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I just loved how many young kids and families were there on the day. The club is clearly trying to push for that next generation of supporters, and I think the strategy is working - just need those 5-10 year olds to experience another 5-10 years of success and they'll be hooked for life. (mwahahahaha it's all proceeding according to plan)

Surely not another one!

It’s a long way to the West if you wanna win a flag.

Just went for a little run down the halls of the Olympic stand to warm up, to the sound of Jump by Van Halen, as played by Russell Robertson. Kids dancing in the aisles, and everyone having a good time. The energy is so positive. Big props to Russell Robertson for emceeing so well today. What a time to be a Dees fan.

Perfect seats. I smartly brought some over ear headphones to drown it BT and JB blasting on the MCG speakers.

Jeez he looks good. Must be a solid draft if he's slipped this late. EDIT: Or we're the only ones who know what we're doing (can't rule that out these days, given the recent turn of events…)

Ok. Petty to the May role then when May takes up the frothies full time.

Good call. The first player that sprung to mind when I watched his highlights was Harrison (never "Harry") Petty. We could do worse than have a Harrison Petty clone. Petty to the forward line in a couple of years and Roo to the Petty role? Would be nice...

Riewoldt got called Roo, so either way it's pronounced the crowd might go for Roo anyway.

Cool that we might have a call of "Roo" to echo around the G.

As someone who provides data to our marketing team, I'm shocked it was that low given the cohort.

It's strange but I feel happier having seen it but not touched it than holding it for 5 seconds for a photo.

Show us the flag.

Amazing photo(s). I'm so glad you cheered up lol. Your dad figured out how to smile a long time ago it seems, and never forgot!

Judging by my guitar skills, I'm not him.

I get the feeling Jeff White wants his boy to be a professional athlete SO badly!

My grandfather who got me onto the Dees was a little german boy when he first came to Australia to get away from the war. As a teenager he became a Melbourne supporter and was able to witness a few flags before they all dried up. Unfortunately he didn't get to see this one, so Ich möchte einen Toast auf der Melbourne Demons ausbringen! He had no affiliation for the German football team, so I wonder if he'd even like this team - as a team of Melbourne players I'm sure he wouldn't mind them. As a team of Germans? Hmm…I think he would have been mixed in his thoughts.

My other thought was - it's more scratched than I though it would be - although it has travelled half the country over the course of 2 months and been in the possession of and/or manhandled by a bunch of raving lunatics 99% of that time (present company not excluded lol). And my parting words to the cup: "Welp…see ya next year." That got a bit of a laugh from the group next in line, one of whom said "We don't want to become that kind of supporter." I think I sensed a bit of lingering MFCSS in his tone, as if I had just reignited some kind of…curse? I then viewed the 1957 and 1959 cups (beautiful), then paid my respects at Jim Stynes (still scarf-wearing) statue before heading home.

No touchy for me. I’m not worthy. My unexpected thought seeing it in person is it’s bigger than I thought. It is a damn big trophy.

Which is team number three?

Plan A: The last 30 seconds of Q3 Plan B: Leave it to Mayver for Petty's sake. Hope we have a plan C. I think it involves Hunt going mad on long runs into the forward line, but I'm not too sure. It didn't pan out too well the one time we tried it this year.

Just imagine the back-to-back-to-back. It'll all be settled then. The drought-breaker. The Barassi flag. The Daniher flag. Thank you very much MFC.

xxxx: what a player he was for the dees!

Everyone.