Oppo Camp The Non-North Footy Discussion & Matchday Chat Thread (NNFD&MCT) IX

[Roosurgence]

I hate that I can’t enjoy watching neutral games as much as I used to. Our s**t form, over-umpiring and certain franchises getting constant leg-ups is ruining the sport for me. There was I time I watched every single game every weekend, at least partially. I would be lucky to watch 3 games a week now.

100%.

But watching neutral games is a lot better than the drivel we serve up.

When was the last time you felt that nervous energy of a game in the balance with 5 minutes to go and a team playing the game the way it should be played.

I think the Sydney game last year was the last time I felt anything watching a North game.

Even the win against Gold Coast felt empty and hollow. I don’t advocate tanking, but that culture boost a Round 23 win was supposed to deliver has been a furphy, so when you watch a player like Duursma v Reid, it’s hard not to be filthy at the club for putting itself in that position.

 

[Marstermind]

Hawthorn are our version of 2018 under Bard, not s**t enough to bottom out completely but also not good enough to play finals

Hawthorn are the team I was hoping we'd be this year. Genuinely ordinary, cop the odd belting, but beating other bottom feeders and occasionally giving better teams a fright.

Instead, the other bottom sides beat us by 6-8 goals and the better ones by 10-12.

 

[Roosurgence]

Hawthorn are the team I was hoping we'd be this year. Genuinely ordinary, cop the odd belting, but beating other bottom feeders and occasionally giving better teams a fright.

Instead, the other bottom sides beat us by 6-8 goals and the better ones by 10-12.

They may be ordinary, but at least they give their fans something to watch.

Our playing group are a a bunch of soft pea hearts that are afraid of getting down and dirty.

I said it in another post give me 23 shittrucks slogging their guts out and leaving it all out there over the shit that pulls on our jumper.

 

[Marstermind]

They may be ordinary, but at least they give their fans something to watch.

Our playing group are a a bunch of soft pea hearts that are afraid of getting down and dirty.

I said it in another post give me 23 shittrucks slogging their guts out and leaving it all out there over the s**t that pulls on our jumper.

Telling that almost every game this year has followed the same plot. We start OKish without ever calling the shots. The other mob lift for 30-40 minutes whilst we shit the bed and then when it's too late we stem the damage a bit with a junk last quarter.

It's like we start in second gear, drop to first and then end in second. But it never looks like we're really cracking in. We accept our shitness way to easily. A bit of urgency from the coach sometimes would help too.

 

[trooroo4life]

Hate them, but good on the Hawks. Good aggressive recruiting, develop players at a high succession rate. Their success further highlights our failures.

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

Hawthorn are our version of 2018 under Bard, not s**t enough to bottom out completely but also not good enough to play finals

Keep telling yourself that. Maybe Saints are that? But this hawks team are one of the youngest in the comp and have some budding stars on every line.

 

[Rooniversity]

Hate them, but good on the Hawks. Good aggressive recruiting, develop players at a high succession rate. Their success further highlights our failures.

They're good to watch. Love how they responded today to last week's fadeout vs PAdelaide.

 

[Shinboner roo]

Keep telling yourself that. Maybe Saints are that? But this hawks team are one of the youngest in the comp and have some budding stars on every line.

Haha so they will play finals?

 

[cybercrab]

Hawthorn are our version of 2018 under Bard, not s**t enough to bottom out completely but also not good enough to play finals

They're rebuilding and are as young as a side as us, what are you talking about?

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

Haha so they will play finals?

Never said that mate. All I said was that they will be good for the future. Tell me since you think they are about to fall off a cliff, what ageing stars are they relying upon?

 

[Shinboner roo]

They're rebuilding and are as young as a side as us, what are you talking about?

You think they will play finals?

 

[Shinboner roo]

Never said that mate. All I said was that they will be good for the future. Tell me since you think they are about to fall off a cliff, what ageing stars are they relying upon?

Huh? I said like 2018, didn't mention a cliff

 

[Roos92]

That hawks side are argubly less talented than us and look what they can produce.
We are a shameful club at the moment. Screw footy.

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

Huh? I said like 2018, didn't mention a cliff

Us in 2018 is in no way comparable to the hawks this year. Completely different age profiles and list structure. One is getting it very right, then other clearly got it very wrong.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Tomlinson killing it, would be a handy pick up

 

[cybercrab]

You think they will play finals?

No, but we weren't rebuilding in 2018. Plus the Hawks best 22 is much younger than our best 22 back then

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

Geez ppl throwing shade at the hawks have got to be kidding themselves. That’s about as well run sporting organisation in the country. We can only dream.

 

[the_cleaner]

Watching North Melbourne players is like watching a training drill where the coach has asked everyone to go at 50% pace.

that’s how the opposition treats us most weeks

 

[Hojuman]

Geez ppl throwing shade at the hawks have got to be kidding themselves. That’s about as well run sporting organisation in the country. We can only dream.

Except for internal reviews.....

 

[the_cleaner]

I think the Sydney game last year was the last time I felt anything watching a North game.

was the first time in a long time i remember actually cheering and being nervous all to be devastated at the end with the interchange infringement. the last win i was at was the 2022 win against west coast where west coast had 15 ins and 15 outs(one of those being right before the bounce). i have never walked out soo disappointed after a win. what was a 15 point win felt like a 50 point loss.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Adelaide out oaf the blocks 7 goals in the 1st 15 minutes

 

[Disco Dew]

That hawks side are argubly less talented than us

Genuinely curious about what you base this on. No digs or anything, is it based on the vibe of our list? Picks weve used?

Because on the win/loss metric, I’m not sure we’re that talented at all lol

 

[koshari]

Godees just blew the aints outa the water

 

[Cyber_punk]

Hate them, but good on the Hawks. Good aggressive recruiting, develop players at a high succession rate. Their success further highlights our failures.

I can't hate the hawks. A flag every decade since the 60s. Always bouncing back quickly. Can't not respect that.

 

[koshari]

Just saw the west coast score, reid miss the plane to Adelaide??