Review Dees v the Aints: the Good, Bad and Fugly

[Headless]

If that game against Richmond in 09 was the catalyst for a tanking investigation surely this one warrants another. Nobody loses that game.

We must really love Essendon!

 

[Praetorian]

I love that we had Spargo as the sub for his blistering pace and penetrating kicking.

NBA stats: He might have the worst +/- relative to teammates of all time

 

[Demon13304]

I'm actually not upset at all

Winning that game by 6 point or drawing it would've done nothing for the club. Like that was diabolically so bad that Goody has to walk and or be sacked

 

[MartinPrince]

Honestly would rather these crap losses to end the season than winning any dead rubbers covering up the cracks of this team and hearing some spin from Goody and the club for another 6 months about love or connection.

We are a bottom 4 team and will be bottom 4 team the next 2/3 years.

 

[Praetorian]

I'm actually not upset at all

Winning that game by 6 point or drawing it would've done nothing for the club. Like that was diabolically so bad that Goody has to walk and or be sacked

I would have been infinitely more upset with 6 point win, this has to lead to changes... surely

 

[Dory_77]

We must really love Essendon!

Goody playing the long game as a double agent

 

[Crimson Azure]

If that game against Richmond in 09 was the catalyst for a tanking investigation surely this one warrants another. Nobody loses that game.

This would be so Melbourne to tank now seeing we've given our 2025 first pick to the bombers.

 

[Crimson Azure]

I would have been infinitely more upset with 6 point win, this has to lead to changes... surely

100%.

Once they got within two goals we had to lose to expose Goodwin fully. He had no answers, none at all!

 

[danster168]

I'm still going to find a way to blame Jake Lever

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Jake Lever

Age

29

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.6

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

4.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.3

3star

MG

242.0

4star

D

9.6

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

3.1

2star

M

3.9

4star

T

1.3

2star

MG

145.4

3star

D

16.0

4star

K

11.0

4star

HB

5.0

4star

M

6.6

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

189.8

4star

. When you have a player of his low footy iQ being in the leadership group, this is what happens. A bunch of clueless blokes that find a way to screw things up.

 

[dogs105]

Reckon it all went about as planned.

Not for NWM's price...

Sorry Headless, that really sucks

 

[Young Redleg]

The funniest part of this whole thing is that I originally thought we drew this game because I turned the TV off with 8 seconds to go. I was seething but now that I've found out we actually lost I'm much happier.

 

[omit]

Like that was diabolically so bad that Goody has to walk and or be sacked

We've said that after multiple losses over the past 2 seasons. Yet Goody remains

 

[3rd Grade Maggy]

Surely someone has gif'd up Choco counting players at the last CB. "One, two, three, four, five" then looking bemused.

You guys saved the worst round of footy in living memory. Hope it works out and you get the outcome you want.

 

[Dancing Potato]

Reckon we need to unpack the 6-6-6 free a bit more. Glorious stuff!

Did anyone see what actually happened?

I must have missed it through my tears of laughter.

 

[Crimson Azure]

The funniest part of this whole thing is that I originally thought we drew this game because I turned the TV off with 8 seconds to go. I was seething but now that I've found out we actually lost I'm much happier.

Self schadenfreude can be so therapeutic at times like this.

 

[jhong]

Did anyone see what actually happened?

I must have missed it through my tears of laughter.

I think it was only 3 at the centre bounce . Might be guessing too .

 

[Scythe]

Did anyone see what actually happened?

I must have missed it through my tears of laughter.

Seven people in the forward line. When we had the lead.

 

[Dory_77]

Did anyone see what actually happened?

I must have missed it through my tears of laughter.

Only had 3 in the square for a bounce, and by the way Gawn was waving we had an extra forward?! Lololol

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

any other year without this coach that loss is absolutely a truck punch loss schmuttt

 

[Young Redleg]

I'm going to be a hindsight hero and say that I could see that coming. Even when the saints got the final two goals of the second term I just thought 'here we go again.' Being 46 points up at the next break did nothing to change that.

 

[Crimson Azure]

I'm going to be a hindsight hero and say that I could see that coming. Even when the saints got the final two goals of the second term I just thought 'here we go again.' Being 46 points up at the next break did nothing to change that.

No I don't think you are one. After the play restarted following the first goal in the 4th I said to my Mrs; 'I bet the Dees will lose this game'. I reckon a few on here would have had a similar thought.

I was only listening on the radio as I was walking the dog and the whole vibe changed in the intensity of the saints and the acceptance of the Dees players. They didn't know what to do and they didn't get any coaching support and it just became a self fulfilling prophesy.

 

[Crimson Azure]

Hey just noticed we had more scoring shots.

Huzzah for Goodwin, Huzzah!

 

[Crimson Azure]

Seriously though, I think any child with a Melbourne supporting parent or parents should be made to watch the final quarter of this game before having to choose a club. Some sort or governmental health and safety initiative.

Last thing we need is another generation of traumatised Dees supporters.

 

[Daemon]

Seriously though, I think any child with a Melbourne supporting parent or parents should be made to watch the final quarter of this game before having to choose a club. Some sort or governmental health and safety initiative.

Last thing we need is another generation of traumatised Dees supporters.

Oh making your child barrack for the Dees is a form of child abuse and you should get jail time. Horrendous.

 

[mrmonkey]

I've calmed down a bit after digesting what just happened. At the end of the day none of it matters. Winning a meaningless game and getting to 7 wins and possibly 8 by seasons end I mean who cares really. Even though it doesn't matter it would have been fantastic if you were a saints supporter and were at the game. I remember being at the freo game in 08 and boy it was fun.

Anyway on to the proper stuff. Petty forward has to surely be done. He did nothing forward and would have been much more useful playing in the backline particularly when saints pretty much scored every entry. The fact that Lyon put a smaller defender on him shows that he had zero respect from Lyon.

Our mids went to sleep in the last quarter, they just needed to stop saints from clearing it and it felt as if everything was so lethargic. So many lazy tackle attempts. Saints got those first 3 goals quickly and you knew it was well and truly on. This has actually been a massive problem for years, so many times I've seen this team switch off in the last.

Chandler was the only player that looked like winning the game for us in the last.