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But how did they play WITH Dusty this year. Pretty ordinary. He was well below his peak before he was injured. His goal kicking was lower. Just look at how they were beating us our game. NONE of that was due to Dusty, he did virtually nothing all night even before he was injured. My conclusion is Dusty is only going to get older and sower now. He’ll be to Richmond what Franklin is to Sydney now. It’s my opinion they should stop relying on Dusty or they’re headed for a massive rebuild

No actually it is. Dusty has not been impressive when he has been playing. They have actually been better as they don’t look around for and rely on him now. They actually played better against teams without him. He was rubbish in the team without us. They can win without him and they proved it. Bring that he wasn’t his best in most games I don’t think they lost too much. They lost several by large scores. Unlikely one man could have changed that Besides he won’t be there forever. They’re learning to win without him

Just watched it myself. I keep wondering why I was so worried when it was happening 🤣

I’d say he plans on going back after he retires (fair enough) and will just rent it out until then

Yeah but in most of those games he wasn’t a standout. We never won a game without Dietrich, doesn’t mean he was the best player in the team

Martin was not impressive this year. Even when he went out in the game before us he’d had about 8 touches (if that.) They won a few good games after he was out. Besides if they can’t win without one player, then they shouldn’t be in the competition

Personally I thought they did better without Martin last year. He wasn’t that impressive when he played and when he was gone they stopped being over-reliant on one player

Yes

Got it for Christmas (along with the pictorial of our gf win.) A really good read so far. It’s an interesting look at the background scenes. I recommend

lol where did you get that from 🤣

🤮 both revolting sports

The rules were written for rugby first. But soccer has been in England longer

If not for soccer rugby wouldn’t have been a things either. And soccer sucks too

Bring on the footy. Cricket sucks

Got mine today. Brother got his yesterday and one of my niece and nephew did. Still waiting, dad and other nieces and nephews

No two teams have played each other in more grand finals. Personally I’d like to beat hawks in a grand final. I’m still bitter about 1988

They didn’t really have any signs it was a replica. I just managed to notice by a thing they had on their desk. I hope nobody was fooled like us

Just wondering, what was the purpose of the replica cup?

So if I have the email and discount but not the card it’s a possibility it’s still on its way?

Are they not sending out membership cards this year? I got my discount and welcome email, but still no pack. Granted I know they want to move to digital membership but I’d rather not if I have the option. So is it over?

An ex of mine is spewing he renewed his 3 game membership early, now it’s the price it was 5 years ago

Had a wonderful day. Went with dad, my brothers and their families. Really lovely day. I saw the grand final with dad but this was the first with my brothers. Although I know it off by heart, still cheering like it was the first time (felt a bit silly.) The presentation felt a bit artificial but I do like that they do it for us. I was so glad that all of us (father, brothers, nieces and nephews) all got their photo with the cup. We got the photo with the replica cup and naively thought it was the real one. We were ready to go, but then we saw the line. We realised it was for the other cups. Almost didn’t go as only the 1959, 1960 and 1964 ones are authentic. Since the line wasn’t too bad, we decided what the hey. Sure enough we get in and see it’s a 2021 cup. Our first reaction is: huh? So we get our photo all together. Got a bit suspicious when brother is told to “keep his hands off.” Not sure what’s going on, we go back to the other cup. After some searching, we finally see where it says it’s a replica. We were totally fooled. I would have been horrified if we’d realised we’d only got a photo with a replica cup. Where I was we were caught in a wind pocket. Unfortunately I only wore my demons gurnsey with jeans, so I started getting freezing. By the second quarter I was so cold, I didn’t know how I would cope. Luckily my older brother is a true gentleman and let me wear his jumper, even though it was like a tent on me. All in all a great day. Can’t wait to do it again next year. Hoping we still have a family day pre-season.

It’s go time

They won’t let you take a photo with the cup but will allow you to take a photo of it? Do a selfie with the cup in the background. Problem solved 👌

Come on one of the biggest chances for revenue. Don’t spoil it for people who can’t afford to take the day off to attend