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lol Lewis with the old school spray.

oliver didn't do much that quarter.

if we slow it down we're playing the game on Geelong's terms. need to back our forwards in.

literally and figuratively.

our defense is a [censored] shambles. every time they go forward they score.

we seem to have to work a lot harder for our goals. we look better around the ground at contests but they find space better than we do.

You could smell them a mile away.

Geelong have 11 players under 50 games today. Not the end of the world if we lose but we should win imo. There is a reason we are favourites and it's not because Danger is out. End of the day if we want respect from the league we need to dish out a football lesson today. Sick of this club being pushed around by Geelong. Losing today and then beating Brisbane next week does zero for our credentials.

Lions will shock a few times this year. Bookmark it. St Kilda is uninspiring.

Omac still holds that crown. Like Pedo, Tmac, and Gawn before them, both Wagner and Omac will come to be adored by the Melbourne faithful. Bookmark it.

i actually think that was really good. by afl tv ad standards, anyway.

I really want to give Geelong a belting for once. I just have a feeling that either it'll go down to the wire, or we'll give them a 10 goal spanking.

you won't have that issue with the iphone because the battery dies before it has a chance to heat up. ANYWAYYYY Our defense reminds me a lot of Essendon's circa 2000. Make no mistake, their backline is what made them so good. Their transition was amazing, and we have the pieces to be just as good.

Pedo is very much a different player though. confident he can step up but he doesn't demand the defense's attention in the same way McDonald does. Mcdonald is a big loss no doubt. i actually think we can more easily cover Viney than we can Mcdonald.

Don't worry we've got this.

The wheels are already falling off!

In Hird's defense, you can take as many drugs if you want but if the bones are rooter, they're rooted. He came back and was much the same player. We ruined Trengove, but that's not say we'll make the same mistake with Viney. If he needs to sit out 2-3 months, so be it.

Will be fine. That he had them out in the chair suggests it wasn't a big op and maybe only had 1 or 2 out. 3-4 day recovery. Maximum.

Just booked reserved seats in AFL members. All "allocation exhausted" except for Level 1 outside.

Twitter is a terrible measure of brand engagement these days.

Well yeah

Have to admit, the hype around us is similar to that of the Eagles in 2005. They'd had an average year in 2004 and finished 11-11 in 9th place. Almost every prediction in the pre season had them finishing top 4 in 2005.

It's going to be glorious watching them crash and burn this year.

Same, although the main difference at the moment is that opposition teams and fans "hated" those clubs because they were so good. Beating them was a statement because it showed you could match it with the best. As it stands, beating Melbourne is more of a victory against hotheads. You want to beat them and you hate them because you want to put them in their place. It's well known within AFL circles that the Dees were strangely cocky and talkative during matches, despite having not actually proven much outside of a handful of big wins in the home and away season. There are also rumours that players were ripping into Port saying stuff like, "This is what a real top 4 team looks like" when we were beating them well, and that this contributed to the change in momentum in the second half. Apparently Petracca and Oliver are the worst offenders when it comes to that. I think there's nothing wrong with trash talking and being overly confident, but you need to play in the "now". As the old saying goes, "you can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?" If you're going to sledge like a finalist, you better damn well play like a finalist.

It's a high as a kite grand flag It's the threads we love Of the team we homies with The team of the blood and the crips Every gunshot rings through For the red and the blue As we rap this beat for you Should ya'all smoke weed and never get caught Keep yo eye on us or else.