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GAMEDAY - Round 14


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1 minute ago, Danelska said:

have a slightly dodgy belly today, not sure if it was the copious amounts of mystery dumplings I had last night, or the booze... looking forward to the full se asian sports bar experience...and then going home to dear wifey and child at the hotel.

I am jealous. My greatest experience was in a little bar on Koh Samui in 1999, where i saw Essendrug lose the Preliminary Final with 2 Arrogant Bomber supporters who had already bought GF Tickets online ( when the internet was brand new) cost them a fortune!

i laughed...

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2 minutes ago, Danelska said:

Mmmm, only from the perspective that this crazy thing called the internet with ISP's can 'know' where you are in this world - and have a local time listed :) - not cause I'm Vicocentric.

Yeah I know, I was just stirring - truth be told I've asked myself the same question.  It is my observation from years of being on this forum as a born and bred interstater, though, that many from Victoria aren't aware that there exists a world beyond it.

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2 minutes ago, FireInTheBelly said:

Home base is a farm about 5/6 hours drive east. The mrs felt like doing some work so we've ended up in Phuket for the last year, but looking around again for something else now. At least until we decide to go back and get serious about the farm.

Next time i land in BKK i will give you a yell, probably be next year

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4 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Yeah I know, I was just stirring - truth be told I've asked myself the same question.  It is my observation from years of being on this forum as a born and bred interstater, though, that many from Victoria aren't aware that there exists a world beyond it.

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8 minutes ago, FireInTheBelly said:

No worries. We could be anywhere.

FWIW, the mrs is the assistant manager at a place called The Cove (shameless plug)

Bit expensive for me Fire. I tend to go away for 2-3 month stints!!

that is a Weekend splurge (looks great!)

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Not sure what to expect. I think Im still getting used to this team that wins games consistently and tonight is so important to win to get a 2 game clearance of teams below us, with the ladder and season being so close wins are even more vital. 

Jones is a massive loss and it will be interesting to see how Jack goes on his own as captain but Im sure he will be ok. Watts is a big loss because he is a great user of the ball and kicks goals so Im hoping Pedo is left up forward as a target. 

This is another losing streak we need to bury. It's time we beat WC over there and get another away win. 

So Im hoping for a dees win and no injuries and obviously Maxy to get through the game and play well. 

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I'm heading to the game this evening,  Im not overly confident mainly because it's just so difficult to win more than three in a row in this comp.

Watts is a massive out. 

But you never know ,we bring that manic pressure and we'll get it done.

I would love to stick it up these Flat track bullies!!!

Go Demons

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4 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

There's been heaps of poems written about Perth actually. Here's one I wrote. 

Perth Perth not the place of my birth

But I now call it home 

It's way sicker than Rome

Rome Rome roaming around 

Like a greyhound 

We have Elizabeth Quay 

Quay Quay Quay do a pee. 

Your Nobel is on its way.

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3 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Whats going on with Jesse Hogan in terms of return? Any news?

From the top, he's about 2-3 weeks away. But if it ends up being 4 weeks I didn't say 2-3 was definite. 

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3 hours ago, Monocology said:

Should have won this one last year with a far less developed & settled list. I remember the umps went coast-to-coast on us in the last quarter - physically trying to blow the ball over their goal line with a whistle - remarkable.

Smash them tonight you good things.

The Gawn deliberate was the only howler last year.. Bad kicking in the last quarter was what cost us. 

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If we are going to snap a 9 game losing streak against WCE this is the week to do it. 

No Kennedy & Lecras makes this very achievable.

I think our defence will be the key. Our height was exposed last year by Kennedy and Darling. I hope they send Oscar to Darling & Frost to petrie. 

Need to start well and fast like last week.

(Side note we haven't beaten WCE since 2009 & Syndey since 2010)

If we win the next 2. We could be the real deal.

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10 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I see Schmitt umpired last night and Pannell is umpiring the Collingwood v Port game. Fingers crossed Nicholls doesn't make the trip west.

No Nicholls!  Umpires:

8. Rosebury from WA by far the most senior of the three with 331 games.

12. Stephens from Qld with 30 games

31. Mitchell from Vic. with 69 games.

Hope Rosebury doesn't dominate or get carried away with crowd noise.

I do think that local umpires should not be the senior guy for any game. 

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1 minute ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

No Nicholls!  Umpires:

8. Rosebury from WA by far the most senior of the three with 331 games.

12. Stephens from Qld with 30 games

31. Mitchell from Vic. with 69 games.

Hope Rosebury doesn't dominate or get carried away with crowd noise.

I do think that local umpires should not be the senior guy for any game. 

I got my hands on some data earlier this season and these are the win/loss numbers for these umpires. No Nicholls, no Pannell, but still not so good.

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For matches between 2015 and whatever round I got this earlier this year

Melbourne

Umpire                    Matches         Wins        Win %

STEPHENS,A               7                  3            42.9%

MITCHELL,A                6                  2            33.3%

ROSEBURY,B              3                  1            33.3%

 

West Coast

Umpire                    Matches         Wins        Win %

ROSEBURY,B              8                  4           50.0%

STEPHENS,A              5                  3           60.0%

MITCHELL,A               3                  3           100.0%

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6 minutes ago, Mud Dogs Gonna Win said:

If we are going to snap a 9 game losing streak against WCE this is the week to do it. 

No Kennedy & Lecras makes this very achievable.

I think our defence will be the key. Our height was exposed last year by Kennedy and Darling. I hope they send Oscar to Darling & Frost to petrie. 

Need to start well and fast like last week.

(Side note we haven't beaten WCE since 2009 & Syndey since 2010)

If we win the next 2. We could be the real deal.

Its when you look at all the horrible records you accept how bad we have been for the last decade.

Wonder how we suffered it.

Hopefully smash Norf when we see em again this year.

Crownbet rates both teams the same offering either winner a free bet to the value of either winning margin.

Hope we win by 10 goals.

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