Everything posted by Bring-Back-Powell
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Wildcard Weekend
This now places a premium on finishing top 6. And given we're trending towards mediocrity (unless we can turn things around over summer), the wild card weekend will probably suits clubs like ours. Who knows, we might finish 10th next year and finally win a final at the G?
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Wildcard Weekend
Do you really think the AFL are going to pass up two potential 90,000 crowds at the MCG if Collingwood and Carlton finished 7th and 8th respectively? If we're hanging around 9-12th next year in July and August I bet posters won't be complaining about this. And surely Thursday night games will be all year round from next year.
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Dees 2001-2024 = West Coast (2005-2008)
Last week heading into the Dogs game we had Petrcca, a first year winger and an underperforming Salem unavailable. If that’s not enough available players to launch an assault on the finals then we’re not the team I was hoping we were. With respect to Brayshaw, we’ve had 20 weeks to find a way to cover him. Coleman went down for Brisbane and yet they’re flag favourites. Last year we had injuries, this year we’re having injuries and next year we’ll get injuries. A good team will find a way to cover them.
- Ed Langdon Re-Signs Until 2028
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Dees 2001-2024 = West Coast (2005-2008)
Thats certainly my concern. There’s a stench of 2021 about our 2024 season. West Coast started that season extremely well and had a watershed win over Richmond mid season to put themselves into top 4 contention. However they totally fell off the wagon and lost 6 of their last 8, even losing to North at home. This year we had our watershed win over Geelong and the sky was supposedly the limit for the MFC. We’ve since also had a collapse of epic proportions.
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The Run Home
My ladder predictor has literally 0 finals in VIC for week 1.
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Dan Houston
He's expensive, but he's exactly what we need. Someone that can thread the needle into our forward 50. And kick effortless goals from outside 50
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Round 24 2024
I reckon our game will be Saturday night or Sunday 3:20pm. Brisbane V Essendon is my tip for the Friday night and Freo V Port to finish up on Sunday night.
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What was your excuse?
Lowest Melbourne V Port game at the MCG was 12,000 on Mother's day 2003 after the club had a crisis meeting due to poor form. We're beating that crowd on Saturday night right? Right? (if nothing else the weather's looking half ok on Saturday)
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NON-MFC: Round 21
Shout out to GWS for saving their inaccuracy for this week as opposed to last week. Accuracy and efficiency is GWS’s one wood. If they don’t have that then they’re not much of a team.
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What was your excuse?
The club needs do to some emergency marketing/advertising for this Port game on Saturday night: - free entry for kids - two for the price of one adults - free hot dogs - half price beer - discounted stock at the Demon shop. The attendance is going to be a disaster given the product we dished this weekend.
- PREGAME: Rd 22 vs Port Adelaide
- PREGAME: Rd 22 vs Port Adelaide
- POSTGAME: Rd 21 vs Western Bulldogs
- POSTGAME: Rd 21 vs Western Bulldogs
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Time to go Goody?
Can people stop saying 2023 was the premiership that got away? We had the opportunity to make something of the 2023 finals with a week 1 MCG final but we weren’t up to the standard. Collingwood jumped us in the qualifying final and lead 33-6 in the second quarter and held a 25 point lead at 3 qtr time. No club is coming back from a 4 goal deficit at 3 qtr time, in a low scoring final. (sorry to derail the Goodwin discussion)
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Time to go Goody?
Yeah I’d say he nudges out all of Mitchell, Longmire, Fagan, Bevo and Longmuir for that honour.
- PREGAME: Rd 22 vs Port Adelaide
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My 3 word player analysis V Umpdogs
Yep. I appreciate and look forward to Joeboy’s analysis each week but the “woe against me” towards the umpiring that has permeated Demonland this year has been unbearable to be honest.
- GAMEDAY: Rd 21 vs Western Bulldogs
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NON-MFC: Round 21
The last time Essendon played Freo at the MCG they got 35,000. (admittedly that was in 1999)
- GAMEDAY: Rd 21 vs Western Bulldogs
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CASEY: Rd 19 vs Footscray
Haven't seem him at VFL level aside from ANZAC eve, but I'd imagine he's checked out and looking to call it a day. Tomlinson would also be struggling for motivation these days. Can see him on another list next year.
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What was your excuse?
Yeah I don't think the MFC turnout tonight will be particularly amazing. I find it funny that people (mostly the media so they can clock off earlier) have been campaigning for early Friday night starts such as 7:00pm, but fail to realise that not everybody works in the city, and may not make the game in time. A 7:15pm start is too early IMO. 7:40 is about right.
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CASEY: Rd 19 vs Footscray
Hoping a 42-15 scoreline isn't a portent of things to come.