{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Neds Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog","author_name":"GuyWhoLikesSport","author_url":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/author\/guywholikessport\/","title":"Melbourne and the Myth of Conservatism\u00a0\u00a0 - Neds Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4ZU6c0vFjm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/04\/melbourne-and-the-myth-of-conservatism\/\">Melbourne and the Myth of Conservatism\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/04\/melbourne-and-the-myth-of-conservatism\/embed\/#?secret=4ZU6c0vFjm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Melbourne and the Myth of Conservatism\u00a0\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; Neds Blog\" data-secret=\"4ZU6c0vFjm\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Steven-King-657x370.avif","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":338,"description":"I went down to the G on Friday night to watch Richmond get eviscerated by Melbourne.\u00a0Before the game, I was talking to another Richmond supporter\u00a0friend\u00a0and I was doing my usual thing,\u00a0complaining\u00a0about how Adem\u00a0Yze\u2019s\u00a0conservative\u00a0game style\u00a0makes me want to spew.\u00a0 My friend, another Richmond supporter, pushed back. He asked \u201cwell\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0it possible that\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0trying to set a defensive foundation up first, especially with how short-handed we are?\u00a0And even then, Melbourne has just released the shackles and have no structure to fall back on.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 We continued the discussion and eventually watched the game where we saw Melbourne, predictably,&nbsp;spread hard out of contests and essentially destroy&hellip;"}