Recent content by NewMelbournian

Swans are early premiership favourites. They look to have quality and depth all over the field. And of course it is early days but 2024 could be the year Logan McDonald arrives as an elite player.

2024 big dance. Collingwood v Carlton for the first to 17.

If the WTC was changed to become a ceremony any Australian had a right to perform then I would be at peace with it as a national tradition. It is not respectful to treat another Australian like a guest in their own country. It is not welcoming to imply any Australian has a greater claim to our...

Maybe some people do not like to be welcomed to their own country. Maybe it feels like you are being treated like a guest or outsider in your own home. Maybe the basic ideal of living in a modern liberal democracy is we are all equal citizens and nobody should be seen as being part of a special...

Please learn the definition of the word. You LITERALLY mean the opposite of literally because it is not the same in the literal sense. Relocations and mergers are not literally the same. Two clubs becoming one is obviously and clearly different from one club moving location. By your logic a...

Everything is relative. The score now might be a little disappointing compared to where we were earlier. But we gladly would have taken a 1 kick margin at halftime before the game began. We are a half away from the big dance. I think our best is good enough to win. It just depends on whether the...

Biggest preliminary final in modern AFL history. No offense to the Lions but if they win it becomes just another grand final. If we win, it becomes the biggest football story in decades. Collingwood v Carlton is a once in a generation fairytale story. Collingwood v Brisbane is just another grand...

The Bulldogs ended a long premiership drought in 2016. And they won it from 7th. That includes winning in Perth and in Sydney in the finals AND knocking off the Hawthorn dynasty before winning the big dance as huge underdogs against the minor premiers. If they could do it then we too have a...

For the first time in my life I want Collingwood to win a match. Collingwood v Carlton is what deep down every neutral fan wants. If we win against the Lions grand final week simply wouldn't have the same gravitas and magic and fairytale if it is "Carlton v GWS." But "Carlton v Collingwood" on...

Biggest match in a generation for us. Of course it will hurt if we get this close and miss out on a grand final. But at the same time the season as a whole has been a success no matter what happens and has set an incredible platorm for 2024. I hope we go in and play with the freedom of...

We are 2 results going the right way from a Collingwood v Carlton grand final. The biggest of all big dances. For the first time in my life I will be hoping Collingwood wins a match. It will not be just another grand final. It wouldn't just be like any other all Victorian grand final...

All of a sudden the Lions could steal the minor premiership next week

Not one person on earth would have predicted this run. This streak, including 3 wins against top 4 teams, is beyond anyone's expectations. We can beat anybody on our day. Right now we are looking at being a week 2 of the finals team at the very least. All of a sudden if you are just 2 wins from...

I have said it before and I'll say it again. A Collingwood v Carlton big dance is a non-zero possibility. The greatest of all possible matchups.

It has gone unnoticed with us and GWS surging, but the Swans have also put together a sneaky little run of form the last few weeks. All of a sudden they are a top 8 chance again. A traffic jam from 5th to 12th on the ladder and the Swans could be one of those teams that makes it.