BillyBeane

Ahh the old MCC/MFC member chestnut. MFC benefits from MCC member attendance at home games from a portion of Gate Receipts ($5 per person I believe). So it's not like they aren't doing anything by not becoming members. MCC/MFC membership is nothing more than a donation. They might as well buy a few of Dudley's raffle tickets once at every game. win games, get bums on seats, make money.

We have a very tough draw and 12-14 wins will be a extremely creditable performance. I think making the 8 is a pass. We are building a body of work. Top 4 will be a bonus.

That loss to st kilda. 2 composure-less minutes vs geelong. max gawns errant kick vs geelong. chance, luck, destiny

Midfield dominance doesn’t help them.

This is a very seasoned west coast side. 12 of them played in a GF. They have done their time. This is part of us doing ours.

I thought we were only a 30% chance of winning today (and not ready for a flag either), but I wasn’t expecting this. Complete system failure, mental disintegration. What a shame, we are so much better than this. Hopefully we can put up a fight in the second half. Or just kick a goal.

I think our stereotype is pretty funny (Titus oreilly hams it up hilariously) and in some cases very true. But not always. At my encouragement from the other side of the world, My younger brother attended the final vs hawthorn - his first football match since the 2000 GF - he expressed his surprise at how many Asians and Indians were wearing demon scarves

He even had a dig at Dermott about hawthorn - "Oh the hawks haven't won a flag for 3 years, you'll be looking to merge with another club soon"

Yep, letting the game go.

I prefer to reminisce about the last final we played against the hawks... probably the toughest melbourne FC performance I've witnessed:

Perhaps the tea leaves have been read and the club is preparing for the AFL being anti-pokies at some stage in the future. The agreement ends in 2021 so thats still 3 years of revenue we can collect while preparing other streams.

Very cool thread. In the same vein, I want to know where these people are now! The poor old duck in the Navy sweater!