What will be the next hoodoo we break?

[schmuttt]

Basically our 2016 grand final is this week.

 

[Ablett2Garland]

I have a good feeling about this one, I think we've learnt a fair bit since we last played them.

I was pretty confident going into our last 3 matches against them. So it's bound to swing our way eventually

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Basically our 2016 grand final is this week.

I thought that was last week?

 

[Ando727]

I thought that was last week?

Nah, that was just the preliminary final.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Nah, that was just the preliminary final.

When you've played as many finals in the last ten years as the MFC have it's hard to keep track of them all!

 

[Ando727]

When you've played as many finals in the last ten years as the MFC have it's hard to keep track of them all!

Lol. Yeah, we are the most experienced finals side in the league in that sense...

 

[Major Colvin]

All the other hoodoos are understandable given how sh!te we've been for the last 10 years, but our inability to beat the Saints over the last couple of years has been ridiculous. Must be remedied!

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Lol the first one of these we broke was 5 goals by one player when Hogan did it v the Saints this time last year and we've broken 7/12 since (inc. that one). It's depressing how s**t we were before then because we're not even that good now and we've managed this.

 

[VanDemonxx]

another to be ticked off this week!

 

[pjfairbairn]

Can somebody update the poll with relevant hoodoos now that we've broken some of them? Credit where it's due, fluffy Matt Burgan wrote a decent piece on the hoodoos we've broken this year on the MFC site...http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2016-07-11/analysis-hoodoos-continue-to-be-broken

 

[Topkent]

You could have named your price in 2006 about so many future outcomes and been laughed at
We beat the Hawks by 75 points in 06, 2 years later the Hawks won the ******* premiership

 

[rhaz]

You could have named your price in 2006 about so many future outcomes and been laughed at
We beat the Hawks by 75 points in 06, 2 years later the Hawks won the ******* premiership

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2010-07-25/swans-smashed-slump-to-eighth

Swans won the flag 2 years later

 

[Topkent]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2010-07-25/swans-smashed-slump-to-eighth

Swans won the flag 2 years later

So.... Gold Coast for the 18 flag

 

[mrmonkey]

In 05 Nick Davis broke the hearts of all Geelong supporters, then in 06 Geelong didn't even make the 8. A Geelong supporter could not of dreamt what was going to happen in the next 5 seasons.

 

[Proper Gander]

So.... Gold Coast for the 18 flag

Not the looniest thing I have ever heard. I mean the must be better than they appear at present. Pretty decent star power, lots of talent there. Shame they seem to injure themselves with such frequency. I'm not certain of Eade though. I've never liked him much, but I think that's more a personality thing then me being able to hook issues with his coaching.

 

[Topkent]

Not the looniest thing I have ever heard. I mean the must be better than they appear at present. Pretty decent star power, lots of talent there. Shame they seem to injure themselves with such frequency. I'm not certain of Eade though. I've never liked him much, but I think that's more a personality thing then me being able to hook issues with his coaching.

The way he coached the Bulldogs in the prelim finals is the footy that's played now + the press and it's not his job to teach that anyway
It's not like he's refusing to play kids or anything and Wright plus Lynch could be that good that it makes them a 5 goal better side every week if they haven't already

 

[schmuttt]

Might be time to make a new thread

 

[The Quite Man]

only 4 left on list

saint & north to beat

win in Sydney & Perth

 

[RandB]

Norf should happen next year.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

St Kilda hoodoo is the big one for me. We've shown that we're not too far off beating North or beating a top 8 team in Perth. But the Saints well have our measure. Would go so far as to say we don't deserve to play finals until we beat the Saints.

 

[mrmonkey]

It's weird that beating the saints seems to be the furthest away. Our pace is good enough to beat the hawks and perhaps north next year. But the saints seem to match us with pace and kill us with pressure. Once the heat is on we crumble.

 

[schmuttt]

It's weird that beating the saints seems to be the furthest away. Our pace is good enough to beat the hawks and perhaps north next year. But the saints seem to match us with pace and kill us with pressure. Once the heat is on we crumble.

They do match up well on us, but eventually our midfield is IMO going to be at a point where they are too strong for the saints and our forwards kick a score. I rate the saints quite highly and love watching them play, but they still need to bolster their midfield.

 

[BG32]

Laughed when i saw the "win 2 in a row" but for a long time we never did get 2 in a row

 

[d33my]

Laughed when i saw the "win 2 in a row" but for a long time we never did get 2 in a row

When was the last time we did it twice in a season? 18...?

 

[mrmonkey]

Probably should be 3 in a row. Port next week is now looking very winnable after yesterday's both results.