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Hi, I've just got back from the game and joined you fellow demonlanders because I'm convinced I've seen the reincarnation of the great Matthew Whelan. Neville Jetta has been amazing this year, never thought he had it in him. Here's a look at his games: Essendon - Kept three time premiership champion Paul Chapman under control with Chapman only getting 18 possessions and 1 goal. Collingwood - Kept Collingwood livewire Jamie Elliot to his lowest possession and goal count this year with 9 disposals and 1 goal. Port Adelaide - Before Wingard got subbed, kept the new wonderkid Chad Wingard to only 5 POSSESIONS! Western Bulldogs - Kept vastly impressive Luke Dahlhaus goalless for only the second time this year! Adelaide - Destroyed Eddie Betts. Keept him goalless and to 8 possessions. Sydney - Didn't have any impact with the ball but Kept the lightening quick Lewis Jetta goalless. Since Whelan, when have we had a small defender this good. Not only is Jetta fantastic at stopping small forwards, he uses the ball well. Even though he isn't a long kick his short passes nearly always hits the mark and he hits players in good positions. One final wrap for Jetta, whenever he needs to lay a tackle he lands it. Today he put a Essendon player into next week! I've joined a forum for this bloke. I've been so impressed whilst not a games, but watching him live, Wow, Roos & Jetta have created something special.

We just gave them the biggest injection ever! Right up their arses!!!

the 2 captains. Love it

"Of all teams, OF ALL FKN TEAMS we embarass ourselves against this 2 bob, pissant club AGAIN. See 2011, see 2012 FKN GROUNDHOG DAY against this shite. Absolute fkn livid. Hurley should have gone forward in the last quarter IMO, too stubborn bombre" Just lifted this off Bomberblitz (good reading). Gracious aren't they? BTW who is bombre? Dumb ..ucks!!

My reaction when I finally figured out how to post a gif.

BomberBlitz has that driver error page up that we used to see all the time. I know how horrible that feels like, just adds insult to injury after a bad loss. My heart goes out to their admins. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTT! HA!!

salem was on 774 after the match. Love this comment. As Cross pulled pass thought "bloody hell it's coming my way" mitch clark summed it up for all of us, Mitch Clark ‏@MitchClark11 55m I Fuken love u Christian Salem!!!

Carlton, Richmond, Essondon. Just plain wonderful.

I've probably only been to the footy by myself a handful of times and tonight was one of them. I watched from space station height for the first three quarters then went down and stood at the back behind the goals in the Ponsford for the final quarter in case the game got tight and I could drown my frenzied squealing in amongst similar pitch. I'm not really contributing anything to this thread, I just haven't had the usual chance to debrief on the game with friends and family on the walk back to the car, and have had to settle for vigorous hugs from strangers after the final siren. That feeling immediately after the siren. Gold. Very proud of the team tonight.

Frawley looks really pumped. Time he signed up and stop the bullshite

Im Shaking!!! Mitch Clark ‏@MitchClark11 · 18h I Fuken love u Christian Salem!!! Expand

Me and my 10 year old daughter were surrounded by bummer supporters, when they kicked that goal to take lead back he was behind us screaming lungs out and spitting all over us. I got up told him to shut the f%^k up and told me if l didn't like it to go somewhere else. We didn't and when Salem kicked the goal l turned around gave him a look and he was just about crying, it was beautiful..........hate bummer supporters

Dean Kent. That is all.

15/06/2014 THE END OF THE OLD MELBOURNE

The previous record of 1,400ish has just been broken.

Pedo won us the game for the clean pickup! How the hell Roosy managed to turn this bloke is seriously unbelievable!

One point is better than one needle! Fuuuuckkk you Essendon you cheating scumbags

if we win this game I will never post on Demonland again

What the f are you doing here? Bigfooty is your new home.

I am still shaking. Don't know what to say. My wife and kids have been driving me bonkers all weekend, my nephew scratched the fretboard on my guitar and my fish died. What an awesome weekend.

Tim Lane is right in The Age: "If the club is successful in the Federal Court, averting disaster on a technicality bearing no relationship to the case at issue, it will achieve an outcome repugnant to most. Its triumph will be Australian sport’s shame. The nation’s reputation for a commitment to clean sport will be tarnished. This would be the type of deflection of a doping case that Australian sports lovers have come to detest. It would rightly leave all bar blinkered partisans feeling that, when push comes to shove, our sporting standards are no better than those of the international fixers we read about in the press."

Just watched the last two minutes vision. The chain of handballs were nice and I loved Crossy's pass, but the win by Pedersen in the back pocket and the rocket handball out to Jones, and the effort of McKenzie on the wing were the reason that goal happened. Well done lads, you just won your team the game.

Apologies for the lack of sound. I just couldn't tolerate Dwayne Russell's abhorrent commentating any longer.

Melbourne's back 6 tonight:

i cried! When Salem kicked that goal i started crying!! I love this football club to death

Cam Pedersens play in the back pocket with 1:15 left was unbelievable As was the chain of play that continued on after that and led to Salems goal Special mention to Jordie McKenzie who had a couple of very important possessions on the wing in that chain

RETURN TO GLORY wins todays door prize "dees by a point, to heap misery on their dark souls"

I was on the train in my dees jumper, surrounded by red and black sardine style, just quietly whistling the grand old flag with a s-eating grin on my face, nobody appreciated it, which made it all the more sweet

You also said it was the second time in two weeks Roos has been out coached... you repeatedly stated we had not improved from the Neeld days... you are gutless. And going by the second last sentence above, you have to be Yze_Magic!

Dunny is our best player. His improvement is amazing and is holding the back line together. It's a credit to him.

I was so happy for my grandson today, he was over the moon after the game. You have to admire the kids who have stuck with us after all the cr@p we've put up over the last 7 years, he just turned 11 so we've been rubbish for most of his life.

After the Richmond win I enjoyed a classy bottle of red. Tonight I'm reaching for the viagra!

I was just letting off some steam in the Gameday thread during the deplorable first half I said the game was over and if we somehow won id leave the forum The good news is Im not going anywhere as this forum needs me GO DEMONS

Salem may have kicked the winning goal, but the kick that won the game was the pass from cool headed Cross.

Victory could only have been more sweet if James Hird was at the ground to watch.

Oh I am loving this... Still shaking 30 minutes later... Can't wait til AFL360 tomorrow.

Text her again Jane and then again. Then prank her. Pretend you're Asada

33 points down to a win. How good is that.

Hogan's Heroes. See you later.

Anyway guys today calls for honest man love. If we were all in a bar now we'd be hugging and bum slapping. In fact, I'm so happy, I'd give Stuie a feel up!!!

We played about 40 minutes of footy. We never looked like winning it and still can't quire believe we snatched it. Hopefully, this is the platform we need to go to that next level. Jamar was immense in the last 40, given Bellchambers had given him a bath in the first half. Grimes probably played the best game of his career. He should have kicked that first one, but made some good decisions today. After a one dimensional first half, McKenzie earnt his spot in the second half. He was terrific. Despite giving away two or three goals from clangers, Dunn was excellent. Then you have Nathan Jones, who was our most consistent player. What a leader.

I haven't slept since yesterday when I got up to watch the Socceroos. My heart is about to chuck it in so I'll get a post off before I cark it. That was [censored] amazing.

It will be interesting seeing Roos and Bomber tomorrow night. Always good viewing

I'm sitting at work by myself, carrying on like an absolute lunatic. Had to listen on the ABC - can't wait to see the replay later!

Don't be surprised at their attitude, most here still think CC was joking and we didn't tank. It's the same thinking that says Caro is a terrible journo when she comments on MFC (remember we hated her when she was anti Schwab well before the tanking fiasco) but terrific when she comments on EFC. Tribal culture and support is a very strong instinct. I totally agree with Redleg, if I was a player manager, player legal adviser, mentor, trusted friend or parent I'd be telling the player to take the offer and move on. But interestingly the same ethos that got them into this trouble is probably stopping them doing it. I also agree with the penalty. 6 months is a good compromise taking into account the fact the players were duped and also the need to enforce some sort of punishment. My view is that if they don't take the offer they get 2 years and that would be terrible for footy. Little and Hird are two of the most dislikeable humans I know. Finally it's important that Little, Hird, Reid, Little and his Board and Corcoran don't see the inside of a footy club again.

Gee that's sad Jane. I hate it when the actions of selfish [censored] cause people to change what they happily and lawfully are entitled to do.

I can assure you that Roos first priority is another 1-2 good mids, before a key forward. That is from the horse's mouth.