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Jack7 Mighty Demon

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The Pies thought we were a big % game for them,i just hope for an injury free win.

We have won the last 10 quarters of football by a combined total of 15 points,so lets just settle for gradual team improvement and not expecting big % gains just yet.

Dees by 72 points.

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I had a look at the draw yesterday. I can see 8 possible wins. However, I think we'll probably lose at least a couple of those ones and hopefully we'll get a surprise win somewhere. I'm thinking 7 wins for the season. Whilst that's not much, it's still the same amount of games that we've won in the past two years!

As for early season form, we've got a good draw, but we shouldn't get too far ahead of ourselves. Teams suffer injuries and improve in form throughout the year and we don't know what the later part of the season will hold.

As for the Tiges. I don't think we should take this game easy. We should have a decent crack at them and try to get a big win, not for percentage, but to reward the long suffering fans and boost membership.

7 wins is a 75% improvement over last year.

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I am very confident that we will win on Sunday, we would have beaten Richmond in 'that' infamous game last year... We are through the worst and Richmond are an absolute disgrace to themselves and the AFL. However, I wouldn't jump on the $1.36 that is being offered by betfair!! Losing would be a disaster for Bails and our boys.

I guarantee you that a win of 41 points will give us a percentage of 100%....

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Christ I hope our players don't go in with the same mindset. Seconds from disaster.

Couldn`t agree more. Would be great to give them a flogging, but some people have just got way too ahead of themselves. I just want the win, nothing else!

I`ll be more nervous in this match than I have been for years because we are expected to win!!

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the percentage will depend upon score for and against. it's not the 41 point margin that will determine whether we get to 100 %. we owe richmond one for their win over us last season. demoralising. ;)

Beg to differ. If we win by 41 points, regardless of the score, our For n Against will be the same! = 100%

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Agreed.

By the way your blog about the Adelaide game was spot on.

Ditto ditto..

Was just thinking yesterday, The tiges will probably treat this as their 'grand final' game - as we have the queens b'day game for the last few years - and its a match that I'm suddenly not comfortable with..

Esp after their players suspensions, as a club i fear they'll come out all guns blazing and i worry it might catch us napping.

Still, we should win.

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Ditto ditto..

Was just thinking yesterday, The tiges will probably treat this as their 'grand final' game - as we have the queens b'day game for the last few years - and its a match that I'm suddenly not comfortable with..

Esp after their players suspensions, as a club i fear they'll come out all guns blazing and i worry it might catch us napping.

Still, we should win.

I'm very confident we will have a comfortable win. 60 points plus IMO.

You think. Sure the Tiges will come out firing but they lack skill and confidence and if we keep our cool we will not only wear them down but eventually thoroughly outplayed them. Our current side just has too much class and is playing with great confidence. I'm sure the coaches are well aware of complacency as theyhave already talked about publicly. If you remember there were many on here who had the same concerns about let down after the Pies game. Therewas nosign of it last week. Our skills were a bit down in the first half but not the intensity. Eventually our class told. We will be ok, and should have a good win. The tigers are on their uppers and will remain there for some time. IMO their young brigade are nothing like as good as ours and their older brigade do not have the class and current form as the likes of Jmac, Green, Bruce, jamar, petterd, grimes, Frawley.

Demons by 65.

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