The Cult of Disco Turner

#freekickgeelong

Despite witnessing that GC beatdown last weekend, in the past 5 days I’ve somehow convinced myself that we might win this. I am a delusional moron. Sports are so dumb. Go Dees.

At this point I don’t think there is a team we could select that half the posters on Demonland wouldn’t have an issue with.

I would 100% rather be us than Carlton at the moment. Their top 5-6 players have been solid and the rest of their list is shocking. Our top 5-6 players have been way out of form but the younger guys on our list can clearly play. It’s ugly for us at the moment but we still have a promising future…they certainly don’t. And they don’t have a first round pick this year either.

Yeah I take your point but I think recovery is mental too—I’m guessing a sports psychologist or one of the mindset people they brought in may have suggested a mental break (like soccer) might be a good way to change things up.

48 hours since you’ve been through a gruelling physical endurance test where you’re constantly being tackled at full sprinting speed by other massive grown men? How dare you try to build camaraderie and cohesiveness through activities that let your body recover before you go through that brutality again just days from now. Ugh how disgraceful.

I love how everyone assumes that just because it’s not happening in full public view, Goody hasn’t had plenty of tough conversations or that they aren’t practicing the game plan or their skills or that they won’t train hard this week etc.

The last 3 years including 2022 and 2023 when we finished top 4? For supporters of a club that has been so disappointing historically speaking, we sometimes seem to really struggle to recognise how insanely difficult it is in this current era to sustain success while also trying to evolve a complex game plan and maintain a strong player list.

We aren’t near that calibre but I don’t think it’s stupid to say that when a team comes into a season with a new game plan they might look awful for awhile until things start to click. Which is what happened in both of those cases.

Have we not already spent enough time finding out/discussing that his internal injuries would’ve been nearly impossible to assess for sideline medical staff? Move on man.

I think the most MFC outcome to this game is Geelong are exhausted and play terribly and we somehow eek out a 2 point win…we all feel good and like things might be on the up…and then promptly get destroyed by the Bombers in Adelaide and the pain starts again.

Do we have to?

We are bad…but this umpiring makes me question the integrity of the game.

Arriving a bit early for the Pies game next week, no?

I have tried to be optimistic but I can feel the MFCSS creeping in.

Is there any aspect of the game we’re good at?

We have an entire family of them sitting behind us and I’m genuinely gobsmacked.

May takes command and marshals a stout defence. Max and the midfield show up with a chip on their shoulders and play fast and aggressive. Forward line shows up as AJ crashes packs, mayhem ensues, creating openings for Melk, JVR and (I pray) fritta. Dees by 4 goals. All 50 of us who will be at the G are in for a show.

I’ve mentioned this before on Demonland but I grew up in the US and always thought the sports media ecosystem there was extremely toxic (and it is—as is the rest of their media ecosystem). But I reckon the footy media in Aus might be even more absurd. I have never seen a group of such drama obsessed vultures. Constant criticism and unwarranted outrage. Prying into private lives for nothing stories while simultaneously ignoring actual criminal behaviour. Reporting unsubstantiated rumours as fact and then never apologising or acknowledging it when they're proven wrong. I expect the big footy clubs to get more coverage (similarly every NY and LA team in the US is talked about constantly) but so much of the rest of the rubbish they put out is absolutely exhausting.

I think this is spot on. Poor judgment on Goody’s part? Absolutely. Well intentioned? Also absolutely.

Dees by 4 goals. (Please don’t yell at me the world is burning and I need to try to be optimistic about something)

Entirely reasonable to completely disagree but I’m still bullish on us making the 8.

Speed? He’s never been fast but somehow managed to be the GOAT and a 7x AA selection… Stamina? Absolutely. He’s still a warrior. Are you sure you’ve been watching the same Max Gawn that everyone else has for the past decade? of all the rubbish from this team today our greatest club champion of all time is the guy you’re ready to kick to the curb???

Some of these comments are absolutely absurd. Xerri is best ruck in the comp and still on the rise. Max had one bad game against him. He doesn’t need to retire after one poor game. Langdon was a bright spot last year and he’s being asked to shift roles this year. He’s had a bad game. Doesn’t mean his career is over. Get a grip people.

Let’s recruit their #30 to our forward line