Are we now the fan favourites ‘outsiders’ the media will make darlings

[bulldogtragic]

Are we the new media darlings? Is the new narrative of the would be outsiders of misfits without our #1 Ruck & #1 Full Forward and maybe Weightman.

Clearly, the Ch7 & friends didn’t want us to win the last two games. But do they flip the script and back us with the title as underdogs to get behind public sentiment.

[bornadog]

A lot of fans hating us getting all the free kicks we get.

[divvydan]

A lot of fans hating us getting all the free kicks we get.

There's no doubt over the course of the season that we have the best FF/FA ratio and the first two finals have both been well above that.

Season it's 19.4 FF and 15.9 FA (we're by far the lowest FA). Finals have been 22-14 and 28-19 our way. Won't make too much of a judgment about what it should've been but certainly felt like we had a good run the last two weeks, even with some clearly wrong ones going against us.

I can certainly understand why a neutral supporter would hate the frees we're getting. Also that both crowds have been heavily against us pushes that perception further with all the booing and bronx cheering.

[1eyedog]

Nah were getting hated on externally for being in the umpires pockets.

[angelopetraglia]

We are playing Port. Everyone hates Port. How could you barrack for Port?

[GVGjr]

We are playing Port. Everyone hates Port. How could you barrack for Port?

The interesting part of me is if we don't beat them next week they would be my preferred option to win the flag. No way I would want Melbourne or Geelong to win it.

[EasternWest]

The interesting part of me is if we don't beat them next week they would be my preferred option to win the flag. No way I would want Melbourne or Geelong to win it.

I quite like Port and if not us I'd be happy for them, and certainly over the other two teams.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

The interesting part of me is if we don't beat them next week they would be my preferred option to win the flag. No way I would want Melbourne or Geelong to win it.

Interesting isn't it our pride and prejudice.
My dad died the year Melbourne last won the flag. He had played for their reserves.
If we do not win I want them to win. They have been in hell long enough to deserve some heaven and are the team of our great city.
Port and Geelong can go jump.

[Scraggers]

Interesting isn't it our pride and prejudice.
My dad died the year Melbourne last won the flag. He had played for their reserves.
If we do not win I want them to win. They have been in hell long enough to deserve some heaven and are the team of our great city.
Port and Geelong can go jump.

There’s quite a few Melbourne players I can’t stand; that being said, I wouldn’t mind if they broke their drought (as long as it’s not against us

[bulldogtragic]

I guess they go with Melbourne breaking the drought as the best story and go all in on them?

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

I guess they go with Melbourne breaking the drought as the best story and go all in on them?

Yep... Melbourne are the darlings in 2021..uggg.... 20 years of tanking finally pays off... and everyone lauds them for it ..... not this little black duck.
My preference.
1. Dogs win 2021 premiership...against melbourne in last 30 seconds
2. Dogs win 2021 premiership against anyone..
3. Dee's lose Premiership to anyone outside of Dogs
4. Dee's don't make GF.

[jeemak]

Nope, the same underlying influences that run deep within the media that didn't want us to win throughout 08-10, but had to concede 16 are still alive and well.

It's not paranoia, it's actually systemic and political. How else can you explain the apologist nature commentary towards Essendon and Carlton, and the lack of heat for North Melbourne and Melbourne to simply get stuffed.

Would the AFL ever pay for us to Paul Roos ourselves for a few years just so we could show we've been Paul Roos'd in the Roos hole?
We definitely know the answer to that.

We are going to face six days minimum of defending ourselves against so called umpiring miss-haps, be given unfavourable coverage in our HOME STATE compared to Port Adelaide this week, and wind up having to play again after arduous quarantine conditions compared to our opponents with barely a mention of sympathy.

And then we are going to take it up to them in front of their dreadful song singing fans.

We are in the glow right now, just you wait for the next few days. It's going to be ugly.

[Ghost Dog]

Nope, the same underlying influences that run deep within the media that didn't want us to win throughout 08-10, but had to concede 16 are still alive and well.

It's not paranoia, it's actually systemic and political. How else can you explain the apologist nature commentary towards Essendon and Carlton, and the lack of heat for North Melbourne and Melbourne to simply go and *!*!*!*! themselves at best, or at worst be rationalised and run out of town?

Would the AFL ever pay for us to Paul Roos ourselves for a few years just so we could show we've been Paul Roos'd in the Roos hole?
We definitely know the answer to that.

We are going to face six days minimum of defending ourselves against so called umpiring miss-haps, be given unfavourable coverage in our HOME STATE compared to Port Adelaide this week, and wind up having to play again after arduous quarantine conditions compared to our opponents with barely a mention of sympathy.

And then we are going to completely *!*!*!*! Port like they've never been *!*!*!*!ed before. In front of their dead shit, hopeless and dreadful song singing fans (it's not because of socio-economics that I call them dead shit, hopeless and dreadful).

We are in the glow right now, just you wait for the next few days. It's going to be ugly.

Never hate your enemy. It clouds your judgement.- Godfather

[The Adelaide Connection]

Nope, the same underlying influences that run deep within the media that didn't want us to win throughout 08-10, but had to concede 16 are still alive and well.

It's not paranoia, it's actually systemic and political. How else can you explain the apologist nature commentary towards Essendon and Carlton, and the lack of heat for North Melbourne and Melbourne to simply go and *!*!*!*! themselves at best, or at worst be rationalised and run out of town?

Would the AFL ever pay for us to Paul Roos ourselves for a few years just so we could show we've been Paul Roos'd in the Roos hole?
We definitely know the answer to that.

We are going to face six days minimum of defending ourselves against so called umpiring miss-haps, be given unfavourable coverage in our HOME STATE compared to Port Adelaide this week, and wind up having to play again after arduous quarantine conditions compared to our opponents with barely a mention of sympathy.

And then we are going to completely *!*!*!*! Port like they've never been *!*!*!*!ed before. In front of their dead shit, hopeless and dreadful song singing fans (it's not because of socio-economics that I call them dead shit, hopeless and dreadful).

We are in the glow right now, just you wait for the next few days. It's going to be ugly.

There were clearly at least two commentators that don’t like us last week and their constant highlighting of apparent wrong free kicks moved into social media with ferocity and the whole thing has reignited the 2016 GF movement.

Watch back the play when Daniher centres the ball (which results in a mark and goal to get them back in it). They even showed a slow motion of this from an alternative angle which shows Zorko (?) clotheslining R. Smith (not just blocking him) and the commentary team go quiet. If that had been us they would have bitched and moaned about it until the next bounce.

Luke Darcy was the only one going for us and he completely overcorrects by going bigger for the opposition and joined the Bulldog free kick bashing club. He is obviously trying to bury his bias, but it doesn’t do us any favours.

What we need is Al to put together a montage of all dodgy free kicks Brisbane got or missed decisions that went their way (of which there were a lot). Hell, do the 2016 GF while he is at it- because that shit montage that someone created showing four or five free kicks started this whole thing.

My fear is, with home crowd AO rub of the green coming their way anyway- that might be on Turbo against us this weekend.

[SonofScray]

No way in hell. We are the villains in this campaign. Dees the feel good (blergh) story. Geelong the backs to the wall team. Port the valiant performers.

We are the spoilers. The unworthy. It’s all a conspiracy. Umpire’s pets.

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