Well I'm awake. D-Day has arrived.
Today we redeem the sins of the past. We have to. We must. We will.
Perfect day for football. The Melbourne weather gods have given us a beauty.
No excuses today.
We have picked a tall team, to kick goals and to combat the general dominance Goldstein has had this year.
If we move the ball direct, quickly from the centre and isolate Jack, Ty and Griff, we kick goals.
Lambert will be pivotal today with Miles, both aggressive in and under dominating the clearances.
Dusty will be in a league of his own, the Mayor of the MCG, he will provide that one step 60m bomb from the centre or send nerves down the NMFC when left one out inside the 50.
Newman playing like his life depends on it, will leave nothing in the tank.
Cotchin will navigate and control, rack up the usual 25+ and lead Swallow and Co on a Merry Dance.
Backline sublime AAA, Aggression, Attack and Agility- Take them on, RUN RUN RUN
In Houli we trust.
Lids, well he was built for today. The Matchwinner.
Ellis, Grigg - creating opportunities by being in the right place at the right time.
Together.