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You get a like from me but I suggest you do a spell check on this lest you incur the wrath of one of our more uppity posters -

This game represented what a man with a vision and a man with a reputation bigger than Ber-Hur come together and fuse a successful off-field structure with on-field belief.

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For completeness, the details of the game:

Melbourne 0.1.7.13 1.5.8.47 1.8.9.66 1.13.11.98

Richmond
1.2.2.23 1.6.7.52 1.7.10.61 1.10.15.84

Goals

Melbourne
Pedersen (super goal) Howe 4 Kennedy-Harris 3 Bail 2 Blease King Spencer Trengove

Richmond Griffiths (super goal), Vickery 3 Deledio Miles Newman 2 Batchelor

Best

Melbourne Vince N Jones Trengove Terlich Kennedy-Harris Frawley Bail

Richmond Martin Morris Miles Deledio Foley Vlastuin

Injuries

Melbourne
Nil

Richmond Chris Newman (knee)

Umpires Orr McPhee Mollison Wenn

Crowd12,024 at Etihad Stadium

The AFL website report:

The Roos revolution: Demons start with a win

And one from the Herald Sun:

Melbourne draftee Jay Kennedy-Harris kicked three goals as the Demons shocked Richmond

Mind you, they're a bit behind the times with Lynden Dunn whose trademark "mo" went quite some time ago along with his move out of the forward line.

Highlights

Richmond v Melbourne Q1

Richmond v Melbourne Q2

Richmond v Melbourne Q3

Richmond v Melbourne Q4

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Never seen such ferocity, ball movement and a willingness to RUN to back and forth to get numbers to a contest. I was amazed at how we were handballing from one to the other within the tight contest and then free up movement to generate a clearance and deprive the opposition of possession.


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My name is Gorgoroth and I enjoyed a MFC game...

It's only been one night but I think I may be on the road to recovery.

I expect here will be lapses but I'll stay on the path as best as I can.

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Clearances

Vince 5

Tyson 4

Cross 4

13 we wouldn't have won last year.

With a functioning midfield and some fit forwards we will worry a few sides.

NB: Tyson will end up our best clearance player.

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Never seen such ferocity, ball movement and a willingness to RUN to back and forth to get numbers to a contest. I was amazed at how we were handballing from one to the other within the tight contest and then free up movement to generate a clearance and deprive the opposition of possession.

Stuck out for me also. We had players around the contest who did not panic and continued to be creative and create options.

Also the almost complete absence of long kicking.

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Did you hear that Bernie vince was stuck in traffic at flinders st before the game, had to dump his car, run a kilometre, catch a tram and arrive at the warmup 45 minutes late.

This guys gonna be a gem for us.

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What I loved about last nights games, was not the form of new additions but the form of Dunn Trengove Pedersen etc. And the not kicking to stationary targets.

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Isnt it amazing what you can accomplish when coached in the how of doing something and given clear instructions as to implementation.

Whod have thunk !!

We now have professionals in charge where only amateurs reigned previously.

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Did you hear that Bernie vince was stuck in traffic at flinders st before the game, had to dump his car, run a kilometre, catch a tram and arrive at the warmup 45 minutes late.

This guys gonna be a gem for us.

True? That's gold if so.

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True? That's gold if so.

Yes true, he tweeted it himself.....i think he is going to be our most important acquisition.

Skills and composure were sensational last night.

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Yes true, he tweeted it himself.....i think he is going to be our most important acquisition.

Skills and composure were sensational last night.

I don't understand how a team can let a player like Vince go.
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I don't understand how a team can let a player like Vince go.

If you read the views of Adelaide supporters they say he'd coasted for 2-3 years and that the Vince who played last night was quicker, slimmer and had more intent than their recent version.

He's had a kick up the backside and with his inherent talent will be huge for the club this year.


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If you read the views of Adelaide supporters they say he'd coasted for 2-3 years and that the Vince who played last night was quicker, slimmer and had more intent than their recent version.

He's had a kick up the backside and with his inherent talent will be huge for the club this year.

On last nights form we got a bargain.

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Was not near a tv but I heard the twits on mmm say Bail was hitting targets and Pederson and Nicholson were reversing into packs.can anyone verify these things?

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Bail played well with a couple of very average set shots. Pedo and Nicho both played with intent and took a couple of big hits

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