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That's one of my favorite wins for long time. A team with such pride in the jumper that instead of taking the easy, cruisy path, as highlighted in the fox stats noted above, they dug in and said, nup, the dees win. Just fantastic. I am so proud to be a dees fans.

Credit to ANB some of his efforts were amazing

I’m so appreciative of this team. Nothing to play for, everything going against us, and we just refused to give up. I’m so proud to be a Melbourne supporter. This is the best team I’ve ever seen.

It sounds like an ACL. Absolutely devastating to be honest. I've admired him this year purely of how hard he's worked and the influence he's had on our forward line. Footy is bloody cruel because he deserves to finish his career on a high note and that would be by winning a flag. I'd offer him a one year deal imo.

When we play brute force footy like we did at times in that second half no one can touch us. Bring on finals. We are ready.

Magnificent win !!!! We toughed it out finals style! Fritta - he's back ! What an effort. Fairy tale stuff. Simply outstanding. Melky - sadly a question mark. Umpiring - inconsistent. That Grand Old Flag a coming . I can feel it in my nethers.

Make no mistake, Premierships are won from the self-belief created from wins like that. A truly outstanding victory with parallels to R23 2021. All the more impressive, that we were playing for nothing.

Never in doubt lads! Fantastic performance! I'll keep harping on this, but bookmark us a grand final berth. Our system is as good as its been since 2021. Defensively sound and contested work is at an all time high. Very proud of the boys and Simons Goodwin!

I don't think that we should take that comeback lightly. Swans were hot in the 3rd, we had a lot of stuff going on and we're playing some of the worst footy for a while. Enter the 4th and we rolled up the sleeves and got to work like a great unit does and got the job done. When they say a champion team beats a team of champions, this is a champion team. I couldn't be prouder of the Melbourne Football Club right now. I always loved this club with everything I had but this is just a great time to be watching this club. Thanks Dees!

A win takes the team to 64 premiership points that is a good omen.

Judd McVees defensive capability was brilliant. I always loved Nev Jetta and I see similarities with McVee's one on one defence but his ability to drive on transition is at another level.

Magnificent finish to the H&A with a Top 4 already cemented. We should really appreciate this team, how we can change the game when all was against us in the 3rd is truly fantastic. And we’ve done it all year. We are really hard to beat and that gives all supporters heart.

What a win. Our best two wins of the season have been against Sydney. We were on the ropes there in the third when Max went off and Fritta then Melky went down but we soaked up a huge amount of pressure before flexing our muscles and pulling away. Fantastic. Fingers crossed for Melky.

Fritsch is just a forward 50 God with magnificent luscious hair.

i still want to win, regardless of the pear result i also want to see us continue to play strong, committed, and determined football let's finish the season heading into the first final

Devastated for Melksham.

If we go on and win the Premiership, it stems from this gutsy effort

I reckon this sums it up perfectly

This is an unbelievable win. Really can’t be underestimated how good that win was. Hopes and prays for Milkshake.

Fantastic win Demons, never say die, tough, desperate, class Rest up and let's knock the stuffing out of the Pies

Spoke to Petty at quarter time, had surgery this week and is on crutches, cannot weight bear. Is out for the year. Said kicking 6 felt good, wished him all the best. Tall lad up close.

Ladder position irrelevant. Play anyone anywhere should be our mantra together with strong winning form going into the finals.

Fritta was great but he didn't get us out of jail, that was a team effort today and they all dug in.

Meanwhile TMac kicks his 4th at Casey.

Some major carry on here today.. We'll take the game on as serious as we have under Goody's tenure. I hope we win and it's an absolute grinding one too. Nothing better then a good solid test right on the eve of finals to see what we're really made of. If it's one team you want to do it against its certainly Sydney with their contested game plan style. Football is also a contact sport.. injuries happen.. who would have thought hey?

In what was a dead rubber for the Demons the game still produced some carnage with Jake Melksham looking like he will be out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury. The Dees overcame a charge from the Swans in the third and ran away winners by 21 points. The Dees will take on the Magpies in the first week of the finals.

Maybe Grundy in dog goggles to match Cox

Bailey Fritsch is the most underrated forward the AFL He makes it look so easy. man we have missed his unbelievably effective goal scoring

Hats off to Goodwin and the coaching staff. We're hitting very good form at the right time. Let's GOOOOOOO.

Tis a beautiful sunny day here in Sydney. Ground is going to be dry.

Laurie played the best 28 min game I've seen

Outstanding season Demons Never say die side Thanks Simon Goodwin and all training staff So proud to be a Dee Lets hope you pull through Milkshake Go Dees look out Pies.

You can't understate how impressive that win is. Swans were playing for a home final and had the emotional motivation of Buddy's farewell behind them. They were all over us in that third quarter and we slowly worked our way back into the match. Full credit to our leaders in Petracca, Gawn and Viney who kickstarted the fightback. Gotta mention Laurie as well. Had some important touches when he came on for Melk.

Gotta maintain a winner’s mindset at all times. If anyone here thinks it a plausible idea to go into this game thinking a loss will be okay as we’ve got the Pies at the G is crazy. We owe the Lions from last year and if we win today we’ll go to Gabba and take care of business. 🔴🔵💪

Go for the win and let the cards where they may. Winning form and mentality the priority over QF opponent and venue imv The Lions were ordinary last night against a dogged opponent. We're a cut above the Saints so the Gabba should hold no fears for us. And the Lions record in finals there isn't great either. highly likely this is all moot anyways cos Port won't lose to the tiges. I'm looking at Fritschy's form and what disco can bring. And no injuries please. A confidence boosting 25 point win coming up Go Dees

Sydney fan: "Gee Melbourne's midfield throw it a lot" Me: Clarry moves faster than your brains ability to process his movement!

He's an excellent footballer. When the game was at it's hottest he looked very comfortable. Great skills under pressure and a great footy brain.

Hunter and Lingers on the wings were relentless - 92% and 94% game-time. They were everywhere.

Yet with all those negatives you rolled out we still won by 21 points.. *facepalm* We'll beat the pies.

JVR’s ruckwork is so underrated. He was exceptional today

The belief, the will to win. Most teams would have stuck the cue in the rack. Not us. 2 years on from the famous night in Geelong too, it's in the blood.

Bloody hope it’s not as bad as it looks. He’s absolutely earned his place in this team and we need his dynamism 👌

Haven't we missed Fritta. He is an outright star of the game. Heaven help next year with a mature Jvr and fit Petty alongside him. Hopefully Milk is ok and and TMac comes in for a flag this Year.

Feels like we got a good look at our finals campaign today. And I love what I saw.

Dylan, Orbison, Harrison, Lynne and Petty. Oooooh. You said emergencies. My bad.

I remember the good old days fondly when H&A rounds ended and this was my favourite thread

Hope we play well and are "in form" against the Swans. Winning is preferred. As it helps build momentum for us. Don't care where we play in the finals. You gotta beat the best to be the best. Although, obviously at the MCG against the Magpies is preferred. No injuries is important. As we need to be fit and healthy for finals football. Lastly, I hope Christian Petracca plays extremely well and gets the 3 votes in our match today. That helps him to be a sneaky chance to win the 2023 Brownlow Medal! Fingers crossed!🤞

I’m easily satisfied today. The following will do me nicely: - some solid ‘in-game’ breaks for Max, Tracc, Vines and Maysie; - some game-day run into Fritta; - Clarrie to clean out any remaining cobwebs; - a good look at Disco in the Ones; - nice little win; - no injuries. Thanks