I support the Melbourne Football Club. I always have. I also support Simon Goodwin.

I have supported Melbourne from before I can remember. I love the Melbourne Football Club. My favourite player is Robbie Flower R.I.P. My favourite current player is Jake Melksham. I can't wait to see him play again this Saturday.

I was born in the month after Melbourne's last premiership victory in 1964. I have never seen Melbourne win an AFL/VFL day premiership. I endured ridicule from my classmates throughout my 12 years of schooling for barracking for Melbourne. The ridicule has not stopped.  It was hell being a Melbourne supporter in the 70s and 80s. During this time, my father took my brother and me to football games aligned with our opposing teams. Hawthorn enjoyed great success then, and they usually won. Melbourne usually lost.

How to recover...

Melbourne  and this exacerbated Melbourne's to ameliorate the needs o f watch Robbie Flower. As a young boy he meant everything to me as afootbaleeJacko... And the Wizard... And Jokovich.... He endured as a goal kicking talent and indeed superb entertainment throughout a depressing period of the MFC which included the return of coach Ronald Dale Barassi and his inability after his spectacular success at North Melbourne to do the same at the MFC. ite this, and in the decades following same, I have remained steadfast in my support of the the greatest and oldest sporting club in the world.rne didn't. 

In 1987, after finally breaking through and winning one of the first night Grand Finals against Essendon, I ran onto the ground (with thousands of other Melbourne supporters) at VFL Park when Melbourne beat Essendon in the 1987 VFL Night Grand Final. I got to touch the Premiership Cup. That was a night of elation and optimism. A time of hope.

We came close again in the day competition that year (1987) but lost the infamous preliminary final after the siren against the Hawks. It steeled us to make the GF the next year but once again the Hawks were too good in 1988. Melbourne and Essendon were particularly strong

In the finals (2018), we beat Geelong and Hawthorn. Think about that for a moment.

These were two sides that had smashed us for almost two decades and to defeat them in front of 90,000 people (the majority of which were Melbourne supporters.

Add this: Aussies smashing Poms in the Ashes.

Poms truly [censored] WEAK.

 

Have you had a couple of cheeky Friday bevs?

That's the spirit, or two?

I think the boys need to get together over a pizza and a beer and watch the replay of our elimination final win over Geelong to see what we’re capable of as a footy side.

#metoo

The title of this thread sounds like a chant from the Dalai Lama. I’m at the stage where I need some brainwashing.

I support Melbourne...

Let's leave it at that shall we?

8 hours ago, Demonia said:

I support the Melbourne Football Club. I always have. I also support Simon Goodwin.

I have supported Melbourne from before I can remember. I love the Melbourne Football Club. My favourite player is Robbie Flower R.I.P. My favourite current player is Jake Melksham. I can't wait to see him play again this Saturday.

I was born in the month after Melbourne's last premiership victory in 1964. I have never seen Melbourne win an AFL/VFL day premiership. I endured ridicule from my classmates throughout my 12 years of schooling for barracking for Melbourne. The ridicule has not stopped.  It was hell being a Melbourne supporter in the 70s and 80s. During this time, my father took my brother and me to football games aligned with our opposing teams. Hawthorn enjoyed great success then, and they usually won. Melbourne usually lost.

How to recover...

Melbourne  and this exacerbated Melbourne's to ameliorate the needs o f watch Robbie Flower. As a young boy he meant everything to me as afootbaleeJacko... And the Wizard... And Jokovich.... He endured as a goal kicking talent and indeed superb entertainment throughout a depressing period of the MFC which included the return of coach Ronald Dale Barassi and his inability after his spectacular success at North Melbourne to do the same at the MFC. ite this, and in the decades following same, I have remained steadfast in my support of the the greatest and oldest sporting club in the world.rne didn't. 

In 1987, after finally breaking through and winning one of the first night Grand Finals against Essendon, I ran onto the ground (with thousands of other Melbourne supporters) at VFL Park when Melbourne beat Essendon in the 1987 VFL Night Grand Final. I got to touch the Premiership Cup. That was a night of elation and optimism. A time of hope.

We came close again in the day competition that year (1987) but lost the infamous preliminary final after the siren against the Hawks. It steeled us to make the GF the next year but once again the Hawks were too good in 1988. Melbourne and Essendon were particularly strong

In the finals (2018), we beat Geelong and Hawthorn. Think about that for a moment.

These were two sides that had smashed us for almost two decades and to defeat them in front of 90,000 people (the majority of which were Melbourne supporters.

Add this: Aussies smashing Poms in the Ashes.

Poms truly [censored] WEAK.

 

This post is better than the hyperbolic posts contained in many of the other threads.

I support Melbourne too but hate them at the same time. It’s a cruel cycle like a bad family domestic relationship. 

I'm Melbourne

Why?

12 hours ago, Demonia said:

I support the Melbourne Football Club. I always have. I also support Simon Goodwin.

I have supported Melbourne from before I can remember. I love the Melbourne Football Club. My favourite player is Robbie Flower R.I.P. My favourite current player is Jake Melksham. I can't wait to see him play again this Saturday.

I was born in the month after Melbourne's last premiership victory in 1964. I have never seen Melbourne win an AFL/VFL day premiership. I endured ridicule from my classmates throughout my 12 years of schooling for barracking for Melbourne. The ridicule has not stopped.  It was hell being a Melbourne supporter in the 70s and 80s. During this time, my father took my brother and me to football games aligned with our opposing teams. Hawthorn enjoyed great success then, and they usually won. Melbourne usually lost.

How to recover...

Melbourne  and this exacerbated Melbourne's to ameliorate the needs o f watch Robbie Flower. As a young boy he meant everything to me as afootbaleeJacko... And the Wizard... And Jokovich.... He endured as a goal kicking talent and indeed superb entertainment throughout a depressing period of the MFC which included the return of coach Ronald Dale Barassi and his inability after his spectacular success at North Melbourne to do the same at the MFC. ite this, and in the decades following same, I have remained steadfast in my support of the the greatest and oldest sporting club in the world.rne didn't. 

In 1987, after finally breaking through and winning one of the first night Grand Finals against Essendon, I ran onto the ground (with thousands of other Melbourne supporters) at VFL Park when Melbourne beat Essendon in the 1987 VFL Night Grand Final. I got to touch the Premiership Cup. That was a night of elation and optimism. A time of hope.

We came close again in the day competition that year (1987) but lost the infamous preliminary final after the siren against the Hawks. It steeled us to make the GF the next year but once again the Hawks were too good in 1988. Melbourne and Essendon were particularly strong

In the finals (2018), we beat Geelong and Hawthorn. Think about that for a moment.

These were two sides that had smashed us for almost two decades and to defeat them in front of 90,000 people (the majority of which were Melbourne supporters.

Add this: Aussies smashing Poms in the Ashes.

Poms truly [censored] WEAK.

 

We beat an unusually ordinary finals side in Hawthorn and a comfortable with themselves side in Geelong. Yes they were great wins for a success starved Club. But it was a step up in class when we came up against the Eagles. Geelong have addressed a lot of their issues since last year and the Hawks are just paddling. Injuries aside I cannot see we have addressed any of the issues the Prelim game exposed. Good sides hurt and learn from preliminary final defeats we seem to think it was good to get there.

Good for you for flying the flag. My story of support is somewhat similar but a few years older so I can remember as a 7 year old us winning in 64. I went straight over to the paddock and practiced drop kicks from full back.

I love Goodwin the player. I am not sold on him as a coach! I will leave it at that.

#jesuisgoody

58 minutes ago, Sorry kids said:

We beat an unusually ordinary finals side in Hawthorn and a comfortable with themselves side in Geelong. Yes they were great wins for a success starved Club. But it was a step up in class when we came up against the Eagles. Geelong have addressed a lot of their issues since last year and the Hawks are just paddling. Injuries aside I cannot see we have addressed any of the issues the Prelim game exposed. Good sides hurt and learn from preliminary final defeats we seem to think it was good to get there.

Good for you for flying the flag. My story of support is somewhat similar but a few years older so I can remember as a 7 year old us winning in 64. I went straight over to the paddock and practiced drop kicks from full back.

How to you explain our victory over the Eagles in Perth a few weeks earlier in R22?     I suspect things are more complicated.

10 minutes ago, sue said:

How to you explain our victory over the Eagles in Perth a few weeks earlier in R22?     I suspect things are more complicated.

He can't, he just bags the club at every opportunity

25 minutes ago, sue said:

How to you explain our victory over the Eagles in Perth a few weeks earlier in R22?     I suspect things are more complicated.

No Darling or Kennedy made a bit of difference 

I do and will always support the club till I take my last breath.

I support Goodwin being Senior Coach going into 2020, but after 2 years of continuous improvement and development this season has shown he needs to change several areas with ihe department and plan.

What they may have felt would be dealt with by natural progression and experience hasn't and the training wheels are off, time for Goody to develop and learn from his errors 

2 hours ago, sue said:

How to you explain our victory over the Eagles in Perth a few weeks earlier in R22?     I suspect things are more complicated.

We beat them in a home and away, true, and they learned from it and got better and beat us when it counted. Are we really at the point where we crow about home and away victories.

Well, I follow Melbourne because mu uncle's teacher left his school in the Wimmera to play with Melbourne in the middle of the year. THat wa in the mid 1920's and my uncle followed them all his life ( he died @ 92).

As a kid in 1950's, I thought I was onto a good thing (still do) ..First saw Melbourne play in 1963 @ Junction Oval (CArl's first game )

Robbie Flower made it worthwhile going to the footy . Gary Hardeman could mark anything and Stan Alves owned the Members wing.

I still think we are recovering from the hidings from Hawthorn and the loss after the siren. I was numb !!!

The good thing about Melbourne was that any little success became great. Beating Carlton on the eve of the finals when we finished in bottom part of ladder and they won the Flag nearly was equivalent.

Last year was the start of our Decade of Arrogance , but it seems it has hit a hiatus.  This year has taught us to be humble in our period of greatness. ( and I have only just opened my bottle of red !!!)

Normal Arrogance will resume next year !!!

38 minutes ago, Sorry kids said:

We beat them in a home and away, true, and they learned from it and got better and beat us when it counted. Are we really at the point where we crow about home and away victories.

Yes we are at that point.   Anyway, for us it counted in R22.  I think you have dodged the question.  At least others pointed to WCE missing players.

19 minutes ago, sue said:

Yes we are at that point.   Anyway, for us it counted in R22.  I think you have dodged the question.  At least others pointed to WCE missing players.

Well, good for you getting your enjoyment. 

3 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

No Darling or Kennedy made a bit of difference 

But....we're not allowed to use injuries as an excuse........

1 hour ago, sue said:

Yes we are at that point.   Anyway, for us it counted in R22.  I think you have dodged the question.  At least others pointed to WCE missing players.

As I just mentioned to SWYL, we have been told all season that we can't use injuries as an excuse so it is not a valid argument to state that we only beat the opposition because they had injuries.

I also seem to recall pantsing GWS in round 23.  Apparently they were tanking for some reason....(I genuinely heard this from a supporter at the game)