Looking down the barrel of witnessing a fourth straight sets exit live in a couple of seasons, do you feel the same way?

My sentiments are summed up in this video from the Melbourne Football Club subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/melbournefc/s/DggpgBv0tm

3 minutes ago, Oooft said:

Looking down the barrel of witnessing a fourth straight sets exit live in a couple of seasons, do you feel the same way?

My sentiments are summed up in this video from the Melbourne Football Club subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/melbournefc/s/DggpgBv0tm

This made yesterday’s win so much more special. We were all well aware of what a loss would’ve meant. Apart from the usual reasons for winning being so awesome, the threat of yet another straight sets exit made the victory feel almost like winning a grand final. The importance of that win was monumental and as a consequence I reckon there’s not as much pressure on us this week, which is a good thing.

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Not gonna lie, I cried like a baby on the final siren yesterday* The relief was overwhelming, as was the feeling of pride. Also, I couldn’t stop thinking about Mick and the players and how they would’ve been feeling. I adore these girls, every one of them** and the win was exactly what they deserve. When they came over to us post-match… wow, the emotion! I wish it could be bottled.

*Note to self: face paint and crying don’t work together.

**The only Dees W player I’ve ever disliked is no longer a Dee. Her name rhymes with Bibby Lirch and she’s chasing her fourth premiership and if we can deny her that my life will be complete 😄

Was a great win yesterday and I enjoyed it greatly

It doesn’t really impact how i feel about the men’s team. and vice versa. Men winning the flag didn’t make me feel any different about the women’s team. Kinda weird but I don’t associate them too closely.

Just now, DubDee said:

Was a great win yesterday and I enjoyed it greatly

It doesn’t really impact how i feel about the men’s team. and vice versa. Men winning the flag didn’t make me feel any different about the women’s team. Kinda weird but I don’t associate them too closely.

Just now, DubDee said:

Was a great win yesterday and I enjoyed it greatly

It doesn’t really impact how i feel about the men’s team. and vice versa. Men winning the flag didn’t make me feel any different about the women’s team. Kinda weird but I don’t associate them too closely.

This club is very lucky to have a wonderful lady like you supporting them. I am sure that all the ladies in the team, and all the coaches welcome your great support. You are a very special lady who does a wonderful job.

Enormous relief. I think, though, unlike the men, there were numerous completely legit excuses for the women.

We're very young. A few of our oldies are right at the very end. We had a soft draw and the opportunity to see how we compared with only one serious contender during the season. We found ourselves on the 'wrong' side of the finals draw. We had injuries to three of our five or six most important players. The umpiring was genuinely appalling and extremely one sided.

Despite all of that we won.

Astonishing effort.

18 minutes ago, Ditcha said:

This club is very lucky to have a wonderful lady like you supporting them. I am sure that all the ladies in the team, and all the coaches welcome your great support. You are a very special lady who does a wonderful job.

Thank you, that means a lot

Loving the sentiments here!

I was at the other three but circumstances kept me away this time(*)

I was resigned after last week, and even more so when I snuck a look at yesterday's 1/2-time score.

It was a beautiful replay watch last night. It was some game. The immediate aftermath on the field did look grand-final-win-ish!

*...and will do so again this week, dammit!

p.s. I'm not crying about a Hawks straight sets! (except Westy and Casey S)

7 hours ago, Ditcha said:

This club is very lucky to have a wonderful lady like you supporting them. I am sure that all the ladies in the team, and all the coaches welcome your great support. You are a very special lady who does a wonderful job.

Thank you so much, D. You’re a sweetheart. The W players and coaches make supporting them very easy. They all acknowledge and appreciate the DA’s love, and the girls are so much fun to hang out with. Their enthusiasm is infectious; they’re a tonic.