Opinion Is this rock bottom?

[Passmore]

I very rarely do.

Rarely would be best changed to never.

Really, who wants to read the musings of “Albert from accounts” when he wouldn’t have the nuts to say to it to you personally.

 

[Ruckle]

Ok so after multiple years in the bottom two we are now actively seeking giant garden gnome spuds unwanted by a fellow struggler. Almost there........

 

[Arthur Cloke]

I'm calling it now - rock bottom is behind us. It has to be.

If I'm wrong, and this turns out to be another false dawn, I'll be handing back the keys.

Remember kicking 1 goal against Geelong down at shithole stadium?

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I was there and bumped in to Ben Buckley at McDonalds afterwards. He was all smiles and giggles whereas I was irate.
I eyeballed him and said “nice game pretty boy”.
He didn’t like it. But I don’t care. I’m a big boy now. I can handle it.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Jack Darling

27

Jack Darling

Age

33

Ht

191cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.4

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

14.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

4.0

5star

G

1.4

5star

2 years

.....

 

[Forever North]

Jack Darling

27

Jack Darling

Age

33

Ht

191cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.4

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

14.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

4.0

5star

G

1.4

5star

winning our goal kicking award next year with 27 goals….

 

[Arthur Cloke]

Jack Darling

2 years

.....

Apparently Darling wanted 2 years but Rawlings was offering 3.

 

[Arthur Cloke]

Rock bottom hey?

We all thought it was behind us but with the way we finished the season, who knows?

Reminds me of when those HIV Ten Pin Bowling ads came out in the 80’s. I was at Waverley watching us play Hawthorn, and they showed the ad on the scoreboard. I turned to my mate who owned a few Kingdom Halls and said, “Mmmmm. Good luck sparing that up.” He didn’t like it. He put me in a camel clutch and made me submit. Since that day, I’ve been totally focused on spreading the Good News.

 

[Zondor]

I was there and bumped in to Ben Buckley at McDonalds afterwards. He was all smiles and giggles whereas I was irate.
I eyeballed him and said “nice game pretty boy”.
He didn’t like it. But I don’t care. I’m a big boy now. I can handle it.

Did you buy McDonald Land Cookies to celebrate? :stern look

 

[SheezNuts]

 

[Outtatym]

This flipping thread man.

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

I said this in the preseason games, it was slightly misunderstood, but I'll say it again- we are a social club for blokes to have a laugh and a bit of a kick about on the cricket pitch. "just for recreation sake to pass the time away" .The players and supporters alike with a combination of onfield- playing like they did tonight ( i.e like a pack of munted bong addicts who have play the last round of the season for the West Humptydoo football/netball club but seriously cant be arsed ay?), and offield talking about the club all the time but not bothering to turn up to games unless there is a compelling storyline. We collectively are not a cut-throat, win at all costs football club. That has been the story for most of our history, 1973-2019 was an aberration.

Christ knows how you come to terms with that (maybe Bombers fans could help us with that), but I feel like if we don't come to terms with that the attendances will be Fitzroy level by the end of the season.

 

[the_cleaner]

i honestly thought the days of leaving at or before 3/4 time were over, clearly not. i was out of there well before the 3rd quarter ended. we haven’t turned a corner at all, it was the same rubbish tonight. beating melbourne was nothing amazing, they’re not the powerhouse side they were in 2021. there a bottom two side at best.

 

[Marksup]

I might start DM-ing some s*** I cop from my mates in my inbox to the players. Do they have any clue what a f****** laughing stock they are sometimes.

 

[scottywiper]

It's a journey to the centre of the earth!

 

[Frank Thring]

It's back baby

 

[Spud11]

It's a journey to the centre of the earth!

If you could drill a hole through the earth and jump, at what stage would you stop falling and start having to climb?

Hypothetical of course, because I know it’s scientifically impossible for NMFC to climb (and scientifically impossible to survive the molten rock etc at the centre of the earth)… But all of that aside, when?

 

[archereleven]

Let's hear what Clarko has to say...

A lot of **** all I'd say.

We are lost. Completely and utterly lost in the wilderness. We are back to the last 2 rounds of 2024.

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[scottywiper]

Let's hear what Clarko has to say...

A lot of **** all I'd say.

We are lost. Completely and utterly lost in the wilderness. We are back to the last 2 rounds of 2024.

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But just wait until after the bye!

 

[Jimmy's Hot Dogs]

They definitely grabbed a shovel tonight and got stuck in.

 

[Only Forwards]

I don’t feel like we’re going deeper I feel like we hit it years ago and now we burrow sideways. With no idea how to get ourselves out.

 

[bennymate]

Let's hear what Clarko has to say...

A lot of **** all I'd say.

We are lost. Completely and utterly lost in the wilderness. We are back to the last 2 rounds of 2024.

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"We lowered our colours tonight"

 

[Cyber_punk]

You look at the Geelongs, Sydneys, and Hawks of the world who have all been up for basically 20 years straight contending, and then you look at us.

It's like they are the main characters in the show, and we're the extras in the background. There just to be window dressing, say one or two lines, and make the main stars look good. Doesn't matter what season, it's the same result.

We have an old EPL/NBA situation where the equalization is so lop sided for so long you have to wonder if it's supernatural.

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

I honestly hate all you campaigners who got to enjoy the good times

 

[archereleven]

I honestly hate all you campaigners who got to enjoy the good times

Don't mate. It was that long ago our kids are nearly the same age as us when we experienced them.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Don't mate. It was that long ago our kids are nearly the same age as us when we experienced them.

By my kids’ ages I’d already seen us play in 6 prelims, 5 GF’s including the ‘77 draw, win 2 premierships, watched an Elephant take off from my seat in row C on the outer wing, and a pie stand ignited which meant my mates and I were forced onto the ground as play stopped so we decided to have an impromptu kick to kick.

The elephant and pie stand incidents are unlikely to reoccur but I long for the day my kids can see some friggin’ success which sees them strutting around Melbs in their North gear like John Travolta in Saturday night fever!

They have only vague recollections of the Frank the Tank win etc.