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2 hours ago, DubDee said:

Saints are 1-5 in the past 6. couldn’t give a rats if they are at full strength 

After last Sunday we should come out firing

Funny I would have said the same after the carlton game. 

3 hours ago, Ollie fan said:

Just looked into this thread.

 First comment: the complaint is about the change in game style. For the last two years there have been any number of critics (moaners) who say Goody doesn't change things, isn't flexible. Now the complaint is that he has been flexible and changed things.

 Secondly, the theme is: Our game plan is no good. Or when watching the comeback against Carlton?

Third: The complaints about failure to get a good KPF and good ball users. As others have said, it is HARD to get s good KPF to swap clubs, and the threads has noted that we tried hard to get Tex. But our recruiting over the last few years has included JVR and Jefferson, as well as trading for BBB, Schache and Fullarton - clearly the club is trying to address this, and I believe that next year JVR will be a star. But young KPFs take time to develop.

 As for good ball users. - isn't that why we picked Windsor  and traded for Hunter and Billings, and why we are playing McVee, Howes, Bowey? 
 

Yes, there is room to get much better, but noone should think the club doesn't know these things or isn't addressing them.

You can't seriously be pointing to the Carlton game to say our game plan is good? You'd have to be trolling.

Carlton have lost 4 of the last 6 because the comp has worked out that you stop Cripps and Walsh there is no Carlton.  Not Melbourne though. They let C&W run riot despite the week before Collingwood showing the blueprint on how to stop them.

6 goals to nil to start the game.

The first quarters are killing us because we are the easiest side to coach against. You will never be surprised with Goodwin on game day.

And our midfield is a shadow of its former self.  Most couldn't hit a barn from 20m away

Then our main fwds have started with the stellar numbers in the first half the last two weeks. Collectively they have had something like 6 possessions total in two weeks in the first half.

Yep our game plan is going gangbusters.

Is the game plan to get beaten nearly every 1st qtr?

Our first qtr percentage is 88%

We always seem to be on the back foot and reacting rater than dictating terms,

Get rid of fit

It's all over give it to Heeney

4 minutes ago, gregdemon said:

SAD THING IS I knew it was over 10 MINUTES IN you could see we were flat. Said to mrs its over she said "do not be so silly"

Its remarkable how often you can say that with this team. 

3 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

three first rounders and then if you believe the reports we tried to sweeten it with a couple of second rounders and meth coke STILL said no... justifiably

reid is an absolute freak of a first year footballer

How stupid do North look for winning that meaningless rd 20 game to miss the wooden spoon!

1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

It's very hard to trade in top quality players when you are consistently finishing in the top 4, and have no trade currency. We paid a lot for May, Lever and Langdon, who basically secured us a flag.

We could have traded pick 7 last year, and we would have if something good was available. We went hard for Lynch and Hawkins, but would you rather one of them or Windsor? 

 

 

We offered three first rounders for Reid

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Our first quarters

• WCE 4.3 to us 2.1
• Carl 5.0 to us 0.0
• Geel 2.4 to us 3.2
• Rich 1.3 to us 2.3
• Bris 4.2 to us 2.0

• Our percentage in the first qtr is 88%
• 2nd is 109%
• 3rd 125%
• 4th 163%

This is where our coach and our leaders are infuriating.

Obvious problem

We do Sweet FA about it. No come out breathing fire, no insane pressure

Same old rinse repeat. 

Our fwd line this week Petty and Brown and Fritsch barely touched it again after their stellar 1 possession first half last week

Stubborn Simon is back.

6 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

But if we can't stop West Coast, a mid-table side at best (and still probably a bottom 4 side) from scoring 105 points whilst holding us to only 70, something isn't right.

Incredibly insightful

I was at the MCG when Melbourne lost to Sydney that had lost i think 26 games in a row. They walked all over us. 

We have a history of playing like [censored] against teams we should annihilate. 

We lost to a team that has only won 7 games in 3 years

Hang your heads in shame

Goodwin and the selection committee should resign

3 minutes ago, Hardley Benial said:

How about we drop the Narrm shirt & drop the woke [censored] / sorry I'm meant shirt

For all the old MFC supporters we are actually the MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB circa 1858. We always welcome our first nation players. I played in the U19's but I don't

And please can we offer a monster contract to get Harley to the MFC

Oliver has some trade value

Please don't bother responding with the normal negative leftie [censored] because I don't read it, nor respond 

Our record as the other name is pathetic. Get rid of it

Petty can pzz of to Adelaide as well

Our midfield has been pantsed by a 9 gamer

Bye bye Tommy. You've been a good servant

We look better in the ruck with petty

How far did Reid run?

I hope they are all sitting in the rooms pre-game watching the 2021 Grand Final at their home away from home

And they come out firing. 6g to 1g in the 1st qtr would be good.

19 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Statistically a bit better, but what about the job he’s been doing on the dangerous opposition?

Held Walsh to 20 instead of 30-35. Did outstanding jobs on Clark from Freo and Whitfield from GWS.

He’s been a significantly improved player from his MFC days, particularly from a consistency point of view.

A shame that Goodwin doesn't tag. Would have been handy on cripps or Walsh

20 minutes ago, biggestred said:

I mean that is lucky. But winning 11/12 close games is more than luck

There's belief And there's the leading team thinking oh no they're going to run us down like they do every week to the other teams

Self fulfilling a lot of the time And clearly the more they do it the more confident they are

10 goals to nil at half time would be some kind of payback for 2018

Kozzie would have gotten 10 weeks plus 3000 articles about what a thug he is

Parker? Hardly been mentioned

10 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:

5 day break

Gold Coast