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Bloody Ginnivan, first season and just one goal short of being leading goal kicker for the ferals! Still love to hate him.

I reckon that could well have been a strategic move by Longmire. I think previous comments made by some posters have also suggested that the SCG ground size would suit us better against them. Having said that I think if we are on at the very start we should beat them this time round. It’s going to be a BIG game! All the more reason why we need to fill the G and be very loud from the very start. We need to take advantage of every advantage we have.

I’m with you. In my opinion only near the end of a game if we are crushing a side or at the end when we win. In the scheme of things I am just a pawn with an opinion. I am relying on the likes of our true leaders like Walkingcivilwar to make these things happen….. and I would follow like a loyal sheep 🐑

When the ferals start chanting ‘Coooollongwood’ when the game is stitched up is annoying but oh so effective (I’m jealous). Picture 50k plus demon fans right near the end of the game and when we win next Friday becoming like a possessed tribe yelling loudly, screaming call it what you like, and at the same time thumping their chests. Possessed demons. Pure emotion. We should only do it when we have got the game sown up and / or have won. (In other words, 3 more times this year) I think our boys would love it. Yep, I know I’m dreaming but it’s fun. Just like I used to dream for over 50 years that we’d win a flag in my lifetime. Dreams sometimes come true.

And just so I don’t get shot down in flames, I will be singing our song, crappy tune or not, every time we win a game…..expecting to sing it 3 more times this year

This is the type of thing that we need to do oh so much. To get a new signature or trade mark that is associated to / with Melbourne supporters. Easy to do and very emotive. One side of me says that there is a real chance this could happen this next game when we crush Sydney. Why? Because, I hope, a lot of noisy supporters will be coming out of the woodwork who want to have fun. The other side of me thinks not. Tradition (or perhaps more accurately bad habits) can be very hard to break. Eg. Irks me when I hear ‘opera’ type clapping after we get a goal. There should be no conservatism allowed in footy!

It is good because it engenders emotive singing from the fans - ‘yellow and black’. I reckon the words to our song are great, the delivery of it when in ‘chant mode’ (the lads screaming it out loud after the game), is in my opinion unsurpassed. However, with all due respect to tradition etc, the actual song and melody or whatever you call it, when it is played over the PA after a win, again in my opinion, is pretty second rate, in so far as bringing raw emotions to the fore. Totally get it, many people will have differing views, all good. Mine is just one.

I’m better looking and more modest than every second bloke- which I guess makes me very average- Seat 15

Row H. (8 rows back?) Allegedly I’ve been told I could easily pass off for looking like a Collingwood supporter Other accusations (far less offensive) is I have been asked a few time ‘are you Max Gawn’s dad?) Look for a tallish old bugger that is bald and has a grey (white) longish beard

Half my luck, I’ve landed seats in M4. Funny thing is I like watching footy from a tv perspective and tried to snag a seat in one of the stands. Turns out with the superior use of my technological skills I somehow ended down in the terraces. The upside being WCW, I’ve never seen you before but I’m sure I will be able to hear you (and I’ll be looking for the person that is fist pumping their chest after we smash the Swannies) LETS GO DEES!

Totally agree, their’s is crap. I reckon we already have the formula ( look at how the boys in the room belt it out after a game- I love it) ….. appreciate there will be people that have different opinions on this matter. As they say opinions are a bit like asssholess, everyone has one

Love our team song, hate the delivery. What I mean by this is that music that accompanies the words and the way it is sung is so 1950ish for the want of better words. It is so last century, tired , old, way past its use by date. Not inspiring at all. I’m an old bugger and I reckon it’s old! Please don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t change one word, it’s perfect, in fact I believe it should never ever be changed. It’s just the delivery. When our boys ‘sing’ it in the rooms after a big win it is like a war cry, a chant, bearing no resemblance to what is played over the PA system at the G that we try and sing to. I love hearing some of our younger crew belting out the words on train going home after a big win. The tempo that they deliver it in is exactly how team belts it out. Sounds great. Would love to see some professional musicians bring the ‘tune’ into the 21st century. The formula is already there, up the tempo, modernise the music so that it matches what our boys do. That way it would be a powerful chant that we could get going at the end of the game. Could you imagine if the music was modified and played on the PA after a win at the G. I could really imagine the vast majority of our supporter base ripping into the ‘chant’ (rather than try and ‘sing’ it). Combine it with beating our hearts. It could be our new trade mark. It would be magnificent and intimidating all at the same time. (Bit like the INXS theme that Port do at the start of their home games, it is just so effective). If you don’t like the idea and think it should all stay the way it had been, all good.

Just watched a interview with Gawny and unfortunately I now feel 99.9% certain Jacko will move on. Why? Just the ‘vibe’ of how Max responded to questions put him. I just so hope I am wrong. 😢

The demon machine had been idling along pretty much all year. It has been well maintained and only required minor tweaks and modifications throughout the journey. Come finals, it’s going to be a different beast. Pedal to the metal and drive it like it’s stolen. Out best performances are about to go on show……again. LET’S GO DEES Watch out Swannies, you are about to become road kill

Heart says bring him back in, the head says no. Maybe the best balanced plan of attack (if he progresses well in rehab / match readiness) is to make him a sub for the GF. Reason being he is versatile, can play well forward as well as in defence if required

I preferred it when there were only 12 Victorian teams in the VFL and we ‘poached’ the best players in the country…… and talked shiit with other fans

And surely that would not be a difficult program fix! If you can identify unique bar codes to individual teams (and I have no doubt that you can), I can only repeat, this would be a very quick fix. Will they? Of course not

I hear you and actually agree, my comment was made with an element of tongue in cheek Love him while he is with us, if he makes a move away from us, I certainly won’t be wishing him well, particularly when he plays against us. Hopefully will be loving him for a few more years

Just shows that everyone can make big mistakes every now and then

Speaking from a basis of total ignorance… not sure how ‘closed’ the Port ground is, but to me it appears it would be very difficult to have a proper closed session at Casey. Lots of cyclone fencing around the ground. Very happy to be corrected / educated on this matter GO DEES!!!

Just trying to learn for the next game. I tried to get 3rd tier seats that were located in the northern stand (Q59 -Q53) - which would have given me seats close to the front on the top stand (I like the ‘tv’ view). I got allocated seats on the ground level at the Punt Rd end (M4) - which also is categorised as ‘3rd tier’ When choosing seats is there a way you can direct (or redirect from what you are allocated) to the part of the ground where you actually want to sit, or is it the luck of the draw?

Make sure you bring an oxygen mask, kk sounds like it is a long way back - I hope for your sake that I am wrong I think I was wrong!!!

That is so sad to hear, I really feel for you and others in a similar predicament. This fiasco rips the heart out of loyal fans. I keep saying AFL is professional entertainment and money, not much else. i believe all clubs have a responsibility to get together to work out a way forward in regard to how finals tickets are allocated. This problem will escalate even further as membership numbers keep increasing. A no brainer for me would be one membership = one finals ticket. That would reduce but not fix the problem. Clubs should not be able to ‘guarantee’ finals tickets unless they can actually do so. No easy solution but this cyclical problem needs to be sorted. My personal conspiracy theory is the AFL doesn’t give a flying duck. They know the stands will be full no matter how big the finals ticket debacle each year is . Their primary interest is purely on how many people watch the game on tv. Higher the rating the more money they can get for their product. Shame on the AFL.

Could never work out how 65k members goes into available seats at the G . I’ve learned something today, it doesn’t. Then to allow members to be able to buy 10 tickets! Madness. (I must admit I got 3 extra tickets because the vibe was only 65 to 70k was expected to attend. Surely from here on it should be one ticket per member? Members and members only get first priority! The downside being you can’t sit with friends. Personally that wouldn’t bother me….so long as the people next to me bled red and blue.