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Most of her comments were no worse than the likes of Huddo, BT, and Quarters. It's just hearing a female voice commentating a game that is extremely blokey is jarring. Just as it'd be jarring hearing a male voice commentating netball (not that i watch it!).

Pics of WJ and Judee handing Liam's debut jumper back to him and then on to his grandmother. A brilliant evening, and i couldn't have been prouder to be a Melbourne fan.

Some images from the night. I'll post some more later.

Beamer for me, he's guts personified and bleeds for the club. I wouldn't be unhappy with one of Green, Davey, or McLean.

Respect is almost earned and lost week to week. Right now the football world is off our backs because we've won two in a row, we get flogged by 70+ points this week and anything we've gained since WC will be forgotten. Fremantle put in a good one this week and people give them credit for responding to such a [censored]-weak performance.

Not necessarily, i've heard those comments at the game from fellow Dees fans. For the most part, the people on this site are the most passionate and dedicated supporters we have and will go rain, hail, or shine.

I believe he means Buckley will play for Casey, he was no certainty earlier this year when he was fit.

I'll bring my camera and post the photos when i get the chance.

There is no way Bruce deserves the kind of crap like YM dishes out when people talk about him, he's been a fantastic servant of the club and is still a valuable asset to the team. As for his comments saying the players won't be tanking and will try to win every game left in the season, what the hell do you expect him to say? Players don't tank, coaches use "list management" to gain draft picks. I hope the boys put in a strong performance to mark his 200th game. Crongrats, Cameron.

I will be there, i'm looking forward to meeting my fellow demonland posters!

I think if a team is going to get a priority pick it should come after everyone else (like what we got last year), i wouldn't be so willing for our team to lose if that was what we were getting. And i think the bottom team should always get pick one, regardless of where another team who's won less over aggregate finishes. There is way too much to gain from losing and the AFL must change it.

Coming off a win, 18,300.

Much excitement, and happiness. 24 hours later i may feel a bit worried about the possibility of losing pick 1, but i haven't witnessed a victory this year, and i can't remember the last time i followed the Dees and didn't see a win for the whole season!

Heart says win, head says lose. My first game for a while though, so i'm looking forward to it.

Apart from the Troy Broadbridge memorial game, this past week i have never been prouder to be a Melbourne fan. Seeing the way everyone (players, admins, fans, footy world) rallied behind Jim, and the response to this fantastic idea from fork, it's given me goosebumps! I'm going to look into whether i can go to the guernsey presentation, i think it'll be something special.

I would be there in less than a heartbeat, and i tried to get work off to be there, but somethings just weren't meant to be. I will be thinking about the boys and Jimmy the whole time, this is our only must win game of the year.

If there were any week we should be thinking solely about winning it should be this one. Win it for Jimmy, i say.

Well sure everything looks bad if you remember it!

Paid my $25 (figured what's another 5 bucks!). DN123341

I'm hoping for a win next week (because one of my mates goes for the Coasters!), Fremantle and Carlton (mainly because in our good years we kept losing to them despite them being on the bottom). I don't know why anyone wouldn't hope for 3 more wins, get as much pleasure as you can!

I'll chuck $20 into the kitty, this is such a brilliant idea and i want to be apart of it!

If it wasn't going to be Bailey I'd have to go with Viney. I think he's got the goods to be a very good coach.

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I will go on record saying earlier this that i was done waiting with Col. I wouldn't say i'd given up on him, but i no longer looked at him as someone who'll improve to add enough value to the side. This article is very open and frank, imagine having all your friends or co-workers (all at once) saying they don't trust or respect you. As Colin said, i don't think he's turned a corner, the fact that he is now busting his gut to do that is great to see, and i can definitely see it out there. Fantastic to here the alternative ways Bails is going about not just coaching, but teaching his players to be better people.

I dissagree, if nothing else when it comes to Brad Miller you can always expect him to be spent at the end of the game and when other players talk about people who work the hardest both on the track and game day, it's always Miller and Bruce they point to. Bailey dropping Robbo last week and Miller this week has proven that no spot is a certainty, Miller has been fairly poor these last few weeks but put in a good performance for Casey and deserves a call up (if there is a spot available). As for Newton, what i saw yesterday has not swayed me in the least regarding where he belongs. He is working harder, but he seems destined to hover between VFL and AFL standard.