Melbourne did everything but win this game. We owe them for this alone.

WEST COAST EAGLES 

B: Brad Sheppard, Eric Mackenzie, Thomas Barrass
HB: Sharrod Wellingham, Jeremy McGovern, Shannon Hurn
C: Chris Masten, Matt Priddis, Elliot Yeo
HF: Andrew Gaff, Jack Darling, Josh Hill
F: Jamie Cripps, Josh J. Kennedy, Mark LeCras
FOLL: Scott Lycett, Jack Redden, Luke Shuey
I/C: Sam Butler, Liam Duggan, Jonathan Giles, Jackson Nelson
EMG: Patrick McGinnity, Will Schofield, Dom Sheed

IN: Liam Duggan, Jonathan Giles, Eric Mackenzie, Jackson Nelson

OUT:  Mitchell Brown (omitted), Mark Hutchings (omitted), Patrick McGinnity (omitted), Will Schofield (soreness),

MELBOURNE 

B: Josh Wagner, Tom McDonald, Neville Jetta
HB: Jayden Hunt, Oscar McDonald, Matt Jones
C: Christian Petracca, Bernie Vince, Dom Tyson
HF: Jeff Garlett, Jack Watts, James Harmes
F: Chris Dawes, Jesse Hogan, Dean Kent
FOLL: Max Gawn, Nathan Jones, Jack Viney
I/C: Angus Brayshaw, Billy Stretch, Sam Frost, Alex Neal-Bullen
EMG: Ben Newton, Tomas Bugg, Ben Kennedy
IN: Chris Dawes, Sam Frost, Alex Neal-Bullen, Billy Stretch
Out: Jack Grimes (omitted), Kennedy (omitted), Aaron vandenBerg (hip), Mitch White (omitted)
 

Josh Kennedy in doubt.

I read he is in line to play, annoying.

This will tell us a lot about where we are at,  if we're ready for the next step and whether winning a final is more than a hope.

Our boys in the space of 6 days with many in the footy media went from being underdogs against the Pies and finals outsiders to 3 in a row,  top 4 contenders and possibly in flag contention.

Just hope they stay focussed, hard at it and don't start being content. We're on a journey but still a fair way to go and and as hard as it sounds, we've still achieved nothing to date

Edited June 19, 20178 yr by Pennant St Dee

9 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

This will tell us a lot about where we are at,  if we're ready for the next step and whether winning a final is more than a hope.

Our boys in the space of 6 days with many in the footy media went from being underdogs against the Pies and finals outsiders to 3 in a row,  top 4 contenders and possibly in flag contention.

Just hope they stay focussed, hard at it and don't start being content. We're on a journey but still a fair way to go and and as hard as it sounds, we've still achieved nothing to date

We were favourites vs the Pies but I get your point. It's been a fair turnaround from when we faced GC and were cautious favourites and got the job done in the second half. 3 in a row now has us sitting on cloud nine and a real shot against the eagles. 

This game last year was probably the most frustrating one to watch, I think it was AvB who missed some absolute sitters while they couldn't miss at the other end. As the OP said, we did everything but win the game. 

We can definitely win this. 

Edited June 19, 20178 yr by Pates