Forgot it was Mercuri’s 200th game.
PhcMee stops and props on the wing, kick is smothered.
Oh dear. West Coast hit the front.
Sex God is awesome.
Fletcher clearly steps over the side of the goal square when kicking out. Ump happily clueless.
Hird been forward last few minutes, to little effect.
Classic Fletcher touch-on-the-line, but WCE have extended their lead to a goal.
McPhee doesn’t stop and prop, but kicks to Hird leading out from full forward.
BANG. Tied up again.
Rioli fumbles to advantage. Freak. Hits Murphy at 50 on the boundary.
He couldn’t. Could he?
He CAN.
No idea what that free in the middle was for. Jackovich takes advantage and ties the score once more.
Coming up on 26 minutes in the last…
Hird tackle, "responding in typical James Hird fashion”.
LLOOOOOOOOOOOOYD!
And that’s goal number eight (and zero behinds) for the night.
We’re flooding like mofos, but the ball still spills out the back of the pack for a snap goal to them.
Tied up. Surely this can not get more dramatic?!?
Hird clears and kicks long. We tackle it to a bounce.
“James Hird… got that ball out of the centre bounce… he’s moving down to this contest… if anybody’s gonna get it, it’ll be James.”
Murphy. Smothered. Hille tackles. Bullen gets it out to the passing…
“Hird! HIRD! … The fairytale is complete!”
‘After a horror week, James Hird, you are a genius!”
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a player just control a quarter like this. I think he’s had fifteen disposals. [HE HAS.] He’s had fifteen disposals, kicked a freakish goal, has won the important clearances — he’s had six clearances this final quarter [AND HE’S GIVEN AN ESSENDON SUPPORTER A MOMENT HE WILL NEVER FORGET.]”
(And that supporter’s Collingwood girlfriend thinks Hird is amazing, too.)
Bolton and McPhee and Fletcher scramble a defensive rebound. SIREN!
Ladies and gentleman, you are cleared to go full Fark Carlton.
HIRD APOLOGISES.
Bet the communication specialists don’t mention that later.
:’( , in a good way, I think.
3 votes - James Hird?
300 votes - James Hird?
Fixed. …well it is his Birthday after all!!! 
I just know that if I had hair like his, I’d be pulling in so many more chicks !
3 votes - James Hird?
He got none for that game? Am I remembering that correctly?
One vote: C. ………… Judd3 votes - James Hird?He got none for that game? Am I remembering that correctly?
At best Judd was fifth best on the day. Lloyd and Cousins correctly got the other votes, and Kerr was clearly more influential than Judd.