Dees v Lions: Good, Bad and Fugly
Oh, for Kosi on a night like this! Please share your thoughts after the match. Dees by 13 points
Oh, for Kosi on a night like this! Please share your thoughts after the match. Dees by 13 points
Two big streaks on the line tonight:
Going for 48 consecutive rounds in the top-four
Going for our 13th consecutive interstate victory (last loss was QB at the SCG in ’21)
With a strong side in (Pickett and arguably Salem the only ones missing), it should be a good test of where we’re at.
It’s the 2023 edition of the Melbourne Board’s MVP main thread; the Nick “426” Smith Memorial Trophy. After the disappointment that was the 2022 season, it’ll be interesting to see what lessons the team has learned from being overconfident and never leaving first-gear cause we went 10-0 against easy opposition.
One thing I don’t think will change will be that either Oliver or Petracca will probably win this as they’ve been the clear 1-2 for the past 2 seasons and have yet to show any…
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I’ve been away for a couple of days and have been thinking of how some of our present players remind me of players from years gone by. This thread is for any musings or observations regarding similarities in parts of present and past players’ games. I’ll start us off:
Tom McDonald’s kicking = Cam Bruce’s kicking
Both of them float their ground passes. Both hit their targets more often than not, but are prone to a shocker. McDonald has never kicked a goal, but one suggests that should…
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Round 1 votes are in. All Dees.
Any Melbourne players a chance to win it this season?
ROUND 1 | Melbourne v Western Bulldogs
9 Jake Lever
PLAYERCARDSTART
8
Jake Lever
Age27
Ht 195cm
Wt92kg
Pos.Def
Career
Season
Last 5
D14.6
4star
K9.7
4star
HB4.9
4star
M5.4
5star
T1.3
3star
MG242.0
4star
D9.6
2star
K6.5
3star
HB3.1
2star
M3.9
4star
T1.3
2star
MG145.4
3star
D16.0
4star
K11.0
4star
HB5.0
4star
M6.6
5star
T1.6
4star
MG189.8
4star
PLAYERCARDEND
(MELB) (A11dAtP0w3R)
9 Kysaiah Pickett
PLAYERCARDSTART
36
Kysaiah Pickett
Age21
Ht 171cm
Wt73kg
Pos.Fwd
Career
Season
Last 5
D8.0
2star
K4.7
2star
HB3.3
3star
M0.7
1star
T2.6
4star
G0.6
4star
D8.0
2star
K4.7
2star
HB3.3
2star
M0.7
1star
T2.6
4star
G0.6
4star
D8.0
2star
K4.8
2star
HB3.2
3star
M0.8
1star
T2.4
4star
G0.8
4star
PLAYERCARDEND
(MELB)
5 Christian Petracca
PLAYERCARDSTART
5
Christian Petracca
Age27
Ht 187cm
Wt98kg
Pos.Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
D19.4
5star
K9.5
4star
HB9.8
5star
M3.5
4star
T3.0
5star
CL2.5
4star
D24.4
5star
K10.4
4star
HB14.0
5star
M3.5
3star
T3.6
4star
CL3.4
4star
D19.0
5star
K7.8
3star
HB11.2
5star
M3.0
3star
T3.8
5star
CL2.0
4star
PLAYERCARDEND
(MELB) (Headless)
5 Max Gawn
PLAYERCARDSTART
11
Max Gawn
Age31
Ht 209cm
Wt111kg
Pos.Ruck
Career
Season
Last 5
D14.1
4star
K7.4
3star
HB6.7
4star
CL2.8
4star
HO35.3
5star
D18.5
4star
K11.5
4star
HB7.0
4star
CL3.5
4star
HO29.2
5star
D8.4
3star
K3.6
2star
HB4.8
4star
CL1.0
3star
HO15.6
5star
PLAYERCARDEND
(MELB)
2 Clayton Oliver
PLAYERCARDSTART
13
Clayton Oliver
Age25
Ht 189cm
Wt87kg
Pos.Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
D27.8
5star
K9.5
4star
HB18.4
5star
M3.2
3star
T6.3
5star
CL6.3
5star
D25.1
5star
K11.1
4star
HB14.0
5star
M3.6
4star
T5.6
5star
CL5.9
5star
D19.2
5star
K4.6
2star
HB14.6
5star
M2.0
3star
T4.4
5star
CL3.8
5star
PLAYERCARDEND
(MELB)
Welcome to the Melbourne Football Club, Judd Mcvee.
Judd was chosen at pick 18 (due to Melbourne winning the 2021 AFL Premiership) in the 2021 rookie draft. Judd is yet another player from the great city of Perth, Western Australia.
A rebounding half-back, Judd has the distinct advantage that when you type his name into google he is the number 1 search result. His surname also reminds the author of the name of the street he grew up on: Mcfees road, Dandenong. That is not a good thing…
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By mildly popular demand, here it is, sponsored by MarcMaverick. Please direct any hate mail his way.
*inb4 we trade the pick and this thread is cast into the abyss
Daemon, schmuttt, stEdy
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Brothers greetings. Plese share your thoughts after the game. Tall Timber notwistanding, Dees by 10 points. I would love to see Tomlinson regain some touch