When did the tears start watching the grand final?

[Sir Why You Little 37,136]

I had a cry on Monday Morning listening to Talkback Radio

It was all long time Melbourne Supporters. We have been through so much [censored]. 
To kill the curse so emphatically after all these years, i am still coming to terms with it. I just hope the Club is strong enough to keep getting better. 
next year we will be hunted and hated

[Monocology 1,109]

Was on the verge a few times in the last yet the blitzkrieg just continued, & I kept having to go out the front door and release emotions with a roar each time. Won't be satisfied with an emotional release until I see us, somehow, not on the frigg'n tellie.

Cried like a baby after the prelim when Maxy walked to the fence behind goals & the Gawny chant fired up.

Cried watching replay of Clazza's last goal & his celebration with fans in left pocket.

Tough guys have feelings too.....

[Monocology 1,109]

24 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I had a cry on Monday Morning listening to Talkback Radio

It was all long time Melbourne Supporters. We have been through so much [censored]. 
To kill the curse so emphatically after all these years, i am still coming to terms with it. I just hope the Club is strong enough to keep getting better. 
next year we will be hunted and hated

I was warned about becoming the hunted by a cats supporter in our hood SWYL - & I thought we were there already with all the talk/rumours of dirty tactics. 

Looking forward to a proper review when the local finally opens up again.

[Sir Why You Little 37,136]

1 minute ago, Monocology said:

I was warned about becoming the hunted by a cats supporter in our hood SWYL - & I thought we were there already with all the talk/rumours of dirty tactics. 

Looking forward to a proper review when the local finally opens up again.

Yes mate. A few Cold ones in Ormond Road

[RedBlueandTrue 359]

Petracca goal in the third, it was just so perfect and instantly felt like an all time Melbourne moment, then as sparrow kicked his I couldn't believe it was really happening and then my favourite player who's number I got on my back before he'd played a game ran in and did it again. My eyes were stinging and it felt like a dream seeing these wonderful people we've ridden all the bumps with creating history and etching themselves in folklore before our eyes!

After 2 or 3 goals in the fourth I called my sister to say "I think we're gonna do it" and she was already sobbing...

Will never forget how that third quarter made us all feel

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I couldn’t if I tried because of the way we won with a big onslaught at the end.

[Jaded No More 68,974]

When Nibbler kicked the goal in the last I dropped to the floor and I cried. Then post game when Gawny said “after 57 years of pain it’s coming home” I started again. 

[Dees_In_October 3,495]

I cried wayyyyy more in the lead-up to the game, basically every time I thought about the game too much and the possibility of what might happen.

And a big ugly burst after Oliver's goal but was surprisingly quick to get back under control because I didn't want to miss anything. And then I was on the verge for the rest of the night, during phone calls etc. Happy tears on and off til about 4.30AM reading everything online. And, you know, every couple of hours since then. All completely normal.

[dworship 3,342]

I'm pretty much down to once a day now but it all started with when Gawny said “after 57 years of pain it’s coming home” .

Kudos actually going to Ben Gibson for suggesting what Max said. It is a bit bizarre but I had been thinking about it for a couple of weeks, what would Max say if he raised the Cup? In the end it was delivered perfectly and that sent me over the edge.

[The heart beats true 18,145]

This is a bit of a long story, but bear with me.

I am the most cyclical of Demons supporters, but I knew we’d win the flag this year, and I know exactly when I knew. April 24th. It was the night we beat Richmond.

I was sitting with my 11 year old nephew on his couch in Brisbane. I’d gone up to visit my nephews, and sister in law, as my brother died of cancer last year 4 days before Christmas. He was only 50. Diagnosed in June. Lifelong Dees fan. Was heartbreaking.

After we smashed the Tigers and Jonesy was carried off the ground I noticed my nephew had a little tear in his eye. I asked him if he was ok, and he said he was worried. He said he didn’t want the Demons to win the flag this year, because it seemed cruel that they would win it the next season after his dad died.

That was when I knew. I’ve supported this club for all of my 43 years on earth, and only the Demons could win the flag in such heartbreaking circumstances. I told my dad, whose 73, and his instant reaction was ‘oh [censored]. We’ll win it now’. It just seemed very Melbourne.

During the game I’d held it together until about 6 minutes to go and then it got to me. I was a mess. After the game my Victorian family FaceTimed me - being in regional Vic they were able to be together. When I picked up they sang the song to me. I felt so alone in that moment, as so much of my life as a supporter had been with them. It was so thoughtful of them to call me and do that, as they know how much the Demons mean to me. After we hung up I cried again.

I called my nephews and we had a cry together too. We cried for what we had seen, and for who didn’t see it.

Footy is a funny thing. It allows us to connect across generations in a way that few things do. I’m very lucky to have had the Demons in my life, if for no other reason than they have helped keep me closer to people that matter - week after week, season after season.

I loved Saturday night. I was very happy to feel so emotional. It made me feel alive, and I’ll always be grateful for that.

[Webber 10,538]

16 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

This is a bit of a long story, but bear with me.

I am the most cyclical of Demons supporters, but I knew we’d win the flag this year, and I know exactly when I knew. April 24th. It was the night we beat Richmond.

I was sitting with my 11 year old nephew on his couch in Brisbane. I’d gone up to visit my nephews, and sister in law, as my brother died of cancer last year 4 days before Christmas. He was only 50. Diagnosed in June. Lifelong Dees fan. Was heartbreaking.

After we smashed the Tigers and Jonesy was carried off the ground I noticed my nephew had a little tear in his eye. I asked him if he was ok, and he said he was worried. He said he didn’t want the Demons to win the flag this year, because it seemed cruel that they would win it the next season after his dad died.

That was when I knew. I’ve supported this club for all of my 43 years on earth, and only the Demons could win the flag in such heartbreaking circumstances. I told my dad, whose 73, and his instant reaction was ‘oh [censored]. We’ll win it now’. It just seemed very Melbourne.

During the game I’d held it together until about 6 minutes to go and then it got to me. I was a mess. After the game my Victorian family FaceTimed me - being in regional Vic they were able to be together. When I picked up they sang the song to me. I felt so alone in that moment, as so much of my life as a supporter had been with them. It was so thoughtful of them to call me and do that, as they know how much the Demons mean to me. After we hung up I cried again.

I called my nephews and we had a cry together too. We cried for what we had seen, and for who didn’t see it.

Footy is a funny thing. It allows us to connect across generations in a way that few things do. I’m very lucky to have had the Demons in my life, if for no other reason than they have helped keep me closer to people that matter - week after week, season after season.

I loved Saturday night. I was very happy to feel so emotional. It made me feel alive, and I’ll always be grateful for that.

Beautifully expressed. 

[faultydet 7,619]

4 hours ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

42 points up.

To be honest, this was the exact point of the game when I knew for certain that the GoDoggies were not coming back.

Was sure I'd fall apart and start the waterworks but I couldnt stop laughing at the screen. I guess I just couldn't process that it was actually happening.

My wife was EPIC. Shouting her tiny little face off at almost every play. Her understanding of the game is amazing for someone who had never seen a picture of Australia until 6 years back. She thought it was over as soon as Clarry put it through in the 3rd.

Olivah....[censored] yeah! We Gunna win!

She is one of the lucky ones who have seen a flag in the first 1/4 of her life.

[Demon Disciple 12,274]

No tears my end (even though I thought I always would when dreaming about it). Closest I got was around midnight when I went outside to calm down after being on such a high. Kind of a ‘did that really just happen moment’.

[MT64 1,144]

9 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Mid way through the last. Not sure which goal but I was half tank also.

I knew when Clarry kicked that goal we were home. I didn't cry then but i had an overriding emotion of pure joy and my mind just went straight to the likes of all the past Melbourne players and even supporters who some have waited 50 years like my dad.

Unfortunately it was a night of sadness as I received a text message of congratulations from an ex friend who notified me that my old mentor and counsellor who was also a tragic Melbourne supporter had recently passed away back in July this year of cancer. She thought I knew but I didn't. We had only messaged each other after the Richmond win this year pretty much confirming to each other that the lid was off and we could seriously win it this year and we'd both attend the grand final if we got there. She was in her 50s and was as passionate as they come but also the biggest heart of gold. She'd never seen a Melbourne flag and I was completely gutted that she was only 2 months of from seeing one for the first time in her life. I'm more angry she never told me that she was terminally ill but understood that's how she was a person.

That win was for you dear Kate.

Your story bought tears to me now. I feel she might have had a sneeky idea that we would do well.

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5 hours ago, faultydet said:

My wife was EPIC. Shouting her tiny little face off at almost every play. Her understanding of the game is amazing for someone who had never seen a picture of Australia until 6 years back. She thought it was over as soon as Clarry put it through in the 3rd.

Olivah....[censored] yeah! We Gunna win!

Adorable! 💕

[Waltham33 475]

None for me and im still a little in shock - anyone else like that?

[MT64 1,144]

So much has been posted after the game covering my thoughts on other topics after winning. I have been fortunate to have seen the grand finals since 1955, meeting some brilliant people along the way as we started the cheer squad and were heavily invested in the club. Like all of us, we have sat through some very cold winters with little reward other that great friendships sharing the highs (now and again) and lows (plenty).

The lead ups to the finals gave me so much confidence that we would go very close and the boys just got stronger as a team the closer we got to the Grannie. My greatest disappointment was that the game was not here in Melbourne to reward us long suffering supporters (imagine the crush inside the MCC members) but I wish to compliment the people of Perth on the way they took us to their hearts and supported the Dee's. The noise and the colour was just brilliant and possibly as close as if the game was held at the "G".

The amount of retro colours in the crowd just confirms that we have a good support base there, and with our win hopefully future matches in W.A. will show more Red & Blue colours in the crowd. Once again a great thank you to the Perth crowd and Dee supporters from Melbourne and Adelaide who able to make it over there. Watching highlights of the game still have my eyes welling up at times. To hear other peoples stories of family members and friends who have passed on and not being able to share in this win, and what it might have meant to them, is not lost on me as I have lost people as well.

Looking forward to the club and MCC organizing for us to meet the players ASAP and would be brilliant if the medals could be presented again with the likes of Ronald D Barrasi or even "chunk" presenting. AFL better come to the party next year with a blockbuster for the flag unfurling.

 

[loges 6,767]

You now something special is about to happen when your partner, who says she can't watch games because they're too stressful, and tells me off for yelling at the tv actually watches the whole game and starts yelling at the Tv herself.

[mfcrox 143]

Eyes were welling up by 3QT.  Fritsch goal 3min into 4th Quarter saw me absolutely break down crying uncontrollably.  Literally bawling my eyes out.  Mind you, fatigue from a 2 week old first born probably was a slight contributing factor. Haha.

[Sir Why You Little 37,136]

After Petracca’s dribbler it was only 12 points. But the Dogs weren’t coming back from there. They cracked at that point 

[loges 6,767]

7 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

After Petracca’s dribbler it was only 12 points. But the Dogs weren’t coming back from there. They cracked at that point 

Yes, the dam didn't crack it was completely obliterated. When you think about the quarter in totality, once we began to get the game back on our terms they  were the ones trying to hang on, 2 three goal bursts where in between they managed to staunch the bleeding momentarily, even that was interrupted by Brayshaws goal which put us in front

[Sir Why You Little 37,136]

Just now, loges said:

Yes, the dam didn't crack it was completely obliterated. When you think about the quarter in totality, once we began to get the game back on our terms they  were the ones trying to hang on, 2 three goal bursts where in between they managed to staunch the bleeding momentarily, even that was interrupted by Brayshaws goal which put us in front

As soon as Harmes kicked that bullet to Fritsch, i knew we were back in it. That said, Fritta’s kick just scraped in…

 

[loges 6,767]

5 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

As soon as Harmes kicked that bullet to Fritsch, i knew we were back in it. That said, Fritta’s kick just scraped in…

 

Thought it was going to miss, even swore at the TV

[Sir Why You Little 37,136]

16 minutes ago, loges said:

Thought it was going to miss, even swore at the TV

Yep. 5.11 would have been very different. Still think we would have won, but it would have taken a lot longer

[Demonised 1,355]

For this legend, they started after Trac's dribble goal.