General MFC Discussion 2.0

[saj_21]

Half the people complaining about preseason form were saying it meant nothing when we played well in it for the last three years.

The last 3 years are different from the this year, namely we started preseason 3-4 weeks later than normal and add into that the amount of post season surgeries we had.

Think in Roos' first years at the club we simply had to show something in the preseason and develop any kind of winning mentality. Even last year after the disappointment of 2017 we had to show an improvement in the preseason a sense of desire/desperation that was questioned at the end of 2017. This year is all about long term and getting it right at the end of the season.

 

[Topkent]

Our pre season will be solely judged on the result of the first game.

If we win it was just pre season and you can't read into it at all, we are above meaningless games now
If we lose it was obvious the club was falling apart and everyone who couldnt see it was stupid.

 

[Djcjdees]

My comment was objective though. I don't really care about what the preseason 'means'.

I was more commenting on what I saw, which was heaps of 2m handball targets missed one after another, a pretty shoddy 'system' up forward, and long bombs. That is what has me worried, not losing both games or whatever.

 

[Topkent]

I agree it looked s**t but for all we know the instruction was to go long at all costs to give us practice in contests and crumbing etc. For all we know we started trying to be cute an maintain possession an the coaches told them to get the * back to the plan.

If we play in the exact same manner against Port then see my previous post

 

[saj_21]

Round 1 is very over hyped in terms of importance but the its the anticipation that builds it up to such an important game......win and its no worries about pre season form. Loose and the media/fans will look at worrying trends.

 

[Topkent]

Round 1 is very over hyped in terms of importance but the its the anticipation that builds it up to such an important game......win and its no worries about pre season form. Loose and the media/fans will look at worrying trends.

WC lost at home by 5 goals in round 1 last year
Collingwood lost by 5 goals
We lost at home as well.

 

[PerfectFooty]

Yeah lets be honest Round 1 isn't a pure indication of form. But it's still good to win it

 

[blitznu]

Yeah lets be honest Round 1 isn't a pure indication of form. But it's still good to win it

yeah im more looking at the first month but we should be beating interstate teams at home seeing as we only have a couple of those outside alice and nt

 

[schmuttt]

Our first four are:

Port H
Geelong A
Essendon H
Sydney A

Bloody difficult start to the year, winning the Port game is very important.

 

[blitznu]

Our first four are:

Port H
Geelong A
Essendon H
Sydney A

Bloody difficult start to the year, winning the Port game is very important.

then round 9 to 12 then final month are bloody hard reckon we need to go 3-1 in 2 of those 3 months

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

We've comfortably won four of our last five games, all played against top 8 sides. Tough streaks shouldn't scare us anymore.

 

[Topkent]

We've comfortably won four of our last five games, all played against top 8 sides. Tough streaks shouldn't scare us anymore.

You can't get better at beating good sides if you don't play good sides.

 

[Topkent]

Just listening to the rush hour, Marcus Harris is a dees fan an he loves us because the Whiz was his favourite player.

I always thought he was the best opener in australia

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Just listening to the rush hour, Marcus Harris is a dees fan an he loves us because the Whiz was his favourite player.

I always thought he was the best opener in australia

Will come home to Victoria and play for the Dees when his contract expires, lock it in. Huge Dees fan growing up is my mail.

 

[BG32]

Hes a ******* midget though

 

[00Stinger]

Our first four are:

Port H
Geelong A
Essendon H
Sydney A

Bloody difficult start to the year, winning the Port game is very important.

We should be 3-1 at minimum. Realistically we should be 4-0

 

[schmuttt]

We should be 3-1 at minimum. Realistically we should be 4-0

Agree probably should go 3-1 but who knows what happens in round 1, Geelong and Sydney are always tough trips away and Essendon are capable of the spectacular and the miserable.

 

[PerfectFooty]

Got board over the last few days so went on over to AFLtables. Here are our stats for the decade so far

Opponents
(2019 not added in totals)
Adelaide – Played 12, Won 6, Loss 6
(Biggest Crowd, 47,882 adelaide Oval. Lowest Crowd, 6,986 traeger Park)

Brisbane – Played 12, Won 7, Loss 5
(Biggest Crowd, 36,296 @ MCG. Lowest Crowd, 7,165 @ Marrara Oval)

Carlton – Played 11, Won 4, Loss 7
(Biggest Crowd, 49,745 @MCG, Lowest Crowd, 40,693 @MCG)

Collingwood – Played 13, Won 4, Draw 1, Loss 8
(Biggest Crowd 83,518 @MCG, Lowest Crowd, 50,421 @MCG)

Essendon – Played 9, Won 6, Loss 3
(Biggest Crowd 53,077 @MCG, Lowest Crowd, 35,964 docklands)

Fremantle – Played 12, Won 2, Loss 10
(Biggest Crowd 33,529 @Subiaco, Lowest Crowd, 8,163 @Marrara Oval)

Geelong – Played 11 (10 Home and Away, 1 Final), Won 2, Loss 9
(Biggest Crowd 91,767 @MCG. Non Finals 54,112 @MCG. Lowest Crowd 22,716 @Kadina Park)

Gold Coast (2011) – Played 12, Won 9, Loss 3
(Biggest Crowd, 27,013 @MCG, Lowest Crowd 5,072 traeger Park)

Greater Western Sydney (2012) – Played 11, Won 6, Loss 5
(Biggest Crowd, 37,285 @MCG, Lowest Crowd 7,016 SYDNEY Showgrounds)

Hawthron – Played 13 (12 Home and Away, 1 Final), Won 2, Loss 11
(Biggest Crowd 90,152 @MCG. Non Finals, 49,905 @MCG. Lowest Crowd 36,430 @MCG)

North Melbourne – Played 12, Won 1, Loss 11
(Biggest Crowd 35,518 @MCG. Lowest Crowd 12,607 @Bellerive Oval)

Port Adelaide – Played 13, Won 4, Loss 9
(Biggest Crowd, 40,751 adelaide Oval. Lowest Crowd, 4,866 traeger Park)

Richmond – Played 12, Won 6, Loss 6
(Biggest Crowd 85,657. Lowest Crowd 36,321)

St Kilda – Played 14, Won 3, Loss 11
(Biggest Crowd, 53,115 @MCG. Lowest Crowd 23,464 @MCG)

Sydney – Played 9, Won 1, Draw 1, Loss 7
(Biggest Crowd, 51,424 @MCG. Lowest Crowd 24,855 @MCG)

West Coast – Played 12 (11 Home and Away, 1 Final), Won 2, Loss 12
(Biggest Crowd, 59,608 Perth Stadium. Lowest Crowd 11,873 @Marrara Oval)

Western Bulldogs – Played 13, Won 5, Loss 8
(Biggest Crowd, 45,444 @MCG. Lowest Crowd, 21,217)

Venue
Adelaide Oval – Total Games 8, Won 4, Loss 4 (2011 Once off, venue from 2014 onwards)

Bellerive Oval – Total Games 2, Won 0, Loss 2

Carrara – Total Games 2, Won 1, Loss 1

Docklands – Total Games 26, Won 7, Loss 19

Football Park – Total Games 3, Won 0, Loss 3 (End 2013)

Gabba – Total Games 6, Won 4, Loss 2

Kadinia Park – Total Games 7, Won 1, Loss 7

MCG – Total Games 124, Won 45, Draw 2, Loss 77

Manuka Oval – Total Games 3, Won 1, Loss 2

Marrara Oval – Total Games 9, Won 4, Loss 5

Perth Stadium – Total Games 2, Won 1, Loss 1 (Venue from 2018 Onwards)

SCG – Total Games 2, Won 0, Loss 2

Subiaco Oval – Total Games 9, Won 1, Loss 8 (End 2017)

Sydney Showgrouds – Total Games 2, Won 0, Loss 2 (Venue from 2012 Onwards)

Traeger Park – Total Games 5, Won 2, Loss 3

All – Total Games 208, Wins 69, Loss 139

Attendances
Highest Attendance of the Decade
Elimination Final vs Geelong – 91,767
Semi Final vs Hawthorn – 90,152

Non Finals
Round 5 2017 vs Richmond – 85,657
Round 12 2018 vs Collingwood – 83,518
Round 12 2011 vs Collingwood – 75,998
Round 12 2017 vs Collingwood – 70,926
Round 12 2014 vs Collingwood – 68,130

 

[harry000]

Got board over the last few days so went on over to AFLtables. Here are our stats for the decade so far

Opponents
(2019 not added in totals)
Adelaide – Played 12, Won 6, Loss 6
(Biggest Crowd, 47,882 adelaide Oval. Lowest Crowd, 6,986 traeger Park)

Brisbane – Played 12, Won 7, Loss 5
(Biggest Crowd, 36,296 @ MCG. Lowest Crowd, 7,165 @ Marrara Oval)

Carlton – Played 11, Won 4, Loss 7
(Biggest Crowd, 49,745 @MCG, Lowest Crowd, 40,693 @MCG)

Collingwood – Played 13, Won 4, Draw 1, Loss 8
(Biggest Crowd 83,518 @MCG, Lowest Crowd, 50,421 @MCG)

Essendon – Played 9, Won 6, Loss 3
(Biggest Crowd 53,077 @MCG, Lowest Crowd, 35,964 docklands)

Fremantle – Played 12, Won 2, Loss 10
(Biggest Crowd 33,529 @Subiaco, Lowest Crowd, 8,163 @Marrara Oval)

Geelong – Played 11 (10 Home and Away, 1 Final), Won 2, Loss 9
(Biggest Crowd 91,767 @MCG. Non Finals 54,112 @MCG. Lowest Crowd 22,716 @Kadina Park)

Gold Coast (2011) – Played 12, Won 9, Loss 3
(Biggest Crowd, 27,013 @MCG, Lowest Crowd 5,072 traeger Park)

Greater Western Sydney (2012) – Played 11, Won 6, Loss 5
(Biggest Crowd, 37,285 @MCG, Lowest Crowd 7,016 SYDNEY Showgrounds)

Hawthron – Played 13 (12 Home and Away, 1 Final), Won 2, Loss 11
(Biggest Crowd 90,152 @MCG. Non Finals, 49,905 @MCG. Lowest Crowd 36,430 @MCG)

North Melbourne – Played 12, Won 1, Loss 11
(Biggest Crowd 35,518 @MCG. Lowest Crowd 12,607 @Bellerive Oval)

Port Adelaide – Played 13, Won 4, Loss 9
(Biggest Crowd, 40,751 adelaide Oval. Lowest Crowd, 4,866 traeger Park)

Richmond – Played 12, Won 6, Loss 6
(Biggest Crowd 85,657. Lowest Crowd 36,321)

St Kilda – Played 14, Won 3, Loss 11
(Biggest Crowd, 53,115 @MCG. Lowest Crowd 23,464 @MCG)

Sydney – Played 9, Won 1, Draw 1, Loss 7
(Biggest Crowd, 51,424 @MCG. Lowest Crowd 24,855 @MCG)

West Coast – Played 12 (11 Home and Away, 1 Final), Won 2, Loss 12
(Biggest Crowd, 59,608 Perth Stadium. Lowest Crowd 11,873 @Marrara Oval)

Western Bulldogs – Played 13, Won 5, Loss 8
(Biggest Crowd, 45,444 @MCG. Lowest Crowd, 21,217)

Venue
Adelaide Oval – Total Games 8, Won 4, Loss 4 (2011 Once off, venue from 2014 onwards)

Bellerive Oval – Total Games 2, Won 0, Loss 2

Carrara – Total Games 2, Won 1, Loss 1

Docklands – Total Games 26, Won 7, Loss 19

Football Park – Total Games 3, Won 0, Loss 3 (End 2013)

Gabba – Total Games 6, Won 4, Loss 2

Kadinia Park – Total Games 7, Won 1, Loss 7

MCG – Total Games 124, Won 45, Draw 2, Loss 77

Manuka Oval – Total Games 3, Won 1, Loss 2

Marrara Oval – Total Games 9, Won 4, Loss 5

Perth Stadium – Total Games 2, Won 1, Loss 1 (Venue from 2018 Onwards)

SCG – Total Games 2, Won 0, Loss 2

Subiaco Oval – Total Games 9, Won 1, Loss 8 (End 2017)

Sydney Showgrouds – Total Games 2, Won 0, Loss 2 (Venue from 2012 Onwards)

Traeger Park – Total Games 5, Won 2, Loss 3

All – Total Games 208, Wins 69, Loss 139

Attendances
Highest Attendance of the Decade
Elimination Final vs Geelong – 91,767
Semi Final vs Hawthorn – 90,152

Non Finals
Round 5 2017 vs Richmond – 85,657
Round 12 2018 vs Collingwood – 83,518
Round 12 2011 vs Collingwood – 75,998
Round 12 2017 vs Collingwood – 70,926
Round 12 2014 vs Collingwood – 68,130

Well that's depressing.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

All – Total Games 208, Wins 69, Loss 139

nice

 

[PerfectFooty]

Well that's depressing.

Yeah but lol Essendon

 

[Bluelegs]

Listening to Jade Rawlings on SEN. Told a story about how we had a player last year who was getting borderline petulant, got sent back to the VFL with some tough chats from Goody and Rawlings, came back to the AFL with a completely changed attitude and a better player.

Any ideas who that might be?

 

[HANDSOLO]

Listening to Jade Rawlings on SEN. Told a story about how we had a player last year who was getting borderline petulant, got sent back to the VFL with some tough chats from Goody and Rawlings, came back to the AFL with a completely changed attitude and a better player.

Any ideas who that might be?

Brayshaw?

 

[Djcjdees]

Brayshaw?

Would be awesome if it was. Talk about a response. That would have to be a, dare i say it, unprecedented response given his Brownlow finish

 

[schmuttt]

Listening to Jade Rawlings on SEN. Told a story about how we had a player last year who was getting borderline petulant, got sent back to the VFL with some tough chats from Goody and Rawlings, came back to the AFL with a completely changed attitude and a better player.

Any ideas who that might be?

Would guess Brayshaw as no-one else comes to mind.