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The only way I will credit the sheet the Dee's played in the finals ( mega choke) is that Hawkins wouldn't have kicked any more goals against May than Buddy did.

Not until they have won the flag

Badly prepared

That's how bad we were and there are still people on here saying we cane second!

And the Swans the week before? Every losing team says that

They are the Geelong of the women's finals

Yeah but don't forget that neither are match for the Dees ( lol)

It's always the umpires isn't it?

They are to going win by heaps...even more than the amount they would have beaten the Dees

I missed that one because I was typing about BT and how bad he is. That was " special " My count goes to six shockers I suspect Daisy has been told to be kind to him and not say too much

My plan is just to count the stupid things BT says. So far it's at about 5. His special genius has told us that IF th Lions win then Fagan will be first coach over 60 years of age to get a team into the G/F 15 minutes in he just couldn't wait until it was a reality to share that relevant fact with us .

Yeah but the good ones want to prove how good they are and move on to prove it

If you accept that and I dont because the shorter break happens to finalists, runners up and Premiers every year , while anyway we claimed to be the fittest group in the league,it seems like a common sense argument for playing a greater spread of the playing list so as to keep the group fresh. So the answer seems to lie in the Football dept. In particular Goodwin and Selwyn.

He was much more existent than Weideman...and still people are trying to find him a role. That could be the reason they lost...no hard edge to selection . Does anyone have any idea what the coach means when he gives his no answer answers about lossses in press conferences?. Like them or not good coaches tend to have "character" and somehow that transfers to the team. What is Melbourne's team character? Just asking

I saw Hirdy today down Toorak Road. He sometimes has a word or at least a quick chat in the park . Today he was head down and shutting out the ambient visual noise that follows him. Still looks like a Greek God, though the hair aint wot it used to be imo So determined/ driven to succeed you can see why he was a champion but in conversation / chat about general "stuff" it's an attitude that leads itself to superficial and banal cliches. Actually he might be a good coach ,but then you could have said the same about Buckley

Collingwood would have wilted? Too many David King numbers and not enough watching from the stands in that theory. The Pies were gone by several goals against Sydney in the home and away..watching them one would be excused for thinking it was nail bitingly close. Not a side for wilting..this year at least. You'd have to absolutely smash then and cut Pendlebury's head off,smash the Yanks glasses and nobble DeGoey to be sure,no matter what the numbers suggest

You're pretty safe regarding Zorko unless the Dee's folding when the pressure was applied has given the Lions supercharged inspiration.But even if they beat the Cats they may as well not turn up to play Pies or Swans

Cornes was closer to the mark , and the SA border,when he said that Hird surely can't get the job because relative to the other contenders he just hasn't done the work in the game over the last ten years. Not a big deal in his eyes, just that Hird isn't qualified for the job. And when Robbo is your main man you know it's nothing more than teenage emotion without a shred of sense

Surely His Royal Highness will be there to present the bog medal

I tell you what ..when the seasons over and they print the ladder for the 2020 season have a look at where MFC is placed and get back to me. It will be 5th. The test they failed was they could beat the 18th team but ,Lions aside,they pretty much failed to defend their Premiership reputation against the contenders And even the Lions at the G in a final sorted them out.Have Brisbane ever won a final in Melbourne before? I don't know or particularly care but you should stop being precious and accept a disappointing season I will acknowledge " fail" is a harsh label but then " failed to defend a reputation/ Premiership " represents a different judgement.

we can sure the Cats want an easy game against the Lions and are hoping that the other team in the G/F has survived a running, repeat effort collision mayhem of a contest

I said they never looked like a Dynasty in the making,I didn't say they weren't any good. Stop being precious...they failed the test thrown at them by the better sides. They didn't finish second they finished 5th! I am not a fan of Goodwin but I will bet he's not saying that's OK we came second!

Sad sacks Pies vs Swans should be a little better than excellent and outside of Melbourne will moderate the fan noise. BT is my biggest fear. The winner against the Cats is the inevitable favourite I reckon and if it's the Pies they won't die wondering. Anyone who actually enjoys elite sport would enjoy them winning that game. It would be like watching Gabelich running down to goal past the Northern Stand in fast forward and the Dee's not being in danger of defeat