AFL Grand Final Grand Final 2021 - Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs - Sat, Sept 25 - 5:15pm AWST / 7:15pm AEST

[Baudolino]

No one wants to speak to you Abbey, they just want to celebrate.

 

[mcwilrob]

Attacking teams with attacking game plans win flags. Take note CScott.

AMEN to this x 1000!!!

 

[James1970]

Melbourne's midfield beasts are in their prime, this might be the start of something special for them in the next few years.

Closest side we've seen to what we were like in 2007. Best team all year with thumping wins when it counts.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

****. It is terrifying how quickly Melbourne can score. 74 points and Bulldogs were up mid-way through the third. We did 119 points but we dominated from the start. Melbourne came from several goals behind and racked that up in a quarter in a half... insane.

 

[My Tilly]

Welp so glad we wasted a million chances to pinch a flag because Dees, Dogs, Lions will win the next few.

2016 was a golden opportunity lost. Not sure we would have beaten the Dogs but that was a year where we could have won it

 

[DangerHere]

Well done Demons, an amazingly powerful team.

Head, shoulders, above everyone else in the comp

 

[Sttew]

What the f is BT going on about this being the greatest ever winning margin in a GF?

 

[winty]

Not often you can see where a game turned but look at the score at the time

Only 16 goals to 1 since then.

 

[Overhang]

fu**. It is terrifying how quickly Melbourne can score. 74 points and Bulldogs were up mid-way through the third. We did 119 points but we dominated from the start. Melbourne came from several goals behind and racked that up in a quarter in a half... insane.

i swear 6-6-6 is a blight on the game imo, far too easy to get centre clearance goals

 

[year of the cat]

What the f is BT going on about this being the greatest ever winning margin in a GF?

By the Demons in their GF’s

 

[GeelongFTW]

fu**. It is terrifying how quickly Melbourne can score. 74 points and Bulldogs were up mid-way through the third. We did 119 points but we dominated from the start. Melbourne came from several goals behind and racked that up in a quarter in a half... insane.

We took the foot of the pedal late but Melbourne were piling on the goals late.

 

[winty]

16.5.101 to 3.1.19 in the second half.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Was that also said in 2017 of Richmond who didn't even make the GF in 2018

Never know what's going to happen in 12 months time

People were saying Dogs would be a dominant force after 2016/were the best team ever. Immediately after premierships are won, people are quick to talk about dynasties and future potential. Some go on with it, some don't.

Melbourne are a group with a very talented core group of players and quality on every line, so they will be strong again next year but we'll see. Great 2021, though, and currently that's all they should concern themselves with.

 

[standupand]

Closest side we've seen to what we were like in 2007. Best team all year with thumping wins when it counts.

Gotta shout out to Vdubs who called this very early on in the season.

 

[catman2006]

Welp so glad we wasted a million chances to pinch a flag because Dees, Dogs, Lions will win the next few.

Just the dees still don't rate dogs or lions

 

[JohnZ]

fu**. It is terrifying how quickly Melbourne can score. 74 points and Bulldogs were up mid-way through the third. We did 119 points but we dominated from the start. Melbourne came from several goals behind and racked that up in a quarter in a half... insane.

Dees had 5 goals halfway thru the 3rd Q. Blink of an oreill and game over

 

[Baudolino]

Hes neither he is just a good coach.

Oh, I agree, just alluding to the double standard of how many people (not you) consider Scott a complete hack despite him coaching a side to a losing Grand Final last year, while praising Beveridge as this genius coach we're unlucky not to have.

Both are good but flawed coaches.

 

[Baggins15]

Despite what you've been saying in this thread tonight, Melbourne arent that far removed from Richmond. Fundamentally the game plan is the same. If you can curb the influence of their class players and keep the pressure on them then you beat them.

Melbourne's 2021 season has any of Richmond's from 2017-20 covered.

 

[year of the cat]

16.5.101 to 3.1.19 in the second half.

From 15 mins into the third quarter was an absurd turnaround. Never seen anything like it.

 

[BotsMaster]

 

[catters05]

What the f is BT going on about this being the greatest ever winning margin in a GF?

For the demons

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

As I said in the first quarter, I think we may be seeing the beginning of a Melbourne Dynasty for the next five years

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Melbourne arent unbeatable, the Bulldogs proved that only 2 quarters ago. You just have to go with them for 4 quarters, which is not easy.

Despite what you've been saying in this thread tonight, Melbourne arent that far removed from Richmond. Fundamentally the game plan is the same. If you can curb the influence of their class players and keep the pressure on them then you beat them.

They have a better list than richmond but otherwise i agree. You have to get your hands on the ball and slow the game down when they get a run on like this.

Their midfield is scary and we actually arent as bad as people think we are still clearly top 4 in the league melbourne are just another level above us all.

 

[Sttew]

Melbourne's 2021 season has any of Richmond's from 2017-20 covered.

About to post the same thing. They remind me of Cats 07

 

[Baudolino]

Despite what you've been saying in this thread tonight, Melbourne arent that far removed from Richmond. Fundamentally the game plan is the same. If you can curb the influence of their class players and keep the pressure on them then you beat them.

Melbourne don't play the same "controlled chaos" style of swarming the ball forward as Richmond did. Totally disagree with the idea that their style of play is similar.