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Also-rans and whipping boys no more, but Melbourne managing expectation – The Guardian
For a group craving credibility, there may have been no win as important as Saturday’s over Richmond

Melbourne fans getting carried away with their teams stunning start to the season would do well to take a leaf out of the Ted Lasso book of expectation management: it is the hope that kills you. But try as they might to resist the allure of sports great seductress, hope attaches itself to an unbeaten record like a fly clings to dung. Until Simon Goodwins men give reason to doubt, hope is here to stay.
To be fair, the Demons have had their feet bolted to the ground for so long now they will be entirely…
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