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Thanks Lucy. Great and wide ranging interview. Gee Goody is on top of his game in the media these days. https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=1001738

I'm disappointed with the loss, but not despondent. We went into the game without clear 'best 22' players in TMac, Langdon, Harmes and Salem, and lost May very early on. Petty's injury and Petracca's illness further added to our woes (that's almost one third of our best team either down or out). Out of necessity, several players had to play unfamiliar roles, and our team systems broke down badly as a result. Further, we've been 'carrying' a couple of out of form players for a few weeks now, and they will come under the microscope for next week's game. Like all clubs, there is a significant gap between our best 22 and our depth players. I'll be watching the Casey game with interest this arvo. It just doesn't feel like the start of a string of losses to me.

Too many absentees; too many down on form; and too many passengers today. It was inevitable that the dam wall would break under those circumstances! I’m more than happy to forgive and forget, but I expect some changes next week. A few of the longer term ‘down on form’ group might find themselves at Casey sooner rather than later. I really look forward to the Casey game tomorrow, which presents as an ideal opportunity for a few to promote their claims.

6. Brayshaw 5. Jordon 4. Viney 3. Oliver 2. Pickett 1. Fritch The first three for solid performances throughout the game. Oliver for his first half. Pickett and Fritta for some nice cameos.

We are missing a handful of our best, which brings the two teams closer together, but I expect our system to prevail. Dees by around 5 goals, I reckon. I’d love to see a significant improvement in our forward half connections and goal kicking accuracy.

I live interstate, and only hear Derm doing occasional ‘special comments’ during game-day TV coverage. That brief audio clip 100% confirmed the view I had previously formed about his worth as a football commentator. I’m still shaking my head.

No surprises at our selection table. Dunstan the likely medi sub.

Another ripping poddy ……. Thanks guys!

The importance Sparg’s role is greatly underrated in the media, and perhaps on here. As a small forward, he is every bit as important to our team ‘values’ and performance as are Kossi and Nibbler.

6. Oliver 5. Lever 4. T.Mac 3. Petracca 2. May 1. Spargo Unlucky: Spaz, JJ, Koz

They dragged us down to their level for the first 3 quarters, but we were magnificent in the last! Seventeen on the trot!!

Time to fine-tune our forward half connection for the tougher fixtures ahead. Narrm comfortably by 8 to 10 goals will do.

Yep, and Luke Dunstan is the ideal replacement for Jack Viney. Isn’t it great that we have such fantastic ‘like for like’ depth on our list?

So we will be 2022 Premiers a few hours earlier than I was anticipating.

100%. A huge loss to the game.

She thinks so as well!

I reckon it’s a certainty bin, given that he has been a ‘poster boy’ for our new indigenous guernsey.

I like it! When I told Mrs DOF of Melky’s inclusion, which will bring him one game closer to his 200, she responded “that’s great, it matters! It’s a further endorsement of the outstanding culture we now have at the Melbourne Football Club”. I’m not going to argue with my lovely wife on that one!

Great stuff again guys. Thanks!

Key part of our attack and forward / defensive set-up. Well done Charlie.

Yes, and you can add Jack Grimes to that list, and both he and Trenners were made joint captains while they were still learning their trade. Seriously, what chance did they have when compared to today’s draftees?

100% agree, and not only that, but he’s become a key figure in our Leadership Group. Gee, our Club has come a long way in a short time, and much of that rise has been on the back of highly trusted role players like Nibbler and players of similar ilk.

Unbelievable inconsistency. An embarrassment to the AFL! A blight on the competition! I give up!

Yes, very interesting Luci. Last time I looked, Jack Viney was clear BOG according to the Demonland punters, but wasn’t ranked so highly by Goody. No doubt the disparity relates to team roles and how well they were played in the eyes of our coach, and of course, we are not privy to this information.

We need to get used to the idea that most teams will go out with the primary purpose of 'minimizing the damage' when they play us. It comes with the territory of being the best team in the competition. 'Messy' but great win Dees!