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Both terrific ‘grabs’ but the subsequent unconverted attempts at scoring goals, left one with the glass half empty feel. Goes with the loss we had to have apparently.

Happy to leave it to others to examine the intestines of this defeat and make predictions about the portents for the season's future. Viewing from here the most impressionable moment of this match, with the opposition running rampant in the 3rd quarter, was of young Jake Bowey home alone at centre-half-back. With the ball headed that way from another Freo forward foray. His opponent was that giant of a ruckman Darcy, who hovered nearby like some monster apparition from ghostbusters. It was not an ideal match up, but the expression on Jake's face was priceless. As if some sense of seismic shift was about to take place. It was a scary micro-moment, which fortunately passed with JB still intact.

Searching for positives!

6 Angus Brayshaw 5 Jack Viney 4 James Jordon 3 Kysaiah Pickett 2 Jake Lever 1 Bayley Fritsch Honourable mentions; Clayton Oliver Jake Bowey Toby Bedford Adjudication; Sonne comme des raisins aigres mais tous les fruits pour le vainqueur. Broadcast; La frénésie médiatique sur le point de se décharger. Overall comment; In retrospect ripe for the picking. Well done over by Freo. Quelques pistes de réflexion.

Demonland early birds or late night insomniacs? Caught the last rites of last evening’s SCG clash on AFL online. Back on home soil to get the big picture. Maintain the rage Demons let the winning run continue.

Goes with the territory? Would certainly not applaud that action borders on potential GBH. Aussie rules is a great game not to be confused with some craven caged ‘contest’.

#26 when on song has a great kicking action.

Brayshaw better second half Dunstan connected better later Gawn eventually clunked some Melksham strictly cameo goal

See Max’s on-ground interview end of game. Max brings his own SPFX.

6 Clayton Oliver 5 Christian Petracca 4 Tom Sparrow 3 Jake Lever 2 Steven May 1 Bayley Fritsch Honourable mentions; Max Gawn Luke Jackson Alex Neal-Bullen Trent Rivers Tom McDonald Kysaiah Pickett Adjudication; Couldn’t complain those who made the play got rewarded. TV broadcast; Jason Dunstall and Nick Riewoldt tend to make sense. Whoever was responsible for gratuitous comment about Ed Langdon tackle being ‘acceptable’ go to straight to dunce’s corner with the appropriate hat. Overall comment; Opponents provided a contest with plenty of old fashioned physicality. Demons challenged but too classy in the wash up.

Smokin’ Max Gawn!

Crude and Neanderthal x2

Joey’s?

As North are about to go seriously 😳 South. Name change may be appropriate too.

After being fortunate enough to attend both the preliminary and grand final. From a ‘pure’ footy perspective found the ambiance of the PF more enjoyable. MFC’s control of the stadium PA audio-visual setup was definitely a factor. Of course the Demon ascendancy made it a relaxed evening at the footy. Game intervals were relatively free of the razzmatazz too. GF was a much more wound up affair. After all there was a fair bit riding on it. Not a moment was without ‘entertainment’ happening, pre-game, quarter times, half-time was crammed to saturation point. Add the actual game which seemed almost like an adjunct to the ‘show’. When the smoke cleared half way through the third it was all about the footy, fortunately a triumph 57 years in the making.

6 Jack Viney 5 Angus Brayshaw 4. Kysaiah Pickett 3 Alex Neal-Bullen 2 Christian Petracca 1 James Jordon Honourable mentions; Jayden Hunt Max Gawn Clayton Oliver Tom MacDonald Jake Bowey Trent Rivers Opposition hyperbole watch; #27 is believed to be auditioning to replace Ken. If only Barbie knew Jane was not Tarzan. Adjudication; Free kick differential is locked in you don’t beat city hall. TV Broadcasters; Jordan Lewis and Matthew Pavlich have some authority and provide useful insights. Kerri Underwood is best turned a deaf ear to. Overall comment; Demon machine marches on. Call the RSPSA!

Young fella busting to get a go, clumsily tackles a bloke (without an ounce of malice) who is unfortunately concussed. Is made an example of by the ‘process’. Opponent chooses to lower his shoulder and connects with force to the AFL defined ‘sacrosanct’ head. With remission gets slap on wrist. Something 💩stinks!

Demons to add some real bite today. Eagles ophidiophobia outbreak likely.

AFL ivory tower operatives doing what they do best, rewarding mediocrity. Give them full marks for consistency though. On good authority the contest is now a seagull chip raffle extravaganza to determine who emerges as second best. Currently AFL fixtures appear to reflect that.

Agree Baz Post-game discussion on Fox with young Kath was informative and relaxed. With winter approaching Bucks looked a million in that snappy well tailored pullover jacket number. Smart!

6 Ed Langdon 5 Angus Brayshaw 4 Christian Petracca 3 Clayton Oliver 2 James Harmes 1 Tom Sparrow Honourable mentions; Tom MacDonald Jayden Hunt Alex Neal-Bullen Charlie Spargo Kysaiah Pickett Steven May Opposition Hype watch; Butler Higgins King forward trio so embarrassingly irrelevant umpires had to tip in. Adjudication; In an imperfect AFL world umpiring fraternity has begun to see the light. Overall comment; First half of second quarter had the Demon machine firing on all cylinders. Delivering a devastating burst effectively dealing Saints out of contest. A dominant brilliant team performance overall.

Got Gus good

Wayward Saints seeking salvation. Last seen sliding for a slither of soap in slippery northern slimes. Scraping like seagulls in a slather for seemingly senseless seconds searching for a slim score. Media mogul machinations on Mother’s Day may mirror minor minds. Determined Demons dastardly dash delusions of disorientated delinquent delight. Saints or sinners saved for slaughter by the last quarter.

Not wishing to give this witches’ hunt any more oxygen, but BT did describe it after Tom’s after the siren goal as “being the greatest winning margin in a grand final by any Melbourne team”. Something the vast majority of true red and blue faithful would be rather proud of, given the club’s history.