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Wona won't get back this year and I doubt he'll be back next year . I hope he's got a smile on his face back at the Tiwi islands .

Tapscotts a thumper .

We seem to be working a Press of our own ATM . Might be us doing the strangling this time . B)

Miller got picked up . Bates younger and a better kick . He's got some currency IMO .

Pretty handy forward line that . B)

Thought he was abit small when I 1st saw him . Makes up for that with the balls to take 'em on , blistering pace and the strength to shrug a tackle . Enjoying this kids work here .

Didn't mind the "stupid" free actually . Startin' to throw some weight around ... Love it . We've got front row seats watching a Super Duper star in the making .

I'm with you , the Wiz brought too much joy to hold a grudge on him . I was of the impression we would lose him at some stage due to his family staying west anyway so wasn't such a shock . He loved our club , didn't have the same magic at Freo . I even admired the way he'd always play well against us , carving us up with multiple goals at times. As for the GF ,I can't believe we weren't ready for Essendons physical assault. They'd been belting us up since since the 80's and this was a forken Grand Final , Sheedy kept Wallace in the lineup purely for thuggery . And if Neitz hadda kicked them 1st 2 , who knows what woulda happened . What did happen was Hird kicked the captains goal to put them on the board , they then quickly slammed another . They were away . Remember even Farmer getting a dud decision early when just clear and heading goalward . Confidence sapping sh!t . The game was over by the time Long displayed his cowardice by charging the youngest kid on the ground with his head over the ball. Made it even more of a weak act . Wallace broke Greens windpipe or something in the opening minute or 2 . He wouldn't have been far off second youngest on the ground . AAarrrr .... Shouldn't have got me started .

In my 42 years following Melbourne that was the only year I had real confidence we could win the game from any position . Even if we were 5 goals down I was always confident we could come back and win it . With Neitz , Schwarz , Farmer , Robbo and Uze running around the forward line usually 1 or 2 would cut loose at some stage. We had an unhappy knack of meeting dominate seasoned sides at their peaks in the last 2 GF's .

Don't wanna think about GC . They're gonna be seriously good .

Even after he left for the Collingwood facilities it still took him 12 months to get himself right . We couldn't have justified keeping him on the list anyway .

I feel for Aussie and am sorry for his loss but sooner or later he's gotta make the decision if he wants to play AFL or not . Has struggled for fitness since he joined the club and is now on extended leave during the season . We can't keep a spot on list forever incase he decides to come back at some point . He can still embrace his culture and play AFL , they are not exclusive to each other .

Don't be fooled Rusty Nails , there is an underlying arrogance in dem Tiger fans . Sure they've had the edge taken off them during the many lean years but make no mistake it's there and not far from the surface . They still consider themselves 1 of the Big4 remember , a sleeping giant . Even at the 1st Richmond game last year I found myself next to several who were relentless in their bagging of our club , our players , supporters , pathetic cheer squad you name it . After a while I couldn't help myself , lean't over and reminded them they followed Richmond , RICHMOND FFS . Quietened them down nicely it did and I happily kicked back and watched us [censored] 'em . B) If the Toigs keep progressing , they won't be humble for long . We as a club need to keep landing psycological blows on them now . Don't let 'em get their tails up when they meet us .

Another problem of the AFLs making . Dimwit and his sycophants are slowly but surely destroying the game .

Taylor has sniped us for years . Players and supporters .

Huge game this week in reference to the ladder . Log jam of sides including us on 22 points looking at a spot in the 8 . Richmond would love to take us down , not only for the 4points . They wanna prove that they can take us without the prime draft picks . Like North , got abit of an inferiority complex they do . If we can match thier intensity , this will be a cracker game .

I've often wondered how he keeps getting a gig myself . Turns whatever game he's commentating into a snore fest .

Waiting for the next Watts or Hurley headline from the [censored] Mark Robinson .

As a junior when Scully was relentlessly chasing a footy around , whether it be in the backyard or at the park . And he woulda done alot of it . Do ya think he was driven by being rich ? Do ya think he'd lie in bed at night thinking about how rich he'd get if he could play AFL ? Do ya think he lay there hoping he'd play in another state to his family infront of who cares smattering of rugby fans ? Doubt it . He dreamt of playing finals at a packed MCG , staying in Victoria around his family .... and having his pick of blonde bombshells . Let the record state again .... He'll stay . B)

Richmond and GC for a start .

Frawley .... B)

He's told them at least 3 times he hasn't signed anything but they ignore him . My Oath its a media sh*tstorm .

And have the proud MacDonald tell us to bash it up our A. Now that would be embarrassing .

In a couple years due to enabling the youth to get games , this thread could be "The seeds of yesterdays Triumph ......" Maybe abit more short term pain than we anticipated but then .... Who knows what woulda happened this year. I'm bettin' Bruce didn't count on getting injured early . Looks like this year with the Dawks is going to be his last . Should he have taken our offer and remained a 1 club player ? Wonder what he's thinking now . Couldn't have said it better myself .

Didn't see them win their last flag , never saw us win ours and didn't see the Saints win theirs . Been around long enough and witnessed enough to know we're all basket cases . The Dog's won't be winning a flag anytime soon with or without Smorgan , neither will the Aints with Lyon. Will we .... With the GC's bag of up an coming youngsters I'm having my doubts . The Aints once new all about attack , they've since had that instinct coached out of them . I'm not the 1 who's dee-luded , same with your 1 game wonder mate up there Rhino Richards .