Brownie

How can you be up by 6 goals and be behind on the frees now 24 to 10? The modern umpiring game seems to be all about evening things up.

I'm with you @bobo. There was something about tonight's match that just felt like I was watching a team I'd waited my whole life to barrack for. It's was truly wonderful. The flag was fantastic but to watch us just kick into that gear again this season made it feel like the start of an incredible era I'll tell my grand kids about. This team is just something else. The gut running goals of Pickett and Sparrow. The second efforts and defensive pressure when the game was already iced were amazing. The depth we have and pressure for spots seems to be turning everyone into beasts. Petty was hard as nails. Spargo played one of his best games. Pickett and the way he moves through traffic is like no other football player I've ever seen but it's hard running and second efforts that just put him above most other champion small forwards that have played the game. Eddie Betts would be one of them but he never ran as hard as this kid does. As others have mentioned, our field kicking is just so good now.

Scomo could be free soon. (Joking)

So sorry for ya Daisy

Geez she just jogged along in what was probably a match defining contest.

This is so much better

She's had such a sub standard year this year. She can be a real weapon for us in the past but she just seems off

I think we have to leave Harris in the guts and see if she just plays herself into the game for us. Maybe move Lauren Pearce forward more often. And yep Bannon will win this for us if anyone can. We are very lucky to still be in this but we've rolled Adelaide before like this. Time to lift Dees. Get em up Daisy

How was that a tunnelling free against Harris, she just held her ground.

Yeah or incorrect disposal. No rewards for good tackles at all.

Yeah or incorrect disposal. No rewards for good tackles at all.

Cracking pace. Fitness might come into it late at this pace. Last five minutes of umpiring were woeful. Lucky to be just one goal down. Bring Harris up the field more perhaps. Take some grabs and hurt some people.

This will be an incredible victory if they can grab the cup in hostile territory. Go Dees!

That was the first Melbourne game I can remember watching where my arssse was firmly planted in the back of the couch for four quarters. We were in total control throughout and nobody stood out. We are turning into a beautiful systemic machine that just strangles other sides. How did barracking for MFC become a relaxing pastime? I'm loving this feeling. We did the same thing early last season. Nothing pretty, just keep banking the points.

That was the first Melbourne game I can remember watching where my arssse was firmly planted in the back of the couch for four quarters. We were in total control throughout and nobody stood out. We are turning into a beautiful systemic machine that just strangles other sides. How did barracking for MFC become a relaxing pastime? I'm loving this feeling. We did the same thing early last season. Nothing pretty, just keep banking the points.

Can you make him promise he will never leave us again?

No change for mine. We missed out on watching Jonsey and Jetts lift the cup. I'd really love to see Daisy and Paxy do it. They thoroughly deserved a flag. I take Taylor Harris' quiet game as a bit of a positive in that we won without much input from her. Love watching Goldy down back. Shame we gotta go to Adelaide but I think we can go pretty close with the team that played today.

Yeah, the whole interpretation of holding the ball, incorrect disposal seems to be non existent. You'd wonder if it's a worthwhile tactic for Mick to tell the team to just try and bust through tackles because you're never penalised for holding or dropping the ball. I think we got our first free for incorrect disposal by a Brisbane player with a minute to go in the game. Anyways, super proud of the girls. A great grinding win. I really think the women can draw in a whole group of young fans if we promote them properly. It's a different standard of footy but still enthralling to watch. Go Dees

I thought Benny Brown made the big difference for us up forward in the first two games. I reckon this will go down to the wire unless one of Tnackers Weirdman or Fritz (I give up and will spell it like most commentators say it) kick three or four. Covid is going to make this season interesting.

Yep, pretty sure it was. Inconsistency from the umps has to be the most frustrating part of our game at the moment. Just weird last night. Must drive the players insane.

Was at the game last night. Petracca had a pretty big collision with Viney in the second. He looked pretty sore and absolutely cooked after that. You'd watch him at stoppages with hands on hips looking wrecked. Then the ball would go up and he'd just hit the boost button again and will himself through the packs. Incredible. Geez Jacko and Bowey are just impressive kids. Kozzie thoroughly deserved that goal in the third. He'd worked his backside off through that quarter. A really grinding win but we had lots of those at the start of the year last year too. Keep banking the points boys.

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Beautiful day on the Goldy so far today. Fingers crossed for a dry run at them and no stupid lightening stoppages as storms are predicted tonight. Doing some obligatory shopping with the other half before we head off for a long boozy lunch somewhere. Ubers pre-booked as public transport to Carrara is a hot mess. Go Dees

Having reviewed the Dangerfield vision, I'd have to say it's inconclusive. I.e. it must have been from about 2014 which was about the last time Patty was young enough to jump off the ground with both feet.

It's not just the soft free kick, I find it's also when and where they sometimes pay them. Where? Soft frees allowing the opposition a free shot a goal. When? When that team is getting belted. Sometimes I do wonder if those umps are just trying to even the game up.