blagodellago
Team Captain
I never thought I would feel like this watching Collingwood make it to a prelim. As good as Treloar is in the contest, damn he butchers the ball... he's one of the hungriest players running around too.
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I think the false assumption that the Dees current list is built around first round draft picks and priority selections is due to the fact you did have so many of them over the past 10 years, but reality is you have nearly burnt as many as GWS in that time.Which ones from those two years are still on our list? I'm making the point that whilst yes we have had a rather large amount of high picks they aren't carrying the side. I don't expect any of you to like us or want us to do well, that is completely up to you. Just correcting the false statement that we've been 'gifted' a good side through draft picks.
That misses the point. Having so many high draft picks (through various devious means that have been dealt with elsewhere) means that even if you butcher a few of them you still have a strong side. That's not a luxury most other clubs can afford. GWS aside, of course.Which ones from those two years are still on our list? I'm making the point that whilst yes we have had a rather large amount of high picks they aren't carrying the side. I don't expect any of you to like us or want us to do well, that is completely up to you. Just correcting the false statement that we've been 'gifted' a good side through draft picks.
No one cares about them. They can quote all the increased membership figures they like, no one passionately cares about them.
Most of thee increase in membership can be attributed to Richmond fans using it as a backdoor insurance policy as a means of getting Grand Final tickets.
They like The Suns an artificial construct who will forever be propped up by the league and used as a farm by real football clubs.
Go to their board and see their thread dedicated to the retirement of Ryan Griffen for proof of their status as a non-entity and you'll note that most people posting are from this very board.
I did see they had a 5/6 page match thread dedicated to the Semi Final over the weekend......
I did see they had a 5/6 page match thread dedicated to the Semi Final over the weekend......
Can you image how many pages of venting, teeth gnashing, s**t fights and epic melts that we as true fans would have had by now?
Actually you dont have to imagine it, you've been around here long enough to have experienced it for reals...
I have a theory that like their inflated membership numbers, most of their Bigfooty cohort are actually just fans of real clubs alt accounts as most of them seem to be here purely to troll because there is no way known anybody that knows anything about the game could be as dumb as there are.
Can you image how many pages of venting, teeth gnashing, s**t fights and epic melts that we as true fans would have had by now?
Actually you dont have to imagine it, you've been around here long enough to have experienced it for reals...
I have a theory that like their inflated membership numbers, most of their Bigfooty cohort are actually just fans of real clubs alt accounts as most of them seem to be here purely to troll because there is no way known anybody that knows anything about the game could be as dumb as there are.
I hate Melbourne because of the tanking. Still irks me and I'll be right on the Eagles on Saturday.
I wonder if we are 100 percent squeaky clean in this area ?I hate Melbourne because of the tanking. Still irks me and I'll be right on the Eagles on Saturday.
I wonder if we are 100 percent squeaky clean in this area ?
Rhode era for example ?
Not saying we are, but we have been favoured by early picks over the years.
And if we had won an extra game at the end of 2004 we would have lost a pre draft concession pick.
Just don’t feel comfortable being high and mighty about this.
I wonder if we are 100 percent squeaky clean in this area ?
Rhode era for example ?
Not saying we are, but we have been favoured by early picks over the years.
And if we had won an extra game at the end of 2004 we would have lost a pre draft concession pick.
Just don’t feel comfortable being high and mighty about this.
Sure, but when it came down to the last few weeks of the season and they could have won extra games to go past the 5 game mark. ( If you won 5 games or less you got a extra first round pick)Rhode era was mixture of
a) injuries
b) a terrible coach
c) losing players due to trading or retirement that had been good contributors by the tail end of the 90's
d) absolutely dire trading
Sure, but when it came down to the last few weeks of the season and they could have won extra games to go past the 5 game mark. ( If you won 5 games or less you got a extra first round pick)
Did they manipulate gameplay etc.
Furthermore to this I recall on this very board we have had people say that we should tank from time to time. 2012 for example when the Ward compo Pick was to be used.
I hope the same people bagging Melbourne now weren’t saying we should tank back then.
Yeah well, I hope they smack West Coast because West Coast ran on smack for a while.Big difference between talking about it and doing it.
Melbourne did it.
Big difference between talking about it and doing it.
Melbourne did it.
We can get 6 pages on the correct spelling of Colons !!!
We are a very special bunch.
No it's not like calling the current Eagles coke heads.The tanking talk is irrelevant now as the whole Melbourne team is practically new from the board to the players. so they don't deserve the BS stigma left from previous teams. It like calling the current Eagles team coke heads.
No it's not like calling the current Eagles coke heads.
Melbourne are benefiting right now from their shady practices about 5-10 years ago (I can't remember the exact years) and for being punished by the AFL with a mere slap over the knuckles with a lettuce leaf.
When this current generation of players drafted or traded-in with their ill-gotten gains has retired I'll be very happy to support them ahead of the Tigers, Cats, Eagles etc. That could be another 5-8 years yet.
Cheating is not OK and I don't want to see any club win a flag on the back of it. Even us, if it ever came to that.