4 hours ago, Skin D said:

There were a lot of people with demons scarves and hats, etc who haven't been to the footy for 10years. Wankers.

and your authorized to judge why? just be happy they turned up

So the thing that stood out for me on the replay, after Gus gets a bump, Gawn running past and givining him a tap on his noggin, absolute gold, had me chuckling, Gawn is one of our heart beats without doubt, love the bloke. Commentators were funny as well, "don't pat him on the head pat him on the bum".

1 hour ago, DaisyDeeciple said:

and your authorized to judge why? just be happy they turned up

Because I go to every game in Melbourne. 

Good on ya.

Well its the day after, and it apparently really happened - we stood up with our season on the line and beat a team also fighting to make the finals.

I guess this means we will lose to Brissy this week?

Edited August 13, 20178 yr by Petraccattack

6 hours ago, Skin D said:

There were a lot of people with demons scarves and hats, etc who haven't been to the footy for 10years. Wankers.

How could you tell it had been about 10 years?

I wear my 'traditional' scarf because I like it better than the modern ones and have been a Redlegs member for about 20 years so have plenty of members scarves to choose from!

And no one wearing red and blue should be called a [censored].  We need all the supporters we can get.

As always when we play well every player just plays his role.

Structures were better (except early on when we had zero options forward of the ball) meaning we could kick it more because we were less crowded around the ball. We still handpass too often but it was better.

58 minutes ago, Skin D said:

Because I go to every game in Melbourne. 

Good to know that you have a ranking system worked out. Can cheers squad members spit on you because you only get to the local games? Just asking.

9 hours ago, willmoy said:

...and i disagree with you, and that ground will come to suit him better and better as time goes by, and i've seen a few Weidemans' play some pretty good hard footy there over the years.....

Yeah? Well that's great.. Let me know when he gets out of second gear pal.

4 hours ago, MT64 said:

Just about the biggest cheer of the day was when we finally received a free kick early in the final quarter.

Yes, that was a massive cheer and a key moment in the match (from which we got a goal and effectively snuffed out the Saints' challenge). It never ceases to amaze me how umps can change the momentum of matches with their decisions.  Third quarter case in point - Razor seemed to single-handedly will the Saints back into  the contest.

The free kick wasn't against Jetta....it was paid downfield because Longer blocked Tom McDonald from trying to get to a saints player & McDonalds arm went high.....quite soft.  Also on watching replay ....in 4th qrt when Harmes (&melb) finally got a free kick and the crowd roared...Sandy Roberts incorrectly assumed we were giving the Bronx cheers to Harmes because he hadn't scored a goal since qrt time.....listening to the commentary afterwards on TV ....I thought the only one that gave us a go was Dunstall

2 hours ago, Skin D said:

Because I go to every game in Melbourne. 

Not sure that is much of a qualification.

it is a bit like saying I go to every court case in Melbourne so that makes me a Judge.

Just be happy we won, finals are in sight and there where lots of MFC fans there.

There was a big contingent of very confused looking students at the top of the Olympic - some with a distinctive eastern European accents - trying to figure out what they needed to do, where to sit, deciphering what the food offerings were... etc.  Beneficiaries of the free tickets methinks, and a few of them had brand new merch on!  Hope they liked what they saw yesterday and come back!

Weideman, Garlett and Trac our three lowest ranked players on the day. That's half our forward line. Throw in Watts, Salem, Hogan not playing. We've been hit much harder by injuries, personal issues and poor form than the Bulldogs did last year. Not saying we'll win the flag but we're still playing with one of the least experienced sides in the comp and we've responded when we've needed to. I thought the Saints would run over us they way they played in the 3rd. Sometimes there are no surprises with this team like when we lost to North. But there has been equal number of surprises the other way. If we could get some frigging luck our way and get a run like Port has with injuries then we really could beat anyone. They've barely had an injury this year and can't beat a top 8 side.

Would still be a massive disappointment if we miss finals but it's been a character building season for this team, no doubt. They have to take confidence from yesterday. They just have to. 

Imagine if Trac and Garlett had on days?

3 hours ago, DaisyDeeciple said:

So the thing that stood out for me on the replay, after Gus gets a bump, Gawn running past and givining him a tap on his noggin, absolute gold, had me chuckling, Gawn is one of our heart beats without doubt, love the bloke. Commentators were funny as well, "don't pat him on the head pat him on the bum".

He would have to bend down too far. lol

A big shout out to Milkshake who's not had the easiest of years, but not once, but twice received the ball and just about on one step went bang and kicked two great goals from around fifty meters out. Impressive yesterday.

People say Garlett had a bad one, I saw opportunities for him to have kicked 4. You don't drop that

Funny how last time we beat them 18.12 to 13.12 and this time it was 14.12 to 10.12.

3 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

How could you tell it had been about 10 years?

I wear my 'traditional' scarf because I like it better than the modern ones and have been a Redlegs member for about 20 years so have plenty of members scarves to choose from!

And no one wearing red and blue should be called a [censored].  We need all the supporters we can get.

I still wear the scarf I've had since I was about 6. Probably time to wash it...

4 minutes ago, Luther said:

I still wear the scarf I've had since I was about 6. Probably time to wash it...

And destroy the pheromones - not a good idea 

3 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

Well its the day after, and it apparently really happened - we stood up with our season on the line and beat a team also fighting to make the finals.

I guess this means we will lose to Brissy this week?

Win or lose v Brisbane I know we will give it a crack. Should win it but we are still prone to drop quarters with turnovers when under pressure. Brisbane are playing well and no easy beats. Good signs if we start well and keep the foot down to win by 6-8 goals. 

4 hours ago, Skin D said:

Because I go to every game in Melbourne. 

So what?

Not everybody could afford to go to every home game, others have family commitments on the weekends as it's the only time they have available, others come from country areas or interstate... there are so many valid reasons that people aren't able to be regular attendees. I and my son get to just a couple of games each year because a) We live in Sydney, and b) having no regular income (having been made redundant at the ripe old age of 63) makes it a financial stretch. I still pay mine and my son's memberships every year as do probably many of those you are deriding in your post.

But it does beg the question... how do you even know that they aren't regulars?

4 hours ago, Skin D said:

Because I go to every game in Melbourne. 

Bewdy mate. Demon hero.

1 hour ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

People say Garlett had a bad one, I saw opportunities for him to have kicked 4. You don't drop that

He was blanketed the opposition captain, high praise for Jeffy G. He won't be dropped.

2 hours ago, JTR said:

There was a big contingent of very confused looking students at the top of the Olympic - some with a distinctive eastern European accents - trying to figure out what they needed to do, where to sit, deciphering what the food offerings were... etc.  Beneficiaries of the free tickets methinks, and a few of them had brand new merch on!  Hope they liked what they saw yesterday and come back!

Saw quite a few with pamphlets on the rules of the game (Shame someone didn't give them to the umps). They would have been rightly confused by what they saw but I was amused by hearing one say when reading the pamphlet "you mean they have to bounce the ball every 15 metres, that's weird"