Temporarily Hopeful Demon

Please stop with this 'heat of the moment' [censored]. There were hundreds of other names he could have used and he would be playing tonight. A homophic slur should never be acceptable, provoked or unprovoked.

Oh please. He clearly knew what that word meant. You really are running out of excuses for him. And as for it being a 'harmless' word, have you even considered how members of the LGBTIQ+ community would have felt hearing that? You must live in a simple world if it's 'harmless' just because it didn't offend you.

Omg Pickett!! Yes!! [censored] that makes me so happy

Even as recently as last year I thought it was basically a coin flip between him and Dean Cox as the best ruckman of the modern era but I reckon Gawn has gone past him now.

Gawn is now just about the GOAT ruck imo. I find it so surreal that he has the same number of AAs as the likes of Ablett Jnr, Buddy Franklin and Robert Harvey. He could very well break the record next year given his durability.

With all due respect, the fact that it was in the 'heat of the moment' doesn't make the whole thing less reprehensible. I've witnessed and been involved in many heated exchanges where no one has even thought of making any slur whatsoever. He literally could have used hundreds of other names that would have caused far less backlash.

Oh ffs. A slur is a slur regardless of the person who was targeted. You can't be this obtuse, surely?

I can't emphasise how relieved I am that Pickett is in the squad. I would've been fuming if he wasn't.

Honestly I'm liking this result. I would be super intrigued to see how Gold Coast would fare in finals if they end up making it.

This is the most bulldogs performance I've ever seen

I'm sure we've all been there at some point in our lives 😅😅😅

That's literally the worst take I've ever seen on this site and that's saying something. Our side was pox for most of Robbie Flower's career. Does that make him not much good? Get a grip. We'd probably be lucky to have four wins on the board this year if it wasn't for Gawn.

What a fitting way to end the season. Couldn't have scripted it better.

Really? In 2023 he was our best and fairest and our only AA.

Gawn is an absolute goliath. I'd rather not say anything else about that game.

Yep the fact that Essendon and Carlton were once good is about as mind boggling to me as the fact that dinosaurs once existed

I feel almost privileged that they haven't won a single final in my entire existence on this planet

Honestly I think you guys are wasting your time trying to refute any of the points that @nextskipclaz made. He was clearly making an attempt at satire and there's no point in doing anything other than ignoring him or laughing. I chose the latter option.

Mate I wasn't trying to create any 'narrative.' Don't know why you are spinning it that way. I'm just going by own observations and I feel that the way we played the other day was different to how we have played during many of the matches earlier in the season. If you think my observations are wrong then so be it but there was no 'narrative.' I'm sure you have plenty of your own biases yourself.

I'm a cat fanatic so I find that really wholesome. Thank you. I'm glad we've finally made up with something that we both like.

Lol 'go nuts.' Mate, yesterday was the most fun I had at the football in a long time and I am super excited for what the next two weeks hold. As for 'bagging' Goodwin, I have not once made any personal comments about him at all. My recent criticisms towards him were to do with his coaching and methods. That should be totally acceptable on a public forum. Not to mention that in the past I have also acknowledged the good work he has done and I have stuck up for numerous players when I felt like they were unfairly attacked. I find it funny how you always lecture people on how to behave yet you can be just as personal and antagonistic as anyone else.

What the [censored] did I just read lol

It was a shame about the final outcome and I really wish we would sort out our inability to win close games but I actually really enjoyed today. We played fast, free flowing and daring football. I haven't seen us play with such an attacking mindset all year. I'd much rather lose a game trying something new than repeatedly losing games playing the exact same style.

Melksham is just about my favourite player now

I can't fault our effort but jesus our execution is bad. It's a shame because we've had some really promising passages of play.