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GWS had an added incentive to beat the pies last night. They hold Collingwood's first round pick this year. Pity we couldn't get our hands on it. Imagine the mirth and merriment death riding that pick for the year and based on last nights performance it could well land in the Top 5.

Still gutted for the girls. Goddam fixture stitched us.

The weather has turned so looks like it’ll be a slog. If so, not sure Melks will be able to show his silky skills. Maybe Sparrows grunt is preferable on a day like today? Anways, this decision won’t be the winning or losing of the game. Melks needs a run so lets see if he has shaken off his putrid 2020 form and can be a contributor this year.

Horrible morning out there. I predict a slog for 3 quarters but the superior fitness of the Dees to subdue the tired old cats legs in the last. Dees by 4 goals

I understand the scepticism but I think the Weid can be a very capable second forward. He’s looked very good in spells but when in poor nick offers very little. Hoping he can find his way back to form because I believe our flag winning team will have BB and the Weid as spearheads. Thanks to everyone who provided a running commentary and wrote up some excellent reports. Very much appreciated.

Anzac eve would be a tough first up game for BB. Prefer he gets a run against the Hawks

He's a fantastic player. Would love to see him in the red and blue.

Applying some Demonland logic here but if we beat the saints easily, the saints then beat West Coast doesn’t that mean….......we’ve gone past West Coast ?

True but we have to have something to talk about.

West Coast are just down hill skiers. Apply the pressure and they wilt Great response from the Saints after the Essendon horror show

Fair comments Maybe I did let my frustration at the performance boil over a little. Skills are improving every year. Rome wasn’t built in a day. I think that’s worth bearing in mind when appraising the team. We’ll leave it at that.

These women have been magnificent the last few weeks. No shame in losing today. No shortage of endeavour but lacked quality. The vagaries of the draw caught up with us. We better get a favourable draw next year or I’ll be fuming. Just too big an ask to back up week after week against the strong teams. Adelaide are a good team but we belted them on our patch. They had a softer draw racked up the percentage and that was enough to get them top spot and the or so important home finals. We’ve had a great year with some real talent emerging. The foundation is there. I think the one thing we are missing is a dominant forward. Any chance with could pinch Tayla Harris from Carlton I wonder? She’d straighten us up and give us a real presence inside 50. Bannon is too young and callow yet and needs more time to develop. I’m disappointed we didn’t give a better account of ourselves today but the future is bright. The girls can hold their heads high this evening. They’ve done us proud over the journey. Go Dees.

And if our men can show half the heart of this team we'll be a long way towards a tilt at the flag

Our progress this season, other than a bad mid-season wobble, has been excellent. I don't like condescending remarks comparing the women to U15's. It's out of order imv.

Have you watched any of our games this year or have you waited until the prelim to stick the boot in?

We're in Hail Mary territory now. We need a toby greene style flurry of quick goals to have any hope.

Huge ask now. Not sure what Stinear can do. They need more than guts. Gotta kick a goal somehow

Need to kick the next one. a 3 goal lead would be very hard to reel in

Weak from Downie.

That's a given

Nothing happening in our forward 50. It's coming straight back out again.

Tarrant - miss of the year

Huge hit.

My nerves are jangling. Come on girls. Big effort required.

I don’t disagree with too much of what you’ve said There is a fear of tech amongst a certain section of senior citizens. I still see older people rummage around for loose change at the supermarket check-out desk. I've been cashless for a few years now. Queuing at the checkout with 2-3 items when they would be quicker to use the self service. So there is a element of human behaviour involved and a fear of the new and resistance to change. But we are lucky. We have been immersed in technology from a young age. For those whose jobs have not required it and are retired it’s a lot different. My mother in law is working class, drove taxi’s, waited tables and worked in retail. She has no grasp or aptitude for tech. She can use a mobile, send texts and the like but the ticketek process bested her. I also had to sort out her Kayo subscription. Where I disagree with you is that anyone can pick up these skills easily. The reality is that people’s skills can become obsolete at anytime and some do not have the capacity (or inclination I admit) for continued learning especially when they reach advanced years. This is just a fact of life. There are plenty who have fallen by the way side because the world went past them. I choose to acknowledge this rather than berate. As AW has pointed out the ticketek process is not simple and straight forward. It is certainly not [censored] proof.