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SUBSTITUTES West Coast: Dom Sheed replaced Mark Hutchings at quarter time Melbourne: Christian Salem replaced Colin Garland in the third quarter The sub rule makes me want to vomit. It stunted the development of many a young player and was a huge and unnecessary change to our great game. Thank god they got rid of it, but whoever implemented that garbage should have been fired never to work in sport ever again. The idea that our pick 9 Christian Salem was on the bench not being used until the third quarter is almost unbelievable looking back now.

I used to enjoy watching Footy Classified, in fact it was the only footy show I watched every week. Now Judd is on there I can not stand it. The guy is unbearable.

If we beat a very good GWS team at the MCG this week, we can beat anyone there. Yes, even Richmond.

He really has been very good. Id like to see him get more touches than the 20 hes averaging, but the fact is that 20 Salem touches are more valuable than most other players that get 25-30 a game. He rarely wastes a kick. And his toughness is underrated. He is hard as nails.

Imagine he comes in vs GWS and has a decent game and is retained for the Elimination Final. I shudder to think of the turnovers he will produce on the big stage.

We will trump at least one of these teams and get the guy we want. Whether thats Gaff, Shiel or someone we dont even know about yet. We are THE destination club now... well along with Hawthorn who to their credit do nothing but win year in and year out and don't bottom out.

Find that hard to believe.. thats an insane offer. If it is true he will 100% be going to North.

Ask me to make a list of players I'd least want at the MFC and this bloke would be #1 with daylight to second. Walked out of St Kilda in his prime to go to Essendon as a free agent. If you think what Scully did to us was bad, imagine what the Saints fans think of Goddard.

Seeing Buggs name way too much in this thread...

That kick by Petracca to Melksham for the last goal was world class.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2018-08-21/hibberd-set-to-play-duo-to-face-tests Good news with Hibberd to play vs GWS, and Joel Smith ahead of schedule undergoing a fitness test this week . Thats great news after it looked like he might be done for the season when he got hurt. And on top of that, Bernie is still a chance to return if we advance past week 1 of finals. The more players available in September the better.

Does he remind anyone else of Kurt Tippett in the way he moves and and takes the ball at the highest point? Expecting floods of 'no hes nothing like Tippett'. ?

The job isn't done yet. Beat GWS , take confidence out of winning a big game at the MCG against a damn good side, take momentum into the finals and finish 5th with a home final. (or 4th and the double chance if Freo produce a miracle vs Pies).

Amazing how relatively inexperienced we still are. Makes me a bit angry actually with all the pressure heaped on us by the media and yes, the supporters. Id like to know our average age/games played compared to all the other clubs.

Yup, that will likely be the swap. I will feel for Spargo who has played so much of the season and performed well, but hes 18 and had a long career ahead of him. Jack Viney for a tiring 18 year old is about a big as an upgrade as you can get. Bring on the Elimination Final!

Yes it was rigged. And yet somehow we still won. #demonpride

Goody has said all season that it only matters where you are at the end of Round 23. He has shown so much patience and faith in the team. He looks like a genius now compared to media clowns like Terry Wallet.

I saw the title and fairly assumed it was an article from The Onion.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/the-questions-the-demons-need-to-answer-20180818-p4zy94.html It is the ladder that says what would happen if the team that lost the close games won them instead. So what would happen this year if the teams that lost games by 10 points or less won them? The answer? Melbourne would be two games clear on top of the ladder. Decisively the best team in it, two games clear of Richmond on top.

Our last three games vs West Coast have all been in Perth... we have had 2 wins and 1 loss, which was by less than a goal. I was gonna whine that we never get to play them in Melbourne, but they are our bunnies over there now, a sweet feeling after they dominated us for the best part of a decade when we were terrible.

I am sorry Jake. I love you.

Keilty will surely get another contract, especially with Pedersen almost certain to retire.

Been waiting a long, long time for opposition supporters to say that about us, and boy does it feel good.

Fantastic. And David Neitz was at the game in the crowd.

Geelong Gelong Geelong We owe them big time. They were lucky to beat us twice by less than a kick both times, and of course then there is 186... Imagine kicking Selwood, Dangerflog, Ablett and the unbearable Chris Scott out of the finals...