Tony Tea

Whatever happened to spotting something directly behind the goals from your kick and lobbing the ball on top of whatever it is you've sighted?

Possibly. But I would have thought you'd need at least a season, probably more, to reconfigure your fitness.

It's depressing for fans, too. Watching us over the last couple of years has been awful. You rarely expect us to win, and you know with certainty that if we are in a close game we'll lose because we haven't been able to put the game away. The last few weeks, as our game style has changed, have been a relief.

I actually reckon that we are failing to run out games because we are not yet used to our new style of play.

Agree. It was horrendous. Bordered on cheating.

A very wise man, if he does say so himself.

Our list deserves a look at a different style of play. (So do us fans.)

Teams have been doing it for several years now. There have been several knees courtesy of this dangerous tackle.

Ever since I confidently predicted the 2021 flag I've been determined to try to be positive.

Flag. Many pundits with face egg.

This is wrong. Thompson was the crucial member of our 2004 on ball brigade, but he injured his foot in round 13 against Essendon when we were 2nd on the ladder and despite a few wins over also-rans and a belated top of the ladder at round 18, we fell away without his contest work and ended up fifth and what's more, what's arguably worse, handed Essendon their last finals win.

Precisely what we need.

Absolutely putrid grand final. Game was worse than the pre-game.

Good player, but wrong sort of winger for us. We needed, and still need, more of a speed merchant.

Growing up in Melbourne, Glenelg, along with Sturt, Norwood and Port Adelaide, was one of the SA clubs you were always hearing about; especially Port Adelaide who had won a bazillion flags. Imagine my surprise when I recently discovered that not only has Glenelg won just a handful of flags, but that Norwood has nearly won as many flags as Port.

Daniel has one thing going for him - a miskick which ended up as a Brayshaw goal in the GF.

No Sam, no watch.

That's precisely the sort of fact this Demon fan remember.

I like it that Melbourne supporters have lives outside football. Makes us one of the more sensible clubs; or rather, the least mad clubs.

Kano and Sammo couldn't possibly be barracking for the story. Perish the thought.

May & Oliver very chummy with Maynard after the siren.

I used to know Wallaby players' names; now I don't even know or care when, where and on what channel games are on. Hurry up and merge League and Yawnion.

There'll probably be another one with Trac taking the mark.

Don't forget the sneaky backwards throws. Very rugby just to shovel the ball out the back of a tackle to a waiting player.

To be fair, you're not being blocked, you're just not getting free stuff.