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honestly the umpires are being very liberal with the whistle but we make it easy for them. Many of the free kicks are *technically* there, it's being over officiated, but many of the free kicks are pretty lazy on our behalf.

lever done i reckon

I mean some of the calls are maaaaybe there but it's not like Langdons push impacted the result. it would have been a goal regardless.

lever boot back on and walking around

nevermind

is weidermam off injured?

crowd definitely filled out a bit in last 5 mins.

28k I reckon

Sydney game for me. Hardest fought win I think I've ever seen from Melbourne. Since then even with our loses I've not worried.

Give him a rest. Dunstan in.

lol May seemed [censored] we gave them a goal.

Don't let them kick a goal. Let someone else have a nasty record.

Oooof that has to hurt. Port really battling.

Jayden Hunt positions well and actually defends okay but his disposal just ain't up to it.

are these umpires [censored] for real?

lol jesus...

lol this definitely has Adelaide Round 10 2021 vibes from an umpiring perspective.

Two Port players also running a marathon before bouncing before the Hunt tackle. Gonna be that sort of night.

After attending games in Perth and Adelaide I've noticed that locals do not appreciate and recognise good football when they see it if it's not from their team. In Victoria and even Sydney, we'll applaud and nod in approval at a good mark or goal. In Perth I almost got stabbed for cheering on a strong contested by a Richmond player whilst at an Eagles vs Tigers game. All I said was, "Ooof good mark!" and everyone looked at me and one member even said "Yeah he marked the ball, big deal". Like, it was a good mark in traffic mate. Calm down. It's not like I had sex with your wife?

They were absolutely destroyed against Hawthorn. They were lucky it wasn't 100+ points. They all threw themselves at the ball, won possession and then coughed it up every single time. They were deplorable beyond the first contest and Hawthorn greatly out-strategised and out-played them. Port look very Melbourne circa 2007 to me. Lots of hope but just missing *something*. Could be the beginning of the end for them in this premiership window. We should win by 40+ imo. I think they're done.

Hmm... I can easily find an image of any normal football card and with the right skill print an exact replica. It's the same with the Mona Lisa. Or any of Van Gough's work. Print it at high enough quality. Frame it well enough. I can claim to have an original but its *true* value is much lower than the original. NFTs are much the same. Easier to copy to share, of course. But if you *own* it, it doesn't matter how much it's shared or copied or replicated. You own the original digital copy. That's where the value is.

Came here to say this. Can score quickly but also get scored against quickly. They will win some big games this year. But they still lack polish imo. They could well finish top 4. They along with Sydney, Brisbane and Collingwood are my biggest concerns this year. I'm not concerned about Geelong, nor the Bulldogs.

Some of you are absolutely cooked. I'm sorry but that was a fantastic game. Professional. Composed. Never gave in to the Essendon pizazz. They kept nibbling at us all game and we just went to another level each time. Great teams always win those type of games by 5-7 goals. Essendon isn't terrible. They'll steal some wins. That was the type of wins that great teams steal. Never in doubt. How many times have we been in Essendon's position? Good but not good enough? That was a great win. Change my mind.

That was a great game I thought.

Do you mean Mcdonald? Mcdonald is getting destroyed. Weid doing what he can. He should have 2-3 goals but hasn't converted. Fritsch and Mcdonald have let us down tonight. Kozzi too. Weeds is an easy target.