Flower Magic

TMac must continue to play, given that our likely GF opponent is Port Adelaide. He will take Alir Alir, leaving BB and Fritta with lesser defenders. I'll be happy if he then spends the entire GF taking Alir Alir where the ball isn't. We will laud his game if he gets only a few kicks, but Alir Alir is taken out of the game. But we know that he will retain his place because Goody has total faith in the 22 players who destroyed the Lions, so this discussion is pretty pointless.

6 Oliver 5 Brayshaw 4 Gawn 3 Petracca 2 Lever 1 Fritsch

My day had started well until you reminded me of that horrible afternoon 🤮.

From the Demonwiki website: "His inability to make training because of commitments in the country as a research officer with ICI concerned the club and he only played one season of senior football."

I sure remember Phil Rhoden, because I also used to go to the reserves matches, and that's where he played most of his games!!

I was 7 and already a Dees supporter but I can't remember anything about 1964. Who can remember stuff 57 years ago? I have trouble remembering what I did yesterday in these dreary lockdown days. Apparently I was taken to the second semi but not the GF in 1964. My Melbourne memories become a little clearer from about 1966 with Ed Burston and Ross Dillon prominent. Now I look them up and find that Ed only played eight games! But he did kick six goals against Collingwood so maybe that explains my clear memory of him. I was thinking after the Geelong game that I have probably attended around 950 Melbourne games since 1970 and it cuts me to the core that I will be unable to attend the finals this year. May have to consider 14 days quarantine in Perth if that's what it takes!

The takeaway from this interview is that this group of players knows what they want and how to get it, and that they will stay together to do it. You won't see anyone in our best 22 absconding to any other club until the job is done. They are tight with their coach and the other coaching staff. This is the beginning of an era for the MFC.

6 Oliver 5 Gawn 4 Lever 3 Salem 2 Petracca 1 Viney

Maybe stick to gardening.

6 Oliver 5 Lever 4 Gawn 3 Hunt 2 Viney 1 Brown or Pickett Petracca a lot of disposals, but almost wholly ineffective IMHO.

Why don't the F!@#$ maggots stick their arms in the air and give the game to the Bulldogs now? Utterly disgraceful.

I didn't realise when we signed BB that we were signing a key forward with the kicking yips. ??

Not Fritsch. He wouldn't even take the shot. Instead he would do the little dinky kick into the hot spot in front of the goals. Why did he do this on Saturday night??? I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

6 Salem 5 Spargo 4 Oliver 3 Petty 2 Lever 1 Viney In defence of Clarry and Jack, at least they got the ball.

Mitchell, a player for whom I previously had no respect, killed us. Hawthorn were hungrier, simple as that.

Max’s worst ever game? Viney cannot kick over a jam tin. Vanders not our worst. Lucky bounces and umps helping the Hawks.

6 Petracca 5 Salem 4 McDonald 3 Gawn 2 Oliver 1 Pickett

Based on the Casey performances tonight: IN: Weideman, Bowey OUT: Pickett, Sparrow

6 Salem 5 Petracca 4 McDonald 3 Gawn 2 Langdon 1 May Votes for four quarter efforts.

Spot on.

6 May 5 Gawn 4 Petracca 3 Brayshaw 2 Lever 1 Langdon

This is information that the MCC did not consider worth sharing.

Got my MCC seat, you beauty. Will need to make enough noise for two people given that the crowd will only be about half of what it would otherwise be.

So many chances, so many fails, just not good enough.

Lever??? You must have been watching one of our earlier games ...