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6 Petracca - At the game, it was Salem, but upon rewatch Petracca was just a beast 5 Salem - My initial vote for the Checker Hughes medal, but Trac beats him on the rewatch 4 Jackson 3 McDonald 2 Tomlinson 1 Lever

I loved this kid from the first 15 seconds of video I ever saw of him pre-draft. So wrapt we got him and even more excited to have him performing so well. I also love that his name is Rivers.

Anyone want to change their vote?

I'm calling it. Luke Jackson will be the best player in the competition within 5 years.

My mum is now 3 from 3 since The Elimination Final 2018. I should've flown her across with me to Perth for the Prelim what was I thinking!

Anyone else a regular watcher/listener of the Gus and Gawny podcast? Angus goes alright on that, and it's good to see him starting to really show great form again after a couple of years of uncertainty being pushed out of the midfield.

We’ve gotten to this point without them, and it’s likely to be wet.

how old is he tho?

Dogs turning it on now. This is similar to the hawks dees game last week. The better team can only be held for so long before the gameplan and system takes over and the opposition cracks.

The Giants are taking it up to Footscray early. The boilover is not without a chance. Imagine a Win-and-top-the-ladder situation come tomorrow night...

A view on Nathan Jones from the best-qualified person to speak about him - his brother Zak: https://www.aflplayers.com.au/news-feed/stories/keeping-up-with-the-joneses-zaks-tribute-to-nathan

My top 3:

Luckily if Fritta's hand explodes or May's eye pops out of its socket, we can bring the big man in! No risk at all in not selecting him from that perspective. No VFL for him this week though if it works out that way, which probably then puts Brown ahead of him vs North.

Simon Goodwin why have you made a selection so controversial but so brave. This is the correct decision. This club is going somewhere.

Has anyone got an explanation for why this is the case? Culture? Lack of success? Dumb chance? Opportunities outside football for Melbourne players luring them away earlier in life?

How does this compare to Cam Pedersen's percentage? I feel like we won every game he played for us there for a while.

I've got my mum and her partner coming. She's usually a strictly-finals type. She's not seen much live footy these past 15 years.

Brown and Petty came in and did OK, not great. Weid and May (who have both been in the side for long stretches in the past) will be significantly better, even before you consider their improved talent/physical traits when compared to Brown/Petty.

"Watch out for the birds." Melbourne to be knocked out of finals by the Eagles again: confirmed.

….be surprised, but a heck of a lot less surprised than most years. This demons side is as legit as I've ever seen, and it's a wonderful thing to experience. But win or lose I won't go read too much into it. Beating both grand finalists in April would be nice, but I'd rather beat them in September.

Every day that passes is another day closer to our next loss. Luckily the same can be said for Richmond.

Very eloquent is Tom, and he made a lot of sense as heard through the mike. Not that the umpire would ever be expected to listen.

Great interview with Jones On the Couch if you get a chance to watch it.

Ideally we should never kick a behind...

The best 19yo talent I've ever seen at Melbourne, and the perfect player for right now because he complements Gawn so well. This bloke will be anything…as soon as he starts taking marks.