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Very conflicted watching Hannan kick goals for another club. I definitely don't get that same warm feeling I do when Jesse kicks one.

Not sure how Grant Birchall is still getting an AFL game. Surely the Lions have a home grown player who has reasonable disposal and is actually in shape who can play his role?

Many footy clubs have their own barbers at their training facilities.

Hope so. He's clearly highly rated by the AFL but I reckon he's terrible.

Lions need to stop whacking each other. Not helpful.

Small sample size. Getting on top of the Melbourne defence is basically impossible. Let's see what he can do for this quarter and the rest of the game.

This game is a lot like the Dees/Lions game from last week so far, except the Lions are scoring more in a high-scoring game where Melbourne was able to keep ahead of the highest scoring team last week.

Joe Daniher in a nutshell. With his height he should be Ben Brown-like. Instead he is chaos incarnate.

Lions are clearly a better matchup for us than the Dogs, and possibly Port (though the headless chook delivery into the forward line that Port sometimes does suits us). Hope Brisbane can go all the way tonight and next week as they're the team I think we're best placed to beat should we meet. They're good enough to do it for sure.

Joe Daniher is just a terrible footballer.

Is it 15 metres as the crow flies per bounce, or 15 metres travelled in any direction? I've never quite known the rule but I always thought it was the former. Any experts out there?

Lions should send Harmes to him.

Cameron scores a goal, and the PA starts playing Take Me Home, Country Road, by Cody Weightman…I mean, John Denver.

Already 1000x the intensity in this match compared to last night.

Dogs look on early.

I'm a bit different to most, I reckon the lions are a very good sniff to make the grand final. Having said that, I thought Essendon would beat the Dogs, and I thought the Giants would beat the Cats (albeit pre-Hogan injury).

I'm not ashamed - I love this song.

Must be a helluva spew to send you back in time a week.

Over the course of this year, I've been getting a sense with Simon Goodwin that he's not just any coach. I think he could be something special. Like Clarko good. Now before you all whack me, someone has to be the next Clarkson. Better to go early than to go late. But as for Gus and Gawny, I love the podcast (never miss a non-Shapes related episode).

Can't wait to see the look on your face when the dees win by 30. You'll be shattered!

Go to 2:07 in this clip. How good is this from Steven May? I'm sure this happens dozens of times at every training session for the top clubs. Difference is, now it's happening at Melbourne. Dees by 30.

Half the team will say about half the side in red and blue, "who are these doofuses and who let them onto a footy field?" Just consign that match to the history books and never look back.

I'm trying to slap myself out of the feeling that we're going to win this easily and put ourselves in a Grand Final. Surely, surely not?

Out: GMHBA In: A real stadium. Dees in the box seat.