Red But Mostly Blue

How was Fritter not held?

Seriously what a kick from Sparrow

We look good. V V V V good. It looks like the boys know it's their night. Destiny.

THAT'S THE SORT OF GOAL THAT SETS A TEAM ON FIRE! How was the confidence! You just knew Trac was always going to kick that. Huge.

Loved the bump of Hannan!

Oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god Let's go! ❤️❤️❤️

Me, too! 🎉

I'm so excited for this. Honestly, as much as I'd love to see us win, I won't be tooooo upset if we lose. I'm just so proud of the boys this year. We've set ourselves up not only for the next 4-5 years for a (few) flag (s), but have re-established ourselves as a relevant club. A proud club. A united club. We've finally broken through. Our future is finally not reliant on an ageing legacy. Here are are, one team, one dream, indeed. No matter what, I love this club. Go Dees 😍

Completely agree. There's something special about one of the biggest events of the year being introduced by... us!

The relevance thing has spun me out all year. I mean, for most of the year there was a lot of talk about us about to fall to earth, not having beaten anyone, then falling apart in the finals. None of that came to be, and here we are, favorites for a flag. People are happy for us, wearing our colours, and talking up our boys. And we've gotten here being humble, united and playing for each other. Gotta love it 😍

Totally agree. Worked a charm the first time and it's not a game we can afford him having any impact early on. 10 minutes of Libba untagged could mean a couple of goals. Not worth it.

It's great that JJ is in he has had a solid year, but really feel for Hunt. Played right through the season and only got injured at the tail end. Loved his run and definitely improved this year. Stiff to miss out.

Less than 2 hours to go! I don't know what else to do. I've done some baking, swept, had a drink, cleaned the kitchen, had a drink, swept again (first effort bad or the little man is eating something crumbly that I didn't give him), and reorganised the pantry. I even reformatted an old piece of junk laptop. Oh, there was another drink in there somewhere. What the hell am I supposed to do now?

I can't believe we have a Grand Final game day thread! There's a lot happening in the world, and indeed our own state right now (Vic), so it's a bit hard to say what a time to be alive, but stuff it - WHAT A TIME! Go Dees! 😍

This looks right 😍

Absolutely, really feel for whoever misses out. A lot can change in a couple of months. Back then, Bowey was barely a twinkle in Goody's eye. Rare for a debutant to take his chance like that. Definitely good on him, kid is going to be a star but geez Hunt/Jordon will have every right to feel like the rug was pulled out from under them.

I'd do the same!

So good, happy Hamish called him on that.

Gary Rohan 1 disposal! Haha Wasn't sighted, he's the real ginger ninja!

Yep and the absolute worst hair, hands down.

How will the Cats ever return to Optus? Are they ever going to rebound from this demoralising prelim loss? Are they going to add some more geriatrics next year to try and buy a flag? So many questions, I hope they ask Scott these questions incessantly next year. On that note, can't wait to see Scott's face. On the screen, in print, just anywhere really.

Oh, I'm pretty sure Goody and the boys will rewatch this prelim final 😂

I don't think any summary could do this game justice. A complete performance by the boys .Ruthless. Menacing. Relentless. Attributes not attached to us for too many years. We have belief. We are united. We have arrived. Importantly, we aren't done yet. Doggies, Port, doesn't matter - we're coming for you to reclaim our legacy & define the future. (Oh, have we beaten anyone yet?) Heart beats true. Go Dees 😍

I love that we're still running. I want us to manage ourselves of course, but this is great. Completely embarrassed the Cats. Can you say mental scars?

Look at our bench haha