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Only paying $2.93 against Brisbane. Very short.

Hahahahahahahaha get real

We have pretty much looked like how Gold Coast did last week. Fumbly, slow, just lacking any real forward coherence and smashed in the middle. Our defense has been shocking.

Oh well the hype was fun while it lasted. Nice to be back being the team that other teams end/break records against.

Percentage means nothing when you finish 22-1

We took until Round 11 to achieve our third 100-point game for the season in 2025. We averaged 81 points at the end of Round 11. So that gives you insight into how little we were scoring in the other games. We are averaging bang on 100 points this season and have hit 100 in three of four games. We kick on average 3.1 more per game and 1.1 against more per game. We average 62 points for and 101 against at the end of round 4 last year.

Gee some of you are miserable. Holding our own against top opposition. They are opening us up a bit. Beatable.

Let's be honest, if Gold Coast is serious then it will win and win comfortably. Just as Sydney flexed last night, if you're a contending team then you just don't drop games like this. A pass mark for me is a good contest within 5 goals.

It annoyed me when people said we were bottom four in the pre-season, when Richmond, Port, Essendon, West Coast, and even Carlton just have putrid lists with minimal depth. Richmond maybe the exception because they have some genuinely good kids. Port is terrible.

Much like Tomlinson in 2021, I think CJ will struggle to get back into the side provided Petty pulls his finger out and Rivers is played where he belongs across half back.

I watch On The Couch and 360, especially if there is a topic I am interested in (Melbourne playing well/poorly, a coach/club under pressure). I don't think Hawkins will make it in media. He is far too dry. Listening to him on SEN for Kardinia Park games is enough.

Did I miss the memo? What's this about? https://www.instagram.com/stories/melbournefc/3864630277440474330?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=MXU3a2UybmJlajg0aQ==

I watched the replay. This might seem hyperbolic but after quarter time we actually had shades of our 2021 team. Dare, well calculated risks, strong defense, composed under pressure... I even saw some of those shades in the Freo game, some passages that were just awesome to watch. We had 56 points with 12 minutes left in the last. We ended with 100. We haven't seen something like that since the '21 Grand Final. Few teams have done that. Just absolutely blew them away. And EVERYONE standing up. We are still going to cop it a few times this year. And that first quarter was pretty flat... but wow, our turnaround after quarter time was mesmerising. Even only kicking the one goal in the second, you could tell we were picking up the pace.