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Congratulations to Jess and Max. Let's hope that his height comes from his father. His mother can be the source of his good looks.

The only fair way to compare players from different times is to compare them against their contemporary peers at that time that they played. To compare players against players of another time is unfair and misses the point. All the players in the team of the century were the best in their time and deserve their selection. Some players like Hardeman, Mann and Smith would likely seamlessly integrate in today's style of play whereas others, such as Dixon and, excuse the heresy, RDB, might struggle in a modern, free flowing running game. It goes without saying that the incomparable Robbie would have been several classes above all others and a star in any era.

And English was at least his second language.

Isn't compassionate leave how we lost (an injured) Liam Jurrah?

Bang. Bang, bang, bang. Says it all.

No matter how many possessions he gets, he rarely hurts you. A single Tracca, Clarrie or Salem possession can hurt more than multiple possessions by lesser players.

We should thank Daniels because he helped us to at least 4/5 goals and cleared the way to a 74 point victory.. Who stuffed up he clearance and stood on the mark that led to Angus's goal? Daniels. Who put up zero resistance to Salem as he waltzed through a pack to kick a Q4 goal? Daniels. Who had his kick smothered by Clarry that led to Tracca's pass to TMac for his first goal? Daniels. Who was the witches hat between Dogga and Clarry for Clarry's goal and ended up having Viney show mercy and not flatten him? Daniels. Who failed to smother Spargs in Q1 goal? I think it was Daniels. And who sparked the dees revival by his weak move of toppling Maxie who was unbalanced? Daniels. And one of the judges awarded him 1 Norm Smith vote. Outrageous. Maybe there are others. Let's compile a list for his 2021 video highlights.

Robbie. He also could do things that others could not then or even today. That he was a natural without the training and development of today's players is a measure of his greatness. Clarrie and Trac deserve to be next in line.

I note that, in 1987, we were the only team on that list (in the last 60 years) not to have won the premiership. Gees, we smashed swannies and roos in the first 2 games. Comparable to smashing the catties and doggies this year but without the glory.

Bruce would never have said: BANG. BANG, BANG, BANG. For all the words of the great commentators of the past and present, it horrifies me to have to say that JB nailed it and this will last forever. BANG. BANG, BANG, BANG.

Best available. As we have seen with Angus (wingman not insider) and BBB (offering up the ground away from the goal square) players can be moulded when given a specific role that differs from the reason they were drafted and when coached approriately. This will become more common in the future.

18 were drafted and developed by the dees and, of the top 10, eight were home grown. All 18 earned and deserved their place in the team on GF day. There were no easy spots or players making up the numbers. Only 5 out of 23 came from other clubs. But what a five - May, Lever, Langdon, Brown and Hibbert. Three AAs, a champion goalkicker and the best wingman in the league. Kudos to the club.

Now I can believe that it happened.

The umpire was innocent. Leave him alone. Greene got the minimum he deserved.

The youtube vision of Clarry before he was drafted showed him handballing over his head from within packs. It was the feature I liked most about him

To me the main difference was that doggies set up to allow their lefties to sweep and kick by gathering the ball from the back of the pack and running around. Makes bont look good but is slow. Whereas the dees set up, particularly in the third quarter, to come out of the front of the pack and keep moving to goal. Daisy highlighted this in her commentary. Tracca's explosive exits for goals 2 and 3 in the first set (Fritsch and Brown) were masterful examples of playing to win, not look good. Similarly goals 2 and 3 at the end (Sparrow and Oliver) were again masterful examples. Viney, Petracca, Oliver and either Gawn or Jackson have to be, by some measure, the greatest midfield group going around today.

Behind the goals has always been my preferred viewing aspect. There is so much extra to see and absorb that I am surprised that coaches don't have observers behind the goals in all matches. I would also suggest observers at the top of the grandstand to view the match as a contest of ants. Ball and player movements and set ups are much clearer than from ground level or lower level.

Why was 1995 significant? Because it was nearly 10 years after the end of zoning so that teams that had prospered under zoning (eg. lollie blues) lost their advantage. No more easy picks.

So long as we don't play WC.

Oliver's goal. Not just the speed, the beauty and the purity of the score but also because, watching it in replay, there is a sense of rampaging demons running over and past the only doggie in the way. Dominance.

Taught Maxie how to do it too. Maxie gets many clearances and kicks long running goals.

You can never watch the second half of the third quarter and the whole of the last quarter enough. Get in some practice for a long summer.

Only ambition 1. counts. The rest will follow if we get it right. And we have..

Missed your post. Kudos to you.

MFCSS Melbourne Football Club Sustained Success.