After watching the replay and mini match a couple of times since Monday it made me appreciate what a truly wonderful contest the game was on Monday. Keen to hear everyone’s fav moment. 

Edited June 14, 20232 yr by Dee Zephyr

Other: 

Favourite:  The final siren and being able to breathe again!!

Honourable mention:   when we out cheered the Collingwood boos of Grundy.

Edited June 14, 20232 yr by Lucifers Hero

I chose Fritta’s goal that put us in the lead, because if I didn’t and Pauline found out, I’d be in trouble. 🤣

I did love the Hunter slamming into WH-E moment, mainly because Lachie stayed on his feet, barely affected and carried on running. Meanwhile, WH-E looked as though he’d been hit by a truck, which he kinda had. 😁

Hunter has literally gone from one of my most hated players to one of my most loved. He is everything I hated him at the Dogs for and more. 
 

38 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Other: 

Favourite:  The final siren and being able to breathe again!!

Honourable mention:   when we out cheered the Collingwood boos of Grundy.

Both of my favorites.

Toss up between Hunters crushing mark and Vineys spin and pass to Roo

I picked Hunter. It has been hinted by outsiders that we are a tad soft eg lack of support to team-mates when bullied. This showed we are hard and generally fair.  I also picked it because it is the only one I could emulate when I played 🤣

Has to be Jack Viney and his pass to JvR. Vines was amazing all day. I’d give him 6 Brownlow votes. 

If Grundy kicked the goal after the Hunter run through, it might have won moment of the season for me. 
 

Viney coming off with a bung shoulder and 2 minutes later saying 'Ready to go coach'

Joel Smith tackle on Maynard.

I blacked out after that so assume he kicked the goal.

I pick the Hibberd 1-on-1 win, break away pace (at 31 or whatever he is, thank you very much), kick to Smith, kick to a contest (Roo holding free kick), wheel and Grundy mark + goal.

2nd is any of the numerous Jack Viney clearances.

Hearing the Mel-bourne chant start up.


 

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1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

I chose Fritta’s goal that put us in the lead, because if I didn’t and Pauline found out, I’d be in trouble. 🤣

I did love the Hunter slamming into WH-E moment, mainly because Lachie stayed on his feet, barely affected and carried on running. Meanwhile, WH-E looked as though he’d been hit by a truck, which he kinda had. 😁

I was gob smacked at the time because it's usually not the player with the ball that's handing out the bump. Collingwood player looked like he'd been shot 

43 minutes ago, Fanatique Demon said:

Has to be Jack Viney and his pass to JvR. Vines was amazing all day. I’d give him 6 Brownlow votes. 

That's my pick as well

Pure artistry at work (poetry in motion)

If that doesn't get you off your feet nothing will!

Mouth agape stuff!

This thread made me go back and watch a highlights video, and I'm having thoughts -

When May got turned around in that early goal, McVee could have been getting back to support and cover the break a bit better, but only really put the sprint on once the Collingwood player was already breaking away from May. Easy oversight to make, also easy to correct by habit over time.

May had a number of flawed moments but didn't give away anything easy. He and Lever were also pressed waaaay up the ground from defence on many occassions, and coped well in the chaos. A remarkable effort to keep Collingwood to such a low score, using such an aggressive tactic. Exemplified by May managing to break even in a three-on-one in defence.

Maynard should send a thank you note to Van Rooyen and the Melbourne legal team, because without them that late whack to Brayshaw's head in a marking contest would have been three weeks.

Smith's tackle on Maynard to earn his goal was textbook perfection.

Jack Viney is A-Grade.

1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

Hunter has literally gone from one of my most hated players to one of my most loved. He is everything I hated him at the Dogs for and more. 
 

Apart from his first few kicks on Monday I thought that was one of his best games for us. I will be honest though still can’t say I like him yet though. 

13 minutes ago, ANG13 said:

Apart from his first few kicks on Monday I thought that was one of his best games for us. I will be honest though still can’t say I like him yet though. 

You’ll love him when he’s a premiership player 😂

5 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

You’ll love him when he’s a premiership player 😂

He will be one of my all time favourites if that happens. 

3 minutes ago, ANG13 said:

He will be one of my all time favourites if that happens. 

you and 65k others

The highlight for me, or should I say highlights, was seeing so many pies players on the ground in pain as we relentlessly hunted and hurt them.  We got tougher as the game went on.

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The Jack and Judd combo in the last quarter ending with a Viney pirouette and bullet pass to JvR for a goal.

Underrated part of that play was Viney smashing Noble just after his hand off to Judd.

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1 hour ago, ANG13 said:

Apart from his first few kicks on Monday I thought that was one of his best games for us. I will be honest though still can’t say I like him yet though. 

Two weeks in a row he's put his body on the line for the cause.
Relentlessly ran his wing last week and maybe half way through the game had run the most kms on the ground.
Plays like a man with his eyes on the prize.
I'm sold.
 

I liked how we kept kicking points so that the TV audience got the perception of a close game, when in reality we controlled 85% of the contest.

For context - we doubled their scoring shots from 15 minutes in the 1st to 3 minutes left in the last.

1 hour ago, JTR said:

Underrated part of that play was Viney smashing Noble just after his hand off to Judd.