Dante

We have to give Geelong the chance to have a blockbuster. Any team, anywhere anytime.

He did have a back injury and missed a couple of games, we don't know how long his back had been troubling him. Early in the year he was grabbing everything that came his way but the last part of the season he was getting his hands to it but not holding them. Every one of the players in the GF played their part.

I thought it was only me, in my opinion Daniels gets too many cheap possessions from team mates because they see him as a distributor and give it off to him when they can. Salem earns most of his possessions and very rarely stuffs up, if he does he is like a man possessed and does whatever it takes to get the ball back.

Cassie, we won't lose.

We get the ANZAC eve and QB blockbusters so we can't complain if other clubs get one as well. I agree with you that this is generally a fizzer but we have had a couple of fizzers ourselves. The one I get annoyed at is the ANZAC day game and how they treat it as bigger then the GF and the ANZAC medal bigger than the Norm Smith, how can it be when only two clubs can participate. There have been games when both of these sides have been sub par and half a dozen other clubs would have beaten either side.

Cassie whoever we play we will beat and we may as well play the second best and capitalise on it. I've always been a proponent of playing the best sides during the year, I don't want a soft draw (Port), make the finals then get smashed. We are not the old unreliable Melbourne anymore, get used to going to the football expecting to win. I don't care about the feelings of the Bullies fans, they didn't care about mine when I left the Western Oval with my kids and copped their abuse as I walked out. If the players are as timid as some of our supporters we will fail this year and I don't think they are. Stay strong.

It seems as if some of our supporters on here are worried that we will lose if we play the GF replay as our season opener. Why?

Every time I see him kick that last goal in the third I well up and feel so proud that he's ours. He plays the game so cleanly, no cheap shots, no retaliation when he gets cleaned up, he just continues to demoralise the opposition. Couldn't be any prouder and thanks Jason Taylor for bringing him to our club.

No, better make that 4 😀

Of the last 3 premierships we've won this is the only one I haven't seen live, but by far the most enjoyable.

Yeah, but he was a lot younger and nowhere near as smart as he is now.

Oh God I hope not. 🤣

We now have three of the most important positions in the club filled by ex Collingwood operatives, Jason Taylor Gary Pert and now Marcus Wagner. Are we going to get Eddy to sit on the board.

I went past Goshes today and noticed some training but had no idea it was our guys, would have stopped if i did.

Seeing the sad and hurt looks on the opposition supporters faces and knowing for once it's not me, I've done that too many times.

I watched that version of the game and had to turn it down, they were trying too hard to generate excitement and just succeed in yelling at each other. Even BT and Brayshaw were better. In fact I love listening to BT squirm when he calls our winning games. That comment of his when he says "Melbourne are drowning in goals" will have to go down as one of my all time favourites. As is Brayshaws Bang, Bang Bang Bang.

Maybe we will just merge the 2022 Postgame Grand Final report in to this one.

I have it on good authority that Goody knew after Clarry kicked that last goal in the third we had it and his biggest problem was not letting the players know that at the break. He was unsure how to address them but whatever he said worked and they came out and finished the job.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/driven-ballantyne-s-long-road-to-the-cusp-of-the-afl-20211015-p5909x.html Read this this morning and his story reminds me of how Tmac had to travel hours to get to training and how dedicated he was to getting on to an AFL list. I googled him but I couldn't find anything. Do you know anything about him?

Perhaps a picnic rug and basket would be good, I'd buy one for my partner who is obsessed with picnics. There are a myriad of things the club could put out if they wanted to.

I'm with you I've ordered so much stuff I will just have two wait until it arrives to see what it is, when it stops coming I'll know I have everything 😀

He's one of the favourite whipping boys an this forum and he's copped plenty from the ones who know the least. Good onya Jack you showed them.

It's my understanding that the new facility will be where the current car park F is and it won't be too far away.

Well they were and I find your gratuitous advice to me to be disrespectful and full of inaccuracy. If that's your way of avoiding battles I suggest you change your tone and method of posting.

I don't have any agenda but thanks for the advice anyway. I actually used to respect the police until they became part of the problem. BTW, I was going to give you some advice after reading some off your comments last night, but as they've been deleted I won't.