Jaded No More

We only won by 33 points. It's a tough life. Remember when we were losing by 100 points a week? Yeah me too.

Come on Clint, have a drink and smile. We won 2 in a damn row. We ruined the season of Collingwood and Richmond. We are on 3 wins out of 5 games. Trac, Trenners and your lovechild Vanders still to come. Life's good man!

Lid's officially off... I spent the last quarter in a clothes store that had free wifi... Not shopping but listening to SEN and swearing and cheering. People thought I was a freak. Was totally worth it Cannot wait to watch the replay.

Watched that clip 5 times already. Usually I'm against remonstrating and being silly, but that is the best thing I've seen a Melbourne player do in a long time. Watts has been a star this season. Rance couldn't handle it and went for the cheapest shot possible. Viney did what all of us wanted to do and I'm proud of him for doing it. Stood up for a mate. That's what the ANZAC spirit is all about.

Ok I'm leaving internet zone now. I am expecting us to continue to crush their souls and their season. Shall steal internet later to check results where I can. Have become a master wifi hacker trying to follow the footy. CIA career coming up. Go Dees!!!

Who the [censored] is Llyod? Why do we always have some random [censored] kick goals against us?!

I should stop following the scores. We seemed to have done better when I wasn't watching. Sounds like we are killing ourselves.

I feel like it's going to be a really tight contest. Whoever wins will win by a small margin.

Nervous as all hell, checking non eventful pre game updates in random petrol stations in Slovenia Come on Dees!

Woke up in a panic thinking I've missed the game and we lost. Today is the opportunity, the prime time opportunity to prove to everyone, ourselves especially, that we have progressed. That we have improved. That we are no longer a bottom side in this competition. We need to win because on paper we are as good as our opponent. But on paper it also says that we haven't won 2 in a row since before I had grey hair (courtesy of Melbourne). Its time. Go Dees!

The day Trenners makes his return to the G will be a very special day. To me it will signify in some poetic sort of way the end of the suffering. His suffering and ours. His fate seems almost intertwined with the club's performance. He's had shocking luck and so have we, suffered a lot of setbacks as have we. Been through hell and so have the rest of us. His return will signify the beginning of something new, something better and I for one can't wait. Nobody deserves to experience success at Melbourne more than Trenners and Jones.

I don't think there is any point preaching to the Demonland nutbags, as I'm sure everyone here is a member.... But if you're not, sign up! It's time for new records of the positive kind. While my very expensive membership sits quietly at home waiting for my return, I'm glad the money is going to a club that now seems at least somewhat more in control of their sh!t. It's not wasted money like it was a few years ago.

I wanna play at the G. It's better for our chances of winning and that is all I actually care about. If financially we don't need to sell home games, then why do it? Good riddance!

As I knew. When Trac is ready they will make a big deal about it and he will play. No issues leaving him out. I'm all for making sure he is fit and firing. Pressure on this kid is massive. If he comes in and blows up in the first quarter, imagine the reaction. As for resting Oliver, kid came in without the best fitness base having lost weight to get drafted. He did really well to force himself into the side, but he can barely crack 70% TOG. Wouldn't surprise me if he's feeling sore and they're worried about overuse injuries. How furious would we be if they played him and he broke down with a groin injury or a hamstring injury? Better to be cautious with these guys. They are the future and precious commodities. No need to rush them.

I was fully expecting to miss Trac's debut, but I'm a little devastated that it's actually happening. I still don't think he'll play. Feel like they're teasing him. Like starving a dog and then letting him loose. My prediction is next week. Would also be kind of unfair for Trac to play ahead of ANB who has been smashing the door down at Casey for weeks (and yes I know fairness has nothing to do with team selection)

Has Roos ever dropped a player after his first game? Hunt won't be dropped and rightly so. Played well, and it would be a cruel thing to do.

The joys of being a Melbourne supporter: woke up and we were 7 goals up. Thought to myself "we could lose this". Need to keep smashing them. Would hate to let them get a sniff of confidence.

Good luck to Hunt. CP5 must be itching for a game.

ABN BOG 2 weeks running in the VFL but Wagner gets a game last week. Makes no sense. Anyway, ABN deserves a game. Garlett an automatic in. Pederson better than Frost as backup ruck option. What happens to us if god forbids Gawn is injured. Who rucks? Haven't seen the game so I can't comment on outs accept Vince.

Terrible news. It sounds like an ACL which is devastating. Hope he makes it back, and if he doesn't, I hope the Dogs win the flag for him (and also for the rest of this corrupt competition where only the same rich and powerful clubs win flags over and over again. Boring!)

Or he should just look confused, angry, sad and have his head almost explode at every media conference, then cry poor because that seems to work so well for the Scott brothers and their respective clubs. God I loath North. If anyone is kind enough and can post the 2nd quarter on Youtube, that would be amazing and I will be eternally greatful. Can bring some Croatian beer back in return.

I'm purely looking at stats, but seems Jones had a quiet game. Did they tag him?

Glad I couldn't watch it, as the combination of bias umpiring, Brent Harvey kicking 6 and North winning a close one would have pushed me over the [censored] edge. Sounds like a decent effort at least after last week. But again why did we let them kick 8 in a row? It's [censored] like that we need to eradicate out of our DNA so that we can stop chasing impossible wins.

Was Billy lining up for goal or did he miss on the run? Any team that continues to let Brent Harvey murder them for 20 years deserves to lose. What the actual [censored] is wrong with putting a man on him?!

I swear even after retirement Brent Harvey will still murder us. Who is playing on him today?