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Did someone say Melbourne Cup?

Maybe I'm misunderstanding it LH, but surely you shouldn't need to re-order anything, and the items not shipped first time around will be sent when they're available. The 'not available' would only apply to new orders. Or have they refunded you?

Guys, I'm filing this news story from the frontlines of the war zone. There's a ceasefire in place at the moment, but the stereo could start up again any minute now. Tensions are high. As a former demon, Mitch Hannan was the player who negotiated the peace treaty that prevented all-out war. They're calling it the Treaty of Northbridge. But I've noticed several MFC players going back to the ATM, and I think we might be bribing our way into another nightclub. Will try to report more later if it's not too dangerous.

Haven't you heard? We sang a song they like, and the Dogs are furious! Can't see us beating them until we apologise. Dogs by 81 points.

Scabs? I doubt Picket(t) will let them through. I'll see myself out...

Bang, bang. He shot them down. Bang bang. They hit the ground. Bang bang..

Sorry Webber, I already bought a similar painting from Ricky Nixon.

Yep. One-third of his goals for the year were kicked in round 22 and beyond. 7 - 1 - 4 - 2 - 6 Brilliant return at the business end of the season but not the 16th best player in the comp.

As far as I know, Ivor Warne-Smith's 2 medals are still missing. The family made a public appeal for them a few years back.

I've merged this thread with an earlier one started by a WCE fan who was at the GF and is looking for the Dees corresponding to his / her badges. See the opening post above yours.

No-one's being rude. Just pointing out that getting a package quickly from Auspost these days is the exception, not the rule. It's been 8.5 business days since the GF - nothing was ever going to arrive this quickly. At some point in the past few years, Auspost basically decided they weren't going to do their core business anymore. They're like a restaurant that doesn't do meals.

You’re all getting mixed up between the GF DVD and the Victory Pack; the latter has all MFC finals, not just the GF, and the alternate commentary. https://www.dvdland.com.au/products/AFL-Premiers-%2d-2021-Victory-Pack.html

I've moved discussion about the bar owner to a separate thread. Let's keep this one focussed on our glorious triumph 🏆

I wish I had something more meaningful to contribute to this wonderful thread but I'm still a bit stunned and lost for words. After the Prelim win, I lamented only half-jokingly to friends that we'd produced our best a week early. Things ran hot and we were scintillating. To back it up in the GF with what many are calling the most devastating 45 minutes of footy in finals history beggars belief. We could win the next 10 flags but we're unlikely to see anything like that ever again.

Did what they’ve done all year - kept the opposition to 10 goals. We win the game. Rinse. Repeat.

Max Gawn. I get the feeling he's due for a breakout game.

It's been a massive few days for former MFC skipper Jack Trengove. Won the Keith Sims OAM Medal (the Brownlow equivalent) in the Adelaide Football League on Thursday night. He was then BOG in a premiership victory as his Prince Alfred Old Collegians beat Payneham Norwood Union in the Div 1 Grand Final on the weekend. Said it's the most enjoyable season of football he's ever played. Congrats Trenners!

Anyone checked in on Will Schofield this morning? Poor bloke has probably got a bunch of fresh new mental scars to deal with.

Jones flying home tomorrow morning, according to The Australian newspaper.

Hello everybody, first time poster, but I'm a massive fan of Aussie rules and especially the Melbourne Demons team. I'd really like to go to the play-offs this weekend if you can lend me a membership. I promise to cheer loudly and make sure the ref doesn't cheat for Geelong Cats. Go Melbourne Demons AFL !!

Outside of a handful of Demonlanders, it's not a view shared by anyone in the football world. I've never seen a single criticism by anyone of note that Viney's a limited player, or over-rated, or a one-dimensional 'rugby player'. Not once. I do, however, remember when our preliminary final opponent - ie a good club - tried to poach him not that long ago. He's played under 3 coaches (Neeld for just his debut year) One coach gave him a b&f. The other has him finishing 2nd or 3rd in every year since, bar one when he was injured. That's a lot of people supposedly 'blinded by love'.

Looking at the rules and regulations to get into Perth, and it says military personnel can get an exemption. In completely unrelated news, I've just joined the army!

An interesting insight into Goodwin and the team this year, in particular our ability to reset - within the season, within games, and even quarters. After a standout regular season, Goodwin has preached to his players about the need to reset and start all over when it comes to the finals. As a way of getting his message across to his players, the 44-year-old decided to use tennis star Andre Agassi and NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo as prime examples to motivate and inspire his troops. “The ability to reset, whether it be within games, within weeks, within seasons has been really important,” Goodwin said. “We’ve used a lot of examples in that space, Andre (Agassi) has been one of them, and that happens again this week. “The ability for our club to deal with situations, reset ourselves, whether it be from week to week, in-game or even in-quarter are really important for us." ---------- Agassi, who won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon aged 22 and won his last Grand Slam at the Australian Open when he was 32, had a strong ability to reset himself in tennis as he enjoyed a career at the top for decades. It’s a method that Goodwin is in awe of. “It was a theme that we used and grabbed an example of a player that’s been at the top of his game for a long, long time,” Goodwin said. “How he (Agassi) broke down his opponent, he didn’t have to be the best for that tournament, he needed to be the best on that day and he needed to beat the opponent seven times to be champion. “He broke it down really simply into sets and games and opponents to win championships. -------- Giannis Antetokounmpo, who won his first NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021, was cited by Goodwin as a key example of a player that knows how to reset and succeed. More specifically, Goodwin is a fan of the Bucks star’s key trait displayed throughout his young career: “The never being satisfied part of it.” “He’s done a few interviews and talks about the ability to continue to push and stay in the moment and never be satisfied with where he sits,” Goodwin said. “Whether it be from an individual perspective or team perspective. “Our players were really captivated and learnt from those stories and the storytelling involved in those things.”

All-Australian team will be announced this Thursday, and while he's unlikely to get a spot in the final 22, surely Kozzy Pickett deserves to be part of the conversation. Has had the odd quiet patch, but finished 3rd in the league for tackles inside 50, and put 35 goals on the board. Outstanding effort. PS: ANB was #1 in the comp for tackles inside 50. Also outstanding.

Being managed apparently, rather than injury.