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But didn’t they struggle to put Collingwood away? If magpies had kicked more accurately they may even have pinched it

Oh I know all this. But right now we are the premiership favourite and the best team in the league. Maybe we won’t win it, maybe we have peaked, maybe we will choke. But right now we are the best team in the league. The media has said we are outright premiership favourite. This has never happened to us in my (not saying my age) lifetime. I’m going to enjoy it while I can. Let’s just lap it up while we can. It may never happen again.

But we haven’t yet. Yes it could happen but I haven’t seen this consistency and brilliance in a team in my lifetime. Even both our grand final years we were nowhere near this good. I was still of the radar in 1964, so I’ve never seen a team like this. Only brief flashes. 1987 I think we can take the fact that we emotionally and physically drained the hawks and it’s really what stopped them from mounting any challenges against the the blues. I think the same would have happened to us. It was an exhausting preliminary final and we would have been without several of our players. I mean, Hawthorn still celebrate that victory to this day only to go on and… lose. Would it have been that great losing two grand finals in a row? 1988 was exciting but even though we beat Hawthorn they just went on a run and it would have been a massive upset if we’d beaten them. I remember dad being more celebrating of making the grand final the week rather than any expectation of winning. He went absolutely nuts when we briefly hit the lead, albeit by one point. He got excited after the first goal in the second quarter then it was just a huge disappointment the rest of the day. He told us making it was no mean feat and to take it for what it was. I never thought we’d wait so long for our next one. To me, 2000 was even more disappointing.

We made a late rush and only just qualified by winning our last game and hawks JUST beating cats. We’d been pretty inconsistent all year. I still say that even if Bucks hadn’t kicked that goal and we’d made it, we never would have beaten Carlton in the grand final. We’d lost easily to them and would have been without Wilson, Lyon and Flower. Still hurts though

I’m saying what the papers are saying. We are THE favourites.

This is the best I’ve ever seen us. This is the first time in my lifetime that we are the premiership favourites. Sure we’ve had other great season like in 2000, but that was a year when Essendon was always going to be premiers. I don’t think there’s any team we can’t beat this year. Definitely our best season since 1964

I thought we were done in the first half. So glad we didn’t just fall in a hole and give up. Well deserved win again one of the giants in the league atm. Had to get up early to watch the replay as I was a bit drunk last night. Really enjoyed the game. Petracca back to his best, TMac still on his amazing return to form, Kozzie tried hard and Oliver was great, even if a teeny bit subdued from recent form. Great game demons, keep it up.

I saw what he said in the club website. He’s not bothered by being relocated and they’re up for the challenge. Maybe people need to settle down a bit. Our players are confident and that’s the most important thing. We’re in a good position at the moment and I think we can keep it up

I don’t want it to be either. But if if it was that or nothing, I know what’d I see. I mean a lot of people may not even be able to go if we make it regardless where it was held. Look at it like this. Win a cup there then back it up with one at home. I am hoping that this will just be a short one like earlier this year. If everyone follows rules this might be temporary

Richmond did it and so can we

You get good and bad fans. I was surprised after they won in 2016, how many people in the FootscrayNotWesternBulldogs forums were saying how much they’d love to see us and St Kilda win one next: ” Spot on Elsternwick Pierre- everyone's 2nd team it is like the saying - "With all due respect to...." Well no need for that anymore, personally I would like the 2017 Grand Final to be - Melbourne v St Kilda and who ever loses that Grand Final, to bounce back in 2018 and win it. Then again 4 in a row would be alright to, but i am not greedy. Once Melbourne and St Kilda have both won it, then its back to "every man for himself" “

I think Kozzie needs to relax a bit. Every time the ball comes he’s so anxious to get it and kick it immediately. I think he tries too hard. I like his enthusiasm but he needs to tone it down. You can’t do something spectacular every time you touch the ball

Post those to nuffies on AFL pages

The AFL report didn’t even mention Harmes in the best for Melbourne. Did they even watch the game?

Lol loved how we dropped one game by one point last week and the people suggesting that our season was over. A great win. All game we never look threatened and led all night. Clarry, Harmes, Sparrow, what can I say? Brilliant. Gawn improving too. A lazy last quarter where we only scored one point, but a great game to watch. We proved we can beat the top teams. Bring on Brisbane. Surely Footscray are no longer premiership favourites. Top of the ladder back where we belong ??

Ok I’m sure this has been asked before but why aren’t we wearing our indigenous jumpers?

I think we have a better chance than we did on 2000 or 1988. Long way to go, but apart from Port and Footscray, we’ve beaten the top teams

I can’t speak for all, but most of us will wear a cardy in the winter and a sleeveless top in summer

“Bullocks”? Not women who like style. I wouldn’t wear a shirt at a formal situation under any circumstance

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I thought it was a holding the ball decision just before they got their last mark

That line just made me feel better thanks ?

Weid didn’t play to well in his last game either. Brown had a good last game. Gawn has been disappointing lately and judging by other comments here I’m not the only one who believes it. If someone if playing below their skill level I don’t think they should be retained just because “they’re the captain.” I thought long and hard about my comments before I posted them and I stand by them ?

I’ll never understand why we dropped Brown. I thought we was pretty good when he played. Jetta is out for good. I also thought we bought Jackson back too fast. We really need Salem back. Clarity in for sure. Wiederman is definitely out. Gawn should be warned if he doesn’t do better he’ll be dropped. Tmac, Kozzie, Tracc should stay but will have to train harder.

Kinda conflicted. Know it was a loss we had to had, but would much rather it have been against a top team like Bulldogs, than a dud team like Adelaide. I hope this is a serious wake up call to not get too confident. Maybe they’ll take the next game more seriously. I’m worried that we had a pretty good team even though Salem wasn’t playing. Sad ?