POST MATCH DISCUSSION - Round 21

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,654]

1 minute ago, Moonshadow said:

 Thought I'd be more likely to see Biffen wear a suit and tie than see three wins on the trot.

 

Didn't he borrow one for that court case last week?

[dees189227 12,394]

Roos: every player got votes in the best and fairest last week - that tells us how much we've grown #AFLPowerDees

Interesting. 

I don't think Jeffy has played a great game since he signed a new contract. 

Anyway will be good to read all about the win tomorrow and hear all about it on the footy shows. 

[sydneydee 687]

7 minutes ago, Deeoldfart said:

Someone will have to play bloody well to deny Hunty a rising Star nomination this week.

Hunt must be a certainty for the rising star nom this week. OMac an outside chance? 

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,829]

Congrats to the boys and us fans for 3 in a row.

3-4 interstate record with 2 of the losses being by 6 and 5 pts to wce and nth respectively 

7-4 MCG record.

Geez we've improved!

Glad I got in early and booked a seat at Simonds stadium in Rd 23. (now that I've said that I fully expect north to beat Sydney or us losing to Carlton)

 

[The heart beats true 18,123]

Nice win. 

I really liked how controlled we where in the last quarter. Game on the line, Port with a bit of confidence and we regrouped and just kept working at it. I'm glad we got a few cheap ones at the end because we deserved to win by 40 odd points.

It wasn't all glamour and show biz and we adjusted to it with a bit of calm and eventually got the reward.

Proud of the boys. 

[Akum 2,660]

2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

He's just a fringer, apparently.

He's kicked 4 goals in 2 weeks and proven to be best 22.

Bugg's developing a habit of turning up in the right place at the right time.

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

Just now, Dannyz said:

Billy Stretch is an unheralded decision maker and his skill executor. The boy runs in straight lines - i love him! 

Stretch is cool in a crisis, hits targets or kicks mostly to favoured sides, runs hard into space to create options and goes in hard when he has to. I'll take that any day! Top 10 IMO this season

[Moonshadow 17,676]

4 minutes ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

Didn't he borrow one for that court case last week?

No, that was the tuxedo t-shirt, true to form.

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

Gus seemed to be very clean and chose some good options from what i could see tonight. Hit some nice short targets and put his bod on the line on a number of occasions also. Clarry and Gus probably better than most in the mid field (Gus playing a role between HB & HF also was impressive as was the early goal on the run)

Edited August 13, 2016 by Rusty Nails

[hells bells 2,023]

Massive win, 40 points in Adelaide with not huge input from Viney, Watts, Hogan and Petracca.  Great signs.

[BrisbaneDemon 1,572]

Went into cruise control after half time, to play 3 quarters of footy and beat Port in away by 40 is amazing.

 

Great win, bring on the dismal Blues!

[Deeoldfart 8,033]

Great start, but lost composure in the third.  Steadied and then controlled the last to come away with a solid win in hostile territory.  That's what good teams do.  We are now seeing the emergence of a good team, which has what it takes to become very good in the next year or two.  It's a great feeling to be emerging from the football wilderness. Makes me so proud to be a Melbourne supporter!  

[Robbie57 2,020]

Kick straight and it was a 10 goal win easily without top performances by some. We must put Carlton away. And no easy game for Geelong. 

[hemingway 7,627]

Great win. Great to be there and see our baby Demons gaining in confidence. Some fantastic signs. Wonderful last Q sitting amongst the silent Port fans. A quick get away after the siren. 

[Demon Disciple 12,126]

Roosy needs to get the boys to focus solely on next week.

Should we get away with a good win, then he can ask the question of how much the boys want it.

[highroller 112]

If we are winging about a 40 point win at port then we are going places everyone. Whether it starts this year or next doesnt matter we are relevant again its been 10 years!

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

10 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

He's just a fringer, apparently.

He's kicked 4 goals in 2 weeks and proven to be best 22.

 Wise are you sure you're not Saty in disguise!

[Webber 10,468]

This was a much more impressive win than many on here are giving credit for. How the suddenly elevated expectations have distorted people's perspective! Withstood the home crowd run on and consequent umpiring blindness in the third, then basically outmuscled, out skilled and out smarted Port in the last. Without doubt our second best win of the year. That being said, Port do play some of the dumbest football going around, and they are poorly coached.

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14 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

It wasn't all glamour and show biz and we adjusted to it with a bit of calm and eventually got the reward.

Proud of the boys. 

If we get anything out of this year, I'm hoping that the good old fashioned flakiness of the MFC becomes a thing of the past. Unless everything was going our way, we would pull up stumps and get humiliated. I won't lie as I thought that it may have been a distinct possibility in the third. However, while our skills were down a bit (mostly through their good work) and we weren't getting things all our own way, we kept cracking in and eventually the rewards came with those goals in the last few minutes.

[Roger Mellie 4,025]

Tommy Bugg:

 

[Deestroy All 14,266]

Brayshaw is back. Really liked his game. Beautiful goal on the left. 

Oliver will be the complete package. Really showing that he's not just a handball freak, he has skill and vision by foot. 

That Watts goal was much needed, and the only bloke on the whole field that could and did kick it. Even in a quiet game, cool as ice. 

Max 5 contested marks. Port 3. 2nd week in a row he's out-contested-marked a team. 

Jetta was brilliant. But he always is. 

Hunt should get a rising star this week. 

 

A 40 point ugly win in Adelaide shows just how far we've come and just how scary we might be. 

[Ethan Tremblay 30,861]

21 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Tom Bugg is so underrated. 

It's just his consistency that is (or perhaps was) an issue. 

[Wiseblood 24,637]

1 minute ago, Rusty Nails said:

 Wise are you sure you're not Saty in disguise!

I don't own a scooter or have an affinity for 'guns', so no. 

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

39 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Watts goal in the 3rd was just so crucial...

It was massive, especially with everyone else spraying them.

If we nailed a few more of those easier shots we win by 10 goals easily.

[Ethan Tremblay 30,861]

2 minutes ago, Roger Mellie said:

Tommy Bugg: