Temporarily Hopeful Demon

Gawn was well due for another one. I reckon three best and fairests don't reflect how dominant he's been over the past 10 years.

What a horrific take that is. Compare us at the end of his tenure to what what we were when he took over. Not in the same [censored] postcode.

I [censored] hate how good the cats are every year

Any Adelaide supporter who participated in the booing last night is an absolute [censored] and deserved to watch their team lose. Honestly I'm completely turned off Adelaide now. After the way they've handled themselves over the past few weeks I want them to go out in straight sets. It's a shame because I love ANB.

If Collingwood end up winning the flag I think I will actually spew. Would top off what has already been an awful season. Genuinely looks like it can happen too.

This last quarter has been pretty painful I must say. Total scrapfest.

The gap between these two sides in terms of finals experience is really showing

Jesus ANB has been good. His ball use has improved dramatically over the past few years.

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