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Jones look good every time he gets near it. Needs to make a statement today.

Great by Kozzie. Trusted his teammate to win a one on one.

So far this is a clear example of not respecting your opponent. Nothing comes easy in this league.

i can't even hear the commentators but i get the feeling they rrally want melbourne to lose today.

Hope Jones has a blinder.

Our tackling is so good right now.

I'm watching at a pub with no audio for some reason. Is there much of a breeze that they've talked about?

Tackling is good at least.

First on the ladder for two weeks in 2005. Rounds 2 and 3. In 2004 we were first after 18 rounds. The deepest in a season that we'd been first since 1964. All the talk was about us. I think we were briefly flag favourites. Then Adelaide pumped us by 12 goals. We lost 4 in a row to end the season and were knocked out in the finals by Essendon. The most Melbourne way to end a season ever.

Libba is basically a walking comic book lol

he's a tall forward, by default he should be a good set shot. But much like Stringer his worst is bad enough that it can often be detrimental to the team. When he's on then so is the team. I think we call that a "downhill skier".

Dogs have been heavily pressured and smashed all around the game for the entire second half and could yet still win this. Tigers should be 6-7 goals up but they haven't been able to score. Dogs are grinding this and probably in a position they want to be in. Also, Bruce is such a spud. I hate it when he turns it up against us.

Jackson may be 199 but he can play smaller. Brown for example plays like someone that's 200cm. Jackson is agile enough that his height isn't a detriment in wet weather. Last Saturday being a prime example.

Hi all. Hoping for some help from our Sydney cohort and I guess for any others who have watched the Dees play whilst in Sydney. I'll be based in the harbour city for work for about 4 weeks and will be watching Melbourne on TV from rounds 9 through 12. Is there any particular venue Dees fans get together to watch games? Additionally, any other recommendations for watching AFL in Sydney? Would rather get out to watch it than stay in my hotel room. I'll be in the North Ryde area but can easily and happily venture into the CBD (as I will be a few times a week for work anyway).

What an outrageous scenario.

it definitely leaked.

that's the one.

Paywalled HUN article seems to suggest game will be in Melbourne.

I'm guessing the game is going ahead in Hobart then.

This year's Melbourne team's legit. Nothing against North, they've soldiered on despite being on the brink of collapse multiple times, and growing up in the 90s they were one of the best teams I've seen. I hate their supporters but have nothing against the club. They beat up on us for 10 years as a finals club should have against a lowly club like Melbourne was at the time. Anyone suggesting this is a "danger" game is blinded by decades of ineptness. This is comfortably the best team we've had in my time supporting the club (early 90s) so arguably we're the best we've been since our last flag. I would classify Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Gold Coast, Freo are genuine "danger" games. North is comfortably the worst team in the league by the Flemington straight. They might steal a win this year against a bottom 10 club but they won't even get close this weekend. This isn't "complacency". It's just fact. Let's get real here and start respecting our club.

All lockdowns have been an overreaction to some degree but that's the world we live in right now. Would seem at odds with the lockdown philosophy for the game to stay in Tassie. Agree it is silly and the game *should* be there but from a political optics POV I can't see how they permit it.

We need to try and lock away a marquee event game against the Cats so we don't have to travel there. Something between May-July so it's only one meeting. Maybe a "Foundation Club" event, Friday night, round 12-13, MCG. Additionally, until we stop selling our own home games we'll continue getting sent down the highway and over the bay. Also, Norf should be campaigning to host high drawing clubs to Tassie. Melbourne supporters are heavily concentrated in Melbourne. North gain nothing hosting Melbourne, they are not only relying on their own supporters going to Tassie but also Melbourne. No reason why the Pies or Blues couldn't go there for an away game. Similar to how we campaigned the league for us to host the WA, SA or Brisbane in NT knowing those teams tend to have strong support there, thus pulling a better crowd.

Really hoping this game is moved to Marvel so I can actually watch us beat Norf for once.

tl;dr Melbourne's turn to break the drought.

recent history would actually suggest they are destined for a third flag. Brisbane and then Hawks both won three on the trot. No other team since Adelaide has gone 2 in a row to not win a third. Richmond should probably have 4 on the trot if not for some niggling injuries leading into the 2018 Prelim against the Pies. They looked GOAT level in the first 10 mins on Saturday. Their pressure when on is intense.