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He came to the party today! Great hands, was always a presence. I was really impressed. I know he missed a set shot but he did everything he had to do today I think he might have a future if he tracks the way he’s going.

Worked his arse off today. I think he really needs another preseason and a much bigger tank. Also when he goes to kick long he sort of telegraphs it and makes it look so obvious. Not a bad thing but I’d just like to see him settle into a few of those kicks.

Great stuff Dee Zephyr. Rodney at his peak!

Harmes is like a caged lion right now. When he's released, good luck if you're in his way.

Wish my rap sheet was a bit more like that. 6 countries, 8 jobs, 6 places of residence, a business degree, a hip arthroscope, a bitter split, a.... oh let’s not go further! ?

12 long years! I was 21 at the MCG that night against the Saints. So much has happened since then. But who cares, we’re there!

WHAT IT MEANS!

Thanks mate. Just so happy right now and happy for everyone here who have their heart and soul invested.

It’s well documented how little success we’ve had in recent times but it’s quite nice that this matchup has given us some joy over the journey. 1998 - Robbo comes to the party and boots 4 to win by 17 points. Turns the season around. 2002 - Neita kicks 7 and we win a thriller at the then ‘House of pain’. We go on to make the 8. 2017 - T-Mac!! 2018 - YESSSSSSSS

Unbelievable team effort. Very hard to pick a 6, here goes. 6. Harmes 5. Melksham 4. Oliver 3. Gawn 2. Hannan 1. Salem Apologies to Brayshaw he just missed out.

Gus is widely acclaimed as our most improved this year and rightly so but my word Harmes has just been immense. Such a big rap for the no.4! Can’t even remember him without that number now ?

What a dead eye decision to go Andy! You’d be on cloud 9 right now!

They are shockers. Even booing when the siren goes at the end of each quarter.

Oh man. Oh man. I have honestly needed the last 2 hours to come down. I reckon I came as close as a 33 year old male could come to a cardiac arrest in those dying stages. There were some people on here who picked it and were fully confident, I want to thank you guys because you had confidence I just didn’t have and your enthusiasm should not be under appreciated. I said before the game it felt like we were walking the plank. Where do you start with the performance? I thought we were outstanding right from the get go. We had moments where we lacked polish and probably could have nailed more chances but I couldn’t give a stuff about those right now. One thing we had was our effort which we brought 100% for nearly 100% of the game. I said in the game day thread that it just had this feeling that a club like West Coast would end up taking over because clubs like that win this games and play finals and clubs like us don’t belong. Newsflash: [censored] that! WE JUST RE-WROTE THE NARRATIVE IN THE MOST EMPHATIC WAY POSSIBLE!!! Hard to pick a BOG because it was such a great team effort. But my god it was so good to have Milkshakes back. He kicks the ball like no other and something that no-one has said much before, he has great football sense. Those two times he choose to lead back out the back were genius. The midfield has one of their best collective efforts for the year, Oliver and Gus doc their thing but once again Harmes went above and beyond. That kick to Kent when we could barely deliver a ball inside was absolute mint from the plomb. Max battles all day and took some crucial grabs, he’s clearly banged up but he’s toiling on like a champion. To the backline. They were always going to have their hands full but never gave in. Hibberd makes a big difference, hopefully he’s just had some thightness. Never Jetta just delivers in crucial moments time and time again and has well and truly cemented his place as one of the leagues players of quality. Oscar did his job. Lewis went to ground a bit but when we needed the experienced head I thought he was excellent. And the rest, The moment was boiling to a climax when Kent had his shot. The image of him lining up for goal is now burned in my mind as it literally felt like 12 years were hanging on this ‘either way’ moment. And when he delivered there was a feeling that you really only get once in a blue moon. It’s hard to explain but the body language when Clarry and (Nibbler I think?) embraced Kent, man, I can’t even explain it I really can’t. There are celebrations in football but in my options there are ones that go even beyond that stuff. The closest comparison I can think of is in the 2012 grand final when Malceski kicked that snap to seal it and that particular elation that followed it from the Swans players. Im not forgetting Mitch Hannan who was outstanding. Kicked most of his chances and made contests wherever he could, he had a serious presence. AVB played the game of his life, his tackling early was a massive reason why we got a run on, hopefully he’s not in trouble for that elbow. I could go through everyone, Salem used it well when it counted, Fristch had two crucial long kicks in the last 5 mins and always gives you the calming feeling that he will use it. I am so proud of these boys and this footy club. I love you MFC so much, no matter how many disappointments games like today feel so great and erased the hurt of last week. I love each and everyone on Demonland, even the out there ones. The only people who have ever truly understood what it is like to be a Melbourne fan. I would never have it any different, being a Melbourne fan is the best ever and I don’t envy any other club’s fans one little bit. We did it people we did it! :)))))))

God I'm so happy. I'll be back later still need to come down!

My word I did. Briefly for about 30 seconds. Was just so proud

Never been more proud!

Oh hell yeah Melbourne. You just erased so much previous hurt with that!,,,,,

Yes COME ON! This is everything

Please i’ll Buy a goal for $100

Good play, fighting chance.

We’ve waited so long..

For gods sake turn over one of these kick ins

It’s dying

Come on Melbourne just get one