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............... not to forget the fact that he is double or triple teamed every week.

The audacity of the man! Doesn't he know that we still have Casey to follow in September, and following that, the cut and thrust of the free agency, trade and draft periods, and then another outstanding pre-season campaign?

6. Salem 5. OMac 4. Hunt 3. TMac 2. Brayshaw 1. Frost

Thank God for the Scorps!

What an utterly shameful way to farewell Paul Roos. I'm bitterly disappointed (along with every other genuine Melbourne supporter!). So hard to take!

Delighted for Jack and delighted that our great Club has done the right thing by him. We've come a long, long way as a club since Junior McDonald was pushed out the door.

I know where you are coming from McQ. Certainly he hasn't taken the 'next step' that many of us were predicting in 2016. Perhaps it's that he's not suited to the HBF role, but I have a suspicion that maybe his thyroid condition was slowly creeping up on him well before he recognised it, and before its return was formally diagnosed.

Just listened / watched the weekly episode of 'Roos Views'. At one point Roosy said that getting our boys 'up' for recent games has been mostly "player driven". He heaped praise on Jonesy and the rest of the leaders for their work on this front. Just love the words "player driven". That's what happens at in successful teams. Dees by 8 to 10 goals on the back of that, I reckon.

Some fabulous memories in that footage. I can almost smell the liniment.

I'm not too disappointed with this given the way our back half has matured / developed as a unit since the speculation on Hurley commenced. Hurley would be good, but so will the cap space that his non-recruitment will free up.

Corey Maynard obviously has some excellent AFL attributes, having been chased by at least four other clubs. His preferred destination is the Dees, which is testament to our Club and where we are now seen to be heading. I doubt he would have chosen us 3 or 4 years ago, despite the family connection. Seems like very astute use of the Category B rookie arrangement to me. Love you Dees!

Yep, that's definitely a dream!

I remember it like yesterday. The crowd was definitely hushed, but for the muted sobs (literally) of many of the Melbourne faithful around me. The anguish and disbelief on their faces (as shown on the front and back pages of the daily newspapers) is etched permanently into my red & blue heart. But this is 2016, and over the next few years we are due to dim the 'hurt' of some of those memories!

Well obviously someone did! Well done Oscar.

...... I will probably need to change my jeans.

Nightmare's suggestion that Tim English plays like Josh Fraser is a turn-off for me (lol), as is his skinny frame. I'd prefer to pick up a mature age, mobile ruckman to bringing in another 'project' ruckman at this stage

Great start, but lost composure in the third. Steadied and then controlled the last to come away with a solid win in hostile territory. That's what good teams do. We are now seeing the emergence of a good team, which has what it takes to become very good in the next year or two. It's a great feeling to be emerging from the football wilderness. Makes me so proud to be a Melbourne supporter!

Someone will have to play bloody well to deny Hunty a rising Star nomination this week.

6. Gawn 5. Tyson 4. Hunt 3. Jetta 2. Jones 1. Vince

I don't have any inside knowledge, but I'm sure he would be on Richmond's radar.

Tom, in particular, would have been in high demand outside the MFC, but he chose to remain a Demon. That, in itself, is a huge tick for our Club, and a sign of where he thinks we are heading.

Sorry mate, not a skier. Just doing some renovations on a fly fishing cabin we have up there. It was however, a very nice bottle of red that I shared with myself on Saturday night .......... mind you, a rough 'cleanskin' would have tasted like nectar after that win!

I was in a remote area of the Snowy Mts. on the weekend. Watched the match on Fox with only myself for company, made enough noise to be heard back in the 'burbs, joined the boys in an off-key rendition of the Grand Old Flag, then re-watched the game, glass in hand, through sometimes teary eyes. Brilliant day ..... a turning point and a window into the future of our great Club(?) Sunday morning was a 36 km drive to the nearest town for 'phone / internet coverage, logged into Demonland, and confirmed that it wasn't a dream. The sheer joy expressed in this thread was palpable. Returned home yesterday to find the thread had more than doubled in size. Thanks for sharing the joy Demonlanders! We've earned this, and as we all know, there's lots more to come.

6. Gawn 5. Viney 4. Watts 3. Tyson 2. Jones 1. T. Mac Unlucky: the other 16.

That's unreal!