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The last two sentences sum it up:

"We're playing an exceptional football club and we need to make some inroads on Saturday night.

"If we don't, then what we've done the last two weeks will disappear pretty quick."

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    This article covers the game in a fundamental sort of way. Apart from Brown, who can be a machine, the others names mentioned should not have Demons shaking in their boots. Most of them jump out of their skins when the Brisbane crowd is behind them and they get on a roll. Winning in the mid field is the part of our performance that has improved most of all and this is where can win the game.

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    Has anyone ever noticed that nearly every article about Melbourne in the HUN on the webiste has that picture of Bailey?

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    Has anyone ever noticed that nearly every article about Melbourne in the HUN on the webiste has that picture of Bailey?

    http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=dean+bailey&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&start=0

    It's arguably the best picture available on the first page there.

    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/demons-widen-focus/story-e6frf9jf-1225857683794

    The last two sentences sum it up:

    "We're playing an exceptional football club and we need to make some inroads on Saturday night.

    "If we don't, then what we've done the last two weeks will disappear pretty quick."

    Which is why I said in my "I love the optimism, but..." thread that this is our most important game since 2006. We're playing a top 4 side, that's flying, on the big stage, and we're in a chance for victory. We haven't been in that position for a while.

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    http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=dean+bailey&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&start=0

    It's arguably the best picture available on the first page there.

    Which is why I said in my "I love the optimism, but..." thread that this is our most important game since 2006. We're playing a top 4 side, that's flying, on the big stage, and we're in a chance for victory. We haven't been in that position for a while.

    I don't want to rain on the parade but I don't think we have a hope in hell of winning this game. And I'm not an unreconstructed pessimist. I tipped the Adelaide win. But you have to remember, when we pushed Collingwood they expected to be playing a red and blue version of Richmond. Brisbane know that's not the case, have a point to prove playing at the `G' and absolutely smacked the Bulldogs last week. I just hope we see some good competitive footy from our guys and there's no blow-out. My sense is that that was what Bailey was getting at. I'd love to be proven wrong but I very much doubt it.

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