Dante

Yes it is, we've handled the pandemic appallingly in Victoria. We've had, more cases, more deaths, harsher restrictions and longer lock downs than any other State. So someone has effed it up, who would you blame, shopkeepers, Restaurateurs, Publicans?

Nearly 2,000 infections today and 25 deaths, how's that working out for you? I'm double vaxxed and I'm all for others to get the jab but we are opening now because the Government realised that keeping us locked up was useless.

When I saw the vids of Luke before the draft you could tell he was an exceptional athlete and would be a very good player, having watched the footage of Mac Andrew he's not within a bulls roar of Luke at the same time of their development. I can't see the comparison between them particularly the skill level and football nous. I'd hope we could pick him up but wouldn't lose any sleep if we don't. He would spend 3 to 4 years at Casey before he would be ready in my opinion.

I recall Choco saying that he was pleased and surprised that Melbourne offered him a long term contract when he signed on, I think it was at least 3 years.

And that's what killed me, we were once the biggest club in the land and then we fell in to a hole and tinpot, made up clubs, like the Eagles and the Crows started winning Grand Finals, that's when I started to despair we'd never win another flag. We've done it now and will do it again next year and hopefully the year after that. It's despair, you just go through the motions every year and know what the outcome will be. I didn't watch a game in 2019 or 2020, not one and I didn't follow the results or really care, I still renewed my memberships but was just sick of the disappointment. I went to the first game this year and said to my partner that I liked what I saw, so we went to every game we could after that, glad we did.

Yes it will, we haven't won two flags in a row since 1959 - 1960.

Don't doubt that but Picket made a statement of fact that Dunstan will play in the first game. So baring injuries, I asked him at who's expense?

At who's expense? I'd think the club would play the GF team in front of the members, barring injuries of course.

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.