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Your mouth to God’s ears! I hope that’s the case. If we can continue playing how we did yesterday, we’re golden.

I can’t imagine what the Selwood family is going through. I lost my cousin to suicide when we were in our early 20’s and even 25 years later, I still struggle with it. It’s the worst feeling in the world to keep wondering if you could have done anything to help. I ended up as a social worker working with people who have mental health and AOD issues because I wanted to do at least a little bit to reduce the number of families who have to bury their child. Definitely check in on your mates and don’t be afraid to have a conversation with them. I’m not saying that alone will save someone, but it may be what they need to reach out to a professional to get help. It’s awful.

It definitely felt like we were outnumbered. I was there as well and it felt like there were way more of them than us.

I went to one of those events where a few players come and talk etc. The one I went to was Maysy, Clarry, and Max. They were asked about Gus and if they’d been in contact with him. They had and said he got into some exclusive commerce or economics program at Oxford that only takes 30 people per year and he was going. They didn’t give a ton of detail, just that he either was studying in London or getting ready to go. No idea how accurate it is, but I can’t imagine they’d say something so specific if it wasn’t true.

I picked them too. It’s well and truly awful.

I was just messaging with a friend of mine (not a Melbourne supporter) and said the same thing. It drives me crazy.

lol, my son is also the same age so can relate. And I know these guys are getting paid tons of money to play footy and it’s their job, but there are times that I feel for them with all the media attention they get and apparently the hateful messages and posts on social media. Because lots of them are my son’s age and younger, I can’t imagine what that life is like for them when it’s bad. And they’re kids who came into a job that pays them well and can at times give them positive recognition in the world that also can create problems down the track. When Clarry was struggling with his issues last year, I had a couple of people come at me about it and that I felt bad that on top of whatever was happening, the medial was also giving a play by play—which is one of the reasons it took me a long time to post on here after lurking for a few years—but I can’t help but have a ton of empathy. And I understand it’s a job, but I can’t help feeling for him and hating how everything he does is so highly scrutinised. And it does feel like he gets it more than others do in similar situations. There’s just a lot about that whole situation that I hated and it really bugged me. And yes, I want us to win, and I know people aren’t happy with his performance this year—but I guarantee he’s harder on himself than anyone. I’ve only been in Australia for 12 or so years, so he’s my first favourite player… He’s also now got quite a few fans in the US because I’ve basically forced my family and friends into watching AFL when I visited last year and they’ve continued following it. :)

@Ghostwriter ditto that re Clarry! I did have a bit of a chuckle re “he who couldn’t tell a lie if his life depended on it”—only because with all the speculation about him in previous years, it’s funny to think all you’d have to do is ask him.

I read this in an article today as well about him being the “missing link” of their midfield, but one you get through the click bait title, it clearly says “chief Herald Sun reporter thinks” lol. Didn’t Clarry only approach them once he found out he was being shopped around? That’s what he said in an interview or something I read…

I went to one about a month ago (right before the season started) with Max, Clarry, and Maysy. They didn’t talk at all about upcoming trades etc. More stories about the team, they talked a little bit about May becoming a dad. The guy running it said something about Clarry not having kids “that he knows of” and an older lady kind of raised her hand which was hilarious. Max was asked who had the best preseason or something like that and he didn’t say anything at first, but was looking kind of sideways at Clarry and then pointed to him. They talked about their pre-game chess matches and Clarry being like one of his kids. Claz didn’t talk too much during it—not surprising as he doesn’t seem to like public speaking. We had a photo with them and what struck me was first how tall they all are and how polite Clarry was. Weird observation, I know.

I really hope not. I know everyone doesn’t love him and it’s been a bit of a wild ride over the (especially) last couple of years, but I believe he’ll get back to his best—or at least what his best is now as he’s probably changed simply as a result of what he’s gone through and getting older. He’s not in his 2021 form (and may never be), but he’s still a great player and whatever we’d get for him wouldn’t be what he’s worth. And I have a huge soft spot for him. Just my opinion, it may be wrong—or different from lots of people’s, so before anyone comes for me, I’m well aware that my opinion is vastly different from some. And I’m definitely not as far gone as some—I read on FB someone suggested Trac as Captain and Clarry as Vice Captain because the responsibility would help him “grow”. As much as I like him, something tells me he wouldn’t love that.

I won’t lie, I had to put my sunnies on for the song. Had some tears in my eyes and didn’t want anyone to notice :)

Your mouth to God’s ears as they say. I love watching replays of earlier seasons—especially 2021. Which was actually hilarious because it was the first year I did footy tipping at work and told everyone we’d win the flag and nearly got laughed out of the office. Thankfully, at the end of the season, I was the one laughing. We won and to boot, I also won the footy tipping comp. But, like the MFC, I haven’t quite managed to regain the form of my premiership tipping year… :)

I’m very similar. I get really excited—especially when I get to the G. I love getting there early and watching the players warm up. I know this sounds naive, but when the scoreboard is even at the start of a game, there’s always possibility. I know that we’re not playing well as we did and we’ve been both out coached and out played this year. But, as a person who moved to Australia like 15 years ago—so not as long suffering as some of you are with the MFC—I’m also a long time Red Sox fan from the US who stuck through my entire life supporting a team that sucked and finally started seeing success. I guess I just have hope and since I first started watching footy when I got here, Melbourne has been my team.

I rarely post (or maybe never have here) but am on the site daily. I have a feeling that he may be on some medication to manage his mental health. Lots of those have unintended side effects like weight gain, slowing you down mentally, etc. Obviously lots of other factors could potentially be at play here.