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I will go to the game next week.

I won’t judge those who don’t. It has been a hard a decision for me.

When my wife told me today that it wasn’t worth it, she was probably correct.

When she said that I had been in a bad mood all weekend, she was right.

Essendon will in all likelihood pound us. F^!k Essendon.

The savaging from the media has been thoroughly deserved. F^!k the media.

I was at the Western Oval in Round 22, 1987 when we beat Footscray. I remember it vividly. I was 8 years old.

Couldn’t tell you what else happened when I was 8. The passion and the yearning in the Melbourne
supporters at the ground was palpable. Their attention was torn between the action on the field and the scores from the

Hawthorn-Geelong game coming through transistor radios. Their yearning was fed by 22 years without finals football. 22 years.

Some of those supporters would have followed the team for all of those years. Some of them would have turned up in the rain

in the mid 70s, to watch a team that hadn’t had a hope for a decade and wouldn’t have a hope for another one still.

I remember what that win felt like for me, and I didn’t even understand. Imagine what it felt like for them. When success

comes around again, I want to be one of them... Those happy few.

We’ve now had 6 years without finals.

I will be there on Saturday night.



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    I was there too, and by that time had been a member for 30 years. 1987 wasn't worth a 23 year wait - no flag. It's now another 26 years since then. I have no doubt that I'll be dead before this club wins another flag. Lucky I've seen my share.

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    I will go to the game next week.

    I won’t judge those who don’t. It has been a hard a decision for me.

    When my wife told me today that it wasn’t worth it, she was probably correct.

    When she said that I had been in a bad mood all weekend, she was right.

    Essendon will in all likelihood pound us. F^!k Essendon.

    The savaging from the media has been thoroughly deserved. F^!k the media.

    I was at the Western Oval in Round 22, 1987 when we beat Footscray. I remember it vividly. I was 8 years old.

    Couldn’t tell you what else happened when I was 8. The passion and the yearning in the Melbourne

    supporters at the ground was palpable. Their attention was torn between the action on the field and the scores from the

    Hawthorn-Geelong game coming through transistor radios. Their yearning was fed by 22 years without finals football. 22 years.

    Some of those supporters would have followed the team for all of those years. Some of them would have turned up in the rain

    in the mid 70s, to watch a team that hadn’t had a hope for a decade and wouldn’t have a hope for another one still.

    I remember what that win felt like for me, and I didn’t even understand. Imagine what it felt like for them. When success

    comes around again, I want to be one of them... Those happy few.

    We’ve now had 6 years without finals.

    I will be there on Saturday night.

    Amen

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