Toast How can this Melbourne side be stopped?

[SleepingGiant]

I think a team that has a good defence that rebounds and attacks from the back half could trouble them next year if they have some injury challenges. Whoever wants to step up and contend needs to counter their defence with an equally good one and a deeper midfield which can get them on second rotations. If we have no injuries like them we might be able to take it up to them but I see Melbourne as now too young and too strong.

 

[00Stinger]

I think stopping them piling on 3 goals in 40 seconds is a start

Yep. That was where the game was won and lost

Dogs were too attacking in the centre and should have had a defensive side centre player to stop the Oliver & Petracca overlap

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[Gysberts2Bate]

I think a team that has a good defence that rebounds and attacks from the back half could trouble them next year if they have some injury challenges. Whoever wants to step up and contend needs to counter their defence with an equally good one and a deeper midfield which can get them on second rotations. If we have no injuries like them we might be able to take it up to them but I see Melbourne as now too young and too strong.

The hypothetical side that stops us will be one that is able to sustainably fire balls inside their forward 50 with pace and bring it to ground and score while simultaneously preventing us from having any bursts across four quarters from centre clearance or forward turnovers where we seize it. That’s the solution. You’re right that probably the way to do this is to attack from the back half, and set up to win the ball back, control through the middle of the ground and then fire.

Or hope that it rains in finals and turn it into a scrap.

 

[Angak]

12 months ago Dees finished outside the top 8 and Darcy Parrish was a bottom 6 player in most sides. Things in football can & will change quickly.

 

[hoianbulldog]

Media expert fu**heads spent all week jerking off about Libba and MacRae.

That did not happen. Stop trying to invent your own version of history.

 

[hoianbulldog]

“But but but just you wait until Dunkley is coming back?! Treloar is coming back too! Stef Martin Experience as well!! We‘re missing 74 of our best 22

That is pretty pathetic but i doubt you see it that way.

 

[Toump Ass]

That is pretty pathetic but i doubt you see it that way.

This was a troll thread created by an arrogant Western Bulldogs supporter who wanted to hang shit on Melbourne after they had their first loss of the season. They even made the effort to bump this thread after another loss later in the year.

But then what happened? You got your Dunkley, Treloloar, Stef Martin back, fell out of the Top 4, were gifted a prelim win against a better team and in the space of 30 minutes the Melbourne Demons absolutely annihilated and embarrassed you weak pricks.

That was a pitiful performance and an incredible capitulation from the Dogs. And wondrous from the Dees.
EAD.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

This was a troll thread created by an arrogant Western Bulldogs supporter who wanted to hang sh*t on Melbourne after they had their first loss of the season. They even made the effort to bump this thread after another loss later in the year.

But then what happened? You got your Dunkley, Treloloar, Stef Martin back, fell out of the Top 4, were gifted a prelim win against a better team and in the space of 30 minutes the Melbourne Demons absolutely annihilated and embarrassed you weak pricks.

That was a pitiful performance and an incredible capitulation from the Dogs. And wondrous from the Dees.
EAD.

Will forever be grateful to Bevo for overrating his midfield and not even bothering to change the centre square positioning in the third quarter to put in a sweeper. Weird that they didn’t even think to throw the all conquering Dunkley in there.

 

[Baird]

This was a troll thread created by an arrogant Western Bulldogs supporter who wanted to hang sh*t on Melbourne after they had their first loss of the season. They even made the effort to bump this thread after another loss later in the year.

But then what happened? You got your Dunkley, Treloloar, Stef Martin back, fell out of the Top 4, were gifted a prelim win against a better team and in the space of 30 minutes the Melbourne Demons absolutely annihilated and embarrassed you weak pricks.

That was a pitiful performance and an incredible capitulation from the Dogs. And wondrous from the Dees.
EAD.

Ever heard of being humble in victory?

 

[Toump Ass]

Will forever be grateful to Bevo for overrating his midfield and not even bothering to change the centre square positioning in the third quarter to put in a sweeper. Weird that they didn’t even think to throw the all conquering Dunkley in there.

... To be fair though, that nineteen point lead they busted a gut for was gone in about 60 seconds

 

[Toump Ass]

Ever heard of being humble in victory?

Sure.

You might want to explain the concept to a few Doggies fans though

 

[timokane]

When they play Collingwood

 

[Boston tiger]

Just change the rules on them. It’s the Australian way.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

It’s like a knockoff Danster

 

[willydave]

Send them to OPTUS!

This post aged well.

 

[Andy_Mac]

I'm not sure there's ever been a more violent, soul destroying demonstration of ownership in a game, let alone a grand final.

I honestly hope the doggies players can recover.

 

[00Stinger]

Sure.

You might want to explain the concept to a few Doggies fans though

Tbf they all did become really humble after they got blown away in the Grand Final

Or is that called being humbled?

One or the other

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[00Stinger]

When they play Collingwood

Correction

When they play Collingwood at the SCG

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[Trav 20]

It's worth noting that not only had Footscray not allowed the opposition to reach 100 points in a single game this year, the last time it happened was round 6 in 2020. The Dogs hadn't allowed the opposition to score 100 points in 37 straight matches.

Yet in their biggest game in 5 years the Dees scored 16.4 100 in 1.5 quarters of footy on their way to 140 points.

One of the great grand final victories and capitulations. One for the historians.

 

[HairyO]

I'm not sure there's ever been a more violent, soul destroying demonstration of ownership in a game, let alone a grand final.

I honestly hope the doggies players can recover.

1988 Grand Final. Go look it up

 

[juss]

I'm not sure there's ever been a more violent, soul destroying demonstration of ownership in a game, let alone a grand final.

I honestly hope the doggies players can recover.

2019 says hello.
The Giants kicked 3 goals and their lowest ever club score.

 

[Andy_Mac]

Not even close.

The doggies in 28 mins disappeared up there own assesto the tune of 100 points.

 

[Toump Ass]

I don’t know what it takes to beat Dees but clearly being the greatest and most highly skilled midfield ever assembled means absolutely nothing if you’re full of mentally weak blouses as well.

I mean Bontempelloli, what happened there. Explain it to me. Went from Norm Smith certainty with his third goal to not even registering a vote. Absolutely irrelevant when the heat gets turned up a little and the grand final was no exception.

 

[Osho]

The end of the season seems to have slowed the Mighty Dees a tad!

God invented the great Premiership Hangover. It can come any time. Who knows.

 

[KickLongTackleHard]

Surely Tim O’Brien isn’t the answer to this question, which remains outstanding.