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Agree. Great value. In large part because the Norm smith is decide by a panel that includes a mixture of journos and ex players. And ex players love the hard at it, competitive beast types. And jack has also been getting a lot of possession of late too, so the numbers will work for him when the journos look to the stat sheet. It only just occurred to me how significant it would be for dees player to win the Norm Smith medal.

Love the enigmatic expression super - reminds me of the Mona Lisa. Which is apt because Dee Vinci certainly had his inner demons.

Done.

....Ben Gibsin 'oh, one more thing goody. The reds played bloody well. Like a bunch of blokes desperate to get a game in a grand final. For example majak kicked 3 goals. I'll make sure I include one of his goals and say vanders rampaging and hurry and Chandler and weed. The dogs will be rightly worried that our b team is red hot and better than their A team I'm learning about misinformation online, so I reckon that will get in their heads. One last thing. Stop calling me [censored] Gibby. The boys have been laughing at me all season'

And Saturday is going to be wet and cold. [censored] day for a GF.

Is that two UFOs landing?

I like the idea Covid and the fact that tbe GF has to be played in Perth is all part of the Norm Smith curse. The red fox never did things by halves, so a world wide pandemic is def his mo. Win it and the curse is broken. And pre curse normal service resumes - the next dynasty is on our door step. Next year's GF is going to be epic.

The brownlow feels like the proper start of grand final week. For the first time starting to feel nervous.

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Spoiler alert we won the 1964 GF. Froggy Crompton not only kicked the winning goal (wit the commentator saying how remarkable it was for a back pocket), he also took a saving mark deep in defence only a minute or before the final siren Hassa Mann now being interviewed. Saying our inaccuracy almost cost us. The more things change....

Sorry, ABC radio - i'm listening on AFL extra, one of their digital channels. But i assume it is one the normal radio

Heads up. On ABC radio they are about to replay the 1964 grand final

Perfectly sums up my emotions Steve. No one in my family followed the dees. In fact none in my family, except my grandfather (who had a budding VFL career short circuited by WW2). An none of my friends barracked for the dees. So I spent a good chunk of tbe late 70s and 80s going to tbe footy by myself, or with a mate who barracked for the roos (who I saw quite a lot too). Windy Hill, Moorabool, vic Park, Western oval. And of course the Top of the Ponsford. And then in the 90s I had become great friends with four dees fans and going to the footy became a regular celebration of the dees and friendship- complete with effusive post match drowning of sorrows or enthusiastic and long celebrations. So of course it hurts not to see us and experience the vibe in Melbourne. Personally I have come to terms with that. In large because we are incredibly the lucky the game is not happening at at an empty MCG. One case in WA and SA and noone sees it. Imagine that! Thus team deserve to plsy this game in front of a heaving crowd at a brilliant venue. And they deserve to be part of the buzz that is happening over there. And given all that has happened this last 18 monts, and all the pain and heartbreak, I feel lucky that next Saturday night I can watch us play a proper GF. And I'm going to enjoy with every beat of my red and blue heart. Can't wait.

They missed a trick though. Small forward lock is tackled by another small forward - one who can't get into the team. But might. If a spot for a small forward suddenly became available. Coincidence? You be the judge.

They're training at the right team's ground to get that sorted.

Barich is playing in our scratch match?

Ta. There you go. Confirmation bias at work. That and English is a [censored] ruckman.

Wow. The redback mystery. Love it This two week break between games is working out a treat.

Truish English played more than half the game against the dees in round 19 forward I reckon, so they had to cover him then too. I forget who rucked when he wasn't.

I have not forgotten. Or forgiven

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One of the stranger narratives all year from footy media types when talking about our games against other contenders is how we are going to deal with their strengths. It is always acknowledged how great our defensive system is, and of course the individual skill of Gawn, Tracc and Oliver is highlighted. But it's almost as if they think our incredibly effective midfield and forward line systems are second rate compared to other contenders. Pre round 11 it was all about how we are going to deal with the devastating midfield and clearance game of the dogs. How will we combat the four headed forward line monster of (insert one of the Lions, Cats and Dogs here)? Goody must love the fact that our forward line is hardly ever talked about as a threat that needs to be quelled. In the six games we have won since the loss to the dogs in round 19 we have averaged 100.5 points per game. That is padded a bit by the fact we toweled up the Suns and the Crows. But three were against top 4 teams - Cats x 2 and the Lions In the seven games the dogs have played in that same period they have averaged 81.5 points per game. We are far away the most potent team in the AFL in the last two months of football, but yet we have to worry about Naughton? Go figure.

Great get Kiran. I'll make sure to listen He was a gun player, our bets, and I was spewing when he left for the Swans. I have never really forgiven him for abandoning us.