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16 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Kudos to Goodwin.

He said at the half time break that we were being obliterated in the midfield, around the ball etc.

Yet again, he pulled off some half time masterstokes!  The main one being putting TMc in the ruck.  Masterstroke!  We started winning clearances and turned the game.

Throwing the team around a bit at half time gets the opp coach by surprise.

Coll played better in the first half but Goodwin outcoached Buckley!

Goodwin did the same last time T mac shouldnt go forward  aAways Pederson should take that spot

I hope T mac never plays forward of the centre at least Pedo takes a mark or two

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Posted
54 minutes ago, Abe said:

Umps helped us in the end. 

I really don't understand this. It is often the roll of the dice but as far as I could see the umpiring was of an exceptional standard. Why can't we just enjoy a fantastic win with no qualifications. The boys did a fantastic job...

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Jackie - winning AND saving games.

Punching the air here in Da Nang - off for celebratory swim

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Yes we won I'm over the moon don't get me wrong but couldn't help but notice that once we gained the ascendency we blazed away too often instead of lowering our eyes to a forward leading targets. This in my opinion is whats holding us back to taking a massive step forward to the dizzy heights of the ladder.

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Extremely fatigued before the game, empty stomach and nothing to drink other than beer to drink. Nearly passed out screaming at the Watts goal which happened right in front of me.

Thought about posting in the match day thread at half time that we were certainties to win. It was almost classic 2017 version Melbourne. A period where the opposition gets ahead in the second, a late quarter evening, run over the top in the third. I never felt at any stage we couldn't win. 

I didn't think Oscar was as poor as some say early and was definitely immense in the second. Definitely makes an interesting selection conundrum for next week.

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We could have easily lost today with different umpiring decisions and only Demonland would notice.

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I saw some we should have won, I saw some they should have won. I didnt see about 4 that we won. Happy.

Posted
1 hour ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Umpires helped us a lot.

Oscar was VAFA in the first half but All Australian in the second.

Fitting that Watts kicked the sealer, an excellent goal at that.

Tyson does himself no favours.

Team selection still wrong despite the win.

On a personal note, Mini Bizkit was born a few days ago, bought her membership last night so today she was our good luck charm.

 

Congrats mate! Out of curiosity do u know when the membership cut off date?

thought we did get a few 50/50 calls today I don't think however the umpiring was bad for either side. 

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1 minute ago, DaveyJones'sLocker said:

Congrats mate! Out of curiosity do u know when the membership cut off date?

thought we did get a few 50/50 calls today I don't think however the umpiring was bad for either side. 

End of June from memory.

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22 minutes ago, Franky_31 said:

We could have easily lost today with different umpiring decisions and only Demonland would notice.

To all those in this thread going on about the umpiring I recommend you go back and watch these moments:

Early last qtr Collingwood (Howe?) player takes possession at the top of our goalsquare runs, does a don't argue, gets tackled, tries to kick, misses ball, definite holding the ball to Melbourne, not paid, certain goal missed.

Treloar taken by Viney in a tackle drops ball on ground, no disposal, HTB missed, picked up by Collingwood goes inside for Collingwood goal.

Levi Greenwood drops a mark in the centre square, not infringed, tackled properly by Viney, ball heading forward for Melbourne, either the dropped mark or a free paid and a FIFTY paid to Collingwood. Pies score when Dees would've had a certain score.

First quarter Watts taken out in a marking contest on the Wing, pies player takes the ball while Scharenberg barrels him over with what looked like a tackle in a marking contest without his eyes on the ball. Pies goal, no free for Melbourne. 

There were many other holding the ball frees missed for us, soft high tackles paid to them at crucial moments and many other moments.

The Hibberd and Hunt ones should've been HTB, but they missed plenty to us as well. Also both managed to hit the ball so the argument is whether they threw it first and that has barely been paid for 5 weeks. Should've been HTB and we got the rub of the green on those two but so did they, many times, especially in the first half.

It was a magnificent gutsy win and to claim the umpires won it for us is ludicrous.

great game Dees! Being on Gawn, Hogan and the doggies!!!

Edit: Not to mention Oscar perfectly bodying a contested mark on the wing to have it reversed then a pies player does the exact same thing in our forward fifty.. NO FREE!!

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1 hour ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Umpires helped us a lot.

Oscar was VAFA in the first half but All Australian in the second.

Fitting that Watts kicked the sealer, an excellent goal at that.

Tyson does himself no favours.

Team selection still wrong despite the win.

On a personal note, Mini Bizkit was born a few days ago, bought her membership last night so today she was our good luck charm.

 

Congratulations on the arrival mate. I trust she is named Clint.

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Dont get me wrong here i want both Gawny and Hoges back next week but surely sanity prevails and only one of Gawny or Hoges come back into the side.

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Due to work, and then some youth mentoring, didn't get to see much of the game except 10 minutes in 3rd quarter. But in the car during 2nd quarter, the commentators must have said about 15 times "Melbourne handball misses the target." I was screaming in rage at the dashboard.

Have just looked at a few highlights etc... and am just so rapt for Jack W. On QB, takes the responsibility and kicks the winning goal, then saves the last almost-goal with a finger. Can you imagine how hard he must have run in those last 5 minutes? Epic. 

How good is it to see Petracca's potential being realised right in front of us! A matchwinner right there. 

Biggest thing for me is we won a close one, a game full of pressure. But it wasn't a great game. Both coaches have a huge review coming up with lots of unforced turnovers and lazy defensive running. 

But it feels VERY VERY good to be a Dees man tonight. The missus might not be safe.

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Btw... what's the go with March ??

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3 minutes ago, Win4theages said:

Dont get me wrong here i want both Gawny and Hoges back next week but surely sanity prevails and only one of Gawny or Hoges come back into the side.

Melksham ,Bugg,,Omac,?

Plenty of room for the AA ruck and Hogan.

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Hibberd is a very good defender. Does better than half a contest and when he gets done at least he hits body and brings them to ground and slows up play.

 

We were very fumbly and wasteful going inside 50 today. Would kill for someone like a pendlebury or sidebottom to deliver inside our 50

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