Everything posted by Nasher
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NON-MFC: Round 08
My brain just refuses to accept that Lalor is pronounced āLawlerā. It also refuses to acknowledge that little germ from Hawthorn as being āThe Wizardā. Is there anything more insufferable than the cocky Hawthorn small forwards?
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POSTGAME: Rd 08 vs West Coast
I legitimately entertained putting Pies vs Cats on. Itās hard to recall a worse game as a spectacle than that first half.
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PREGAME: Rd 09 vs Hawthorn
Out: Petty (inj.), Sharp In: van Rooyen, Oliver Sub: Spargo Nothing wrong with Sharpās game once he came on, I just think heās the 23rd best player in the current squad. He can stay in if Oliver is no good.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 08 vs West Coast
This has to be one of the worst games of football Iāve ever seen. Iām genuinely tempted to put Pies and Cats on.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 08 vs West Coast
Give it a rest, itās one game. One quarter in fact. The kid will be absolutely fine.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 08 vs West Coast
West Coast are absolute pus. I canāt remember a less competitive side. Need to stop stuffing up inside 50 and weāll be well on top.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 08 vs West Coast
Unfortunately for this fellow itās in looks only. I think if I barracked for West Coast Iād prefer the 57 year old Karl.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 08 vs West Coast
Has Karl Langdon been resurrected in the #23 for West Coast?
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NON-MFC: Round 07
And West Coast. They are truly dreadful.
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NON-MFC: Round 07
Thatās what I thought. I just enjoyed watching Port sweat more than anything else. I feel a bit for North. When your team sucks, those games where you almost snaffle it but fall short hurt a lot. I reckon that last quarter was a classic case of ādonāt know how to winā on display.
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Max Gawn shanks left - AGAIN
I find it hard to believe that if it was as simple to fix as you guys make it sound, Max and the squillion of professional coaches around him wouldnāt have fixed it by now. Youāre essentially accusing Max of professional negligence, given the impact of his misses at times. I also canāt think of an example ever where a truly dreadful set shot for goal has become a dead-eye overnight. I think the overwhelming evidence suggests that if theyāre wonky by the time they get to AFL level, itās going to be like that for their whole career. If it were that easy, professional footballers would never miss set shots, but it happens all the time.
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PREGAME: Rd 08 vs West Coast
I reckon we collectively overthink the changes when our coach prefers only making simple ones. Goodwin almost never makes changes that alters the structure/balance of the side, especially after a win. I thought McVee replacing Howes was obvious and in line with the coachās MO, but I got a lot of challenges on it in the pre-match thread. Fullarton is the obvious weak link and JvR is the logical replacement. Melksham to me is clearly still best 22 and someone who plays a similar needs to make way. The only real options here are Sharp or Fritsch. I donāt think anyone else will be looked at.
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POSTGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond
Kade Chandler is fast becoming my 2025 favourite. The smother-follow up-hard ball get-dish off combo that lead to the Petracca goal was just outstanding team play and hopefully gets highlighted during the week. He very nearly got on the end of the chain and could have received the pass from Trac, but Trac went for the goal. Really enjoying the next evolution of Chin. Heās having a great season.
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POSTGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond
The need to protect Gawn from excessive workload canāt be underestimated. This isnāt 2021 where we had the luxury of Luke Jackson who could take over in the ruck and we lost not much, and heās not getting any younger. The fact that Fullarton struggled only really emphasises the need to take these opportunities to rest Max when we can.
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POSTGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond
Has to be in the conversation for best Melbourne player ever. Definitely the best in my Millenial lifetime. My partner asked me tonight what Melbourne would do when Gawn finishes up. I changed the topic - honestly I canāt and donāt want to ponder that.
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POSTGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond
I assume it was about giving Fullarton a good look. Weāve now had a good look.
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PREGAME: Rd 08 vs West Coast
Out: Sharp, Fullarton In: Melksham, van Rooyen Sub: Melksham (Edited after a rethink)
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PREGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond
On playing with Oscar: he stopped short of saying mum would have killed him if heād put Oscar back on the injury list.
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PREGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond
TMac speaks so well. Iād love someone to ask him to talk about what itās like at footy clubs during periods of success, compared to when theyāre really struggling. There arenāt many players who have really traversed the ladder up and down to the extent he has. In his 100th game, he had a 26-74 W-L record. By game 193 he had a flag under his belt. Get him on the pod @Demonland !
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PREGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond
No - āpersonal reasonā. Just one š
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PREGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond
Happy with that. Assuming Melksham is around the short break. Didnāt think Fritsch would be out long. Move the ball like we did against Freo and heāll get on the end of a few.
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Noah Balta - Sentencing
It says in the article that he asked for an exemption and was denied.
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PREGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond
They did try that:
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POSTGAME: Rd 06 vs Fremantle
Underwood called Lindsay āTurnerā at least 3 times in the second half, despite the fact that Turner had been subbed out with concussion. I have low expectations of commentators these days. I donāt even mind Brian Taylor in small doses. But please, know who the players are. Thatās all I ask.
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PREGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond
In: May, McVee Out: Turner (inj), Howes (omit) No āmessagesā, no dropping the āworstā player, just simple like-for-like role upgrades.