Toast How can this Melbourne side be stopped?

[Dogs_r_barking]

Amazing, a few injuries and back to the pack they come. Of course they won’t use that as an excuse

 

[SunshineBoy]

Dynasty

 

[Chaisa]

Looking at their draw, honestly none of them are 100% locks:

• Brisbane Lions (h) - 50/50, probable Brisbane win on current form.
• Adelaide (a) - Adelaide did win that fixture last year, it's certainly a game that would give headaches for Melbourne.
• Geelong (a) - Geelong probable favourites on current form.
• Port Adelaide (n) - most likely a win but the NT plays into Port's hands more than Melbourne's.
• Western Bulldogs (a) - at Marvel it's 50/50-ish
• Fremantle (a) - they beat Melbourne in Melbourne, Freo should be favourites at home.
• Collingwood (n) - Collingwood just beat them....
• Carlton (h) - on current form it's no better than 50/50.
• Brisbane Lions (a) - Brisbane should be favourites at home.

There's only two that I'd feel confident in saying that Melbourne would win and they're both banana skins. Genuine chance of pulling an Essendon 2012/North 2016.

If they beat Brisbane they're probably fine, but if not I think they could be in serious trouble.

 

[staffonly]

How shit are Collingwood though?

Had to win everything in their favour today.

 

[cherrypie]

Bit rich don’t even a healthy kfb at the moment

Lever and Petty played as talls. Tomlinson was fit but dropped. You are missing one tall defender.

 

[spudmaster]

Incoming priority pick perhaps?

 

[Madblue]

They have well and truly stopped. One hit wonders

 

[TigerTime88]

I would bet my bottom dollar they are doing a second pre season right now to be flying at the right time.

 

[juss]

Getting harder to back them in, but I'll give them another chance.

 

[cherrypie]

Last win against an AFL side was on May 8.

 

[Goshka]

I would bet my bottom dollar they are doing a second pre season right now to be flying at the right time.

That’s a beauty haha

 

[Franky_024]

Lever and Petty played as talls. Tomlinson was fit but dropped. You are missing one tall defender.

Every man and his dog knows Lever is not a KPD and Petty is barely mobile atm.

 

[Dan26]

Only beaten one side in the current top-8.

 

[Elite Master]

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.

Sounds like Richmond's premiership list profile of 2017-2020.

 

[Franky_024]

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.

A lot of players out of form including some of those players you mentioned. I don’t think I’d call them ordinary they are just role players which is applicable to most premiership sides

 

[La Dispute]

Played with a lot of bravado last year, but unless they play with ridiculous belief they are just a good side with a few A+ stars.

Their method is bad.

So many battlers running around.

Culture is cooked.

Things are not looking well, to say the least.

 

[Goshka]

Sounds like Richmond's premiership list profile.

Yeah nah

 

[staffonly]

Lever and Petty played as talls. Tomlinson was fit but dropped. You are missing one tall defender.

They did lose two for a fair chunk today. Losing Gawn from mid 2nd quarter turned the game.

 

[Elixuh]

Made the most of their very easy draw to begin the season. Unable to beat top 8 sides. Interesting second half of the season ahead.

 

[Coolangatta]

We’re gonna lose to them after the bye, you don’t have to be 22-0 to win a flag. I’ll start believing the decline is on if they drop two of their next three, but I doubt it.

 

[RandB]

Genuinely outplayed by Freo.

Swans and Pies both good sides but we shouldn't have lost to either after getting good starts. Goodwin has completely screwed our attacking rythm.

We're in a major rut now but there's value with the bookies as they are still pricing Melbourne way too short (and will continue to) if you're into the odd punt.

 

[Elite Master]

Yeah nah

Yeah yeah. A handful of superstars surrounded by a bunch of role players.

 

[Kanye West]

Seem to be struggling against top 8 sides and in cruise control against bottom ones. I think they'll flick the switch pretty easy after the bye. But it's a different feeling being the hunted.

Why is that. May will stop goals, but they still won't kick winning scores!

 

[La Dispute]

Lucky Melsham is suspended or the Dees would have lost by 100.

 

[Blue1980]

We will see if this is just a blip or part of a greater malaise.

Additional rumours about Goodwin going around I’ve heard which would be super destabilising if true.