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POSTGAME: GRAND FINAL vs Western Bulldogs

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The improvement in the MFC players disposal from round 1 to the Grand Final is seismic and one of the reasons they are premiers this is the Clarkson/Williams philosophy which Yze and of course Williams brought to the Demons.

I have said the fitness staff at the MFC have been poor in the past and the recruitment of Burgess was also a master stroke.

Also we have had a great run of no major injuries to players in the best 22 in the season other than Tomlinson and Hunt who were both covered by the next best defenders which is one of the reasons our best 22 played most of the games in the season.

If we can emulate this next year and there is more improvement in the bottoms end players we can do it  again, again and again.

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    21 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    I honestly think he coaches in an outdated way. He relies a lot on an ‘us vs. the world’ mentality, which can get you going, but as you say is very hard to sustain.

    All that stuff after the prelim about how they were so disappointed that the video of them celebrating had been released, and then taking shots at anyone who had said Treloar was under performing in a different role. It all just felt like they needed to create a feeling of being backed into a corner.

    You don’t need to play on emotion, you just need to play for the team, and sometimes that’s actually about calming down and focusing simply on the next moment. 

    A La 'The Special One'

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    On 9/27/2021 at 8:32 PM, Gorgoroth said:

    I could tell you I’m sober…

    But a long time ago Mum said I shouldn’t lie…

    Carn the Faaaaaarrrrkkkkkeeeennnnn Deeeeemmmoooooooooooons!!!

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    That is an absolute beauty!!!! 

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    49 minutes ago, old55 said:

    One highlight of so many for me was TMac hitting pause on the celebrations and driving home the goal after the siren - clinical, take no prisoners!

    100% old55.  I liked how the bench/rest of the team didn't run on either till after he'd kicked it.

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    This is a magnificent innings so far on post-match. Clap the half century of pages.

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    Enough of those peanuts for now. 

    1 hour ago, Rusty Nails said:

    100% old55.  I liked how the bench/rest of the team didn't run on either till after he'd kicked it.

    pretty sure the bench was Kozzie, Bowey, Dogga Sparrow (and JJ) when the siren went.

    Not sure if this was deliberate to let some older heads be on the pitch at the siren or if we are just that young.

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    The cup is officially home baby! Great reporting by demon long time tragic in Nick McCallum 

     

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    1 hour ago, layzie said:

    I wish this week would never end.

    SAME!!!!!!!

    I was asked today when I’m gonna stop basking in the glory. I said, I don’t know about on the outside. But on the inside… never. ❤️💙

    Edited by WalkingCivilWar

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    On 9/28/2021 at 10:40 PM, Dr. Gonzo said:

    If you're gonna fantasise at least let us get the 4peat sheesh

    Personally I want to see 5 in a row, to eclipse the 1927-1930 'cakewalk' years for the black-and-white crew, and of course the best possible revenge for the 1958 Grand Final loss preventing our 6 in a row from 1955 to 1960. Greedy? Hell yes! 😁 😆

    Edited by Red and Bluebeard

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    On 9/26/2021 at 3:43 PM, Axis of Bob said:

    Just watch the replay (again) now, and Daisy is an absolute godsend as a commentator. She gives insight into the game that is so far above that of her contemporaries, and that makes the watching it on TV infinitely better.

    Got to give her credit. She said “I really like what the bulldogs are doing..” when we know as a demon she didn’t like it at all. It’s good to commentate without being biased (hint hint Eddie.)

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    Some of you know I’ve had a number of health issues to deal with over the last couple of years.  I saw my heart specialist today and all is good. We were speaking French (as best I can) and I could swear he said “your heart beats true”. 

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    23 minutes ago, Fanatique Demon said:

    Some of you know I’ve had a number of health issues to deal with over the last couple of years.  I saw my heart specialist today and all is good. We were speaking French (as best I can) and I could swear he said “your heart beats true”. 

    "So, ze jeune homme Jackson .. 'e is one 'ell of a ruckman ... but zat Lachie 'Unter. 'E is .... how you say SOOK in Anglaise?"

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    2 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    So, ze jeune homme Jackson .. 'e is one 'ell of a ruckman ... but zat Lachie 'Unter. 'E is .... how you say SOOK in Anglaise?"

    Good one.  I started out wanting to speak fluent French. Then it slipped to making do. I thought of teaching 70 million French people to speak English but gave that up too. Now like you, I just speak English with a French accent.

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    Just listened to Tim Lane in the last 3 minutes of the match.

    He said Melbourne had kicked 100 points (which I know we all know) in essentially a quarter and a half against a team that had not conceded 100 points to any team all year.

    [censored] stupendous.

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    2 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    SAME!!!!!!!

    I was asked today when I’m gonna stop basking in the glory. I said, I don’t know about on the outside. But on the inside… never. ❤️💙

    I'm not even close to ready to think about other stuff! 

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    5 hours ago, old55 said:

    One highlight of so many for me was TMac hitting pause on the celebrations and driving home the goal after the siren - clinical, take no prisoners!

    And when he shepherd through Sparrows goal from 50m. 

    That’s was awesome. 

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    9 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

    And when he shepherd through Sparrows goal from 50m. 

    That’s was awesome. 

    It's a team sport, and the old saying " a champion team beats a team of champions" was never better illustrated than Tommy's game.

    GO DEMONS!!

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    3 hours ago, Demonland said:

     

    I loved this line

    There never has been, and there never will be, anything like it in grand final history.

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    3 hours ago, Demonland said:

     

    Love this bit in the article

    “From that point, the Demons scored 100-7 as they enforced a staggering 93-point turnaround, kicking 16 of the last 17 goals.

    There never has been, and there never will be, anything like it in grand final history.”
     
    Music to my ears. 🏆
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