To Hell and Back - Premiers At Last

For the tragics, and the believers. Melbourne battle their clubs history, and their own mental demons, to win their first premiership in 57 long years.
The average rolling pixel count in this video doubles every 2 minutes.

[@turnitup3912]

I was born in 1965, l waited until l was 56 to see the best game Melbourne EVER played………FINALLY PREMIERS……..fantastic video

[@werndogga]

@M and?

[@joelw9787]

@M jesus christ after all these years you're still commenting on every single AFL video that gets posted to KZbin? You really need to get a new hobby. Goes to show you must be so insecure about your sport if you feel the need to comment on all these vids.

[@darrenwestlow7809]

@@joelw9787 100% correct mate

[@andrewrobinson5837]

Know how you feel. Born in 1968 its been a long wait!

[@scottroberts8102]

Born in 1964. Was eight months old when they last saluted. Suffered so many years. My beautiful boy of 21 years is a demon through and through. So happy we got to see this. Love you Lachie. X

[@scottroberts8102]

The most beautiful moment for me was the bench sprinting to their mates at the end. Friendship and a common bond. Just magnificent.

[@hamishphistopholoes6540]

@J G Soccer: beloved by lady boys the world over...

[@petert330]

@J G- You really need to get rid of that crackpipe, your brain cells are being fried.

[@joshualawson99]

@J G 0-5

[@OldFossil]

@J G this clearly isn’t the right video for you then. Go back to watching the unpopular A-League and cry about it Swimming is more popular and important than soccer anyways. Everyone can swim as it is a life skill, not everyone can play soccer because it isn’t an essential life skill. It is viewed more than soccer at the Olympics and is a beautiful sport to watch. Let’s make it happen: Report > Spam and unwanted content > IP ban

[@hamlan7425]

@@OldFossil This guy talking about soccer must spit a lot of facts to get you all angry. He is talking about the obvious fact, soccer is the most popular sport on Earth. The sport that is popular in every country hence why its called the World Game, that the whole world plays and watches and the only proper sport with a real world cup and that AFL is only popular in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Yeah people either hate the truth or make their own version of reality

[@billburwood7047]

I'm not a Demons fan but their win is an amazing story after so much disappointment for so long. I am very happy for the Demons

[@fionamorrison1295]

Same

[@myname7056]

Norm would’ve loved it. Hope he’s watching it from football heaven with Barassi sr.

[@rosssutherland4470]

No matter how many times I watch this still brings a tear to my eye (member since 87)

[@thyroma9144]

I'm a hawks supporter but this is so good to watch. So much pain and they finally did it. 👏

[@NotTheYoungAI]

Also go for the hawks, love to see them like this

[@sliat1981]

Just like hawks felt from 1925-1961

[@darrenwestlow7809]

The pain of years as a Demon member, all worth it to experience what we did last weekend! GO DEES!!!!!!

[@darrenwestlow7809]

@M how has what you have just said got anything to do with my comment? Regardless of Soccer, AFL does in Australia what it needs to. Regardless of the AFL being a minority sport in NSW & QLD.... An AFL game pulls crowds that take an NRL games crowd 5 games crowds to match, and those states have NRL as their Majority sport. Soccer will never be bigger than AFL in Victoria, SA or WA!

[@unstealthypanda]

@M Cool. Did you have a point?

[@trainco1643]

@@darrenwestlow7809 facts brother, just reported this Man United loser’s comment for spam.

[@nvm1636]

@M you're an irrelevant troll. STF

[@wrangwrangisme1475]

@@nvm1636 it’s a bot

[@diagonals792]

So many long years of pain. The relief and joy of this year's performance is indescribable. My dad's been a fan for over 50 years. I can't imagine the happiness he must feel

[@deadfarang]

Phenomanal piece of work. Thank you. 👹

[@noahtreloar6310]

Soccer sucks

[@itsdartie]

@M shut up

[@hamishphistopholoes6540]

@M Soccer: beloved by lady boys the world over...

[@butlercorp]

@M fake news. There’s only 195 countries, not over 240 as you claim

[@kalan1yt208]

@M u wish

[@billnadj8277]

After all the pain and suffering, its hard to relay to someone what we are feeling. Unreliable most of the time and even when we were good, there was always a team (or 2) better, so this is such an amazing feeling to be the best team after 22 rounds and then go on with it against very good opposition. I only needed 1 premiership in my time, thank you Melbourne Football Club. Great video by the way!

[@stevemurrell6167]

I know mate......Swans fan here, we waited 72 years! I enjoyed this years GF immensely.....was so glad your team broke through. It was a truly great day! Enjoy the year as champions.

[@brosert]

still tear up watching the final siren through TMac's goal and the players on interchange or not playing running on as the song starts.....every time.

[@tiborsol6376]

Agree totally Bill. We weren’t always hopeless. We were a good side in the late 80’s , early 90’s and played in a grand final. Played some great footy when Neil Balme coached them in the mid 90’s, 1994 season in particular. The ten years under Neale Daniher was really enjoyable. We were never the best team in the comp, this was the era of interstate domination, especially the Brisbane Lions. They were still a good team playing plenty of finals including the 2000 grand final. You have nailed it in your assessment that this year is the first time we were actually the best team in it all year. Winning the minor premiership showed this. The final series saw a step up I would not even dare to have hoped for. They were magnificent. Hopefully they can rest up re commit and produce a follow up worthy of what they now know they can do.

[@brosert]

@J G not sure anyone here really cares - I watch Aussie Rules because I love it, not because I think there's a competition to be the most popular sport...

[@hamishphistopholoes6540]

@J G Soccer: beloved by lady boys the world over...

[@janejamison6056]

I’m a Tigers supporter, so darned happy that the Dees have been able to break the ‘Norm Smith curse’ and end the heartache for their fans!

[@sliat1981]

There was no curse. It was just something someone invented on Wikipedia as a lame excuse for failure

[@sliat1981]

@@eiypo no there was no curse mentioned. Even as late as 1996 in 100 year of Australian football documentary did they even mention a “curse.” Never even saw it anywhere until Wikipedia nor was it mentioned in losses in 1987 or 1988. Even the 2000 grand final, there was not one mention of of “curse” in the media. Not once. Did not exist until until Wikipedia and someone decided to use it as an excuse

[@killrustoleyum5177]

We as supporters believed it and so did the Collingwood Collywobbles as they went as far as to bury it when they finally broke through.

[@sliat1981]

@@killrustoleyum5177 lol it’s a Wikipedia invention pure crap. I, as a supporter never once believed it and laughed when it started appearing in Wikipedia

[@ssjs1437]

Wow! Every emotion at every stage came flooding back… this is a true work of art ❤️💙

[@dylan-oo1hr]

who else would sit through each thrashing we had? all those games that we would come in having no chance of winning but still watch them to the end? and now to see this is simply amazing. the days of cale morton, clint bartram, jimmy toumpas.. are OVER. no more suffering like that!

[@csbcsb4458]

Chuck Brock Mclean into that list mate.

[@csbcsb4458]

Was there Prelim 2018 Was there GF 2021 What a fucking change...was in tears, both days, for different reasons.

[@padraigsisk4057]

Great to hear before grand final. Jim stynes dad said if the demons win he would die happy

[@tjs0067]

As a one eyed Crows member was so glad the Dees won. 57 years wow. The Doggies had their fairytale win in 2016. I was the Dees turn well done

[@pcorf]

And don't forget Simon Goodwin, one of our best players ever. A great person all round who coached this Melbourne team through the highs and lows.

[@TisMePyper.S]

I myself aren't a Demons supporter, but being there (working) and hearing you all was amazing!!! A historical day for us all.

[@sliat1981]

are you that aboriginal boy selling records that was at the fence for the victory lap?

[@TisMePyper.S]

@@sliat1981 No I was working as security

[@calbarrett5427]

support Freo but can sympathise with Melbourne’s lack of success and hunger, we weren’t a great club during some of those years either but remember even we beat Melbourne by 90 at Subi and 95 at the G. every team had their fair share against Melbourne, it’s been so good seeing their uprise and can only hope the same for my team

[@killrustoleyum5177]

I'm hoping both you and the Saints can salute for the Hardcore fans. I'll never say never again.

[@sliat1981]

Melbourne have spanked toy boy in the past

[@pcorf]

Adelaide supporter here. I'm proud of them for never giving up after so many horrible seasons, 2018 saw a bit of promise with a finals appearance but then it was back down to earth in 2019 and 2020 but then 2021 happened in the same stadium where they suffered that crushing preliminary final defeat 3 years earlier. You keep on fighting.

[@bubblegumsports7674]

Unbelievable work well done and no team deserves it more Than the dees🔴🔵

[@consciousbeing1188]

Not a Dees fan... but I sure was happy to see the Dees bring the flag home this year. It's been way too long to see the trophy cabinet empty. After a bloody kick arse season like 2021... only a premiership would've been a fitting end for the Dees. Congratulations fellas and to all the folks at Demonland who stuck by through thick and thin. I can't think of a more worthy and deserved team to take home the glory this year. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@sliat1981]

They have 12 other premierships hardly empty

[@consciousbeing1188]

@@sliat1981 oh FFS!🙄 After this long such an insipid comment isn't worth the time it takes to show anything but contempt for it. Shoo!, Little boy😂

[@sliat1981]

@@consciousbeing1188 long didn’t know comments have time limits gramps 😂

[@FranticMonster11]

after sitting in the cold at the MCG year after year watching us get belted....to finally win the flag was the greatest feeling ever. NOT ashamed to admit I shed some tears!

[@justpeace999]

Fantastic work. This is one for the ages….thanks

[@lobothepro2872]

Bloody hell this is a piece of art must of taken ages I don’t go for the Dees but bloody hell they deserved this

[@toby4235]

I’m a lions supporter, but watching Gawn kick the winner against Geelong was enough to get me jumping out of my chair like it was my own team. They dominated this year and I’m glad they took the flag.

[@otaviofrn_adv]

I'm still learning about the game, but Max Gawn has to be among the most dominant players today. Tall, strong, almost impossible to defeat when there is a fight for the footy in the air. In this video, there was a goal that he scored with like 20 (overreaction, but the point is to say that there were many guys) players pushing him to the ground, and he still got the shot

[@toby4235]

@@otaviofrn_adv he’s definitely one of the better players of this era. He also seems like a really good bloke and has been super loyal to the dee’s - hard work and loyalty paid off.

[@jodiesomlai3318]

This video gives me goosebumps. What a journey it's been ❤️💙

[@J_ZD]

As an Essendon supporter, I was at that game in 2013. To go from that to premiers within 8 years gives me hope, no matter how bad our teams have been recently. Well done to Melbourne and I hope we are next

[@andrewkelly4948]

Im a fan of the dees as of this year (I only followed the afl since this year) and our story is crazy. I will stay a demons fan till I die GO DEES

[@stephenmcqually2983]

Richmond fan. How good is this post season time after winning GF. Just watch everything and smile. Enjoy Dees

[@turnitup3912]

Thanks Mate, you’re obviously a true lover of football.

[@storm4743]

I am an Essendon supporter but 12 weeks before the finals started I said Melbourne will 2021 premiership and I am glad they did well done Melbourne

[@LrdIrving]

just finished the whole thing, amazing!

[@chrispatrickhansen5040]

Congratulations demons fans, you were the best in the comp this year and you deserve your long-awaited victory. Can’t wait to give you a good run for your money next season, how goods footy hey

[@randomsam7648]

Great Video!!! Go Dees 🔴🔵!!! I Liked and Subscribed!!!

[@donjohns4878]

Port fan here. Happy you did it Melbourne, good for you. Enjoy your celebrations.

[@bradhodges6409]

Amazing story. The Bulldogs had lost before that whistle blew. They stood no chance

[@peterkehoe1984]

The Dogs lost it as soon as the umpires stopped giving them a leg up just like they got in 2016. No club in the history of the game has ever been gifted a premiership like the Bulldogs did. Good to see those ferals get the hiding they deserved.

[@footygalore0995]

U forgot the Adelaide vs demons game you should've added that anyways I can see how much work into this great video

[@footygalore0995]

Hi

[@tomfidge2756]

This is very well put together

[@iljia1]

Loved the vid! Go Deeees!!!❤️💙❤️💙

[@williamchristopher5653]

They have the team right now to be the first to go through a season undefeated. If they didn't lose a game in 2022 I wouldn't be surprised. If they have the hunger and desire of course

[@wlsmojo]

Love that little black out pause before the final onslaught!

[@troymckenzie5511]

My new favourite video fantastic work

[@harrymeister4253]

not a dees supporter but they sure do deserve it! one of the better afl videos out there! good job mate!

[@joememphis1571]

Between 2006 and 2017, they lost six dozen games by 12 goals or more. Dean Bailey is sacked and dies of cancer. Paul Roos arrives and things start to get better. Simon Goodwin becomes senior coach in 2018 and they get more stronger and tougher. They rebuild their midfield and they now have one of the best, if not, the strongest midfield in the game.

[@otaviofrn_adv]

six dozen losses by 12 or more? man, that's over three full seasons in 12. 1/4+ of those years this team was really bad, for lack of other non offensive expression

[@joememphis1571]

@@otaviofrn_adv nearly 25% of those games, the Demons would have a three or four goal lead with six or seven minutes to spare, and all of a sudden… they would lose by two or three points.

[@sliat1981]

Bailey was only interested in tanking and draft picks

[@sophiegriffith447]

Fantastic video!!! Go Dees!

[@WarriorsSon]

This for not only the Dee fans but also the Dogs,Tigers,and swans who endured long years of heartache.. But this year yes it was the melbourne dees turn. Well done 2021 flag winners

[@TotalDramaOwenandNoah]

Hopefully next is Fremantle, St Kilda or Carlton, the closest three drought carrying teams to a flag in no order.

[@cryptic6917]

I'm not a dees supporter but I'm really happy to see them break the drought, congratulations from a lions supporter

[@timothycahalan1540]

Speaking as a non demons supporter this was one of the finest finals moments i have witnessed

[@baileymyers3706]

" A quality side like west coast" this one aged well

[@Alexandra-df2ou]

literal chills

[@sonnycornes49]

Geez fantastic video you really deserve more credit for this

[@crazycopp3451]

Amazing stuff

[@shifty122]

absolutely awesome! Great job with this!

[@notkimjong-un3019]

My pop waited 54 years for a st kilda premiership and ill never remember his disappointment when we lost back to back. He died the year after geelongs win against us never getting to see his team win a premiership. 66 years later and we are still waiting. Well done Melbourne. Must feel amazing

[@sliat1981]

Oh it does

[@kakarbhupesh1]

Great amazing from dees from a blues fan

[@cosmicvagrant3980]

I'm just a Yank that loves Footy. I don't keep up with or watch any other Sport. I don't really cheer for a Team, I appreciate the skills, I have favored and despised players. A couple Teams I hope lose most every match. With all that said, I shall miss seeing the Magician, Eddie Betts.

[@OldFossil]

@@cosmicvagrant3980 Eddie Betts is the true definition of a champion. Will always be loved by the AFL community

[@SpaceCraig]

Paul Roos really helped melbourne clutch up

[@markbutters3574]

You are great mate.😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😘😘😝😝😝😚😚😙😙😗😋😛🤪😝😛😜😜🤪🤪🤪🧐🤓

[@thesebleopold]

I don’t think we will ever see a period as dark as Melbournes in the 2010s. Not just on the field, but off the field as well. It is the simply the lowest point a club has ever been. I didn’t see them win live (I live in Sydney but go to Melbourne occasionally) until I was about 12 or 13 years old. It makes the win so much sweeter knowing that the club got through that tough period.

[@Flagmantle-kk1be]

great video

[@kalebarancelovic]

No team deserved the flag more than them. They took the long way, but got there

[@tjimicole2677]

0:30 How it started 18:09 How it's going

[@eggman903]

My friend is a mad demons supporter and when he saw they won the premiership he told me that his dad and him when dancing in the living room when they won and I was going for the demons in the grand final and I was so happy and my family was to even though we doing go for Melbourne we like them all my family does

[@9ine6ix76]

i go for essendon but my mum is melbourne i turned the whole living room melbourne for her and became a die hard melbourne supporter (Chill just for my mum that night) and we were so energetic.

[@felicRed]

Supporting a bad team hurts but it feels amazing when you win, that’s why I love supporting the underdogs

[@felicRed]

No dad

[@hamishphistopholoes6540]

@J G Soccer: beloved by lady boys the world over...

[@jgphantom6]

Does that mean you support Fremantle? Because they suck. Ill cry when we eventually win a flag

[@OldFossil]

@J G this clearly isn’t the right video for you then. Go back to watching the unpopular A-League and cry about it Swimming is more popular and important than soccer anyways. Everyone can swim as it is a life skill, not everyone can play soccer because it isn’t an essential life skill. It is viewed more than soccer at the Olympics and is a beautiful sport to watch. Let’s make it happen: Report > Spam and unwanted content > IP ban

[@MisterPolitical1]

​@J G boo now *off

[@deadfarang]

Paul Roos

[@killrustoleyum5177]

Melbourne Demons Premiers 2021. The Dream is now Reality. UnFnBelievable.💪

[@meecrob1261]

This team was down for as long as I can remember. Anything is possible in this game.

[@dnl5890]

As great as this video is, the one thing i feel it’s lacking is the emphasis on the 19 and 20 seasons. The set back from prelim finalists to missing the 8 twice and the expectations that seemed to fall away. If a newcomer was to stumble across this video, it comes across like the Dees bounced back straight into contention which they didn’t. Otherwise outstanding video

[@stevemurrell6167]

Yes, that was strangely missing. It would have added to the enormity of this years triumph and Goodwin's fortunate survival to eventually reap the success he sowed this year.

[@sliat1981]

It’s missing our 1997, 2008 and 2009 wooden spoons. They were way more painful than the 2011. That was only one game and the rest of the season wasn’t as bad as many others around that time

[@mattparsons1179]

This made me cry

[@snipszbowie4901]

Brilliant well made video that

[@shaneharrisnj3484]

All the other teams are now feeling that sick burn that the Demons just served....

[@sliat1981]

Collingwood criticised our decision to get rid of Neeld. I didn’t see them putting up their hands for him to replace Buckley

[@petert330]

I was at the 64 GF, I don’t need to say how I’m feeling right now.

[@sliat1981]

15:34 thought he’d already won the premiership

[@westozzy]

Interesting how Angus Brayshaw plays for Melbourne but they win a Premiership in Perth where his brothers play for West Coast and Fremantle and where his Brayshaw family are from.

[@The_Fazz]

that was something special

[@ronandbarbfoden9732]

this is so good!!!!!!!!

[@SkandiaAUS]

I got to a point watching Melbourne feeling nervous about how bad it would get. Paul Roos changed everything for the better.

[@Blueberry10000]

As a saint kilda fan. I too felt the disappointment that Melbourne had. Being a fan of a club also with a 50+ year drought. The grand final was amazing and I'm happy Melbourne won. The preliminary was my favourite match of 2021. Never before have I seen Geelong get blasted in such a short time

[@andoletube]

Awesome stuff!

[@irenesheard7617]

We really need to know who that Melb fan was with his hands to his mouth near tears!

[@BrockerArtworks]

Great job!

[@andrewdavies5086]

I went for the bulldogs in the granny but I am a Tiger fan

[@sliat1981]

👎💙❤️🏆

[@JT-93]

All those fans that were abusing the players after the loss to Essendon don't deserve to enjoy the 2021 Premiership

[@lancejilbert4139]

Phenomenal

[@yad3061]

Love the vid

[@aflandgaming6084]

Ima cats fan but now the demons have all my respect they deserved all of that glory

[@XanderHerman-y8j]

I need this for the lions

[@eggman903]

Great vid

[@sliat1981]

I get tired of them mentioning Bailey before the other greats that died. Bailey intentionally made them lose. All he cared about was getting the wooden spoon

[@melodieaitken6918]

This is like something AFL would make it is that good

[@dog-lg9co]

They went in the finals without defeating the black and white army but jokes aside it was kinda uplifting seeing another team at the grand final

[@sliat1981]

Yeah the army had one of their worst season ever. And now look likely to choke again

[@afllife3433]

So good

[@cbgg1585]

To think 20 years of waiting is long. Honestly didn't give a sh!t about me or others like me who have been around for a short period of time. Thought immediately went out to people of the past like Stynes (and others who passed), Neale as well as the fans who gave waited since 64. Heres hoping they can live for as long as they can, but at least now they can die happy and with a lot of satisfaction. With that said and done, I just want to be hated again, and with the age demographic of this list, I am hopefully of Richmond or Geelong like run. Being pitied for this long takes its toll! xD

[@bluecollarscientist216]

Melbourne share a lot of similarity in style and story as Richmond 2017.

[@grousetheghoul2754]

Good on you Melbourne. From a Magpie fan in the UK.

[@sliat1981]

Boo magpies and boo uk

[@dragonkiller5822]

Big Maxy was to good

[@Jeeaspirant2025dropper]

Any Australian cricket fan here???

[@darcypitman9505]

You forgot about the years 2019 and 2020 where they finished 17th and 9th

[@minren3087]

Second preliminary final Collingwood, 8.8. 56 Brisbane, 7.12. 54

[@imakaren8250]

Simon goodwin is an amazing coach

[@planetX15]

He loves a good win

[@ztheletter5296]

What is this background music? I hear it a lot but don't know what it is called.

[@caxel20]

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