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In the timeless classic movie 'Kung Fu Panda', Po the panda is training to be the Kung Fu Dragon Master. His final challenge is to earn the right to read the "Dragon Scroll" which will give him the final knowledge he needs to reach his goal. When he finally does so and opens the scroll it has no secret formula written on it but only shows his reflection. It confuses him for awhile until it dawns on him that he is already the Dragon Master and only needs to believe so. Well this years finals series and Premiership was our Dragon Scroll and I believe as good as this season was we're gonna go to another level again. The players now know they are the "Dragon Masters" and from now on they'll play with a freedom and confidence that knowledge brings. Reckon we're gonna be scary good and rip the competition apart at will.

No worries Karen.

Pfftt ... Take it up with YouTube.

Only 30. They're rookie numbers.

Yep. Reminds me of Todd Viney with better disposal. Give him #2 already.

I remember watching his draft highlight reel and he reminded me alot of Flower then. Could take a big mark and skilled on the ground. Helped that he's about the same height, skinny and wore #2 in the clip as well. The club knew what they were doing when they flipped him #31.

Of course you're worthy. The boys won that thing for us. Shoulda grabbed it with both hands.

Hodge copped it for along time for not being as good as Chris Judd who went #3.

Never paid much attention to him but I've watched those 3mins so often I've now got a crush on this girl. She's not happy either.

Always dreamed of watching the Demons win a flag and wondered what it'd be like. Turns out it's even better than what I expected. Reckon it was worth the wait but geez we endured more than our share of horror while waiting.

Our plan A is killer. It's up to the opposition to stop us executing it. Plan Bs are for them to worry about. As for next season. Reckon I'll be a hell of alot more relaxed about the whole thing than what I have been in the past. Fresh off a soul cleansing Grand Final win an' all. But I expect us to get even better with the monkey off our back. Reckon it'll free us right up, give the boys the flag winning confidence knowing they can get it done.

Reckon we played better the prelim. The most dominant 4 quarters I've ever seen us play. GF we only played 2.5 quarters.

Always wanted to win a GF like that. But we did it even better.

It's cause of blokes like Clarry that we'll win more flags.

Just been kickin' back listening to this. 2:35:00 for Baileys 3rd goal. 2:49:00 for the last 3 goals of the 3rd qtr.

Over the last 4 games including rd23 we took on the next 3 top contenders, held 'em up infront of the AFL world and then ripped their heads off. They all got the message.

Agree. Kid can do it all. In the air and on the ground. Can see him just dominating the game in a few years. Unstoppable.

I've got the Dennis Cometti commentary of the grand final on USB in the car. Listened again to the last 7mins of the 3rd last night dropping my daughter off at dancing. I still smile, shake my head and shout "Go Demons" after those 3 goals everytime. Just devastating football. Daughter's over it tho' 😂

Wouldn't quite go that far ...... Yet. He played well but he didn't exactly turn it on it's head. He was very influential in the rd23 comeback against Geelong too tho'. Going into the ruck in that game got us rolling then as well.

Cause we have the best list in the league by a street. Midfield has 3AAs and the backline has 2 with Salem being unlucky not to join them. Arguments could be made for both Fritta and Kozzie in the forward line. Their midfield has Bont who is an out an out gun but Libba and Macrae are not much more than acumulators that don't really hurt you. Gawn, Petracca and Oliver are far different beasts. Petracca and Oliver are what you call 100m players. They'll rip it from the contest, burst clear with power and speed 40m and boot it 60. Then you have solid workhorses ANB, Harmes and contested monster Viney running through there as well.. Guns in Brayshaw and running machine Lingers on the wings. The healthy splash of very talented youth in Jackson, Sparrow, Rivers, Petty and Bowey. Talls in TMac and Brown who are always gonna be a handful in the air forward. We have a very solid side all over the ground who had stayed fit throughout the year. We were always gonna kill 'em. My only surprise was their dominant 2nd qtr.

Ahh .... They're not interested in the commentators. It's about the team and it's main players, the coaches, the teams mindset for different games throughout the season etc. With all the footage these days it wouldn't be too hard to come up with something very similar here.

Was talking to a Richmond supporting mate who tells me they have like a directors cut with audio from the coaches box etc while the game is played. Sounded awesome. Be great if we come up with stuff like that. I'm also a huge fan of what the yanks do with a show called "Americas Game." They interview players, talk through Pre-season, each game and their play-off series culminating in the Superbowl. They've done it every season from the 60s and is brilliant for sportfans. Can you-tube a few different ones. With my favourite being the 1981 49ers which reminded me of us. (which I can't find) Another that amused me highly was 2007 NY Giants if ya wanna have a look. Click on the you-tube link. 1976 Raiders.

Nah. He'll be a bigger and more dominant Bontempelli. Won't be long and he'll be tearing games apart and winning Norm Smiths.

I've never been a fan of the Titanic music to footy clips either. It was more the slow motion vision of the players reactions to taking top spot that did it. Especially Oliver. Guy is just driven to win.