How to play Melbourne

[ImperialPurple]

Freo's biggest stuff up was not winning the first quarter when kicking with the breeze. That's where the game was lost. Another bad start cost us the game. Melbourne came out hard and plain and simply - they wanted it more.
Second quarter was even, third Freo played with a bit of flair and heart. All in all the first three quarters was a fairly even - if see-sawing - game.
But a 2 goal lead at three quarter time was never going to be enough with the wind that was blowing. Then the rain came and it was all over. I sit about 10 rows back, under cover, on the second level just behind the goals at the city end... and I was getting wet form the rain being blown in by the bloody gale. Once that storm came in there was no coming back - and Vardy's run of goals with the wind at his back made it an impossible task.
No score in the final quarter looks - and of course is - pretty p1ss-poor... but try kicking into a gale while the rain is teeming down - any team would have struggled to put any point on the board.
The weather didn't do us however. Credit to Melbourne - they came out and dominated the first quarter, against the breeze - and that's where they set up the win. The storm, the wind - and their quicker adjustment to the conditions - just made it more emphatic.
It's easy for people who just watched it on TV to say Freo were pathetic... and I make no excuses - believe me, as a Freo supporter it wasn't pretty to watch, and to know that your team is about the softest in the league, despite the "obvious" talent that exists within it. But once that storm crossed - any team kicking into it would have struggled.
Anyway - I'm hurting... and probably didn't make a lot of sense wioth all that drivel I just coughed up for you all to read... I just hope that CC and the players are feeling as crappy as the supporters right now. After all we are their raison d'etre.

 

[BT]

Originally posted by ImperialPurple
Freo's biggest stuff up was not winning the first quarter when kicking with the breeze. That's where the game was lost. Another bad start cost us the game. Melbourne came out hard and plain and simply - they wanted it more.
Second quarter was even, third Freo played with a bit of flair and heart. All in all the first three quarters was a fairly even - if see-sawing - game.
But a 2 goal lead at three quarter time was never going to be enough with the wind that was blowing. Then the rain came and it was all over. I sit about 10 rows back, under cover, on the second level just behind the goals at the city end... and I was getting wet form the rain being blown in by the bloody gale. Once that storm came in there was no coming back - and Vardy's run of goals with the wind at his back made it an impossible task.
No score in the final quarter looks - and of course is - pretty p1ss-poor... but try kicking into a gale while the rain is teeming down - any team would have struggled to put any point on the board.
The weather didn't do us however. Credit to Melbourne - they came out and dominated the first quarter, against the breeze - and that's where they set up the win. The storm, the wind - and their quicker adjustment to the conditions - just made it more emphatic.
It's easy for people who just watched it on TV to say Freo were pathetic... and I make no excuses - believe me, as a Freo supporter it wasn't pretty to watch, and to know that your team is about the softest in the league, despite the "obvious" talent that exists within it. But once that storm crossed - any team kicking into it would have struggled.
Anyway - I'm hurting... and probably didn't make a lot of sense wioth all that drivel I just coughed up for you all to read... I just hope that CC and the players are feeling as crappy as the supporters right now. After all we are their raison d'etre.

Pretty fair assesment that I'd say.

 

[The Shev]

Re: Re: melbourne .v. freo

Originally posted by sabre_ac
Brilliant.
Some of us consider Melbourne playing above themselves and are now the most overated side in the competition.
About to recieve one hell of a football lesson.
Though thats just what some of us are saying.....

"If only I could turn back time..."

 

[voodoo_86]

He did say 'some of us are saying'

Can always fall back on the fact he was talking about someone else and not himself

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Later
Voodoo-

 

[Exeter]

Originally posted by error404
We are soft
http://www.wehavethepassion.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=141

Is this a new fan site set up as an alternative to Dockerland?

 

[ImperialPurple]

Ex - it's the discussion forum on the Freo MOB website.

 

[error404]

I only found the site a week ago when visiting the mob site and was redirected to another site. I like the look of it but it needs a few more posters.

The Freo Mob http://www.freomob.com and http://www.wehavethepassion.com have joined forces.The Committee of the MOB wanted move with "the times". Their site was dated and basic.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Aaah - is that how it works... I thought it was one and the same. I stand corrected.

 

[The Shev]

Originally posted by voodoo_86
He did say 'some of us are saying'

Can always fall back on the fact he was talking about someone else and not himself

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Later
Voodoo-

I know. Just making sure that sabre thinks before he says things, before Fremantle's next home match.

 

[BT]

Originally posted by error404
I only found the site a week ago when visiting the mob site and was redirected to another site. I like the look of it but it needs a few more posters.

The Freo Mob http://www.freomob.com and http://www.wehavethepassion.com have joined forces.The Committee of the MOB wanted move with "the times". Their site was dated and basic.

The new passion mob site is not bad, they seem to be talking about footy & allow some free speech. They will eventually make Shockerland redundant!