5 hours ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

Anyone who thinks this is the 'same old Melbourne' is kidding themselves. We fully deserved last year and anyone who thinks otherwise can set forth and fornicate.

All of my friends who support other clubs have said that we were clearly the best team in 2021...some even pointed that out to me during the season.

They also said they had never seen a better display of football than the GF, best football they had witnessed in their time watching the game.

Only a fool would be saying same old Melbourne now...that's old news.

Whatever happens from here on I will look back at this year happy to have seen a premiership win by a great team and a performance for the ages.

22 minutes ago, rjay said:

All of my friends who support other clubs have said that we were clearly the best team in 2021...some even pointed that out to me during the season.

They also said they had never seen a better display of football than the GF, best football they had witnessed in their time watching the game.

Only a fool would be saying same old Melbourne now...that's old news.

Whatever happens from here on I will look back at this year happy to have seen a premiership win by a great team and a performance for the ages.

We are truely a scary proposition and will be better in 2022. 
 

i think the Doggies are the only team who can challenge us. Port are pretenders and the Lions don’t have the talent to match us. 

On 12/13/2021 at 4:37 AM, jnrmac said:

 

Harmes > Treloar

 

Understand after winning a granny we are all prone to hyperbolic statements but I find it difficult to agree with this.

Treloar in the GF had 27 possesions and 3 goals. Harmes, if we look at it objectively, had one great kick to Fritsch, four other kicks and quite a few stuff ups.

12 hours ago, Hatchman said:

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And as for Max, his game against Geelong was the best game I have ever seen a ruckman play. Like ever. And I am old enough to remember the individual brilliance of Stynes, Madden et al. It was just extraordinary.

 

Ding, dong, bell
Puzzsy's in the well
Who put her in?
Little Maxy Gawn

9 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

Ding, dong, bell
Puzzsy's in the well
Who put her in?
Little Maxy Gawn

First time I’ve seen Maxy described as small!

9 hours ago, MoeSyzlak said:

This was my favourite Gawn comments on BigFooty from a Cats supporter. This was before the prelim…

“Melbourne aren't that good. 

Their forward line is hardly scary apart from Pickett - smalls trouble us - and we have a stronger midfield. I don't think Gawn scares Stanley either.”

He’s like all the Cats supporters l know: they don’t rate us, and really believe they have another six flags in them this decade. I hope they stay in denial because that means they will stay mid list or worse for the rest of the decade. 

38 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

First time I’ve seen Maxy described as small!

as in little john in robin hood or bluey for the red headed kid

Edited December 14, 20213 yr by daisycutter

11 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

It's the most consistent I've ever seen us and I think its because it was built on a solid foundation of a sound defensive structure and supreme fitness allowing us to run up and down the field all day. I've never seen a Melbourne team with such strong defense as 2021.

As much as I loathed them, I did respect the West Coast Eagles teams of the early 90s under Mick Malthouse.  They were methodical/clinical in the way they defended and refused to conceed scores, but then when they'd worn you down, they could put your team away.  And they generally delivered on the big stages of finals.

I really felt that this year, that was us.

3 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

According to Gawn at half time in the prelims Hawkins came up to him and said “you guys will choke”. 
After Gawn kicked his 5th he told Hawkins that it looks like they’re about to choke for the 11th time in a prelim. 
 

Nothing will compare to winning a flag, but smashing Geelong in a prelim is just about the greatest feeling one can experience in football. 

Recently Gawn was asked which were his favourite games this season.
His reply apart from the GF was the 3 wins against Geelong.
No doubt there's been abit of byplay during previous games that he hasn't forgotten.
Just hates 'em.

 

4 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

According to Gawn at half time in the prelims Hawkins came up to him and said “you guys will choke”. 
After Gawn kicked his 5th he told Hawkins that it looks like they’re about to choke for the 11th time in a prelim.  

Source?

3 hours ago, dee-tox said:

Understand after winning a granny we are all prone to hyperbolic statements but I find it difficult to agree with this.

Treloar in the GF had 27 possesions and 3 goals. Harmes, if we look at it objectively, had one great kick to Fritsch, four other kicks and quite a few stuff ups.

Him and Wayne have written their own piece of brilliance in a GF though and that beats Treloar any day..

3 minutes ago, MoeSyzlak said:

Source?

Coach...

5 hours ago, willmoy said:

Coach...

Where is it written/when was it said? Keen to read it and can’t find the article or interview. 

6 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

I did respect the West Coast Eagles teams of the early 90s under Mick Malthouse. 

Even with the ‘juicing’ rumours? 

7 hours ago, Fork 'em said:

Recently Gawn was asked which were his favourite games this season.
His reply apart from the GF was the 3 wins against Geelong.
No doubt there's been abit of byplay during previous games that he hasn't forgotten.
Just hates 'em.

 

Hard to look past any Geelong win this year as they were all critical at the time. First win declared us as a strong player, second win got us the minor premiership (after the siren), final win dismantled them on prime time telly and got us into our first granny in 20 years. 

I can’t stand Geelong, their arrogance from players to supporters is only bettered by Essendon. 

12 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

According to Gawn at half time in the prelims Hawkins came up to him and said “you guys will choke”. 
After Gawn kicked his 5th he told Hawkins that it looks like they’re about to choke for the 11th time in a prelim. 
 

Nothing will compare to winning a flag, but smashing Geelong in a prelim is just about the greatest feeling one can experience in football. 

,.,I guess Hawkins thought that he had seen the signs many times before ... just got the wrong side this time. 🤔

16 minutes ago, monoccular said:

,.,I guess Hawkins thought that he had seen the signs many times before ... just got the wrong side this time. 🤔

Must've forgotten Rd 23.

8 hours ago, willmoy said:

Him and Wayne have written their own piece of brilliance in a GF though and that beats Treloar any day..

That's the thing with Grand Finals.
Unless you win your heroic deeds don't really count.
Nathan Buckleys Norm Smith for eg.

But love Harmesy.
Melbourne supporting kid who went and won himself the flag he/we always wanted.
Forken Legend.

59 minutes ago, monoccular said:

,.,I guess Hawkins thought that he had seen the signs many times before ... just got the wrong side this time. 🤔

Either that or Hawkins is no Steve Waugh when it comes to sledging.

He looked a bit angry when he ( and the rest of the Geelong team) let Max mark uncontested in the final 30 seconds of round 23 

No sledger, no emotional control and none to smart imo

They had emotionally and psychologically lost that game before the siren and before the finals started even

Not even well coached in that last qtr. He's on a time from now on...

3 hours ago, Webber said:

Even with the ‘juicing’ rumours? 

Don't recall that so vividly, but the way they just so reliably won games and controlled games was as much about disiplined playing to systems, temperament and belief. 

I both loathed and admired them, because despite all the talent we had throughout the same era, in all that time through the 90s, we couldn't put together the same consistent performances over a season and big finals to bring home the silverware the way the Eagles did during that reign.

Of course, juice probably also assists recovery and injuries, in order to maintain a fit list over the course of the season, which as we have seen time and again is also critical to sucess at the pointy end, so if those rumors were true, that would certainly put a different slant on thier sucess.  As much as anything though, I'm guessing near exclusive access to WA tallent may also have played a pretty big part in their depth and sustained sucess though that period?

Edited December 15, 20213 yr by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

26 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Don't recall that so vividly, but the way they just so reliably won games and controlled games was as much about disiplined playing to systems, temperament and belief. 

 

The whole side were built like juiced up tanks with a pharmacist for a Captain.
 

On 12/14/2021 at 10:07 AM, Dr. Gonzo said:

To be fair I'm still not convinced by Richmond and they've won 3 flags 😂

I'm not either.
They've got 1 player who's draqged their arrsses from the flames so often it isn't funny.

13 hours ago, dee-tox said:

Understand after winning a granny we are all prone to hyperbolic statements but I find it difficult to agree with this.

Treloar in the GF had 27 possesions and 3 goals. Harmes, if we look at it objectively, had one great kick to Fritsch, four other kicks and quite a few stuff ups.

OK maybe he's not better. But I don't really rate Treloar. Had a good granny no doubt. But to my mind he is another accumulator that doesn't really damage teams.

The Dogs are full of them. He turns the ball over a lot and thats one of the reasons the Pies were keen to jettison him. Salary cap being the other main reason of course.

And addressing the original poster that talked about the depth of the Dogs midfield, I think we match them at worst but are probably better

 

On 12/13/2021 at 6:56 PM, BAMF said:

Not fair at all. McCrae is a very good player. Is he as good ad Oliver? No.

The guy who you quoted doesn't watch non demon games.

I agree he's very good. Just that there's plenty of those types around. Oliver/Trac are on another planet  impact-wise which was my point. 

14 Brownlow votes is about right.