Jaded No More

They’ve settled now. It’s game on. I expect them to draw level very soon.

TMac set shot still ?

Turnovers. Will. Kill. Us.

Come on Dees!!! Keep this up. You want this and you can do this!

[censored] off with the kicking inside 50. Seriously.

If our players spend all [censored] day passing the ball inside 50 instead of going for set shots I will kill someone.

He’s already payed a free against us. Couldn’t wait.

When I see Mr Piggy umpiring I’m immensely confident we will lose.

You’d have to be seriously desperate for cash to go to North over Melbourne or even Essendon. If Gaff picks North good luck to him. I don’t want anyone at our club who cares only about money. Winning and success has to be the main motivation if you come to Melbourne, as we have lots of great players we need to fit into the cap going forward.

What does it say about us that we can’t even beat these rubbish teams or that we might miss out on finals altogether when so many teams in the top 8 are rubbish? We can’t be excluded from this list of “rubbish” teams presently.

I just can’t see us winning this. I hope I’m wrong but I’m going in with minimal expectations to avoid disappointment.

I'm not sure how or why, but I have lost a lot of interest in this season following last week's loss. Maybe it's because I know for sure that no matter what happens in the last two matches, we are no real threat of winning anything of importance this year. My interest will probably be restored if we win this week, but I still went and booked a work trip for the day after the GF because I know the only hangover I'll be suffering will be from watching yet another grand final without Melbourne in it.

Dude, check out the date of when those posts were made

The only player currently in our team who has proven to be a match winner in the past, is Tom McDonald. Nobody in our team fills me with any confidence that they can stand up and pull us over the line in big games, least of all our older leaders. However I see Oliver as a potential match winner going forward, especially with his ability to play out of the goal square and kick goals, Dusty style. I also think that Lever will be one who will change matches as he matures and stays (hopefully!) injury free.

Completely agree. The jury is very much still out, and IMHO Goodwin has until the middle of next season to prove that he can coach and improve on the issues we have seen repeatedly for two years now. Not to mention make finals. If he doesn't, I can't see how they can extend his contract. He has all the talent and support at his disposal, and unlike years ago, there would be coaches falling over themselves to coach us and take our list to a premiership, which is very very possible in the current AFL environment.

Nothing would be more Melbourne than, after missing finals last year by the narrowest margin in the history of the competition, missing finals this year with the biggest margin in the history of the competition. I mean you just can't write this [censored]. How have they not made a TV movie special on us yet, I will never know.

Balls will still be flying over every forwards head on a repeat basis. Worry not.

Bit rich considering he has also spent a bit of time on the injury list, and was about 12kgs wet when he got to Melbourne. Having said that, it is his time now to show us that he is worth the early pick we invested in him. Needs to stand up and deliver, and they should play him from now until the season ends, whenever that may be. Regardless of how he performs. Nothing to lose, as literally we are cooked.

Agreed. It was a ridiculous match up, literally the last person you should put on Aliir is a bulky mid sized dude with no athleticism. I would bring in Weids and tell him his sole job this weekend is to make McGovern accountable, and nullify aerial contests to bring the ball to ground. Great learning experience, and at least Weids has the height and athleticism to compete with McGovern in the air.

For 2 years now I've forked over $700 for a membership that comes with guaranteed finals tickets access. Smart move that was.

With Vince seemingly gone and Lewis and Jones on their last legs (I hope Lewis gets very little game time next year), I think we need to import some 'wise heads' and leadership. We desperately lack maturity in our side, and unfortunately our mature players are not very good. This is why the OP makes a lot of sense. We know he's a fantastic leader, and we could use more of those.

Can we agree now that we are cursed tho?

Sounds about right with Melbourne team selections this year

We train virtually next door to Collingwood, who have probably the worst injury list in the AFL. There is no doubt we need to look into and investigate the hardness/density/whatever I don't know enough about soil of the ground in the area where we train. Impact injuries are unavoidable, but we've had a lot more soft tissue and foot injuries in recent years, which are a serious worry, and injuries which didn't appear to happen in games, but develop outside of matches or following matches or at training.

We have to give Weids a go. He has been on our list for a long time now, and is developing well at Casey. He isn't getting games because it is hard to break into the team with Hogan and TMac. Now that Hogan has gone down, we need to give Weids an opportunity to see what he brings. Plus as you said, he is as good a relief ruck as Pedo. There is no point having these kids on the list for years and then when their direct competition in the side goes down, running scared. Realistically our season is cooked. Maybe we limp across the line to finals, maybe we don't. But Pedo is certainly not going to win us a final, but for Weids getting the experience is invaluable. I would be very annoyed if they don't play him for the rest of the year.