Toast How can this Melbourne side be stopped?

[Hojuman]

Does another team deserve Queens Birthday ?
Melbourne have only won 2 of the last 14.
Time for change.

 

[La Dispute]

On this plus side it looks like the Dees fringe players won’t have to worry about being picked for the Grand Final this year.

 

[YeoGabbaGabba]

I feel like it's pretty easy to pile onto a side in a losing patch especially if it's the reigning premiers. It's better they're playing like this now and take the learning from a few losses than try and deal with it when it matters at the end of the season. BUT if things continue like this it means their off-field shit is a seriously big problem.

Probably the best and most realistic response from anyone on this thread

 

[La Dispute]

You know you're in trouble when Mitch Brown is getting a game. I'd legitimately forgotten he was even still on an AFL list.

Getting a game AND comfortably their best key forward.

Incredible turn of events.

 

[PerthblueGold]

Ordinary football side. I called it a few weeks ago and got shot down for it. One of the worst premiership sides of all time. Gawn, Oliver, Petracca and May then a bunch of seriously average players.

and ungracious winners

 

[mattwa]

Deerailed by the arrogance of both themselves and the supporters

 

[TheBigHorne]

How many teams have won the flag or made the g/f after losing 3 in a row at some stage in h/a season? Someone out there may know.

2018, 2019 and 2017 premiership teams won it after losing 3 in a row. Cbf looking before 2015. To add on this in 2018 and 2019 both flag teams lost 3 in a row at a similar time Melbourne has.

 

[10571z]

even the best sides are only a couple of key injuries away from being back with the pack.

 

[footyfan1978]

Rename this thread to how can this Melbourne side be revived?
Well done Steven May

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...

 

[ThatsjustDappa]

Owing money one

Goodwin gonna be coaching from in the field rather than on the field eh....?

 

[GetDimmaBack]

Deerailed by the arrogance of both themselves and the supporters

...and copping injuries, unlike last year's golden run.

Narrm fans handled the flag win like the nouveau-riche handle money

 

[MightyHawks]

even the best sides are only a couple of key injuries away from being back with the pack.

Our injuries in 2014 were pretty significant

 

[JD888]

It can’t be stopped. Mods, please end thread.

So embarrassed that I posted this

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Anyone who writes them off should do so at their own peril.

 

[V_23]

On this plus side it looks like the Dees fringe players won’t have to worry about being picked for the Grand Final this year.

Jake Melksham likes this

 

[gouki88]

So embarrassed that I posted this

You, myself and others were just contributing in such a manner in order to jinx them. Job complete

 

[Xtreme]

Anyone who writes them off should do so at their own peril.

There's a chance they'll regroup and show a teeny little fight. But they will be bungled out of the finals easily.

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

Our injuries in 2014 were pretty significant

I remember a post about this once but didn’t you drop a couple of games then have a huge run of playing non finalist sides when you had most of these injuries? Then managed to get pretty much all the players back for finals?

West Coast’s effort was pretty incredible, Cox probably had a big hand in that though.

 

[MightyHawks]

I remember a post about this once but didn’t you drop a couple of games then have a huge run of playing non finalist sides when you had most of these injuries? Then managed to get pretty much all the players back for finals?

West Coast’s effort was pretty incredible, Cox probably had a big hand in that though.

Need to add in Clarko who missed 5 games. Cyril only made it back for the Grand Final.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/hawthorn/isaac-smith-believes-hawthorns-injury-crisis-provides-fresh-bodies-and-opportunity-for-young-players/news-story/0d23e618d477b6317d6e84ccd0226250

Hawthorn’s 2014 injury list reads like a roll call of war casualties.

Sam Mitchell (hamstring), Josh Gibson (pectoral), Brian Lake (calf/suspension), Brad Sewell (hamstring), Ben Stratton (adductor/hamstring/hip), Luke Hodge (knee), Liam Shiels (shoulder), Jack Gunston (knee), Matt Spangher (ankle) and Billy Hartung (elbow) have all missed multiple matches, but are fit again now.

Matt Suckling (ankle) could return to meet the Cats after missing Round 23, Cyril Rioli is at least another week away from resuming from his hamstring injury while Brendan Whitecross (knee) and Jed Anderson (shoulder) have been ruled out for the season.

 

[bungalow_bill]

Turn it up, who was better than them last year?

Yep no team was stopping the Dees last year. I understand wanting to troll the Dees but lets keep it somewhat rational

 

[tigers_of_old_08]

I think the Demons have shown that one way to stop them is to just wait and allow themselves to implode.

 

[adogsfan5]

Bailey Smith

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19.8

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1.8

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14.8

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2.0

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3.4

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1.6

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and the dogs say thank you Collingwood.

 

[Coolangatta]

I feel so smug because I called it when they were undefeated that they'd have a form slump and drop a few games in June and one or two in July. It happened sooner than I expected, but I will be even cockier when the Dees come good in August and win their first final away in Brisbane or Perth, but I'd love to be wrong because I love Brissy, and I'm also a parochial West Aussie bandwagoner especially when it comes to the Dockers so win-win for me.

 

[SBYM]

Melbourne will be there when the whips are cracking.

 

[Blue1980]

There's a chance they'll regroup and show a teeny little fight. But they will be bungled out of the finals easily.

Long way to go, plenty of time to regain form, lose form, then regain it again etc.