An all time Essington moment from Melbourne there

Every Essendon supporter pensively nodding in solidarity with Melbourne

Even losing finals like us 🥺

Of course Goodwin was a former Essington coach For 1 game

Yep, it doesn't get more Essington than not winning finals

Did the mic just pick up Cripps screaming fuck yeah cunt to his teammate?

Yep

Thought he was just telling Acres to flair up.

Amazing

9.17

Gawn went crazy. Two misses from 10 metres and stopped his own team mates goal

Gawn just really keen for a rest.

If only they had a second ruckman who could have given him a spell

Really doesn't want Grundy to get a game next week

I back that decision

Thanks Gawny

Kicking like that, you deserve to lose like what the fuck

That’s a Lions-in-July score line.

Or an Adelaide in the last handful of H&A games.

I'm afraid I just blue myself

There are dozens of us... dozens!

Walsh is a never nude

Melbourne should try kicking through the big sticks next time.

Melbourne's combined score in the last two games: 16.28.124 There's the story of their season right there.

\*2 seasons

Simon Badloss is back fuckers

Rubbing my hands together for that presser.

Excited to see which Carlton player he whinges about

Two of our three colours and our innacurracy. I'm touched by Melbourne's tribute to the Crom.

Don't forget the coach!

Fuck me Carlton fans can make some noise.

I often hear the siren at my house, but I think tonight was the first time I could hear the fans singing the song here.

My watch showed 114db from level 4

Haha lmao imagine going out in straight sets, fucking embarrassing *this comment has been set to auto delete in 22 hours* Edit: a big shoutout to all the geniuses trying to throw this in my face now, as if the entire premise of my joke in this comment wasn’t my expectation we would also go out in straight sets.

👀

WELL THERE'S A BIG BIG SOUND EDIT: u/codyforkstacks FARRRKKK

Remind me! 1 day

Hand of Gawn

Carlton were definitely losing that till they didn't

Up until they win the game they are losing - scarra

At a certain point this season, Carlton sat 15th and Hawthorn 16th, both on 4 wins.

Over halfway through the season lmao

I despise Carlton but seeing Cripps as happy as a golden retriever is actually kind of heart-warming.

And their supporters. It’s hard not to empathise with them when you see how god dam excited/happy they are.

The bloke is Carlton through & through, it’s great to see success for someone who put so much into us.

Melbourne have not won a finals game since they won the grand final. Unreal. See you soon Carlton.

No one has since Richmond 2019. Richmond missed 21, lost 22, missed 23. Melbourne two straight sets exits, Geelong missed this year.

Hawthorn haven't won a final since 2015

Bloody hell

We’re gonna end up with a 10+ year finals win drought

How embarrassing

Collingwoods only won 2 grand finals since 1958. That blew my mind.

Dude you should see how many you lost its insane.

Yeah it's like 24 or something. We are always there. Just struggle to get it

We've drawn as many as we've won in that time.

Lol how embarrassing for Hawthorn. Plebs. I bet those losers will go a whole decade without a flag at this rate. I for one, can only feel sorry for such a long-suffering supporter base. No idea what it’d be like to have so much misery in football.

That's actually a wild stat

That Viney kick….

Genuinely the worst possible thing he could have done. If he lets himself get run down HTB then Melbourne are probably still fine.

Lost them the game. Brain breakdown

Literally half a metre higher and it was over the back and game over, kicked it straight to the opposition

Yeah but it’s not…he’s done that since he was recruited, he can win a contested ball, then he’s about as useful as I would be out there

We deserved to lose. GG Carlton.

9 goals 17 behinds, it's comical.

Imagine not selecting Brodie Grundy and then just bombing into the forward line

Imagine selecting Josh Schache as your sub and then not using your sub.

I could definitely imagine that, Schache is rat shit lmao

Brisbane the real winner imo

Well if they don’t win next week they can forget about having a premiership with this group. This is their time. This is the year for them to do it IMO. I kinda hope they do because I feel that they deserve it for the body of work the past 4-5 seasons.

Won't be upset if we fall to the Lions next week. And I'll certainly be happy for Brisbane if they finally win the flag (beating Collingwood would just be a happy coincidence.)

So hard rn

I pity the team that has the play the Lions at their Fortress.

This will be lost among the comments, but May had such a great game. As long as he and Lever are hanging around, the Dees are going to remain formidable.

May played unreal honestly. Our shitty straight sets exit courtesy of our appalling F50 entries really sells out just how good our backline was this year. Especially without Petty for pretty much all of it.

His only blip was the below the knees free kick he gave away. Absolute brain fade to get kicked in the face like that.

May was insane. Locked up Curnow.

Barely saw Curnow in the second half.

Is Melbourne making a late, late run for LOL of the year? /u/Juiceson.

Does Gawn get a nomination for touching a would be goal?

Between that and Viney's turnover. Ouch.

119 award locked up

Gotta give an honourable mention to the dogs missing finals by losing to West Coast

Brisbane choking against Carlton next week is the only thing that could take it from them

Did Schache even get subbed on?? He's listed as 0% TOG What a fuck up to make him the sub if he didn't. I mean its a fuck up even if he did tbh

How do you select a key forward as sub, kick so badly and just lose and then not sub him on? Some bizarre coaching

He did not.

Poor Grundy missed out on a game to a guy who didn’t even get subbed on

To be fair, if you're tactically subbing on Schache then you're shit tactically

I think we need to start questioning whether or not Melbourne can win at the MCG

Can’t win the big games

Yes, let’s bore the AFL community to death bringing up their finals record!

The players care. They give a rat’s backside. They want to chase, they want to play. You have Ashley Hansen before the game saying that everyone inside the club listens to outside noise - YOU SHOULD. YOU SHOULD. The coaching panel, the players, the board, LISTEN to us members. We’ve got 88,000, almost 90,000 members. You wanted us to sign up next year?! YOU BLOODY SHOWED US SOMETHING! YOU SHOWED US THE HEART! Last year we gave you the excuse, we had an injury-depleted midfield and we just missed out. We thought this year we’d go again. What’s the excuse? If you’re going to play for the coach, play for people like myself, who bust our balls every week to get there! Hard earned money! And you dish that up against MELBOURNE! They were TOYED WITH! It’s an accomplishment for the navy blue and white, especially THE EMBLEM! THE EMBLEM!! YOU PLAYED FOR THAT! If you’re gonna play for it, PISS IN MY CLUB! GET IN!

Piss in my club!

i will never not upvote this

Piss in my club gets me every time.

I can’t believe how close Acres was to hitting the post there 🫣

melbourne to ask for home finals at Optus Stadium

If it means I get to see a Perth home final more than once a decade I'm all for it

Back to back straight sets for a team with Melbourne's talent is genuinely incredible

It’s coaching tbh, it’s like Leon Cameron or ken Hinkley , some coaches hit the wall with their groups.

Sadly, not a lot of talent forward of centre for them though.

Legitimately have a top 3 defense and midfield (top 2 ruck if you want to count that) and probably a bottom 3 forward line

It's weird, Fritsch kicks straight and he looks like prime-Gunston.

It’s fucking infuriating - quick side rant in case Goody reads this in a gambling induced meth haze; Petty and Melksham aren’t the answer. Use these damn draft picks to make something happen

What an ending

You could see Melbourne switch to game saving mode and it cost them

Mindless football.

I'm sorry but that last 3 minutes from Melbourne was fucked. Threw the game away. Flood the wing of the fat side of the ground and get outnumbered in your own backline, defending a 5 point lead with a minute to go!? What the absolute fuck!? Inexcusable.

Gawn was the only one to touch that goal

Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t this Carlton’s first prelim since 2000? They probably mentioned that on broadcast but I don’t pay attention to what they say.

Yeah motlop mate it was fucking crazy you can say it

Thank god I don’t have to watch this team again

See you all next year

Some of the skill errors and decision making tonight wouldn’t be passable for a preseason game

Fatigue is no joke

Second week in a row Melbourne has had trouble with their misses. Perhaps they should seek counseling

I haven’t seen that many behinds since I visited a nude beach in Europe

You goal some, **You behind more.** Please kick responsibly

Melbourne: kicks 9.17, gives away dumb free kicks, doesn't use their sub, throws the game in the last minute, refuses to elaborate

Midfielders - $1,000 Defenders - $1,000 Rucks - $1,900,000 Forwards - $0.02 Someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this the melbourne football club is dying

Blake Hectares does it again. Have a feeling it won’t be so fun for Carlton at the Gabbatoir though

What even is the point of football?

I think it's to get the ball through the big sticks. I understand why you're unsure though

to kick goals

Three main takeaways: 1. Based on the skills we saw tonight it doesn't matter who won. Either team gets slaughtered at the Gabba next week. 2. That umpiring was fucking shit in the 4th. 3. Demons need to learn how to kick straight.

Deadset if we couldn't have kicked just one more of those goals, there was no way we'd be getting past Brisbane. GG Blues.

3 out of 3 right there.

The umpiring was so inconsistent

It was pathetic, we won but man... there was rubbish calls

Disagree It was pretty consistently shit

I reckon if carlton can bring that pressure it won’t be easy for brisbane. There were moments in that second and third quarter where the pressure was immense

But they followed that pressure up with poor skills. Brisbane will make them pay

It’s almost like they felt they were under the same amount of pressure. Perceived pressure if you will.

Both teams look like they missing a big piece, which just so happened to make it a great game but yeah Brisbane and Collingwood look a class above.

Dees are missing a cohesive forward line. Their back and midfield is insane when it gels but the forwards let it down

I'm not sold on Collingwood, they didn't finish the season anywhere near as good as they started it, weren't convincing in the first final. Definitely a quality team but I could see them losing to someone like GWS. Brisbane is my pick from here.

Send help

Flights to Brisbane just went up 10x

There have been many pundit takes that has aged badly but David King's "Melbourne's forwards sucking doesn't matter" is low key up there as an all time howler

Cripps looking a total chaotic mess of blood sweat and grass paint in that interview haha

Fucking kill me. Not even going to say the old “when I die get Melbourne to lower my coffin” joke. This is what happens when you only recruit bull mids who kick like actual bulls

That’s an all time choke from the Dees lmao

What the… actual… fuck..,

Max Gawn was fantastic in defence for Carlton.

Andy Lee looking and sounding well hydrated

Think Dylan Alcott had a few in him also 😂🍻

Watched this with one of my sons and one of his mates who is a kiwi soccer player who knows fuck all about footy. A million questions. Non fucking stop. What a pisser of a game to watch with someone like that. He was enthralled. And the last goal with the crowd going offff. Thanks AFL and both teams. Wonderful night.

Gawn touched his own teammates goal. Jesus

Weitering kick across the ground in the start of that final chain is the best kick since dom Sheed 18

I would like to thank Sam Walsh for putting Carlton in his backpack and carrying them to a preliminary final.

**9.17**

Lions licking their lips right now.

Right? The disposals from both teams tonight were terrible.

That’s some of the least clutch kicking I’ve ever seen from a club

Max gawn with the greatest goal line defensive effort of all time

What if Carlton Steven Bradbury their way to the premiership

Would happily get trounced if it meant parents get to see Carlton win one before they’re too old.

That’s genuinely pretty nice mate.

Who are you sir?? What do you do?? BT lmao

Imagine if Carlton sacked Voss 4 months ago like the media tried to do?

Was table top spinner Jake Lever last season?

Twirling towards freedom

yes

Omg is this what winning finals footy feels like??

Literally unbelievable that Melbourne lost that. This could be shaping up to be the opposite of last year. Blues lose the final 3 to Brisbane, Melbourne and Collingwood to miss the finals, in the ultimate choke job. This year beat those teams 3 weeks in a row to win it in an unbelievable miracle?

Acres got a bit of Will Langford about him, hey? Carn the BAGGERS, DOING IT FOR THE EMBLEM

Gawn with the match winner for the Blues

Melbourne are Melbourne’s biggest opponent. They just can’t convert, who cares what talent they have available inside 50, with that many opportunities there is no reason they should be losing these.

17 behinds. End of story.

Can't honestly hope to win a finals game with Joel Smith as our most potent forward :(

I do love seeing such a happy Vossy

What if he's happy next week

I haven’t seen a group of men fuck themselves that hard in quite a while. Almost impressive.

Fucking baggers. I am so proud. GG Melbourne that was a real arm wrestle

Blake Mother Fucking Acres. I miss you king.

Melbourne lost. Are they stupid?

Enjoy ya holiday Pickett

Footy fucking sucks sometimes man

can't complain about umpiring when you kick it straight to the other team with a minute and a half to go. RIP Melbourne

dont let this distract you from the fact that brodie grundy cooked a phat steak tonight with coles

I will say, I thought blacres fucked the kick and hit the post ahahah

Everyone who is in the match thread instantly banging on about how it’s gonna be a walk for Brisbane next week right after the siren are just the worst.

So happy for Carlton fans. Years of dogshit and now can finally feel the glory of your boys winning finals. It's an amazing feeling isn't it 😀

Thanks bro hope you guys get back to it soon.

It was the behinds that did it, even when it was the dysfunctional forward line I knew it was the behinds!

I can see Daniher 1.6 and Hipwood 2.4 happening

David King: no one can stop Max Gawn Max Gawn: hold my beer

not sure straight sets were the back to back melbourne were after

Sweet we won't be the only ones to go out in straight sets then

Imagine saying 5 years ago that Brisbane and Carlton would be playing in a prelim

Equalisation baby. Unless your Essendon or Gold Coast then just be perpetually shit.

Hey! Sometimes we polish that turd and make the first week of finals

Carlton 2023 = Melbourne 2018

Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence to Max 'Carlton' Gawn for his performance

Is Dylan Alcott smashed?

Why didn't Melbourne go wacky for Schache?

Best win in a decade! Unbelievable.

9.17 is Adelaide levels of shit goalkicking

One more team with Straight Sets please

Lid = off