Jaded No More

Agreed with this. Any player who played throughout the season has contributed to the success of the team and therefore should be awarded a medal. I wouldn’t give medals to every rookie, but certainly if you’ve earnt a game during the season you deserve a medal.

Hahaha can you imagine?! Not in a million years.

Well done to Tommy. Time to put a steak on the BBQ in celebration.

Work in progress

Not really. We are still in curfew and its only 5 people from 2 households outdoors if you are both double vaccinated. Makes no difference for the actual grand final that will start at 7:15pm.

Nobody would have beaten Essendon in 2000. Definitely wrong time wrong place. On our day we would have probably beaten anyone else, but not Essendon.

I love that they are using this grand final as an opportunity to grow our membership numbers with kids. Gawn, Kossi and Trac would all be really loveable amongst kids. Also great to see them doing a kids focused zoom call again. The younger generations is how we keep the club growing and strong for a long time to come. Say what you like about Pert, but he has done it all before and he knows how to get a club marketed and memberships growing.

I would be very disappointed if we didn't tell the player they had to be back in the resort at reasonable time. I am sure we also have a "no sinking mountains of beer" policy pre grand final. What a dictatorship. A total nothing story!

Straight swap for Cerra? I kid 😅

They can definitely all play together. Lever as the loose intercepter and May can absolutely play small or tall. So can Petty.

Solid question. I presume they’re preparing their posts with “I told you so” in case we lose the grand final.

That goes against everything Jones stands for. He wants nothing more than for our club to be successful.

A light in the darkness. A hero when we needed one. A standard setter. A leader. A champion player who carried an entire club on his shoulders for a decade. Nobody has done so much for our club during such low times. When others chose to run, he stayed and fought. Through all the bad games, all the bad seasons, all the bad years. He is a credit to himself but he’s also a credit to where the club is today. His determination, his never say die attitude, his leadership and care for his teammates is a big part of why we are where we are today. Thank you Jonesy for choosing us over and over again when it would have been very easy to walk away to greener pastures. You will never be forgotten.

Has officially retired. Thank you Jonesy for being a shining light in a truly dark time for our club. Your contributing to our team will never be matched.

I hope it’s Oliver because if he wins it I think we win it too. Trac obviously a big chance if he kicks a few goals. On the Dogs end I would go McRae or Bont.

Gus is settled in Victoria. He has a long term girlfriend and he loves the club and is part of the leadership group. Also he is not allowed to leave or retire until he gets Eddy Langdon on the podcast.

It’s gonna be one boring events. Two clubs with 75 people each who can’t drink and can’t mingle. Fun times. Brownlows are boring at the best of times. This will be a total hoot. Just hope Clarry is in the mix late to keep it exciting.

I have a $150 bottle of sparkling. I got it at work a long time ago. It was an “award” for achieving budget. I hated that job with a passion and it nearly destroyed my soul (insane hours and horrible bully management). I kept that bottle all these years (7), and vowed to myself that I’ll only drink it when I have something really meaningful to celebrate…. It was meant to be my wedding but I left it at home 🤦‍♀️😂 It’s been chilling in the bar fridge for the last month with a note that says “if you drink this before Melbourne wins a flag you’re dead”

I think she’s disappointed for him, and rightly so. She knows better than anyone the hell he went through with the club. She knows all the clubs he knocked back over the years, all the heartache and humiliation. I’m sure it was her dream to watch him win a flag, as much as it was his. They’ve been together since high school and she is as much a part of his career as anyone. I would feel exactly the same in her situation and it absolutely sucks that Covid has meant Jonesy had to make these sacrifices. But I’m sure he leaves with no regrets and knowing he left no stone unturned. The club I am sure will make him feel part of the success if we win next week, and I have no doubt if Max gets up on the stage to give a victory speech that Jonesy will get a very big shout out. As I said before, he is as much a part of this success as anyone.

Exactly right, and that is a big difference. You can absolutely hold a player to their contract, but you can do SFA if a player is out of contract and wants to go. Freo can play hardball, and Cerra can just walk and put a massive price on his head and end up at bloody Norf. Who the hell wins out of that scenario? Definitely not Freo.

I am really sorry to hear that, it sounds like a truly awful situation. Carer and compassion exemptions exist for this exact reason. While I know you feel it may be the wrong thing to do, our emotional and mental well being is also very important. I would absolutely not begrudge you or anyone else, even if they did spread Covid accidently, if they went to see their family in those circumstances. I wish you and your family all the best, and I hope as you say we all get to experience the joy of watching Melbourne win a flag, whether it be with or without them nearby.

Nathan and Jerri had their twins on Sunday. Jonesy just made it back on time for the birth. Sounds like it was the right call and hopefully he gets to sit back and watch a Melbourne flag with his family next Saturday, knowing how instrumental he has been to this club from the day he step foot in the door. We would not be where we are today without him. He was driving standards long before anyone else. Wishing him and his family only the best!

This is your daily reminder that we have in fact made the grand final. It was not a weird dream you had after too much drinking. Stay calm, keep positive, and remember there are only 11 sleeps to go!

I agree with this. We’ve achieved incredible things this season. More than I think anyone expected. We are just hitting our prime now and I think we have a few very good years left in us. Losing would of course be devastating and a huge opportunity missed, but I also think that we need to appreciate how far we have come as a club and a team and how much more we have left in us. The ride is just beginning. If this year doesn’t end in the ultimate success, we take the hunger into next year and make sure we go one better. Having said all that, we better win!!!

Go on, give your work a plug. Maybe I’ll get in on the grazing box action. Hopefully it’s just cheese and wine 😂