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Do not speak about Dermie.... he is off my Christmas Card list for sure. I caught a glimpse of some show before the coverage on Fox. Did he dismiss the Swans as though they were an aberration and then mention three he may consider for AA selection then make a point of saying he would not have "that person in either". I thought he was referring to Goodes. Now I may be doing him an injustice but he is quite snide about Sydney when I have seen him. I know he is riding the Hawks Premiership Certainty Bandwagon and that is hardly surprising. I reckon we could finish top and win the flag and still they would find it hard to pick some of our outstanding players for AA selection. Do they actually watch games. I realise some of the journo's have said some good things about Sydney but by God they fall over themselves when Melbourne teams win.
 

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Dermie is a *******, when analising the swan eagles game he made a point of showing we match up better in The mid field the fact that our forward line was showing signs of improving, the fact that where formidable even when their not.
That we match up better one on one across the ground and that he doesn't think eagles could succeed against our back 6 even if they had all their guns back.

Come time for a tip? Oh "west coast I don't know why but there it is"
Stop pretending to hate The bombers dermie just come out and be honest you don't like us!
 

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I'm quite happy for the media to write us off. It makes winning that much sweeter.
I'm the same but currently we are sitting 1st with no mention no talk no nothing. On footy assifield they ignored us and only spoke about the vic teams. They focus on a shit side/club like Melbourne and spend too much time on them and effectively saying that MFC is a lot more interesting and deserves more respect than the SSFC. And don't give me this BS about catering to an audience, last time i checked the demons were struggling with fans.

It's like those silly victorians are just waiting for us to do a melbourne 2004 and completely implode.

This just goes to prove that Sydney is a very bad word in Melbourne.
 

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I'm the same but currently we are sitting 1st with no mention no talk no nothing. On footy assifield they ignored us and only spoke about the vic teams. They focus on a shit side/club like Melbourne and spend too much time on them and effectively saying that MFC is a lot more interesting and deserves more respect than the SSFC. And don't give me this BS about catering to an audience, last time i checked the demons were struggling with fans.

It's like those silly victorians are just waiting for us to do a melbourne 2004 and completely implode.

This just goes to prove that Sydney is a very bad word in Melbourne.
Yep it is for some reason which I have never fathomed it is really really important to some Melbournians that if you are from Sydney that you are reminded of this fact at each available opportunity. I lived there for some time and met my husband there. I was taken aback abit on arrival by the dislike of all things non -Victorian. Funny I thought I lived in Australia. My hubby was the same with all his sports AFL or VFL he still calls it, cricket and anything in which Australia is competing, he will reference all the players or competitors from Vic. Where ever I went my former place of residence (Sydney) was discussed at length with constant sneering and I was given a history lesson and update on things Victorian. It amuses and annoys me cause I cannot say that I sit around thinking I was born in NSW and must carry the banner for the state. In saying that my following the Swans for eternity has not been appreciated by my Victorian inlaws and hubby a "Footscray" supporter (not bloody Western Bulldogs, he says thankyou) figures I have never recovered from the drugs given whilst having my son and blames that for my Sydney barracking. It has been nearly 20 years now I would figure the drugs wore off some time ago.
 

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Yep it is for some reason which I have never fathomed it is really really important to some Melbournians that if you are from Sydney that you are reminded of this fact at each available opportunity. I lived there for some time and met my husband there. I was taken aback abit on arrival by the dislike of all things non -Victorian. Funny I thought I lived in Australia. My hubby was the same with all his sports AFL or VFL he still calls it, cricket and anything in which Australia is competing, he will reference all the players or competitors from Vic. Where ever I went my former place of residence (Sydney) was discussed at length with constant sneering and I was given a history lesson and update on things Victorian. It amuses and annoys me cause I cannot say that I sit around thinking I was born in NSW and must carry the banner for the state. In saying that my following the Swans for eternity has not been appreciated by my Victorian inlaws and hubby a "Footscray" supporter (not bloody Western Bulldogs, he says thankyou) figures I have never recovered from the drugs given whilst having my son and blames that for my Sydney barracking. It has been nearly 20 years now I would figure the drugs wore off some time ago.
Without being disrespectful to your husband, doubtless a fine fellow and now the father of a young Swans fan and potential player, my first question is what drugs is he still on to be a Footscray/Dogs fan?
 

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Yep it is for some reason which I have never fathomed it is really really important to some Melbournians that if you are from Sydney that you are reminded of this fact at each available opportunity. I lived there for some time and met my husband there. I was taken aback abit on arrival by the dislike of all things non -Victorian. Funny I thought I lived in Australia. My hubby was the same with all his sports AFL or VFL he still calls it, cricket and anything in which Australia is competing, he will reference all the players or competitors from Vic. Where ever I went my former place of residence (Sydney) was discussed at length with constant sneering and I was given a history lesson and update on things Victorian. It amuses and annoys me cause I cannot say that I sit around thinking I was born in NSW and must carry the banner for the state. In saying that my following the Swans for eternity has not been appreciated by my Victorian inlaws and hubby a "Footscray" supporter (not bloody Western Bulldogs, he says thankyou) figures I have never recovered from the drugs given whilst having my son and blames that for my Sydney barracking. It has been nearly 20 years now I would figure the drugs wore off some time ago.
Just want you to know we're not all like that!! I am Melbourne born and bred, however I dont hold any flag for Melbourne or Vic. I see Sydney as the most beautiful City in Australia, with possibly Perth second. However Sydney happens to be (has been for a long long time) the home of my favourite football team. Melbourne also has its good points, but I think you have to see any place for what it really is, not be biased because of where you grew up. I also lived in New South Wales for a while, specifically Coffs Harbour, where when meeting people I would regularly be referred to as a 'Mexican' due to coming from south of the border. Tiring of this ridicule once I thought I would beat someone to the punch by intruducing myself as a 'Mexican' - by surprise they then exclaimed that it was hard to believe with my fair hair and complexion, lol.
 

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Just want you to know we're not all like that!! I am Melbourne born and bred, however I dont hold any flag for Melbourne or Vic. I see Sydney as the most beautiful City in Australia, with possibly Perth second. However Sydney happens to be (has been for a long long time) the home of my favourite football team. Melbourne also has its good points, but I think you have to see any place for what it really is, not be biased because of where you grew up. I also lived in New South Wales for a while, specifically Coffs Harbour, where when meeting people I would regularly be referred to as a 'Mexican' due to coming from south of the border. Tiring of this ridicule once I thought I would beat someone to the punch by intruducing myself as a 'Mexican' - by surprise they then exclaimed that it was hard to believe with my fair hair and complexion, lol.
Yeah thanks Swannie. Please do not get me wrong I do love Melbourne and Vic and wish to return to live there once work takes us back. I can also take a joke and give as good as I get I was just amazed at the reaction from alot of quarters thats all and lets be frank there a people everywhere who are strange! It must be said I am married to a rabid Victorian so I do get a dose of the mania daily lol. Must divorce him on the grounds of mental torture lol. Needless to say he must get the Melbourne papers and watch Foxtel for his daily doses of Victoria he will be one happy camper when we return to his native habitat.
 

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I agree with your experinces Nicky as i went through the same shit. At first i was "whaaa" but then i got fed up and fired back.

I was always met with the same bloody reply..thats it's us sydneysiders doing the hating and victorians are just defending themselves.

I lived in Sydney for all my life prior to that and in that time i don't recall any angst towards Victoria except for the code of AFL. But most times people would say that melbourne is a really nice city, charming and very euro but bloody cold. Thats about it.

And i just couldnt understand why the media down there always had to make reference to something being made in melbourne, just to reassure victorians.

Beautiful city, very weird and strange people.
 
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I agree with your experinces Nicky as i went through the same shit. At first i was "whaaa" but then i got fed up and fired back.

I was always met with the same bloody reply..thats it's us sydneysiders doing the hating and victorians are just defending themselves.

I lived in Sydney for all my life prior to that and in that time i don't recall any angst towards Victoria except for the code of AFL. But most times people would say that melbourne is a really nice city, charming and very euro but bloody cold. Thats about it.

And i just couldnt understand why the media down there always had to make reference to something being made in melbourne, just to reassure victorians.

Beautiful city, very weird and strange people.
Yeah, I'm from Melbourne, but those kind of references I always found bizarre, thinking, "wonder if they do the same kind of thing in Sydney or Brisbane?" Kinda like a desperate attempt to get ratings due to state nationalism or something.

Nowadays I just don't care what city anyone is from. You're just Australian to me. The differences between Melbourne and Sydney are so little yet there's so much angst between the two cities.

Mexicans... gayflers... victards.
Queens... poofters... mardi gra lovers.

People, who cares?
 

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Never had i experienced that made in...thing until i lived in Melbourne. Sydney never did it..though they had their typical ch 7 "this is my city" promo.

I agree with the rest of your post.

But it still grates me from my 7 year experience down there. In a years time i will be over it and back to accepting anyone from any state as long as they are australian.
 

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Before judging Victoria these days try WA..... something going on but they are really starting to think WA vs the Country and the rest of us are sad people for thinking differently.

To give SEN there due both David Schwarz and Mark Fine have both talked us up this year and Schwarz case early.
 
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