Yep, happens every time we turn it over in our forward half. Is it mids not running hard enough back?
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Friday night lights at the G , game day v the Saints
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I would say they would be a huge reason. I mentioned in another thread the difficulty I had in getting one. I logged on at 4 pm on the dot. Wanted 3 tickets. Rejected the first lot offered as it was too out in the open and was hoping for something undercover. Tried again at 4.01, so basically immediately. Computer said not enough tickets to meet my request. By 4.03 tried for only 2 tickets, same message Tried for just one ticket. Same message. This was by 4.05 and repeatedly trying. I eventually got a single ticket but not where I wanted. I can see how others might have been put off or just assumed no more tickets were available. My mate ended up trying himself and got one in the same bay. The whole row where my seat was, was empty the whole night except for me. We ended up sitting together but *smile* me, how do ticketek get away with that *smile*. I reckon in the 3 rows in front of me and 3 rows behind me there would have only been about a dozen people. Some may have been no shows due to the weather but I reckon most were because ticketek *smile* up
Issue with the quad from memory, not sure if he got a corkie or overstretched something when he went down in a tangle with some Aints player.
Can't be our mids as it's often opposition key forwards that are out on their own.
Last night it was Membrey and King.
All our forwards n mids keep getting sucked way to deep into defence to strangle the oppo forward thrust. Then when we get the turnover we either butcher the ball by the time we get to mid field or we've got SFA deep forward n go the Hail Mary long bomb to a one on three or four outnumber. Oppo defences block n control the contest or just constantly sag off n spread once we cough the ball up n carve us up like a Sunday roast on the rebound.
Even with neutral mid field contests, they've finally learned that we'll simply swarm n hack the ball forward n they just set up a sag off net waiting for some loose ball then spread it wide while we're bunched up tight.
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I'd say many didn't turn up as well. We all know Ticketek don't release all bays at once so not a f-up per se. Not sure who's directive that is, Ticketek or AFL or even MCC . I agree it's wrong.
There is going to be plenty of upset people next year when the Tiges return with an adjusted game plan that they have spent more than 5 minutes learning, some new players to compliment the existing personnel and a better draw.
Would have to be my least enjoyable night of attending the footy since a game in the late 80s on a cold wet night sitting in the old southern stand watching us getting beaten by the Brisbane Bear ffs.
Crowd would have been about the same too
Crowd would have been about the same too
Spot on. Apart from the woeful effort of the team I have never experienced a weirder vibe at the ground. It was like the few that turned up only did so out of obligation. Didn’t really want to be there. If I’m honest I think I felt the same way. I think Melburnians are lockdown weary. There’s a palpable feeling that we’re all just waiting for the next one; it’s a matter of when not if.
I fear that this once great city has lost its mojo and may never get it back. But the pollies all get a pay rise so I guess we can all celebrate that.
The Friday night match to decide the wooden spoon where we kicked two in two minutes, then got thrashed? Lee and Weightman were running around belting blokes in frustration.
Yeah, that game is up there with the worst.
What are the odds that 18 blokes are going to have their worst game for 4 years, all on the one night.
I kind of thought there were a few trying to play dry weather footy early.
As a member I abhor the ticketing system. It’s incredibly complicated. Last night at the gates I could only find two of my 3 family tickets in the virtual membership card part of the site. I’ve had that issue before then it appears magically out of nowhere. I’m pretty tech savvy but I bet for a lot of members the digital thing is just too hard. Sooner we get back to lanyards and real membership cards with barcodes the better.
I hope so. But we’ve lost something and it’s *smile* at the moment. I hate saying that because I’ve always loved the joint.
It’s best to take a screen shot of the barcodes and save to your phone. I’ve got no idea about tech stuff (and no real interest) but my wife showed me how to do it and I somehow remembered it. Works well.
Ok, this is my question too. Why? As we had performed really well against WC and Bummers, taken a bye and then return against a sh!t side playing like wooden spooners. Why? The only reasonable explanation I can see is that we're loading as we've done in the past seasons by playing like zombies and losing. It wasn't half the team competitive and the other half not. The whole team was flat, and even that the Aints only scored 9 goals. They didn't win, we lost. If they stepped up, then surely they would've beaten us by more but even their play was amateur most times. It's like we opened every door for them at ease. If we were competitive and still lost, then you can say we've lost the plot. Major problem is we lost Broad and Balta for the season.
