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Definitely there…no moon boot then !!

He did … his whole speech was about all the people that made it happen on & off the field !!

We get a stand alone marquee game to kick of the 2022 AFL season. It’s a bummer that it’s not at a convenient time but as a Melbourne supporter barracking for our club which is trying to get back to mix it with the big Victorian clubs I’d take a marquee game opportunity whenever it is offered. I missed out on the GF so I would walk over “cut glass” to watch the unfurling of the Flag & the first game. We have roughly 3 months to make arrangements & I hope that after all the outpouring of emotion from the fans we actually physically turn out & support them. I get all the arguments etc but this is celebrating our first premiership in 57 years. It’s just impossible to keep everyone happy ..,TV audience will be massive & footy lovers will go because they’ll be guaranteed an amazing game & it’s been soooo long since we’ve sat in a full MCG..,

True…but pre flu shots & natural immunity, deaths from flu ( Spanish flu etc) were horrific. We know Covid won’t disappear but in time with vaccines & immunity build up…the same will occur & we will live with & only the vulnerable (as with flu today) will be compromised.

Don't we get new flu variants every year …covid will be no different

Extremely happy with mine …first ever tattoo & last (will only add the next premiership wins)

Hmm thought it was just a confirmation of what you had reported…Gary merely mentioned that the conversation he had had in Perth was exactly what you reported…so surely that’s an affirmation of your post ??

Gary Lyon also mentioned the exact same information…

Amazing & many thanks …

I heard him on with Dwayne pre grand final and he said we would lose!!

Tom McDonald played ok. Interestingly played 10mins down back (maybe a contingency plan if someone gets injured mid game )

Thanks for posting that..an excellent read

Well if there is a negative of having an extra week it will be these “click bait” stories because the media has to make themselves seem relevant about something

Both teams are training at the Eagles training ground which according to Adam Simpson is impossible to “close off” so training will be open to anyone who can go. Not me alas !!

Naughton’s game dropped off when Bruce went down. He looked good on Sat (& he is good), because they played English a fair amount of time in the forward line and used Scache to isolate Allir. They could use English that way because Lycett & Ladhams are def no Gawn & Jackson (find it amazing that media continually reference Gawn & the opposing ruckmen but don’t mention Jackson). I think our ruck combo is a massive headache for them. Hibberd would def match up on Hannan & the combo of May..Lever & Petty with Gawn dropping back should be able to handle basically Naughton & Scache with English thrown in. If we play & Bulldogs play similar to the PF’s …we win .

I think in most big games we have elected to tag a player that might not be the obvious one. First time we played bulldogs it was Libba (master stroke) Against the Lions ..Zorko..season average 7.8 goal assists..against us ..none. ANB spent a large chunk of the night on Zac Tuhoy as did Brayshaw on I.Smith …both very good ball movers and Zuhoy especially had minimal influence. I have full faith we will try & negate the player/s we need too & we have so many players that are capable of doing that.

Watching it now

We have a few family members using our barcodes tonight ..they have bought demon gear & are firmly on the Dees. They come from different parts of Perth and all say that support for Melb is huge. They love the players..Trac ..Oliver..Gawn & of course the WA boys. I was at that stadium in 2018 & the noise has to be heard to be believed. Imagine if our boys are running out to that & it’s for them. If we have the crowd..we have the umpires …but believe the boys have got this tonight & comfortably…

You can put your house on it that TMac plays …watching on TV does not give you a complete gist of the game. TMac plays & after an average 1st game back after a debilitating back injury he could be a massive plus player this week ..

When all is said and done..very lucky we have an experienced (some would say best 22) defender to come straight in. Smith is unfortunately injury prone and thank goodness he did his hamstring at training and not in the match. Geelong will find it much harder to replace Parfitt as a defensive mid given that they have already had to replace Mark O.Connor. We have to really maximise it in the midfield & we do have the luxury of Max down back .

Well we made a Prelim & are 4th bottom on the free kick differential so we don’t rely on the goodwill of umpires ..

Totally agree with you …I have no problems queueing for any of our marquee games & pretty much always queue in the early hours especially for the GF. A pretty rubbish post YW

Lost his real tooth !!

Cannot possibly get off with umpire contact plus verbal abuse. Umpires are sacrosanct!!

I never call into radio stations & seldom listen but have caught his own talkback maybe twice in the last 3 weeks & am so going to listen on Monday …so biased against Melb…