr

1 minute ago, BDA said:
guilty as charged

No cockyness from us. Essendon is [censored].

We just didn't care to show up.

12 hours ago12 hr

What a disgrace

12 hours ago12 hr

[censored] weak

12 hours ago12 hr

We're a frustrating club aint we.
Think I'm gonna go outside and ..... SPEW UP!
Pathetic display.

12 hours ago12 hr

Good old Sparrow back to his lacklustre self.

Thought he turned a corner like some others

Silly me.

Enjoy the rest of this horrible round where so much important petrol and aviation fuel was used up.

12 hours ago12 hr

Windsor kicking to a 2 v 1

I can't see the whole ground but no other options to maintain possession and chain the ball forward?

12 hours ago12 hr

24 minutes ago, MurDoc516 said:
King needs to put his fist through one of those boards. Tholstrup, Turner, McDonald, Lever, Salem, JvR, Langdon, Windsor, Melksham and Mihocek have been gutless

Add Van Rooyen...incompetent

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