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@decryption it’s so aggravating that for like five or ten not necessarily contiguous minutes in most games they play really well and then they Notth Melbourne for the rest. I keep hoping they’ll do better when they aren’t playing the Giants and they keep not.

@decryption The North Melbourne *mens* team is doing shit, the *real* North Melbourne team haven't lost a game for what two whole seasons now? 27 games, including 2 premierships!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-18/north-melbourne-setting-aflw-standards/105905842

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I don't follow footy but I like the game to watch as a sport and when people ask me who my team is I say North Melbourne to rile them up, so this news hit pretty hard.

@decryption Meh. Talk about sport all you want! People have the interests they do, and you don't owe anyone any apologies for that.

The only caveat I'd give is to ask you to use hashtags when you do talk about sport, so those of us who aren't interested in it at all can just filter out those particular posts. A few people I follow also post a lot about particular sports, and the filters work just fine.

@decryption I feel that. I'm a life long Carlton... I only admit that here because no one else that knows "sportsball" me will even be anywhere near a Mastodon thread😀 Tonight i get to watch Carlton & Storm both playing at 7.30pm and drown my sorrows in split-screen style 😭

@decryption there’s a small sport community here. As a geek/nerd also very into sport, I’ve never understood the “what even is sport” disdain from parts of the community. Dig what you dig and be about it, and don’t yuck others’ yum.

@decryption exception granted, some things just demand we bear witness

@decryption Mastodon is definitely not the place for sport, unfortunately.
I feel you though - my team in the NRL is genuinely a chance of not winning a game all season. That has not occurred in over 60 years. We've lost 14 straight and not tasted victory since August last year.
Outside of this game, North Melbourne appear to be doing better on the ladder than in previous years?

@decryption they had some potential earlier this season but i think its catching up to them, do wanna see them do good tho

@decryption 99% of Mastodon’s mention of sportsball is “lol my team is so shit” so you’re right at home here