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G'day all! It's that time of the year again! Cue the mandatory Melbourne finals pump up video! Very happy with how this one turned out! Feel free to share any other retrospective/pump up/hype videos that you come across here. Go Dees!

So proud of our girls right now! Cracking game and worth more than just the 4 points. ❤️💙

Never in doubt!!!

How good was purcell?

Tahlia Gilard is a find

Looked like Sammy Johnson was having a nice moment with her boyfriend/husband on the boundary line after she worked her way back to AFLW. Love that stuff. God, this team has people you just love. Mithen is just a neat, everywhere player - reminds me of Nathan Brown circa 2000s. Maddie Gay is immense and Libby Birch was just breathing fire back there. West, Purcell and Hanks are just hard at the footy with great balance. And Tayla H doesn’t even celebrate when she kicks one from 40 off one step. Like Mark Waugh through covers - it’s a surprise if it doesn’t happen so why bother celebrating… Oh, and Kate, please, consistent run in with momentum and don’t lean back when you kick it… you’ve got everything else!

Best start to the season possible, beating the reigning premiers in their home state, love it

What a great win. I am super impressed with how far the skills have come on, especially handballs which was easily the weakest link in the girls game. To say it has improved out of sight is not hyperbole. That was a great win and a fantastic start to the season. To beat the yardstick first up... well.. yeah im pumped.

Great game girls! They have tweaked the game plan and discovered the ability to change the angles with some good kicking. Well done. Looking good

Personally, I'm not convinced Jacko is gone. But if he wants out, I 100% agree we should play hard ball. We owe Jackson nothing and homesickness doesn't tick the 'personal reasons' box.

By far the best team across the night! Every time Adelaide has some ascendancy we brought it back on our terms and eventually crushed their spirit. Could easily have been a 5+ plus win, bust couldn’t ask for a better start to the season! Well done Dees!

This game along with the smashing of North were simply exhilarating. After such a long drought it was like the dam wall breaking. We played and won both games in such brilliant fashion. The team showed the football public that the North game was no once off fluke. After the game, like Paul Kelly’s iconic song, I ran across Gosch’s Paddock in Leaps and Bounds. My old man was seriously ill in Box Hill Hospital (these were the halcyon days when you could get a bed in a public hospital). He had been in trouble with the nurses for having his tranny on high volume and celebrating after a Demons goal. Our mutual joy was palpable as we reviewed the game and talked over the highlights. Memorable days.

Purcell and West 47 touches between them playing in the middle. Only in their 2nd seasons with us. With KP chipping in with 24 of her own, the mids just look awsome. BOG would have to be Libby Birch, who held everything together against the top line forward line in the competition. Hope Goldy gets back soon, because Libby can't do it all on her own. Gillard looks fantastic and can kick long as well. Very quiet games from Bannan and Zanker, so plenty of upside to be found there.

Well done girls. Cheering loud for you tonight despite razor blades in my throat. Tayla looking more dangerous through the middle. Midfielders brutal inside. Crows clearly have some great individuals but couldn’t really get any cohesion in ball movement

We’re had some great wins over the journey but that’s one of the best. Superb performance Rock solid defensively, magnificent contest work. And had the guts and belief to take the game on. West was outstanding. This time last year she could barely kick the ball. Massive improvement A 3 goal win away to the Crows. Unreal. They’ve been our buggy team Everyone contributed. I’m super proud Go Dees

Just re watched the game v Sydney. Took some notes Very close. Sydney gifted 2 goals in the last 5 mins TMac out at the last minute, Buddy not playing, Salem 1st game back was rusty, Langdon 1st game back playing with a broken rib. Tommo was very poor, Petty was off and on all night with an injury. Reid, LMacDonald and the McCartins beat us in the air. Sydney pressure and tackling was first class. We were 5goals up to 5 pts with 3m to go in the 1st qtr and lost. Overall we are a much better unit now and I am confident we will beat them 1st Qtr Dees 2 quick goals. JJ & Langdon ORiordan off concussion test – off with Sub Ronke coming on 5 m to go Swans radar is off 3 points 11:00 to go Tomlinson simple turnover Jacko goal coast to coast play 7:46 left 7:35 left Dees 19 Swans 4 Swans defence taking a few intercept marks Pickett brilliance, Gawn goal around the body 2:36 left Dees 25 Swans 5 Clearance to Gawn, Gawn to MBrown, Brown to Fritsch Goal 1:48 left Dees 31 Swans 5 Swans clearance Tommo beaten 1 on 1 with Reid Goal 31 to 11 Qtr time 2nd Qtr Sparrow Clearance Gawn mark in goal square Goal 37 to 11 19:06 left Poor Salem kick across goal, tommo beaten in ground ball by Reid. Free. Goal (good kick) 37 to 17. Petty off 15:30 left LMcDonald goal fm good kick 37 to 23 [censored] [censored] to Syd down the ground to Reid Goal 37 to 29 Swans pressure good. Turnover to Heeney Point from in front Sydney pressure strong, turnover goal to LMcDonald 37 to 36 (6g 1b to 5g 6b) 9:03 left tackles 32 Syd to melb 16 BReid free kick misses goal Frees going Sydneys way Syd running shot point Dees 37 to Syd 38 Coast to coast Sydney Papley running goal from 50m after beating Hunt one on one 5g in a row 7 pt lead to Sydney Great Fritsch goal 7g 1b 43 Dees Swans 6g 8b 44 1:41left 3rd qtr Fritsch mark at 50m hits up bbrown 25m out. Doesn’t make distance! Syd 46 tackles 27 Dees 45 to 45 12:14 to go Syd taking good contested marks Papley cutting us up Dees coast to coast from kick in Fritsch goal. Viney and Pickett great running 51 to 46 9:47 to go Dees bombing to fwd 50 Brayshaw running into fwd line miskicks to Harms in the GSq 53 to 43 No small crumbers in fwd line. Syd intercept marks ANB mark after good kick from Brayshaw misses goal from 40m in front Tommo poor kick from HBack. turnover 54 to 47 4th qtr Holding free to Max goal sq. Goal (3rd goal) 60 to 47 19:05 left Clearance Sydney Heeney 1 on 1 with Hunt Goal 60 to 53 Sydney clearance. Melb defend, Viney kicks OOF Sydney foray Brayshaw diving mark in GSq Gawn free HBack Dees going fwd Petracca ignores Harmes 30m alone Jackson snap OOF Gawn playing well taken 4 good marks this qtr (24 disposals) 9 goals for Dees 7 through stoppages (none through turnover) 60 to 53 13:48 left Sparrow misses 3m hball to Oliver running fwd at 50m Swans gain turnover race it fwd, Lever fumbles and LMacD scores for Syd - shocking. Game could have been iced there 60 to 59 13:01 left Petracca clearance to gsq Tom McCartin mark Lever intercept mark running fwd misses target Syd running through corridor MBrown mark at 50m Gawn mark on goal line 1m from sq placed on tight angle misses goal Syd 17 intercept marks melb15 LMcDnal snaps a point 8:48 left 61 to 59 McDonald snaps a point. Out bustles Petty 61 to 60 Gawn great mark down the line Fritsch marks sky ball 25m out, slight angle skews off to right no score 6:46 left Max21 CPs Swans rush fwd, Reid spoils Petty, Heeney picks up and kicks to Papley Tommo mark Soft Swans free to Gulden 48m out angle Goal 61 Dees 66 Swans 4:43 left Gawn takes a mark going fwd turns it over 3:29 left Swans slow it down V Soft free to Papley goal against Langdon Swans clearance Warner misses on the run 2:27 left Brayshaw turn it over 1:06 left Game over Syd beat us in the air Marks i50 8 to 10 Contested Marks 12 to 15 Marks 80 to 98 Syd 23 scoring shots to melb 16

Blaming Jackson?? He’s already been playing well for us in the last few games and I can’t see him slowing down for the remaining games. I hate this idea that if someone is likely to leave the club, they should be made to play out their remaining games in the VFL. Jackson obviously loves the club and his team mates, but he obviously has a strong desire to be in the same place as his family.

I love our song SO much! It’s my doorbell and my ringtone and my pens and my bottle opener. I hear it a lot! I never tire of it. On that subject, one day I came home earlier than expected and I could hear the Sydney theme song coming from my son’s room. I said “what are you doing playing that song?!” He said, “I was gonna teach myself to play your football club’s anthem to surprise you but when I googled I found this other one that’s better. It’s got a dope banjo solo in the middle.” 😑 Unfortunately, since he’s 17yo the putting him up for adoption window has closed.

Speak for yourself '58'...I was a pretty good wingman in my day.

No problem maintaining his cardio-pulmonary endurance = swimming, cycling, circuit training, alter-G off load running. The endurance issue is to do with the specific requirements of running and its effects on muscles, tendons and joints that can’t be replicated otherwise - jog, sprint, jump, land, change direction. All very function specific.

I have thought that Adelaide were too big, too strong and too talented for us. They are the benchmark. No more. To beat them Rnd 1 on their own deck must give the group so much belief for this season. Handy percentage to start the year too - 159%!

Okay so that last quarter gets a WOW! from me. Composure + Pressure. Paxie had a complete blinder. Go us. .

I was 12, dad wouldnt take me to the game I sat in the car and listened on the radio, tooted the horn every time we kicked a goal, until the neighbours complained that I was tooting the horn too much. Other than that i have fairly vague memories of that finals series, except dad coming home after the hawthorn game, drunk, saying we was robbed.

Outstanding season opener, away from home and against the reigning champs. Loved the tackling pressure, handball to advantage and composure of our defence. Fantastic stuff!

Some wins mean a lot more than others. That was one of them. ❤️💙

The engine room, mids and the contest was great.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/830072/40-player-squad-for-2022-smithy-s-vfl-team-of-the-year-named Got a few lads in the 40 man squad. Mitch Brown, Casey Demons 13 matches this season Averages 2.3 goals, 6.6 marks, 1.5 contested marks, 13.0 disposals and 1.5 tackles per game Kade Chandler, Casey Demons 14 matches this season Averages 1.9 goals, 17.9 disposals, 2.9 tackles, 5.3 marks and 1.1 score assists per game Luke Dunstan, Casey Demons 15 matches this season Averages 24.7 disposals, 11.6 contested possessions, 6.5 clearances, 4.0 tackles and 5.3 inside 50s per game Mitch White, Casey Demons 16 matches this season Averages 19.5 disposals, 10.3 contested possessions, 5.1 clearances, 4.8 tackles and 1.1 goals per game And some former Dees Neville Jetta, Collingwood 15 matches this season Averages 17.4 disposals, 4.7 marks, 2.9 rebound 50s, 3.0 tackles and 6.1 handball receives per game Marty Hore, North Melbourne 18 matches this season Averages 26.3 disposals, 7.6 marks, 10.6 rebound 50s, 1.1 tackles and 6.9 handball receives per game Corey Wagner, Port Melbourne 15 matches this season Averages 22.3 disposals, 7.3 handball receives, 4.3 tackles and 4.5 rebound 50s and 2.4 inside 50s per game Kye Declase, Werribee 18 matches this season Averages 22.3 disposals, 7.6 marks, 4.1 insides 50s, 2.3 rebound 50s and 1.2 goals per game

Two things Liv Purcell is showing why we got her to the club. probably BOG at half time. Gillard is bloody tall and coordinated and can kick. In years to come she could be a game changer

Played with a fractured back from 19 years old onwards. Good career all things considered. Smart guy - onto bigger and better things from here I reckon.

Yep! I was 5 meters away watching at Gosch’s paddock. Viney called him a weak c#@nt and told him to get up!

A shout out to buck_nekkid who was the only other poster to work it out. Not sure that a drumroll is warranted, but the correct answer (as alluded to in the preamble) is that all the nicknames of the players in this team are related to food and drink. Here's the team in that format: B: Whopper Spud Cheesy H/B: Chip Coconut (or Coco) Fruity C: Rocket Figjam Pasties H/F: Trout Duck Chook F: Crackers Nuts Loaf (don't know why) R: Strawbs Choco Sugar I/C: Sauce Chops Juice Mocha

Of course he was having swim, one of the two things he loves

So @binman was right after all!? Team performance was down due to the heavy loading of grog undertaken by a few senior players at the club. Makes sense.

Big win. Started each quarter a little wobbly but end each well on top.

West had the knock on her kicking last year but looks to have cleaned it up quite a lot. 17 handballs, 5 kicks.

FMD !!! What a mess - but my unrequited love Daisy saved the day!

Really liking Gillard, thought she had a good quarter.

Played way more games than I did….

You don't reckon Amon "would get a regular game at Melbourne"? 🤔

I thought I had to go the weekend without footy until I realised the women were playing! This AFLW season has really snuck up on me. Hopefully the men's finals don't overshadow the early rounds too much

Goldie injured. Not sure how long We are favourites which is surprising. I reckon Harris will dominate even more this year. L Pearce and Zanker are by the far the best ruck duo in the comp. we need big seasons from Mithin and Hanks and pressure team football and are a red hot chance tonight

There's still one good one left, about the Pope, the President, a Scotsman, and a blonde. Everyone does it, but no-one likes to admit it.

Love how the video ends the way it started, with Barassi holding the '64 cup. Nice full circle moment.

T Mac himself spoke about how the club's psychologist had worked with him and that they had discovered that he felt he was too mentally constrained if he was "stuck" deep in the forward line. He said at the time that he may spend some time on the wing to allow him to remove those mental shackles.

Hopefully Stinear has spent the last four months working out how to stop Hatchard and Marinoff. We have more talent across the field, but their best players destroy us every time. Goldrick is a big out, as she was one of our best in the GF. Crows are clearly favourites on past form.

A big, belated thank you to the St Kilda Football Club and to Max King. You nearly blew it and, if truth be known, it didn’t really matter … but thanks anyway.

Huge game first up The Crows are a very tough proposition over there and despite losing Erin Phillips (absolute gun) they still have plenty of skill and experience Around the ball they are just so tough. Marinoff and Hatchard are beasts. They've monstered us in the past This is Daisy's last crack at it, would love if we could bring home the prize this year As ever, we won't lose through lack of heart or endeavour, this girls as always give their best Hard to see a win here. My heart says Dees but head say Crows by 10 points

I was gonna say the same thing! Yze was in front right until the last minute when Kingsley walked in and nailed the handshake with a nice, firm grip. On lookers said they had never seen a final interview day handshake like it but that was not all! His laptop started up in 15 seconds, an AFL record. This all paved the way for his super smooth PowerPoint presentation which in addition to the new clicker he bought specially, referenced the words: 'process, system, outcomes, growth, and metrics' a million times and then showed a diagram of the best way to make it from the cafeteria to the training ground for training. Needless to say after that, it was a done deal.

That pic is just gold. They’ve been together for 10 years. Heart and soul players 100% reckon we’ll be seeing T Mac in finals