Crowds do influence the contest....anyone who thinks otherwise is silly..I love the WCE banter, demonstrates that they do not think they have this in the bag. Melbourne is travelling as well as any Victorian FC has ever done, we are doing what the good teams from Brisbane, Sydney, WCE, and Adelaide have done in recent history, travelling and winning, suddenly the Subiaco fortress that depressed every Melbourne supporter for decades, is looking more like a sand castle with the tide coming in. We may not win but meth coast are definitely hearing footsteps, we have a Jetta that is lethal and half a dozen other smiling assassins, pressure will be huge, especially as it is the eagles to lose, a bit like Adelaide in the GF last year. The umpires won't win this for you, neither will the crowd, you need to beat our midfield to win not just rely on your (very) impressive forward line. And actually to admit something I'm worried about is not your forwards but your defenders, I reckon it is going to be a low scoring match (hopefully not just us) they have all the tools to cope in close (will not be a repeat of R22), we will need to take our chances like we haven't so far. Dees by a point.
Our midfield is undersold bevause it doesn't get the media...
We are 17-6 .....a crap midfield wont get u second on the ladder