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Poor fools. Teams will dream , and then fail as we used to. The dees are only going to better next year.

Going to be quite a year isn’t it. Clubs that get hit with a covid outbreak mid season may be worse off than clubs getting it now. virus timing may influence the premiership. Then there is the possibility of massive outs for one side pre big games leading to one sided slaughters on prime time. Games cancelled, ring in players, schedule changes…. interesting times. I feel grateful we got a flag in front of 60k in a relatively simple year! It’s just so hard to predict what’s coming now. I’ll go to the g (when/ if it’s possible ) with a heightened awareness of the pleasure in it. Regardless…. we are premiers. No one and nothing can ever take that away now.

completely put to rest. I think the pain we inflicted on Geelong this year as well as winning a flag fully closes that chapter. proof in point. when i think of Geelong now , I smile broadly and notice my Geelong friends grimace a little when we talk footy. Round 23 or the PF is all that’s left in my memory of them. somewhere in a galaxy far far away i hear that the world was once temporarily out of balance re Geelong and Melb but the equilibrium is now restored.

I think in these glory years we need to talk more about the Max Gawn line.. ie As long as we’re within 44 points approaching time on in the 3rd we’re a big chance :-)

Such a good watch. Makes so much of what he does look easy. Incredible to think we picked up Pickett, Jackson and Rivers in one draft. Would be no surprise if they were all AA at some stage.

Bolands overs this morning were a bit like the end of the third. All happened in a rush!,

Yes, she seems great in this position and speaks well. However imo she will be judged in the end on her capacity to get a home base across the line.,

Theres an old saying " trust leaves on horseback and comes back on foot" We have been busy losing trust for the last 56 years...and been walking back with it only in very recent years. All teams supporters want to hope we're a one hit wonder as it opens up larger possibilities for their team to win...and they're used to laughing at or at the least discounting the dees. Looking at the bigger picture we deserve it. That being said I don't believe we're anywhere near done. We were unbelievable in the finals this year and I honestly think that that was just a collective waking up to how good they really are. I dont think we've near peaked yet. This side, with a bit of luck could win 3 flags or more in the next 5 years.

He must have been heart broken at how things panned out. He had a spot in the team sewn up right before the finals. If anything would motivate him to take the extra steps re his body surely its missing out on that flag. When I think about him, Hunt, Jordan, Tomlinson, Weideman, Dunstan even Daw and then to a lesser extent Laurie and Rosman ( both unproven) thats a lot of scrambling for places in our next flag attempt.

wondering how May has gotten on with his massive hammy tear. Anyone got any info?

Jones maybe? Be great to keep him around the club.

I cant remember who it was, but I heard a long while back that the mistake wasnt picking Darren but not picking his brother Andrew too. In hindsight they felt if they they had picked both they might have come over together. But hey...these things no longer disturb me in any way :-)

Imo your view is too narrow LH. it’s like loving van gough so much you never bother to look at a rembrandt! Beauty is described in so many ways! there’s joy waiting out there fr u .

The driver of that thing must have had a big day. After he ran over howe he drove on further, out toward geelong, and ran over Isaac Smith as well.

Theres not a lot of love for him on this site but I think he's a way better player than given credit for. Big questions around his defensive game which wont endear him to goody or to the club ethos. He could come on a low wage, sort out his game, and join Dunstan as immediate back up with a flag chance if he applied himself and the cards fall his way.

Lets not forget, if you include pre season, the doggies and dees were 2-2 last year. As we know, the GF was also a much tighter game than the scoreboard showed as well. So they dont even have to "improve" that much, the doggies are right there ready to pounce if we're not 100% switched on. I also think the blues may come with a rush...just not all the way.

two and a half

If the AFL came out and said it will happen every year and lets make it traditional then ok. But I cant see the point in it otherwise. As others have pointed out that game will be a huge game any time in the season and we would get a huge crowd at the G for round 1 anyway. Plus unfurling the flag in their faces is really just asking for trouble

… and we chose trengove and scully without even interviewing Martin. we’ve come out on top here and that’s great fr us , but stones and glass houses hey. let’s not be throwing them.

If true it’s a big big signing fr this club!

Bailey / schwabb helped create the choice of Neeld. Neeld bought in Taylor and helped create the choice of Roos. Roos picked Goodwin. So in short id say it’s all been a very carefully managed and genius capitulation…pure genius. 186 was the beginning of our masterplan and no one was smart enough to spot it. Oct 21 says it was ALL worth it.

cats will have a point to prove in 22 after that prelim belting. so i do expect them to be a very good side again …..but not trouble us. Another prelim final loss would be delightful and is easily possible. They’ve dug a list management hole and will bury themselves in it before hope arrives.

It was 6 - 10 weeks every day of the week. Reckon he got off as lightly as he was ever going to.

Durango… you do know this is demonland ?

As i read this I’m happy to report that thinking about that game, and the massive missed opportunity of a flag, no longer hurts. after 31 years i finally discovered an antitdote ;-)