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Hated - MFC. Where do I start? What a mess. The PF last year looks like it was a fluke. I honestly can’t believe how insipid we have been. It’s got nothing to do with Lever and May because they weren’t around during finals last year!
I have honestly never seen a more diabolical outfit than ours, Carlton has been bad but Melbourne are far worse. Two more seasons like this and the club should consider its place in the AFL.
Who? Melksham and Hibberd just recently got injured. May and Lever weren’t around when we won an EF and SF last year. The drop off of form is phenomenally bad.To be fair, you've got a truck load of injuries..
Melksham and Hibberd are still significant, Jetta is huge, I understand May wasn't there last year but Hogan was, that was essentially the swap. Salem is important, Lewis's leadership is underrated. Dunno, think you're selling yourself short a bit mate.Who? Melksham and Hibberd just recently got injured. May and Lever weren’t around when we won an EF and SF last year. The drop off of form is phenomenally bad.
Oh mate Melksham and hibberd are huge, Melksham in particular, but we actually played our best footy without hogan and Lewis is just done. The leadership line only goes so far I think.Melksham and Hibberd are still significant, Jetta is huge, I understand May wasn't there last year but Hogan was, that was essentially the swap. Salem is important, Lewis's leadership is underrated. Dunno, think you're selling yourself short a bit mate.
I think the backline needs to be coached smarter, honestly. Watching the Demons try to switch while their midfield struggled to outrun their opponents looked very bad. I know the Hawks smashed GWS doing exactly that a few weeks ago (switching the play from the backline and then beating GWS on the spread, but the Demons telegraphed all of their kicks and simply couldn't get enough space from their opponents - sometimes GWS outright ran ahead of their opponents and the switch only caused a turnover). Coaches need to be more aware of what cows they have on the paddock. The Demons are full of contested beasts and playing an uncontested brand of football is just madness.Oh mate Melksham and hibberd are huge, Melksham in particular, but we actually played our best footy without hogan and Lewis is just done. The leadership line only goes so far I think.
LOLHated - Ablett being let off again. Might not have happened yet but sure it will.
Last year your lot looked great - beating us on our own shitpile isnt a fluke - i just think like with us in 2015 getting flogged by hawthorn - it puts demons in the players heads - we scraped into the finals the next year and were flogged by the dogsLiked - Scott making the call with North to step down. 10 years is a long time to be a senior coach, it’s a hard role, it’s tough and taxing and the buck stops with you. Many finals appearances, great effort. If he lands at another club they’ll be better for it.
Learnt - GWS are cruising along. In such an even top 5 they look like their best is seriously good. Talent everywhere, and they look to have hardened up a lot.
West Coast just have to be top 4 to win it. Seriously good outfit. A GWS v WC GF would be phenomenal.
Hated - MFC. Where do I start? What a mess. The PF last year looks like it was a fluke. I honestly can’t believe how insipid we have been. It’s got nothing to do with Lever and May because they weren’t around during finals last year!
I have honestly never seen a more diabolical outfit than ours, Carlton has been bad but Melbourne are far worse. Two more seasons like this and the club should consider its place in the AFL.
It’s also the fact we are an average outfit playing an outdated game. You watch us play and we are the dumbest mob going around. A team of inside players who don’t and can’t spread and run, we can’t dispose of it properly and we are slow. I am telling you, if we are no good in 2-3 years the AFL need to either merge us with Carlton (if they’re still struggling) or just fold us.Last year your lot looked great - beating us on our own shitpile isnt a fluke - i just think like with us in 2015 getting flogged by hawthorn - it puts demons in the players heads - we scraped into the finals the next year and were flogged by the dogs
It took us a couple of years to get our mojo back - that prelim damaged your lot - sucked the confidence out of them - wont be fixed overnight
Coaching is half the issue as is our game plan and list the other half.I think the backline needs to be coached smarter, honestly. Watching the Demons try to switch while their midfield struggled to outrun their opponents looked very bad. I know the Hawks smashed GWS doing exactly that a few weeks ago (switching the play from the backline and then beating GWS on the spread, but the Demons telegraphed all of their kicks and simply couldn't get enough space from their opponents - sometimes GWS outright ran ahead of their opponents and the switch only caused a turnover). Coaches need to be more aware of what cows they have on the paddock. The Demons are full of contested beasts and playing an uncontested brand of football is just madness.
If there's mental issues still from the prelim, that would cause the problems you are facing. Last year you looked the goods. There's no reason to suggest Melbourne can't return to that eventually if the players get their heads sorted and put that behind them.It’s also the fact we are an average outfit playing an outdated game. You watch us play and we are the dumbest mob going around. A team of inside players who don’t and can’t spread and run, we can’t dispose of it properly and we are slow. I am telling you, if we are no good in 2-3 years the AFL need to either merge us with Carlton (if they’re still struggling) or just fold us.
In comparison to Richmond;If there's mental issues still from the prelim, that would cause the problems you are facing. Last year you looked the goods. There's no reason to suggest Melbourne can't return to that eventually if the players get their heads sorted and put that behind them.
In 2016 we had a very similar season, high expectations on the back of pretty good performances in prior years, only for it all to fall into a heap and have pretty much identical problems to those you list. Now almost overnight we've become an experienced contender with virtually none of those issues.
Sometimes I reckon it's just a few little things going wrong having a huge impact on performance but aren't as difficult to fix as it may seem.
if we are no good in 2-3 years the AFL need to either merge us with Carlton (if they’re still struggling) or just fold us.
Which clubs have been as perennially poor or underwhelming than us or Carlton?Talk about dramatic! Folding or merging the oldest club in the comp with one of the used to be big 4 on the back of you're salty on the disappointing form of the year that was supposed to be.
If clubs and other supporters held your view we wouldn't have a comp at all.
You can tell your grandkids you were there when Ablett finally got suspended.