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Me too. [censored] hate 186. Peter Siddle takes a wicket when few others look likely. On topic, really interesting phase of our development, that the FD can show a hardness in looking after club's long-term interests. I really like it. No one player makes a team, and I'd rather them be saying to Jesse, ok if you're not going to commit long-term, we're going to shop you. Old MFC would've been in the Freo, St Kilda, North realm of desperation, but we seem calm and cool.

Massive step of assimilation mate: the realisation that the best way to get in the good graces of a Dutchman is to give them as much [censored] as possible.

Are we there yet? ?

Indeed, if we get massive overs. 2 first rounders + something for Josh and Todd to play with

Unless it's for way, way overs, I would rather not trade Hogan this year, win a flag with him next year, and then who cares?

To Greg ✊

Reporting from Amsterdam, just bloody got home from work, 5 hours kip then went against the Coco's experience, and instead will head to a private viewing, mainly due to sheer brown pantsness about it all.

Mother-son pick (2-for-the-price-of-1)?

Funnily enough, as a drunk 31 yr old in a pub in Amsterdam, I've pondered this very question a number of times this year. Always went 5 for Schwarta so if I was a kid prob Tracc. Think 31 will get pretty popular again in coming years...

I see that Sleepy Spargo's 'needs a nap' brigade is out in force again, even though he gets the week off that everyone's been clamouring for

Happy with all this. Good to see sleepy spargo have his naptime put off for another week

All great kicks and moments... But Salem's. Never seen anything like it. The perfect, under-pressure and unconventional, 15m snap on the wing.

Ain't nothing boring about love for the ox. My first superstar love was Jacko, even called my dog Jakovich. But he disappeared, and in my memories of being 6 or 7, with Jacko gone, this absolute gun arose in the realm of my reverence. I saw how excited my old man got, talking about what we saw him do, and his first knee was my first realisation that injury is a thing that brings heartache to player, club and supporter. Seeing Ox react like that after our win over WC merged the aspirations of the young, brilliant footy player long gone, with the emotions of the now supporter, bearing a love for the club strong enough to make you shout at inanimate objects that can'tshout back, and which we all share. How many times would the ox have wished he could be on the field during the dark years? That somebody would represent the jumper in a way worthy of what it means? And now, finally, we have all seen them do that; a whole team of them just bloody representing. And as a plus we got to see footage of the Ox, virtually standing alongside us, screaming, jumping, hyperventilating and finally cheering with glory and relief. [censored] brilliant. Ta, Mrs Ox.

Apologies if already been said, but what Spargo does is keep running to the next contest. Won't be dropped on that alone. Him pushing himself to be yet another link resulted in several crucial offensive forays on Sunday. Edit, wording

It's all been said, but how he responded to criticisms of his leadership, post swans match, makes me so proud. Reckon we've been waiting years for these kinds of moments, and thrre are more coming. Jones' steely determination in that he WC game was borne of the same perennial frustrations. He'd had enough, and there was just no way he was going to let us lose. Very Jack Viney of him

AmDam's one word analysis of this thread: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Great pressure today, thought the third tier players like Kent and the Wied lifted in the 2nd half, allowed us to hold on. How good was Nev's mark?

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Yea we've got Ned the Flower-pot head, who has an amazing sense of balance, although last I saw him was a year or so ago when I walked out of a bar in the wee hours and almost trod on him doing push ups on the street out front. Massive game from Hoges again today. He is breaking this comp open. Could be better than Carey if he can start dobbing them from 50+ What an absolute gun.

This is the game I remember. Shocking first half and then just absolutely magical. The Wiz; he'd have to give it a shake for best small forward of all time.

Not even Jack Viney could make Jack Viney cry

Watching the reply I was looking for a moment when we turned the game around. To me, it was with about 12 minutes to go in the second, with what resulted in Weideman's beautiful running goal. The catalyst was Oliver, scooping the ball up and shooting off the first in what was a seamless chain of handbills, moving us into the 50m arc and setting up the Weed. Champagne football and a sign of the glory to come.

Yep. Did not see that coming. Also, if you're looking for a new chance in life, go to India and become famous. It's easy. "Selfieselfie? Signature, sir?" Amazing place.

Just got back from the ground. Unbelievable stuff. O'keefe and Lyon unplayable; the ball to take Virat's off stump was a piece of low, straight magic following some absolute curlers. Let's see what happens for the remainder of the series but suffice to say, that was one of the greatest experiences of my life.

I'm at the match. Best day of cricket I've ever been to. Such an intense experience in the crowd, cannot imagine what it would be like in the middle. The boys stood up, stoked and proud of what they achieved today.