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35 minutes ago, tappysquads said:

I had my 3rd knee reco last Friday from just this

Good Luc in ur rehab Tappy

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43 minutes ago, Deestar9 said:

Maybe you should check Dawes stats from last week before crowing about Pedo ...,pretty much the same except Dawes 5 tackles ...Pedo 0...,the only reason Dawes wasn't played was because Roos said his body wouldn't handle a six day break ..,,neither player is our future but think you're being rather unfair 

Nah

Its all about the Pedolanko thanks.

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2 hours ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

There was a small bit of contact with both players in the air AFTER the ball had past. No free kick at all, was in shock when it was paid and not just because it was for us

Ump said it was dangerous.

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21 hours ago, Sylvia Saint said:

"One of the best second halves I've seen by a ruckman for a long, long time." Clarkson on Gawn.

The last 8 mins of the 3rd was outstanding. Kicked his own goal and just served it on a platter to Viney and Jones. It was ridiculous! 

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Another weird and wonderful thought just crossed my mind, we had a top 10 pick in last years draft and he played his first game in round 20. What is this unfamiliar territory we are in? 

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There are two highlights for me that don't involve the goals and bode well for the future

Rioli irons out Oliver, Clarry bends on one knee for the moment, thinks hmmm that's what it is going to be like today and proceeds to attack anything in brown and gold

Mitchell trying to bump Petracca, Petracca didn't even notice

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5 things that indicated this was going to be a different demons performance:

 

1. First year player Hunt grabs ball sprints forward and goes for home kicking the first goal 

2. First year player Oliver gets cleaned up by Rioli who immediately gets a free kick - other players get around Oliver as if to say we are not going take it today

3. First game player Weideman runs to good position calls for ball and assertively flies for mark

4. First year player Petracca is pressuring Hawks defence when errant mark spills and he kicks an easy goal

5. Senior players get around Brayshaw after turnover resulting in Gunston goal - just like good teams do

 

all of these things inspired the other teammates - and indicated ' we are not scared of Hawthorn any more' - as illustrated by the quote from Weideman after the game " we believed we could do it"

 

you beauty.

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f&*^%$g fantastic!!  Listened to it on the radio during three hour trip from Warrnambool to Melbourne.  Cant remember driving.  Dont think I stopped at any lights.  Straight thru. 

Huge result.  This stamps Roosy's time here as an unqualified success (for the doubters).  His coaching legacy further enhanced by his time with us.  

Nathan Jones post match interview with Burgs was great.  Spoke in a paternal manner about this (his) team.  Born leader.  Resilient.  Hard as rock.  absolute warrior and he is our Captain.  Ive said it before but I'll say it again.  I f$%^&*g love him.

Like everyone else I could go on and on about the performance of the individual players and team.  But what I loved most about listening to the radio broadcast, what gave me the goosebumps at times was the roar of the Melbourne faithful.  A beautiful thing to hear.  Don't hear it enough.  

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23 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

Nathan Jones - 30 touches, 11 tackles, 18 contested possessions.

That's why, my friends, he is our captain.

Love this wiseblood.  

 

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2 hours ago, tappysquads said:

I had my 3rd knee reco last Friday from just this

Hey Tappy best of luck with the reco, I had three all before I was 35, still playing contact sport at 50, and can still walk and run at 64

Posted
2 minutes ago, Sylvia Saint said:

Seriously awesome piece of play against a 3 time premiership player.

Is already a star. Won't be long before he is a superstar.

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It's understandable that most of us have focused on the young talent that was on display yesterday but I'd like to acknowledge the work of the coaching staff. They've copped a fair whack from Demonlanders regarding their game day tactics throughout 2017 but they got it spot on yesterday. Our structures held up impressively. Hawthorn very rarely had the ability to move the ball laterally across halfback. This is their bread and butter but we forced them either into error or to kick long regularly. And they love to use their kicking skills to pin point targets inside 50. In addition to working our backsides off to pressure their halfbacks, the defensive run from our midfield was excellent, rarely allowing Hawthorn time to deliver with purpose. We were well prepared, well organized and the team had the right mentality to action the gameplan. What excites me most is that it is a gameplan built around winning clearances and working hard into space and having 22 players understanding their role when they don't have the footy. We now have a critical mass who get it and believe in it. Hard at the contest and hard running is not new but is so much easier to talk about than to implement on match day. We implemented it for four quarters against Hawthorn and we did it with a bunch of kids.

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Posted
13 hours ago, CHF said:

If the umpires carry their form into the dressing room they will not just give Rioli the 3 votes, they will give him the 2 and 1 as well. That was the worst I have seen them perform.

He was there best player by far on the day.

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5 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

vandenBerg's game on Gibson was enormous.

I thought he played on Burgoyne, or as I like to call him, one of the many players who usually rips us a new one.

Whoever played on Burgoyne killed it, and I thanked them. I reckon he is one of their best most important players. 

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Have i had one or two too many or is there some resemblance to Mathew Lloyd here....

Weideman.jpg

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Posted
5 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Oscar McDonald owes Stretch after that terrible play where he kicked the ball along the ground to Pedersen, not one for the highlights real.

Resulted in the goal that basically ended Hawthorn. 

I call for this move to be known as the Oscar special from now on!

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