leave it to deever

Those were the days when people had to dodge those steel beer can missiles.

Some competition there but I reckon you might be right. Already a HUGE talent and so very young.

Robertson was an excitement machine. Not a very tall fwd...about the same height as Fritta I think but a fair amount more solid. Gee he could leap and like Fritta always knew where the goals were and kicked some spectacular ones.

Enjoy https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/richmond-tigers/afl-news-2021-richmond-tigers-wanted-melbourne-demons-captain-max-gawn/news-story/67c445952015e3298a62404ea7d62d3a

I recommend going back and reading the first couple of pages of this thread. The raw emotion, joy and honesty brings some of it all back. What a club we have now. I hope we see record membership numbers now. And hoping covid won't stop supporters coming out in droves at next years games. No reason why we shouldn't do it again. Probably even easier given the number of young players likely to improve. This isn't a team that struggled. We really only lost three games( crows game didn't count) and we cake walked the finals, especially the granny. And not to knock WA but seeing it all at the MCG would be another bonus.

I wonder if 21 MFC has been snapped up yet? Maybe 22 and 23 would be a good investment and a pleasure to witness.

I really hope his injuries are behind him and we get to see more of what he gave us in the finals. Recovered and played at just the right time and smashed it.

There were five absolute RIP snorters for mine. Our first goal from Trac...off one step kicked the stuffing out of it. Then Frittas leap and recovery. Then Gus's kick which wasn't so much skilful but he normally misses and this one he nailed to put us back in front...it qualifies for his diving mark. Number Four was Trac's dribble and five Sparrow's off a step. I think Trac gets the chocolates just over Fritta. Tough call though.

Was there in 85. Went to east Berlin for a day and couldn't spend the thirty ostmarcs they made me convert. Thought that wall would never come down.

Yep...one would think they couldn't wait to get back on. Winners are grinners. But jags are crap cars. Mabe that's harsh....I guess they have probably changed a lot but I still remember my mates brother spent ten grand on his xjs repairs.it certainly looked good. I always think of the madman scene re nags but TX for the support.

To quote a great man from Adelaide Oval..... Woo hoo!!!!

Yep. Was once again the underbidder of a busted up old bidet on a couple of square feet of earth a few clicks from the CBD. It ain't pretty out there. At least I've got the gf replay to drown out all my sorrows. But I'd mortgage the kids if I could and send the club a cheque if it meant keeping Kozzie and Jackson. Worth every quid.

A destination club if you will.

Love your passion SONS. Feel exactly the same.

Me too Mr eating instrument. Let's be honest after 57 years we would take any win. But I really believe that 100 points in under a half of a game is one for the ages. I rate the dogs but they certainly had a great deal of help from the umps all year including their final against the lions which I think was this years 2nd best team and really starting to hit their stride. The dogs isn't a team I dislike....probably because they have struggled like us for so long but when they started booing a few of our shots on goal it was extra sweet. Plus I think they are a team that's mastered the lowering of knees to get such a good run. I did feel a tad sorrow for that dogs balding fart ( looks a little like me)the camera shot to after the 3 goal onslaught. It was a look of shock, melancholy and dreams going up in smoke. But no matter who we played didn't really matter( I had that out of my system from the prelim win). It was a master victory of a team coming from over three goals down to a total dog whipping that categorically stated we were the best team by a mile and not only broke the long standing drought but signalled a good chance of back to back flags. It also showcased half a dozen youngsters that will replace the half a dozen maturing superstars we already have. Bring it on. Ps has anyone suggested Bont could have been fined for his Oliver bump or was that all legit?

Same caller that said ..." and the Melbourne fans have gone absolutely. "....end of statement.😁

Talk about the stars aligning this year. Bloody near perfect. aside from Tomlinson and Hunt we were very lucky with injuries. And Adam going down let Petty in. Viney came back just in time and had an impact in our finals. Even May recovered from his injury quick smart. Our forward line finally sorted itself out. Our mini slump came just after the middle of the h and a unlike the dogs. we had the comeback of comebacks the last game to snatch top spot. We smashed all our finals. And we had one of the best gf wins of all time. Almost worth the wait.

Can see the tigers improving but not enough for a flag. I think the true contenders are us, dogs, giants and maybe swans. Will we still have enough want will be interesting? I think there still a lot of room for improvement from quite a few of our players but will we be hungry enough? The chance to relive that glory at the MCG will do it for us.

Poor Kozzie had a tough game but all our other young players had rippers and I cant wait to see them play next year.

Paid attention to Tom Sparrow last time I watched the replay. Had a ripper game. So too Rivers,

An absolute star of the game. Never stops trying and gives his all. Gets better each game. Thanks Clarry.

Its early days but from what Ive seen at his age, it looks like we have a future champion.

The bloke has really bulked up. I notice hes now listed at 100 kegs. It hasnt affected his speed at least or leap. I had a feeling he would have a hood granny. All eyes seemed to be on Max and rightly so. How wonderful to have a "back up" ruckman that moves like Luke and gathers the ball as well as any mid. I get the feeling this bloke will have a stellar career.

And Hawkins had a shocker. So many times that bloke has been a big player in smashing us. Now its Max that has turned the tables. Cant wait to play cats again. A few times during the year I heard a few pundits describe our games against them as the best fwd line v the best backline. Really.