Chook

Gone for the day at least. Commentators are speculating that it's a PCL type injury.

Frost is so unaptly named. Fires away from his GWS opponent and blasts a ball to TMAC who has his kicking boots back on. 26-19.

Harmes gets a massive clearance after kicking that goal. Amazing how well he has come on. EDIT: And Vanders capitalises to put us in front. 20-19

More white jumpers than blue ones everywhere ATM. Doing well to hold on for now. Harmesy kicks a steadier. Very important goal. 14 v 19

Massive chance for JKH to miraculously get a spot in a finals side after looking gone all year. Let's back him in!

But you won't mind goody being preserved as a head in a jar?

Perfect example of the classic 4-6 decade injury.

Hawthorn has violated us just as thoroughly over the years, only we haven't yet shown we can take it up to them. I'd much rather play the Cats who we've come very close to besting twice this year than the Hawks who still have our measure.

The only finals teams I fear are the Hawks and the Tigers. Everyone else can bring their best and we can take it.

It's the year 2119, and after winning the last 100 premierships in a row Melbourne's Head AFLX coach Simon Goodwin's head says "We're continuing to build strong habits, and as I've said for the last century, it's not where you are now, it's about where you are come Round 23, Stardate 2142.1"

Pies 10 points up with less than 2 minutes left. We'll have to do it the hard way (win the flag that is…).

What is it with Round 23 games in the West that just love to tease us Melbourne supporters before leaving us heartbroken?

Pies in front. It was a nice dream…

Freo 8 points up in the last...

Nearly winning is as far away from winning as it's possible to be.

And yet still no one has beaten them there in about 2000 years.

Do it for Jeff Farmer (I've heard he loves the Dees).

Fat cats get a lot tastier when you're starving.

I'd rather our run home than Geelong's any day.

So Hawthorn is lucky to win its close games but we're panickers for losing ours?

I personally don't give a crap who we lost to. We're in finals baby and nothing that happened in the last 12 years matters anymore.

It's sad because he was playing great footy for us midway through last year. He was a Melbourne player and our GWH number 1 draft pick (albeit several years on from that). Now that he's at port, he's neither and has no motivation or identity whatsoever. After years of being in the spotlight, it's almost as if he's trying to have as little impact on his new team as possible.

Not for us, but Carlton or GWS would be mad not to pick him up for a year.

CATegorically.

If only Adelaide was playing in this game too. Then I could watch every non-Melbourne supporting member of my extended family feel bad in one glorious night.