John Crow Batty

Fritsch never got much credit for his goal kicking prowess because many goals look like he got them too easily. Like he needs to kick two to equate to someone else’s one. On GF day three were from easy uncontested marks that a child could have taken on the field. His skills are his quick reactions and ability to find space before his opponent realises he’s moved. Something ethereal in the way he moves. His superb one touch gathering and clean marking also makes it look like he’s under no pressure at all. There is a touch of Robert Flower in the way he plays. Robert Flower in his final season was our leading goal kicker in our breakout 1987 season and played exactly like Fritsch does now.

I believe Kevin Bartlett in 1980 who kicked 7 was just as skinny if not skinnier.

He reminds me a lot of a developing Travis Boak type.

So true. I used to work for the paper before the Murdoch days. The philosophy is to always [censored] the horse from both ends to get it to move. Always try to get readers to stridently agree or disagree. Giving the rational middle road opinion doesn’t work.

I read it as he was mis-interpreting his crystal ball. They key difference between this season and the past few is that now we are playing as a team and not a bunch of individuals that’s been a regular Melbourne failing. The talent was always there. Now everyone plays for each other and reaping the rewards. He fails to note that a champion team always beats a team of champions hands down. Being from Hawthorns golden era he should know better.

Demons sell 3 seasons worth of merchandise in the months before GF including 10,000 road to GF T-shirts. Collingwood and Tigers only sold 1500 and 3000 of similar T-shirts in previous GF’s for comparison. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/demons-sold-three-years-worth-of-merchandise-before-grand-final-glory-20210928-p58vi7.html Also Channel 7 are very happy with us helping to them to their best ratings for the year as well as lots of finals series goals which translates to an advertising revenue bonanza for them. We will be prime time queens next season.

Has a great penetrating boot to go with his powerhouse play. The more like him the better.

Nev is a great team man. Will be well remembered. Best of luck for the future.

Hope to see him getting a game next season. Good luck to him.

Good, he was very useful in his only game. Can impact and play a role.

Then it was a semi pro suburban competition. We were great then but this is the greatest ever for the reasons you state and it’s a national competition now with the best players in the land playing.

Norm Smith Medalist on pretender Norm Smith Medalist?

I don’t believe I have ever seen a player crumb his own failed speccy attempt for a goal. Must have happened but can’t recall seeing any.

If Nostradamus had predicted we would win our next premiership in Perth some of us would have thought we would never ever be alive to witness it.

Tmac did a lot too.

Going back earlier in the season, something must have happened when the players were stuck all day on the Gold Coast on a plane. Where before we depended on our great defence to prop up a barely adequate forward line we turned into an awesome offensive scoring machine that destroys the opposition in a matter of minutes.

I say Fritsch was the turning point. Great play has to be converted. He made a tricky must make set shot under pressure then followed up with a superb individual effort to make an improbable goal.

Well at least now they know they don’t have a monopoly on fairy tale GF wins.

Plays as deepest forward who moves to find space. Expecting sublime defensive work is a moot point because most times he’s out of position to impact.

We were on the ropes and ready to crack up half way through the third quarter. Bont was tearing us apart. Keath and Naughton marking everything. Gawn dropping easy marks. Then the most extraordinary 15 minutes of footy I’ve ever seen by us. Absolutely amazing centre clearance work by the tag team beasts of Petracca and Oliver.

I believe most supporters want to chill. No point bringing the tension to an early boil.

Been trying not to think too much about footy for the past fortnight and pursing every distraction I could find. Today however is Dee DAY.

I’m hoping for a strong start by us. Then we can apply the shackles on our terms. Very few sides have been able to manage any meaningful catch up footy against us.

It has been extended for another two seasons till 2059.

Training at Optus this morning. Meanwhile a stupid woman flew in to Perth from NSW on Tuesday without a G2G pass and tested positive. Luckily she was still at the airport and swiftly dispatched to quarantine and will be deported.