John Demonic

Petracca should have followed that up, probably intimidated by the captain having chance at a shot.

Put Kent in the middle

The Melbourne Football Club unreservedly apologises for only being up by 22 points at 3/4 time.

Harmes has cost us quite a bit today.

Bugg often pops up at the right time!

Hogan looked happy with himself with that two grab mark before turning it over, also he looked shocked that he'd taken one.

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Swans looking to be slowly crushing the Saints in the vice...

Who's doing the 'WooHoo' everytime we get a goal? I like it.

We're defending everything with great desperation

Which is preferable to blasting it out to a contest, we exited with rapid handball link ups well in the first, no turn overs?

Oscar playing well

As long as we're not too cute with inboard short passes, just get it forward if the rain doesn't abate.

I know it doesnt count, but we beat them in the NAB cup. Vandenberg tore them a new one

Bugg: our new superstar Full Forward

5 seasons of wanting Hawthorn to lose every game builds up a mighty habit. Hard to just switch to Hawthorn supporting mode so easily. Well it's over now, 33 points. Few more goals will be nice.

QUIZ TIME: If you could choose one of two options, which would you choose: a. Melb make finals, but Hawthorn win premiership or b. Melb don't make finals, Hawthorn don't win premeirship Reason I ask: I keep finding myself barracking for the Kangas today by default, and realising what i'm doing. I think i HATE hawthorn more than i LOVE Melbourne. Oops :/ Damn 4pete.

Awesome! Take that Tim. How about some draft picks and a fringe player for Hurley? That's all you'll get! if you're lucky...

There was no sarcasm. The joke was about Howe being played in the wrong place implying he is a gun in the forward line. I don't see how including other true statements about not blaming the players and Treloar being their best could also be included as sarcasm?

Howe is a gun? wtf am i reading

Watson & Essendon have the touch of death. If they say they want TMAC then i reckon they're saying he's far better than Hurley and they think they can discreetly rip us off. They must really think Hurley is gone and are desperate to get something as they know he's not going to offer them much without his heart in their club. The more I think about it, the more i'm shifting towards TMAC in terms of presence if a choice between both. TMAC has a commanding follow-my-lead style body approach on the contest. Michael Hurley does seem like a bit of a man-child. I mean he's a tough competitor, but maybe it was the dreads. He seems like he could still be flimsy in terms of discipline and maturity. He does seem like he's had the feral teen years perhaps. TMAC might be the more solid stable player that we need to build around. The game v Hawks has obviously shifted a lot of peoples perceptions on our club, which is sad in a way. Good, but how flip floppy can some of us get, guilty as charged. Dangerfield was Dean Gore and pick 9 & 29. Something similar would be what we should offer in terms of a package of draft picks or draft pick swaps and a player.

It's certainly set the bar, but make no mistake, that bar is not 100% invincible. Even if we bring this effort and kamikaze pressure: We'll also need a PLAN B for when this extremely fast paced string of possession as well as forward press zone does not work. Will come from experience, but we should know how to LOCK down teams and congest. Learn how to control the tempo of the game and keep possession in a skillful manner. How to capitalise on scoring quick goals in succession in a break in a game when when it's not on our terms. Much to learn obviously.

OMaC might be young, but he looks like a very flexible defender, physically. Reminds me of Jake Carlisle. TMac's body bulk and physical presence is his strength, but in terms of his disposal and flexibility to make a quick decision and have his body respond, it's his weakness. I think Omac's potential is actually in what some perceive to be his weakness, his lanky skinniness. OMac just needs to go and get some tats, do some gym work and come back looking like a ferocious and muscley junky. He could become a very fast thinking everywhere-defender that throws his inspector gadget arms at every ball. Tmac and Omac should be stoppers. The other 4 should be the ones we use to run it out of defence. Jetta has to be a stopper and a disposer or he might become depth.

I think it was Lloyd who has said they'd want Rance or Dustin Martin equivalent player. I think we don't need Hurley if we have to give away a very good player like Tyson. After this weeks performance i'm convinced its about effort and confidence, and another year will naturally develop our young defenders. I really hope this club backs up this performance. They can't rely on one big win a year. TMac either re-signs or we use him for Hurley. That's all we can offer imo.