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Just checked in on the trip home at Narita Airport, Tokyo where the Qantas counter is manned by Japan Airlines staff all decked out to greet me wearing red and blue.

What a great place this is?

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17 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Yep that's me.

To be fair I don't think I ran him down though more just worried about putting in an untried kid. Couldn't have asked for a better effort today.

Yeah he was very impressive today, he seems to have a very good read on the game. Like an old head. He doesn't panic down back.

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1 minute ago, The Reverend said:

Yes you're right. I am still basking in the glow of several whiskies and some surprisingly good Chinese beer. I expect to fall into some sort of alcohol induced coma shortly. Hopefully when I wake, it will not have been a dream.

You are  not dreaming or we are both having the same dream Rev.

However get used to the feeling there are another eight to come this year.

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Great work Dees.  [censored] fantastic.  Confidence is such an important thing.  Its SO important we get this.  These boys are playing for one another.  I haven't seen that for so long in a Melbourne side.  We had to win that game and we did.  The players realised this and went out and did it.  You little beauty!

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1 minute ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Just checked in on the trip home at Narita Airport, Tokyo where the Qantas counter is manned by Japan Airlines staff all decked out to greet me wearing red and blue.

What a great place this is?

Coming home at just the right time Jack.

What a solid win against the old enemy. I couldn't watch live or listen as i had a stack of business work to do before my own trip OS so i recorded and soaked it up in my own time with benefit of no ads.

Great stuff boys. Let's hope we can keep that form going from here. Tigers next.

Have a few frothy fosters on the way back Jack!

Posted
2 minutes ago, old dee said:

You are  not dreaming or we are both having the same dream Rev.

However get used to the feeling there are another eight to come this year.

I'm hoping for another 10 but then I've always been a bit greedy.

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1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

This could be a season defining win. It was a win we had to have to be credible.  

THE DEMONS ARE BACK!!!

Must back it up next to week, but yes was a superb all round game. Just gotta iron out some of those turnovers and get the younger kids fitness up to allow the high intensity pressure we saw in the first quarter for the entire game.

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21 minutes ago, Bonkers said:

He provided another option as a lead up target & is very athletic as we already know. We don't need him to be a world beater, just a chop out for Gawn & Hogan at times. Hopefully this is the start of good things to come. Glad the selectors kept the faith.

Frosty !!! Showing why he may be ahead of Dawes with athleticism and effort and some finish . Hasn't played many games but looked to have started  his journey today - what you said . Lols this guy will be massive for us . 

Edited by CityDee
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I'm quietly happy.
Today was a good, workmanlike four quarter effort. We set the win up early and proceeded to hold them at arms length for the rest of the day.
Most of what I wanted was ticked off today.
Good aggressive start which was mostly maintained through the match.
It's also good to see that most of the boys viewed the win  the way I did too. There was a bit of happiness but nothing too overboard.
Plus, they didn't send our skinniest kid to Cloke to be mauled (though by the looks of things, Clokey isn't capable of mauling anyone these days).
Next week will be telling. I hope that Essendon game is tattooed onto the group's frontal lobe, never to be forgotten. Also, talk of 'two wins in a row coming up' needs to be banned and anyone who does so has to spend a week locked a room that is rigged with one of those traps designed by the Jigsaw Killer. 

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1 hour ago, Jesse Christ said:

Last week I saw our potential, this week we realised it! 

[censored] pumped! 

How did Oliver go?

Quietish, but worked really hard. Laid 8 tackles and makes such good decisions. Love the boy.

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Posted
2 minutes ago, ENYAW said:

Dawes,Garland and Grimes no room in seniors at this piont in time.

Good,  means we're moving past mediocrity finally

Posted
1 minute ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

I'm quietly happy.
Today was a good, workmanlike four quarter effort. We set the win up early and proceeded to hold them at arms length for the rest of the day.
Most of what I wanted was ticked off today.
Good aggressive start which was mostly maintained through the match.
It's also good to see that most of the boys viewed the win  the way I did too. There was a bit of happiness but nothing too overboard.
Plus, they didn't send our skinniest kid to Cloke to be mauled (though by the looks of things, Clokey isn't capable of mauling anyone these days).
Next week will be telling. I hope that Essendon game is tattooed onto the group's frontal lobe, never to be forgotten. Also, talk of 'two wins in a row coming up' needs to be banned and anyone who does so has to spend a week locked a room that is rigged with one of those traps designed by the Jigsaw Killer. 

And they have to listen to Bieber anf One Direction while they are in the room.

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1 minute ago, AdamFarr said:

Quietish, but worked really hard. Laid 8 tackles and makes such good decisions. Love the boy.

Did he look tired,  or were they paying him Extra attention? 

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1 hour ago, monoccular said:

Yes

Selection will be interesting next week

Vince to return, Trengove must be starting to press and CP5 getting closer  -  anyone know his VFL game time today?  Got a shed load of possessions I hear  

 

 all melbourne listed players had a thousand touches each.  no joking.

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Needed this to set up our year.

How poetic that Wattsy is Bog against the team that bullied him in his first game.

I think we have a team on our hands,it's early days but the dark days look over.

Vince,Vanders,Garlett and Petracca to still come into this side and make us stronger.

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1 minute ago, Maple Demon said:

And they have to listen to Bieber anf One Direction while they are in the room.

They were playing electronica when Christopher Hitchens got waterboarded and when the US government was torturing people in Gitmo, they played 'Born in the USA' on a repeating loop so those options may be more effective.
Though Bieber and One Direction would add an odd sense of irony.


Posted
1 hour ago, Jesse Christ said:

Last week I saw our potential, this week we realised it! 

[censored] pumped! 

How did Oliver go? 

Quiet game for oliver as per his form look for a huge effort next week 10 contested by half time , week in week out will come .

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Posted (edited)

Frost was good today but would be good if u could take a bloody mark consistently. 

Edited by DemonOX

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10 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

Coming home at just the right time Jack.

What a solid win against the old enemy. I couldn't watch live or listen as i had a stack of business work to do before my own trip OS so i recorded and soaked it up in my own time with benefit of no ads.

Great stuff boys. Let's hope we can keep that form going from here. Tigers next.

Have a few frothy fosters on the way back Jack!

I would kill for such discipline.  I would be wealthy.  I'd have a body like Usain Bolt (a white one).  And I wouldn't frighten my little children when I watch Melbourne.  Hats off to ya Rusty.

 

 

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I was at the game with a bunch of Collingwood supporters. What a fantastic feeling - nothing like beating the Pies.

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, KingDingAling said:

Hopefully we've ended Nathan Buckley's coaching career as well. That would be the icing on the cake.

No! No! Keep him there as long as possible!

The icing on the cake would be seeing Eddie week after week defending the indefensible.

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Added extra invective
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1 hour ago, big_red_fire_engine said:

We hunted in numbers. Were aggressive at the man and with our ball movement. We gave first option. Yes we made mistakes but that's part of playing this style of footy particularly with a young team as we tire late in quarters. Probably the most important thing is that we sensed when momentum was changing and reacted accordingly. 

Watts was massive and Wagner showed he can seriously play. 

A game that we can really build our season on. 

We also played four quarters of footy. It's a nice change!

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