Chat log from R5 of 2025: Melbourne vs Essendon

Harambe: Windsor and Rivers both starting on the bench, so Lindsay might start at half-back here.
exatekk: good to see Harry recover and run out
Pavs: Good exa. Very good
slydon: come on dons
circle52: Who to C Merrett or Serong
slydon: fucked mine with neale
snake_p: Im going Merrett so I’d suggest Serong
dave2021: go saints
upweydons: Ge all , just signed up to Kayo , sick of missing Sat games.
Doin: Hi
circle52: Have Merrett atm snake so amybe we can suffer together
snake_p: sounds like a plan circle
upweydons: I would have Saad on , Menzie sub
Noxious: Trac starting FF, coaching masterclass
navy_blues: think dees win this
DukeNewc: Nox, I really don’t get it, you haven’t won a game and put your best player in the goalsquare
Doin: Comon dons, we want melb to fin last for there 1st pick
DukeNewc: It’s like Goodwin is tanking
slydon: what is happening right now…
Noxious: Makes no sense at all Duke
slydon: but so is brad apparently duke
DukeNewc: Battle of the tankers sly
SonOfAGun.: How does fritsch still get a game after his performance last week
Harambe: every week* Sonofagun
SonOfAGun.: True
DukeNewc: Here we go trac, go to work
Roarix: Trac forward.. sack goodwin tomorrow thanks
LionBoy: Not watching. How big is the crowd
DukeNewc: He’s realised his mistake now roar
Dog Squed: ‘This is like a who cares game. Boring
SonOfAGun.: 2 tackles for only four points ok sc
Harambe: Good thing they didn’t schedule it in primetime at the showpiece stadium, hey Dog
FoopyTime: if we win im happy and if we lose im happy
ausgooner: wtf is essendon tagging clarry in 2025
Roarix: shocked so many people tipped Dees.. they are deadset cooked
Harambe: Glad they put that rubbish Dogs-Lions game out at Norwood
SonOfAGun.: If Merrett had a number 4 wb jumper he would be on 26 points by now
DukeNewc: Roar, hopefully trac can convince Goodwin that he’s a midfielder tonight
clay007: Pickett is some sort of player
FoopyTime: hes going to love it being back in WA next year
Roarix: Goodwin gotta be the only person on the planet thinking otherwise Duke.. what a coach
Dog Squed: Above my head Harambe about Norwood.
Roarix: now they have their best 2 mids on the bench at the same time.. yo this club is something else HAHAH
TaklingJak: Remember when Melb could’ve traded Oliver and Petty for 5 firsts?
DukeNewc: Roar, I picked Tracca this year based on his brilliant preszn, but didn’t account for Goodwin turning into Bevo
navy_blues: lol no mark
navy_blues: get off bench o,iver
Roarix: Makes 2 of us Duke.. it hurts getting burnt like this aye, a top 5 mid with hardly no mid time and no 100s
FortCoast: how can clarry be getting tagged after going at 60% last week
FoopyTime: goodwin always going to do samething stupid
DukeNewc: Dee’s 17th in the comp for Clearances, I wonder why…
Roarix: Goodwin tryna decrease Trac stocks knowing hes gone at seasons end??
FortCoast: also talking about tags should I be concerned over a potential bedford tag on macrae
Harambe: El-Hawli about to be subbed on for Bryan
lana2146: Gws said they gonna target Sinclair
Roarix: bedford spends more time in midfield, might use thomas to target sinclair and keep bedford for macrae
navy_blues: dees look flat
Harambe: Has Macrae been tagged once in his career?
FortCoast: hard to justify a macrae tag in the bulldogs midfield, but as a saint you never know
puckeey: Any chance of clarry doing literally anything
pcaman2003: I feel that Oliver may require a defibrillator.
Nvrletudwn: defibrillator
OffaStep: He used to do literally anything, puck. That was where his trouble started.
Nvrletudwn: *Deefibrillator
Nvrletudwn: Well that ruined an already average pun
pcaman2003: Martin scores so freely without an opponent most weeks.. No pressure!
OffaStep: Lol Nvr.
XquaHD: Lads I?m 10 metres in front of the Melbourne box if you require a hitman I am at your behest
TheOnyas: Onya Gawny
Harambe: Good call Offa
FortCoast: can see why 7 don’t want this on their channel
XquaHD: Gawn carrying my weekend on draft I guess
XquaHD: Just yelled at Goodwin to put McDonald on half back so I can get my ton
FortCoast: ask goodwin to take out setterfield, cheers!
puckeey: *related to football Offa
slydon: i think one of the worst games of football ive seen in memory
XquaHD: Will do when he walks back up
Pavs: May have to try to get rid of Oliver for Hewett for
KneeGears: of course my matchup has Gawn C
OffaStep: Same, Knee.
clay007: What is olivers be
FortCoast: why did I ever pick freijah over bowey
XquaHD: Thought may would be a straight sub after he wheeled himself off
Pavs: clay s/c 109
clay007: cos you thought bevo would play Friejah off half backl
clay007: We got him cos he was cheap, now we may lose money pavs
KneeGears: I have no way to loop Reid on the field sadly
FortCoast: trying to predict bevo was my fatal flaw I’d say
Pavs: Pretty much guaranteed clay
Roarix: 18 at 67%, 32 hit-outs, 2 clearances, 10 contested.. is that worth 112? asking for a friend
OffaStep: You are feeling sleepy, Max. Sleepy!
Roarix: martin gonna score 100 for the first time cause oppo has him.. nice
bhg26: Happy i held onto lindsay so far
Roarix: also 112: 31 at 74%, 11 contested, 7 clearances
KneeGears: my rookies may aswell be dead with Lindsay and hendo
DukeNewc: Happy I also fielded Lindsay so far bhg
Pavs: Hearing ya bhg
Roarix: 13 touches for 48 meters gained… youre a hack martin
slydon: whats going on with these umpires
FortCoast: why can’t all my rookies play like bice reid and trainor! Take some inspo lads
OffaStep: Just to put everything in perspective, one of my ops has the C on Clarry.
KneeGears: their season is over offa
FortCoast: “a rare disposal” we are so cooked clarry
puckeey: Buy a lottery ticket clarry touched the ball
KneeGears: trac gonna be a good price when dpp happens
FlaggersXD: Getting tagged
pcaman2003: Happy with Reid going gangbusters. A nice loop option if he scores well.
slydon: does it matter if hes not a top 6 fwd or top 8 mif?
slydon: @kneegears
DukeNewc: Petracca +2 for a tackle and handball?
KneeGears: he could be top 6 fwd if he gets back into form
FortCoast: lindsay building, will be outscoring oliver in no time
Roarix: 15 disposals for less than 100 meters gained.. cheap footballer martin
Harambe: Melbourne’s bench management remains a mystery. Gawn on the bench for 10 minutes
Harambe: They seem to think you are only allowed on after a goal is kicked
FortCoast: genuinely bewildering how you can tag and still be highest sc
slydon: thats the million dollar question knee
puckeey: Tackles fortcoast
KneeGears: indeed, if he does though, a price of low 400ks is just too good to pass
FortCoast: not doubting the sc scoring, just what the actual flower is clarry doing out there
Raspel31: Agree FortCoast.
puckeey: Running around
FortCoast: bitta cardio
clay007: Melbourne need to be dropped back to the VFL
SonOfAGun.: vfa
Doin: Ess are on track to get pick one from Dees at this rate, lol
clay007: Melb playing Norwood tomorrow, Norwood favourites
KneeGears: is something wrong with scoring again?
KneeGears: what a hit
wadaramus: AFL is VFL in disguise though clay.
clay007: Lol wada
DidgeBird: Is it just me or do the dees resemble a failed kitchen nightmares episode, except instead of Gordon it was Roosy
navy_blues: so SA joined VFL wada? lol
KneeGears: who’s this Archie Roberts bloke
wadaramus: Well, quick look at the game, back to music videos for me
wadaramus: No, West Coast and Brisbane did though.
Jamezaki: hello all
Harambe: I recommend A-Ha- Take On Me wada. Classic song video
Jamezaki: how are we on this lovely saturday
Raspel31: Bay City Rollers tonight Wada?
wadaramus: Testeagles live at Froth and Fury.
wadaramus: Oh Harambe, how I do love that song
NewFreoFan: Dees v Eagles is gonna be a blockbuster
Harambe: I swear every week Reid races out 30 points ahead of Prior and they end up on the same score
Harambe: The film clip is such a cool concept, being pulled into a 2D world
Raspel31: Have them both Harambe and benched Prior this week- take me on.
NewFreoFan: Relevant since the Dees have a 2D gameplan
Harambe: I benched Reid and fielded Prior in AF Rasp, it was a coin flip
Harambe: Who doesn’t love some double D action Freo
Raspel31: First use of rotoscoping- just watched again- classic.
wadaramus: Bring Me The Horizon in Radelaide, so good, closing song Throne, epic.
wadaramus: Oli Sykes, rock god!
m0nty: back on the game please
exatekk: not a rocker monty?
Dog Squed: both teams bottom 4
FoopyTime: im happy if both are bottom 4
Roarix: Tigers will beat Dees Anzac eve.. take it to the bank
clay007: Glasses down, the Dees have kicked another goal
Dog Squed: Pretender Oliver got sucked in.
clay007: Come on Melb…get this game back on terms
XquaHD: Wonder if I can secure a ticket or 2 tomorrow to an AO game
Gotigres: Henderson, the idea is to actually do something constructive with the ball
clay007: If the chat continues to be this quiet, Monty will be forced say…back on the rock please. lol
MrWalrus: Clarry is getting smashed off ball, just keeps getting up and going
puckeey: It’s finally competitive
wadaramus: Romany Gilmour, goddess.
Dog Squed: Xerri, Oliver and Dale gone.
wadaramus: Lift Melbourne!
joshsi1: that goal ump isn’t bad
Raspel31: M0nty has ways of entering your dreams at night- I hate music but love footy.
joshsi1: hey all
joshsi1: Hi All
wadaramus: Sublimilal messaging Raspel?
DANGERous: hendo losing money haha
joshsi1: wada, bmth underrated
exatekk: who hates music?
wadaramus: Underrated joshi1, they are global behemoths!
J_Herer: easy trade decision this week, Hendo goone!
clay007: My wife exatekk
wadaramus: Music is better than sport exatekk.
joshsi1: just me or clarry being scored pretty harshly?
shancrows: Megadeth Tornado Of Souls what a banger
wadaramus: What the fuck shancrows, Rust in Peace is a Trash Metal masterpiece!
clay007: Clarry paying Trump Tariff
puckeey: That could’ve been carrying only positive involvement for the game
joshsi1: Kako gone for cleary for me
puckeey: Clarry*
Raspel31: Chumbawamba- music meets sport. I get knocked down!
exatekk: been smashing Parkway Drive recently, anyone like?
shancrows: Kako and Hewett out for me I think 569k in the bank
puckeey: Although surely he should on more than 44
joshsi1: I don’t understand how he has 7 tackles, 6 clearences and only 44 points hahaha
joshsi1: Old parkway drive yeah, not into their newer stuff
Noxious: New bmth sucks, old is way better. Love parkway drive, saw them twice recently
pcaman2003: Clangers,low DE and only 3 kicks keeps the score down joshi1
wadaramus: Parkway Drive, Reverence I haveon vinyl, fucking brutal Aussie Metal Core!
joshsi1: need to rename my team spud warehouse
Harambe: Game on here
wadaramus: Noxious, don’t discount the new BMTH stuff, it is just as good as their old!
exatekk: The Void best song on that album wada
Nvrletudwn: Already got my team name ready for next year.
joshsi1: wada, you listen to slaughter to prevail?
Nvrletudwn: The Weekend Ruiners
Noxious: I’m not a huge fan, much preferred their heavier stuff (bmth that is)
Noxious: Loving Reid’s 81 on my bench fml
wadaramus: Not heard of them josh.
joshsi1: Sepreternal their best album by far nox
Pavs: Not alone Nox
wadaramus: 100% josh, got it on vinyl.
joshsi1: sus out demolisher by slaughter wada, seen them live a few months back, he’s growls are natural, impressive
Raspel31: Same Noxious- bit of Linkin Park this break as depressed abot Clarry too.
wadaramus: Watching TOOL.
wadaramus: Listening to TOOL
XquaHD: Duursma and McDonald looking at 50s for my draft Gawn you?re going to need to carry me soz
clay007: Has Van Rooyan taken a mark?
XquaHD: Will have to tell Goodwin to get everyone to pass it to tom
wadaramus: Roger that josh, will give it a listen.
Harambe: Fun fact: this is Gawn’s first game against Essnedon since round 2, 2022
joshsi1: Goodwin first coach sacked I think
Harambe: Correction, round 3 2022. Has not played the Bombers in over 3 years
XquaHD: Thank fuck I took Sidebottom instead of rivers 2wk ago
Cam123: Go big Maxi
eaglesrick: merrett 30 ,7 marks , 4 tackles….why such a low score
nbartos: zero frees to a tagged player is rare
joshsi1: What to do with Humpry now, turn him into Bowey I think?
Cam123: These 2 sides miles off the better sides. Ladder already starting to separate
PigeonPies: rick, going at 56%
nbartos: gawny schooling the raper
KneeGears: the whole?
KneeGears: who*
Manowar: Dees should win this one now
wadaramus: Embrace this moment, remember al this pain is an illusion.
Raspel31: Out of order nbartos unless you meant rapper?
DukeNewc: eagles, 5 muppets and going at 56% DE
Doin: Draper, raper
Ash777: who thought of this being a saturday night game.
joshsi1: Petracca looking alright for the price, scared to bring Melb players into the team since the team is a shambles
KneeGears: calling him raper just isn’t it chief
Raspel31: My bad- cheers Doin.
eaglesrick: thanks duke and pies. really annoying
XquaHD: At least Reid making up for Oliver tag
Doin: Lol draper RPR haha
joshsi1: Reid looking like a very long hold all of a sudden
slydon: he desrves to be champed after that one
Harambe: Tanner Bruhn isn’t playing, Bartos
Manowar: Gawn going backwards
wadaramus: You can’t bring me down, Suicidal Tendencies!
KneeGears: wow
DukeNewc: Youre kidding Trac
joshsi1: the trooper – iron maiden
wadaramus: Oliver getting to an acceptable score.
KneeGears: anyone else dislike Gary Lyon?
Noxious: Has the tag been dropped?
DukeNewc: Yes Nox, hasnt had one since HT
KneeGears: yes nox
Raspel31: What band is he with KneeGears?
navy_blues: shagyourmateswife raspel
wadaramus: The Speccy Magees Raspel
KneeGears: what do u mean raspel
clay007: Living in the limelight, the universal dream for those who wish to seem
Harambe: With Wayne Carey on drums Navy
wadaramus: You guys are funny.
joshsi1: Reid ton?
navy_blues: yep Harambe
joshsi1: Liking the look of Hawli if he is named on field in future too
puckeey: Of course I have reid on my bench smh
Harambe: So dumb of me to field Prior over Reid. How can 74% TOG compete with 95% TOG
KneeGears: same here puckeey
dalek1111: same puckey
KneeGears: don’t worry ill start him next week and he will score a 40
exatekk: do we think Leake may be elevated?
Noxious: Lock back on Clarry?
Raspel31: To what exactly exatekk?
puckeey: I can’t even loop him because I have Paton as a dnp
KneeGears: who’s melbournes runner, he looks so familiar
upweydons: I just put Leake on field to get Reid – emerg
KneeGears: is it reece Conca?
exatekk: a late in Rasp? yeah thats what im planning upwey
Raspel31: upwey and exa-you got me thinking.
Doin: I also just put leake on field for trainor will keep eye on Leake b4 GWS game
Birdman18: Had to put Henderson on field and have Ried on the bench. Thank God for flex
KneeGears: who do I start, trainor or Sinn??
Raspel31: Thanks chaps- just looped- dometimes miss the obvious.
DukeNewc: Cmon Trac ton up
J_Herer: Sparrow’s tag on Merrett has been effective
puckeey: I wish emergencies would be if they score higher than an on field scorer the emergency replaces him
mattmac24: Reid is gonna be my 2nd highest defence score and he’s on my bench
Raspel31: Hence the flex.
pcaman2003: I don’t know how Martin gets away with no opponents. Too easy for him.
puckeey: But it doesn’t really work the same when your flex has already played
J_Herer: poor old Melbourne are gone this year
Raspel31: Gawn and dusted.
DukeNewc: Ffs CD, Trac 3 effective handballs for 3 points
Manowar: Dees no good, seeya coach Goodwin
KneeGears: hey hippo sc