Very Jaded

2021 can go and get ducked 😭😭😭

Ah yes back when people thought Saints could win the flag. Good times.

I think Oliver was born to play finals. I just feel that he will rise to the occasion. He was a baby in 2018. He is not anymore. I am probably most excited for May. Baring any disasters next week, he gets to finally play finals. He must be salivating. Watch out forwards.

He was serviceable. That’s all you can ask from a depth player.

Hibbo is the best replacement for Hunt we have. He has loads of experience. Good pace. Can do good lockdown roles when required. He is certainly the best option until Hunt is back.

I swear to god there isn’t a team in the competition I despise more deeply than this mob. Beating them in finals in 2018 is my fondest footy memory. May 2021 see that memory topped and their old team pushed aside into retirement as they should.

Today was a performance of self preservation. Do enough but don’t get hurt. We are a week away from finals. Top 4 secured. Why would you risk injury or suspension against a team sitting 17th on the ladder? We won by 41 points with the handbreak firmly sitting in neutral. This is what professionals teams do.

Worth noting that the only teams Port have beaten in those rounds not outside the top 8 are the two Sydney teams. Sydney was at AO. They’ve had a soft draw.

I hate that we can’t be there to enjoy this climb that we’ve all waited so so long for. We deserve to be there to cheer on the club, but my god if our performance in 2021 hasn’t been the biggest joy giver of the year for you, then you’re doing a hell of a lot better than most. It has been a glorious distraction and something truly worth keeping going for. So thank you Melbourne for making 2021 a year that we might actually all never forget for the right reasons!

He could easily finish top 3 in the Coleman race. Absolutely insane for a medium forward.

You need to remember tho that a lot of these sides have put so much effort just to make finals it’s going to be a big ask to have them continue at this pace. Sydney is the only side in the bottom part of the 8 that really scares me. GWS are also very good but again their form is very up and down and they barely made the 8. Losing to them earlier this year will also be a good thing for us as we won’t take them lightly.

I’m more impressed with the fact that he’s been a lot better with his defensive pressure.

Actually yes. Game was in Tassie for one. Clarko on a mission to give Hawks board the fingers. Dogs lost Bruce so need time to adjust. Freo’s list is decimated by injuries.

The MRO’s view is that Geelong can do no wrong and they’ve all put big wagers on them to win a flag.

Again look who Essendon and GWS are playing.

Ask May how his eye socket is going 😡 I never want to see players injured but if Hawkins blows a hammy off the bone next week I would be delighted.

West Coast have to beat Brisbane in Brisbane and Freo need to beat St Kilda by a massive margin and hope Essendon lose to Collingwood. Good [censored] luck. GWS play Carlton. Lol.

Bye bye West Coast.

But if finals are in WA it’s much better to not have WC in finals with their insufferable fans and the rigged umpiring.

If Dogs beat Port on Friday I wonder if we make a few late changes and rest a couple of guys. If Port wins we will need to go all out to make sure we don’t end up in Adelaide week one.

Geelong again just having the time of their lives out there lining up blokes and dumping them in tackles. God I hate that club so much. Please let’s smash them next week and in finals.

Channel 7 reporting Hawkins expected to have no case to answer. Of course. [censored] I hate that club.

I agree. But just reporting what was said.

I just looked at time on ground stats. A lot of our better players had a lot less TOG than usual. Trac was on the bench almost 20 minutes today. Oliver 15 minutes. Gawn 27 minutes off the ground. Gus had a full 30 minutes on the bench. We clearly went in with a plan to rest guys. We tried a few different things in the middle. We rested May. We wanted to get over the line and we did with minimum effort. Perfect outcome!

Melbourne winning the premiership in front of a strong booing crowd in Perth with none of us able to attend. Mark McGowen handing the premiership medal to Gawn and declaring him and hot spot.