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Viney - amazing all game

May - superlative in defense 

Jackson - outstanding after first

Petracca - important when needed 

Sparrow - excellent tagging game

Harmes - great first half

Fritsch - deadly around goals

Weideman - was not disgraced 

Bedford - some party tricks

Brayshaw - impassable all game

Lever - perfect defender’s game

Oliver - prolific and important 

Jordon - made excellent decisions 

Neal-Bullen - some important tackles

Hibberd - disposed of Cameron

Salem - was rarely required 

Spargo - pressure was better 

Pickett - Some breathtaking involvement 

Brown - provided regular contests

Bowey - quiet but classy

Langdon - will get better

Petty - gave opponent nothing

 

 

 

Melbourne - BACK ON TOP!!
Viney - Best on Ground
Small Forwards - What a Crew
Hibberd - Touched up Cameron
BBB - One Handed Marks
Lever - Best Intercept Defender
Weed - Did his Job
Harmes - Lock down Role (+ 2 goals)
Brayshaw - Sign Contract Please

Brisbane - Welcome to Demonland!

 

We are back.!!!


joeboy -  "accentuate the positive"

4 hours ago, joeboy said:

May - superlative in defense 

I wouldn’t go that far. He did ok, but looked a bit underdone to me.

Another good effort joeboy. 
Funny after a big win very few comments in disagreement!

Edited by old dee

 

Pressure and intensity

No more loading

Jackson steps up

Who needs Gawn (joking joking)

 

Edited by BDA

9 hours ago, joeboy said:

Viney - amazing all game

May - superlative in defense 

Jackson - outstanding after first

Petracca - important when needed 

Sparrow - excellent tagging game

Harmes - great first half

Fritsch - deadly around goals

Weideman - was not disgraced 

Bedford - some party tricks

Brayshaw - impassable all game

Lever - perfect defender’s game

Oliver - prolific and important 

Jordon - made excellent decisions 

Neal-Bullen - some important tackles

Hibberd - disposed of Cameron

Salem - was rarely required 

Spargo - pressure was better 

Pickett - Some breathtaking involvement 

Brown - provided regular contests

Bowey - quiet but classy

Langdon - will get better

Petty - gave opponent nothing

 

 

I think he definitely improved as the game went on but I honestly thought May was not having a great night particularly early 


Bedford- Please never drop 

Midfield - Bulls on Parade


4 minutes ago, binman said:

news.com's take: 

He’s astounded’: Demons star snubs teammate in ugly moment

Hilarious article, particularly read with the knowledge of how the game played out 9whcih the article doesn't reference - it must have been written and posted almost immediately after the incident

 

Haha yeah the 'that's not a premiership side' stuff is over the top, but I do agree with the 'that's not Dees footy' comments. It will get wallpapered over because of how we won in the end, but I thought it was horrendous from Fritsch, and not the first time for him this year.

6 minutes ago, binman said:

news.com's take: 

He’s astounded’: Demons star snubs teammate in ugly moment

Hilarious article, particularly read with the knowledge of how the game played out 9whcih the article doesn't reference - it must have been written and posted almost immediately after the incident

 

Haha!    I read it last night when I got back from the footy. Silly stuff.

15 hours ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

Melbourne - BACK ON TOP!!
Viney - Best on Ground
Small Forwards - What a Crew
Hibberd - Touched up Cameron
BBB - One Handed Marks
Lever - Best Intercept Defender
Weed - Did his Job
Harmes - Lock down Role (+ 2 goals)
Brayshaw - Sign Contract Please

Brisbane - Welcome to Demonland!

Daniher - Big Girls Blouse

4 hours ago, Lord Nev said:

I thought it was horrendous from Fritsch, and not the first time for him this year.

100% agree. And it was 'un Melbourne'. Worried me at the time, in terms of our attitude.

Brown burnt, I think nibbler, really badly later in the game at the punt road end.

Easy handball to a player in oodles of space for a certain goal, and instead he tries an off balanced snap on his non-preferred - and missed.

Edited by binman


33 minutes ago, binman said:

100% agree. And it was 'un Melbourne'. Worried me at the time, in germs of our attitude.

Brown burnt  I think nibbler, really badly lager in the game at the punt road end. Easy handball to a player in oodles of space for a certain goal, and instead he tries an off balanced snap on his non-preferred.

Yep, and Fritsch did it again in the third when he tried to dribble a goal from the boundary instead of centring it.

Fritsch, Brown and (not last night) Trac all have a selfish tendency around goals that they haven't seemed to be able to stamp out.

32 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Yep, and Fritsch did it again in the third when he tried to dribble a goal from the boundary instead of centring it.

Yep, good call.

There was touch of Hollywood about hat effort as well

 
1 hour ago, binman said:

100% agree. And it was 'un Melbourne'. Worried me at the time, in terms of our attitude.

Brown burnt  I think nibbler, really badly lager in the game at the punt road end. Easy handball to a player in oodles of space for a certain goal, and instead he tries an off balanced snap on his non-preferred.

 

45 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Yep, and Fritsch did it again in the third when he tried to dribble a goal from the boundary instead of centring it.

Fritsch, Brown and (not last night) Trac all have a selfish tendency around goals that they haven't seemed to be able to stamp out.

 

12 minutes ago, binman said:

Yep, good call.

There was touch of Hollywood about hat effort as well

Whilst I think the commentators were over the top, there were missed goal opportunities that could have been costly in a close game.  
 

Hope they learn from those ‘mis takes’. 


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