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Kingy's kicking action is awesome for a 200 cm player. That's how you do it Spence.

Looks like we'll be adding Max King to the list of about six ruckman who would surely be ahead of Spencer now.

"It not possible that Melbourne have picked up ALL the dud players across the years. It's just not possible." --Gerard Whateley I think we're seeing that now. Bring up the confidence a bit, and the atrocious play we see so often will stat to disappear.

Steady! At this point I'd settle for them to become good ordinary footballers. Each one of them has some serious flaws in their game.

Alexis Georgiou sure knows how to take a mark. He really makes great body position whenever he finds himself in that kind of contested marking situation

Still about a zillion miles for us to go yet, but definitely some great progress already. All I want for Chistmas is a trio of big forwards. I wonder where we'll find them...

People give Nicho so much shite that it's almost unbelievable at times.

Just as an aside, surely James Frawley would have the biggest arms in the AFL. Can anyone think of someone with bigger biceps and shoulders?

Isn't it great to have your team not flat out embarass you every five seconds?

Credit to Pedo there. Certainly no shirking that issue.

Pedo!!! Looking less fat and more muscled than last year. Maybe all is not lost with him.

Wow. Spencer...

My man Rohan Bail making a few people on this forum look a little silly tonight.

That's one hell of a tackle from Jerome Howe there. No goal though...

I seem to recall Grant Thomas poisoning our last coach's chalice before a ball was ever kicked. I'm not surprised to hear he's doing it again.

Actually, I was there. Why do I like them? Family mostly.

M'kay...

Me. You got a problem with that?

Here's the link to the video of that Paul Roos interview. It's good to read it, but it's even better to hear him say it in that comforting Aussie baritone: http://www.afl.com.au/video/2014-02-07/roos-brings-a-fresh-start-for-melbourne

"...certainly a massive part of the pre-season was understanding each and every player and talking to them, understanding them and giving them a bit of a cuddle.” —Paul Roos, Melbourne Coach and sane man

Oh yeah. I forgot about that whole saga. Boo Sydney. Slightly-less-boo GWS.

On a scale of 2-18 (2 being as close as any club will ever come to replacing Melbourne should the worst happen, 10 being the winner of the rat's tossbag award, and 18 being the footballing equivalent of Osama bin Laden) Richmond - Great theme song, great jumper and (in my experience) great--albeit cartoonish--supporters Essendon - I can't help it. I love their jumper and colours, and the club shouldn't pay for the cheating ways of James Hird and co Port Adelaide - My father was about a bees [censored] from getting a spot on their list before he gave the game away, so they'll always have a place in my heart for that reason alone. Adelaide - Half my family barracks for them, and I was just a little too young to care that they robbed us of a Premiership back in the day. Having said that, Adelaide shoots to the absolute bottom of my list the moment I step foot in South Australia. Brisbane - The great atmosphere of the Saturday night Gabba games has given me some good vibes toward this team. Add in the fact that I lived in Brisbane for a few years before coming to Melbourne, and you get a club that ranks a little higher than most. Gold Coast - I love Gary Ablett. Plus, it's easy to like a team when they haven't had the time or audacity to be successful yet. Sydney - Meh. No emotional connection whatsoever, and the SCG sucks to watch games at. Fremantle - The epitome of "who gives a damn." Half a world away with no history, crappy colours and an even worse song. Western Bulldogs - On pretty much equal footing with the Dockers, but the fact that so many people like this team for no good reason makes me want to barrack against them a little--if only to be different. Geelong - Again, meh. Sick of them winning all the time, though I have to admire their ability to do so. Joel Selwood ticks me off at times, and Steve Johnson can go jump in a lake. A couple of years ago, their success was so all-encompassing as to have become repulsive. Now that that has died off somewhat, my disdain has reverted to a healthy ambivalence. Having said that, Tom Harley is pretty bloody annoying. West Coast - Arrogant, privileged, successful. All things you love to hate. Also, half their team are serial duckers. St Kilda - Is there a single player on their list who possesses even a single shred of charisma (or, for that matter, decency)? Also, the way they kill their coaches is absolutely disgraceful. North Melbourne - I HATE BRENT HARVEY!!! Brad Scott and Lindsay Thomas can also nick off as well. GWS - The epitome of a "franchise." How can you not dislike them? Also, Tom Scully, Heath Shaw AND Lance Franklin all on the one team? What kind of cruel joke is that? Collingwood - Honestly, I only dislike this team because it's the default mode for any footy fan who doesn't actually support Collingwood. They haven't actually done anything to tick me off personally, and have even gone so far as to give us our marquee game of the year as well. I suppose I envy their financial success, and Eddie McGuire can be a bit much at times (or so I've heard). Carlton - Chris Judd, tanking, feral supporters, VI$Y, AFL favouritism...the list goes on and on and on. Hawthorn - I can't even put into words how much I hate this club. They're the only team I'd actually prefer to not have in the competition, such is my utter disdain for the whole lot of 'em. I'd buy one of their jumpers just so I could take a dump and a whiz on it, but I'd hate to waste my money on doing that to something that's already been pre-soiled at the factory.

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That's what I assumed too. But then everyone loves me anyway, so it hardly needed to be said at all.