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err not for these stats , no. Our best simply stacks up well against everyone else and we are battle hardened. Other teams won't want to play Melbourne in the finals.

Between the flag years?? Wouldn't have thought there was that much to write about between the 2021 and 2022 flags....

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/1165273/walk-talk-a-minute-with-jacob?videoId=1165273&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1656916248001

Good summary. Didn't see the 1st half but was v impressed with Rosman in the 2nd half. Rooey looks a ripper And Ladhams should be suspended for his hit on Woewodin. Woey was over the boundary line, had disposed of the ball and the hit was high with impact. Dirtbag

Anyone know in the MCC level 4 whether the AA seats are nearest to the ground or the A row nearest the ground?

Was chatting to someone yesterday who was telling me the MCC are unhappy with the 'double dippers'. People who get a reserved seat and then take up walk up seats. Don't shoot the messenger just passing on what I heard. Seems to me this is a problem of the MCCs own making (all tix should be reserved for finals if you ask me,) Suggested they would open the gates earlier for those that haven't already secured a seat. Logistically this would be a nightmare but I guess its possible. If you have already secured a seat through Ticketek then your bar code wouldn't give you access to the ground until an hour after those that had not secured seats. Will be interested in seeing whether this eventuates,

Just re watched the game v Sydney. Took some notes Very close. Sydney gifted 2 goals in the last 5 mins TMac out at the last minute, Buddy not playing, Salem 1st game back was rusty, Langdon 1st game back playing with a broken rib. Tommo was very poor, Petty was off and on all night with an injury. Reid, LMacDonald and the McCartins beat us in the air. Sydney pressure and tackling was first class. We were 5goals up to 5 pts with 3m to go in the 1st qtr and lost. Overall we are a much better unit now and I am confident we will beat them 1st Qtr Dees 2 quick goals. JJ & Langdon ORiordan off concussion test – off with Sub Ronke coming on 5 m to go Swans radar is off 3 points 11:00 to go Tomlinson simple turnover Jacko goal coast to coast play 7:46 left 7:35 left Dees 19 Swans 4 Swans defence taking a few intercept marks Pickett brilliance, Gawn goal around the body 2:36 left Dees 25 Swans 5 Clearance to Gawn, Gawn to MBrown, Brown to Fritsch Goal 1:48 left Dees 31 Swans 5 Swans clearance Tommo beaten 1 on 1 with Reid Goal 31 to 11 Qtr time 2nd Qtr Sparrow Clearance Gawn mark in goal square Goal 37 to 11 19:06 left Poor Salem kick across goal, tommo beaten in ground ball by Reid. Free. Goal (good kick) 37 to 17. Petty off 15:30 left LMcDonald goal fm good kick 37 to 23 [censored] [censored] to Syd down the ground to Reid Goal 37 to 29 Swans pressure good. Turnover to Heeney Point from in front Sydney pressure strong, turnover goal to LMcDonald 37 to 36 (6g 1b to 5g 6b) 9:03 left tackles 32 Syd to melb 16 BReid free kick misses goal Frees going Sydneys way Syd running shot point Dees 37 to Syd 38 Coast to coast Sydney Papley running goal from 50m after beating Hunt one on one 5g in a row 7 pt lead to Sydney Great Fritsch goal 7g 1b 43 Dees Swans 6g 8b 44 1:41left 3rd qtr Fritsch mark at 50m hits up bbrown 25m out. Doesn’t make distance! Syd 46 tackles 27 Dees 45 to 45 12:14 to go Syd taking good contested marks Papley cutting us up Dees coast to coast from kick in Fritsch goal. Viney and Pickett great running 51 to 46 9:47 to go Dees bombing to fwd 50 Brayshaw running into fwd line miskicks to Harms in the GSq 53 to 43 No small crumbers in fwd line. Syd intercept marks ANB mark after good kick from Brayshaw misses goal from 40m in front Tommo poor kick from HBack. turnover 54 to 47 4th qtr Holding free to Max goal sq. Goal (3rd goal) 60 to 47 19:05 left Clearance Sydney Heeney 1 on 1 with Hunt Goal 60 to 53 Sydney clearance. Melb defend, Viney kicks OOF Sydney foray Brayshaw diving mark in GSq Gawn free HBack Dees going fwd Petracca ignores Harmes 30m alone Jackson snap OOF Gawn playing well taken 4 good marks this qtr (24 disposals) 9 goals for Dees 7 through stoppages (none through turnover) 60 to 53 13:48 left Sparrow misses 3m hball to Oliver running fwd at 50m Swans gain turnover race it fwd, Lever fumbles and LMacD scores for Syd - shocking. Game could have been iced there 60 to 59 13:01 left Petracca clearance to gsq Tom McCartin mark Lever intercept mark running fwd misses target Syd running through corridor MBrown mark at 50m Gawn mark on goal line 1m from sq placed on tight angle misses goal Syd 17 intercept marks melb15 LMcDnal snaps a point 8:48 left 61 to 59 McDonald snaps a point. Out bustles Petty 61 to 60 Gawn great mark down the line Fritsch marks sky ball 25m out, slight angle skews off to right no score 6:46 left Max21 CPs Swans rush fwd, Reid spoils Petty, Heeney picks up and kicks to Papley Tommo mark Soft Swans free to Gulden 48m out angle Goal 61 Dees 66 Swans 4:43 left Gawn takes a mark going fwd turns it over 3:29 left Swans slow it down V Soft free to Papley goal against Langdon Swans clearance Warner misses on the run 2:27 left Brayshaw turn it over 1:06 left Game over Syd beat us in the air Marks i50 8 to 10 Contested Marks 12 to 15 Marks 80 to 98 Syd 23 scoring shots to melb 16

Magic great effort

Disgrace that Hawkins is Captain. Has never captained at any level. Borderline cheat with his 'flailing' arms and elbows

Snow gags? OMG they are hilarious. Maybe we should oblige with some Mardi Gras gags or rain jokes Sydney's Observatory Hill weather station registered 1547.4 mm of rain during the first six months of 2022, marking the wettest January to June period in 164 years of records. Melbourne rainfall to Jun 1 - 151 m

They all made the Grand Final though.....

This is a key to our defence. Gawn, Jackson or TMac blocking the outlets from Opp defence is vital. The mids block the corridor. TMac also does a lot of pack busting that we missed dearly when he first went out

He quite likes that

Feel free to detail these instances. I don't see it

Scully took the money and is a forgotten footballer that did nothing and has no allegiances. Neither GWS Melbourne or hawthorn will remember him fondly Have a great life Tom

I have seen this written a few times now and curious as to how you arrive at this conclusion? 2012 played 20 games 2013 player 17 games 2014 played 21 games 2015 played 22 games 2016 played 22 games 2017 played 22 games 2018 played 20 games (starting at rd 6 - next games he had 2, 2, 5, 4, 2, 4, 6 goals) 2019 played 15 games (didn't play after rd 16) 2020 played 9 games (covid year - he had a poor year along with the club) 2021 played 23 games I think its complete BS frankly. He has had one poor year and now it is set in stone that TMac takes a long time to get back up to speed. "a stumbling block to his career" you say. "Diabolically once he reaches a patch of his best form he gets injured again" 2018 he didn't start till rd 6 and played well out of the blocks Tom will be fine.

He is on record as saying he hated playing at St Kilda and would have left to play somewhere for fun. The fact he is at the Dees (as insurance largely) - and opportunities haven't been plentiful for him - is possibly annoying for him but I reckon he is at peace with his decision.. And he still has some flaws in his game despite getting Brownlow votes...

That subconscious works both ways, Any team that gets ahead of the Pies wont take their foot off the gas

Shame for him the team he left is playing finals....

General. The AFL had to compete with the NRL in their home markets and even though crowd numbers are low in the NRL, viewing numbers are huge.

60% of all advertising revenue comes from NSW and Southern Queensland Thats why we have GWS and Gold Coast. Tassie generates around 6% In case you think this is about emotion and history

Same here

Good summary!

This a problem when you have: 1. a 23 round fixture,; and 2. All the Dreamtime games, the Derbies, the Heritage rounds, ANZAC Days etc Would like to see an analysis of past years and those with easy draws falling in the finals...if anyone can be bothered.....

Good article Its a blight on the game Remarkable how many times commentators refer to the ladder saying things like Geelong are the stand out without doing the most rudimentary analysis of the fixture. A bit like Brisbane and their home ground advantage