Toast How can this Melbourne side be stopped?

[My Tilly]

Scary when you think of the upside coming from Jackson, Petty, Pickett, Jordon. They even have Weiderman ready to come in and replace McDonald.

 

[HeavyPop]

Announce your coach won’t be coaching next year the week before you play them

 

[100action]

Suck on that one champ.
I hope it hurt

Won a premiership, yet replying to this was the first thing on your mind.

Rent free.

 

[Blue1980]

Not this year they couldn’t

 

[HTPunter]

Libba tried to stop them by playing the tough guy push and shove act, got completely embarrassed. Couldn't win a hard ball once the Dees clicked

 

[Freomaniac]

I’m sorry, but the Dogs are cooked

good call

 

[Freomaniac]

Libba tried to stop them by playing the tough guy push and shove act, got completely embarrassed. Couldn't win a hard ball once the Dees clicked

I refer it as Tough man tony abbott tactics lol

 

[wowlace]

We beat anyone yet?

 

[wowlace]

Libba tried to stop them by playing the tough guy push and shove act, got completely embarrassed. Couldn't win a hard ball once the Dees clicked

Unsighted

 

[Trav 20]

Keep grounded Dees fans.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

We beat anyone yet?

yeah but only because they had injuries

 

[Lampers]

yeah but only because they had injuries

Wait until Toby McLean is back.

 

[SBYM]

Based on what I saw after the Dogs kicked their second goal in the third quarter...they cannot when they're playing like that.

That was as rough an arse spanking as you're ever likely to see. The much vaunted Dogs midfield got destroyed.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Wait until Toby McLean is back.

Dogs were done as soon as best 22 members Gardner and Vandermeer went out

 

[WillHayward]

Media expert *heads spent all week jerking off about Libba and MacRae.

Dees demolished them.

Both copped a spanking.

 

[GastevsBeard]

Keep grounded Dees fans.

you just won the flag by 74 points, excising decades of pain and failure. It’s now your time to become arrogant, pig headed and generally insufferable

 

[Lampers]

you just won the flag by 74 points, excising decades of pain and failure. It’s now your time to become arrogant, pig headed and generally insufferable

I would hope to be better than that… nah.

 

[CheapCharlie]

Dees flaky as hell, said it all along this year, even when undefeated.

Can't blow away inferior sides, always leave the door open for the opposition. Frequently beaten in clearances, overrated midfield, and a mediocre coach. The legitimate top sides have many easy kills along the way...not this Dees outfit though.

Realistically a 6-8th ranked quality side that rode its luck earlier in the year.

Must be the most unimposing top of the ladder side in recent memory.

So many posts here didn't age well

 

[shintemaster]

you just won the flag by 74 points, excising decades of pain and failure. It’s now your time to become arrogant, pig headed and generally insufferable

Lead from the front eh?

 

[00Stinger]

Well they definitely have over come the mentally weak tag now

To come back and be so destructive after looking like they were gone half way through the third quarter was a thing of beauty

They saved their best & peak for the last 30 minutes of the season. Amazing

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[markm106]

I like how media spent the last fortnight saying dogs preparation could get them over the line. Then last night post game it was oh the dogs preparation cost them.
By the way. From the 17 minute mark of the third quarter we could not be stopped.

 

[Toump Ass]

“But but but just you wait until Dunkley is coming back?! Treloar is coming back too! Stef Martin Experience as well!! We‘re missing 74 of our best 22 don’t you know, but we’re still on top of the ladder, woof woof!!!!”

Won a premiership, yet replying to this was the first thing on your mind

Nah some other LEGEND bumped this s**t, I just took the chance to rub your nose in it during the ad break

 

[Xhoquelin]

Gotta break even on centre clearance surely. Also in general play; and Dogs some very good ball users but on the whole you'd probably think to properly beat Melbourne's press/zone with ball movement you need a team that relies less on like dynamic handball chains?

Dees just not a bad side though...

I commented earlier that Melbourne's biggest weakness was their forward line and their ability to kick 90+ points (which in my view is required to win the GF). Well Brown has played a huge part in plugging that hole. Tremendous for their structure and allows their mids - small to come into play.

So if Melbourne play to their best, they win. The hope for Port (yeah I reckon Port will win tonight) is if Dixon plays a blinder and their talls take plenty of contested marks. Contested marks will beat this style of play. Easier said than done though. How often do teams have dominant contested mark games? Oh wait, that clunt Cox in the 2018 PF (yeah yeah I'm almost over it)...

Agree on this too. Probably best to keep it off the deck. Dees aren't infallible at ground level but generally it is a strong ground level team

 

[Superstar swan]

Think we have just witnessed a seismic shift in the game. For a very long time now it was believed that premierships are won by teams who have a large demographic of 28 + year olds and a couple of “kids” in the team.

Melbourne have just romped to a flag with largely 24 and under team and a handheld of older brigade. The game is now a young mans game

 

[Dazb86]

I think stopping them piling on 3 goals in 40 seconds is a start