It will turn, stick fat

[SMaturin]

Move through the stages.

By Thursday evening we’ll all be lurking in the pre match thread and doing the mental gymnastics required to predict a victory against the saints.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

I just sit there laughing at the same players making the same errors week on week, knowing I have no control on who’s selected.

It’s like a comedy festival.

 

[Ashley B]

We have improved we go forward now and score a bit more even against the best sides. 2 yrs ago ,said it before I used to get excited if we had an inside 50 scoring was considered a bonus , and thats just a point lol

 

[Flawed Genius]

Move through the stages.

By Thursday evening we’ll all be lurking in the pre match thread and doing the mental gymnastics required to predict a victory against the saints.

"If Free can get on top of Marshall at centre bounces... McKay, Logue and Corr have got Membrey and Owens covered for height, and Drury coming in for Turner means we'll be able to actually put pressure on Sinclair... Scott will know exactly where Wood likes to run to receive, he just needs to play a blanket shut down role... Sheezel will get on top of Higgins, Edwards will be too tall for Wilkie... North by 21"

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

It would a heck of a lot tougher without BF wouldn’t it.

In my new job of which is ridiculous and is actually about doing well not a lot lol. The kind folk ask me if I follow the footyball and I say yeah the Roos. Always ******* silence, every time.
Maybe I’m saying I eat babies or some such.

But it is nice to have a place we can come and vent and laugh occasionally at how tragic our lot is in the world of football.

I think it's got to the point where colleagues and friends and acquaintances and opposition supporters at games choose not to engage in banter or trolling or even gentle ribbing with us because they recognise it's like teasing the kid in school who is mentally not running on all cylinders. It stopped being fun and has just become cruel.

 

[Engimal v3]

Move through the stages.

By Thursday evening we’ll all be lurking in the pre match thread and doing the mental gymnastics required to predict a victory against the saints.

Me predicting a 100 point win next weekend:

 

[Kanga1996]

They voted McDonald captain and we continually select Turner over anybody else! That tells me all I need to know about the club right now.


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[Hojuman]

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Same. IF you are down for any reason unrelated to football, as I have been, times like tonight are just a killer. And what happened to Chom is devastating

Sorry to hear this, take care of yourself.

 

[Roo202]

Move through the stages.

By Thursday evening we’ll all be lurking in the pre match thread and doing the mental gymnastics required to predict a victory against the saints.

 

[Mcarcherey]

It's funny seeing so many fans protect their feelings by lowering their expectations.

It is what it is, man up and face the disappointment, happiness etc. Head on, stop being little bitches.

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[LBJ6]

In 2013, we beat Melbourne by 122 points. They had been out of finals for 7 years prior and didn't make them again until 2018.

We have been out of finals for 7 years and will likely lose by over 100 tonight. If we are tracking like them, forget about finals until 2028.

That's bloody depressing. As people IIT have mentioned, this kills new supporters and kids to the club.

Things turn quicker than you think. For context we actually were decently competitive again in 2015 (footy starting being enjoyable again), 2016 we were in the finals race until the second last round of the H&A and had some ripping wins (snapping reigning premier Hawthorn’s 10+ game winning streak a highlight).
2017 we missed finals by a record small margin after choking in the last round.
Wouldn’t surprise me to see you guys around the finals race in a couple of years. Sheezel is a beast.

 

[Gasometer]

Things turn quicker than you think. For context we actually were decently competitive again in 2015 (footy starting being enjoyable again), 2016 we were in the finals race until the second last round of the H&A and had some ripping wins (snapping reigning premier Hawthorn’s 10+ game winning streak a highlight).
2017 we missed finals by a record small margin after choking in the last round.
Wouldn’t surprise me to see you guys around the finals race in a couple of years. Sheezel is a beast.

Huh? Weren’t you crap from that last GF belting right up until you won the GF.

 

[Marstermind]

Things turn quicker than you think. For context we actually were decently competitive again in 2015 (footy starting being enjoyable again), 2016 we were in the finals race until the second last round of the H&A and had some ripping wins (snapping reigning premier Hawthorn’s 10+ game winning streak a highlight).
2017 we missed finals by a record small margin after choking in the last round.
Wouldn’t surprise me to see you guys around the finals race in a couple of years. Sheezel is a beast.

Except the North Melbourne Football Club has the turning circle of a steam train. And here is vision of precisely where that steam train is at right now....

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

When will it turn?
I've been patient for years now...

It is turning like the Ever-Given. That did eventually have a happy ending however.

 

[blackshadow]

The only difficult one IMO is Luke McDonald

11

Luke Mcdonald

Age

29

Ht

189cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.9

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.7

4star

MG

317.1

4star

D

14.1

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

6.9

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.3

4star

MG

205.0

3star

D

19.2

5star

K

10.2

4star

HB

9.0

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.6

5star

. He’s a co-captain, he’s on a long term deal. But he is part of the cancer that needs to be surgically removed.


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[Chewy Chewman]

As Rock Bottom as it may appear just remember, we are still above the Tiges on the ladder

 

[Spud11]

I'm overseas at the moment and Kayo doesn't work here. I've missed the last three games

Kayo doesn’t work even if you’re here.

So I bought Kayo a couple years back, thinking “my work usually means I’ll miss games live, that’s ok I’ll watch the replay of every north win”.

According to my quick maths, I’ve paid about $250 per win.
This is not a good deal.

 

[Le Grille]

These

As Rock Bottom as it may appear just remember, we are still above the Tiges on the ladder

id trade it for their recent history

 

[Marstermind]

As Rock Bottom as it may appear just remember, we are still above the Tiges on the ladder

The current bottom 4 have won 7 of the last 10 premierships. Not sure our contribution is all that appreciated though.

 

[Gasometer]

I have never had an issue with Kayo at home or anywhere

It’s been the most worthwhile expense these past few years, along with my North Membership

 

[Bertie22]

As Rock Bottom as it may appear just remember, we are still above the Tiges on the ladder

What, are we eighth???

 

[ferball]

Why is it inevitable?

This is what I always thought too but I’m starting to think it might not be.

You know how they always say its darkest just before the dawn?

Well they're wrong. Its darkest in the middle of the *en night when the sun's shining on the other side of the world (unless the moon is bright obviously.) In the hour before the dawn the fainest light appears everywhere, then slowly on the horizen and before you know it the sun is up, often magnificently and its warm and stuff.

It's the middle of the night right now. It might be just after midnight. It might be 3 am. I dunno - its too *en dark to see the clock.

But the light will appear soon enough. It might have already started, what with LDU and Jy's recent form and young Harry Sheezel.

 

[ferball]

Being a Nth person is like having a family member who’s a drug addict.

It’s painful, you want to disassociate - but you can’t, because they’re family, so you can’t walk away.

But you naively hope that one day, they’ll get their life together, recover and make you and themselves proud.

Sometimes it happens, even after decades.

 

[Limerick]

73 years ago…

I'm 76, 77 this year. I said "mid 1950s" so 68 years ago