Hopeful Demon

Brayshaw was simply inspirational in the third quarter. His composure on the wing was a major reason why everything started going our way.

Words cannot describe how amazing this feeling is. We are easily fielding our best team in decades. Petracca is an absolute superstar. He's been incredible the entire finals series. Langdon and Brayshaw are surely the best wing duo we've had in a long time. Fritsch has become a genuine star forward. We're just a great team.

Those were probably the best 15 minutes I've ever seen from the club. I'm really proud of the way Brayshaw has come along lately. He's really starting to become an excellent wingman.

Seriously? He kicked 6 goals in the first two games of the finals series. He was poor this quarter but to say that he's been poor the whole finals series is just wrong.

"What a success story Tom Mcdonald has been. On the trade table at the end of last year and has come back firing." "They could use Hunt's run and carry from half back." "The ball magnet Jack Macrae." "What a comeback story the dogs have had. Coming from fifth on the ladder and putting themselves in a position to hold the trophy."

How Fritsch only got one vote in that game is beyond me.

Tonight is really showing that Salem and Langdon don't get as much attention as they deserve. There have probably been three games so far in which they both deserved votes.

It would certainly mean a lot to me. The period in which I've supported Melbourne hasn't been pretty by any means. I started following Melbourne in 2009 and since then we've only made the finals twice. It took me such a long time to see what success looks like. I'd consider this the first year where I've actually had the chance to watch the team be dominant on such a consistent level, so winning the flag would be the icing on the cake. Losing the grand final this year obviously won't be the end of the world, but I think most of our supporters have been waiting long enough for us to break our drought.

Yep. If Goodwin and Yze are isolating then none of our players should get sick, so I don't know why people are predicting disaster just before we finally get the chance to play in a grand final.

He will never be forgotten. He was our only shining light during our dark years (2009-2014). The fact that he was one of our few senior players who refused to leave during that period showed how loyal and committed he was to the club. While it's a pity that he hasn't been able to participate in the finals this year, there's nothing wrong with playing your final game in a win against Richmond in front of nearly 80, 000 people. I will always remember his match-winning goal in the 2018 elimination final against Geelong.

Brown has been crucial lately. His contested marking ability has been excellent and I've noticed how reliable his field kicking is. Our forwardline clearly functions much better when he's in the team. He's been the recruit we needed.

Easily the best win I've ever seen. I loved every minute of the second half. Max Gawn is a total champion. His third quarter was absolutely freakish. Jack Viney is a fantastic finals player. He never fails to stand up in really big games. It feels like a privilege supporting this team at the moment.

I guess you could say we're a chance of winning this.

Selwood accusing other players of diving is so ironic in many ways.

That was exactly the first quarter we needed. May's injury is certainly frustrating but I'm confident that Petty can restrict Hawkins if he stays on him for the rest of the game.

You didn't earn that goal Hawkins.

I didn't start following MFC until 2009, when I was only 7. I honestly can't remember the first game I watched because I'm almost certain that it was just one of our typical losses at the time. The best game attended is easily the 2018 elimination final against Geelong. First time I actually watched them play and win a final. The worst game attended has to be the one against Essendon early in 2016. That was a game I'd rather forget.

I was always a big fan of Dom Tyson, even towards the end of his time with Melbourne. While he did have his deficiencies, he was generally a very penetrating kick and he had quick hands in close. His career may not have panned out in the way we expected but playing over 100 games is an accomplishment from any footballer. The biggest highlight of Tyson's career was his two sealers in our win against Hawthorn in 2016.

I hope you're being sarcastic. Last night showed how important ANB is to the side when he's at his best. Getting rid of him would be a massive blunder.

So you're going to say that his decision making was 'worrying' based on one skill error? You must be a superhuman to play a whole game without any skill errors. I thought ANB's decision making was brilliant tonight. I rarely saw him miss a target.

No doubt a great win. Well-deserved. We were easily the better side almost all game. How good was Sparrow! He proved a lot of people wrong tonight. Oliver was brilliant, as expected. While Petracca was sloppy at times, he stood up when we needed him to. That's the trademark of a very good player.

Fantastic quarter. A player who has really impressed me is ANB. His endurance running has been excellent and his kicking is improving out of sight. It isn't the first time he's performed in a final.

That was generally a good first quarter but here's my question: can someone please sort out Charlie Cameron?

I have to admit that this game is more nerve-racking than the elimination final against Geelong in 2018. Before the elimination final against Geelong I didn't feel particularly nervous about what would happen because I was satisfied that we were able to make the finals in the first place. But today I feel extremely nervous because we finished on top of the ladder and my expectations are really high.

Having 7 players is even more than what I was expecting. Thank god the selectors compensated for their refusal to pick May last year.