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Round 1, 2013 Melbourne v Port Adelaide @ MCG

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Geddy Lee
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We're going to absolutely demolish them. Norm Smith is back. The G is ours. Every other club can G&GF.

cowboy_from_hell
cowboy_from_hell

Playing port round 1 is not good. If we win which we should I will drink too much and start running my mouth stating we are a top 8 certainty. If we lose I will drink too much and claim the year is ov

Harcourt
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Relax! We've got this. lol

pantaloons Redleg

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I'd be pretty disappointed if we lost this game - PA have never beaten us at the MCG - lets keep that tradition!!

Go DEES

Theoretically they did in 2007 but I recall that game was rigged with some farcical umpiring denying us victory, after which I completely lost the plot (forgot now what it feels like to get worked up at the footy). Good to see you've corrected this shambles in the record books.

Hopefully in the top 8 for the first time in a while!

When we drew with Sydney in round 1 last year, we were alphabetically in the 8.

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Easter Sunday - mmm...

Will definitely go to church that morning and say a few prayers on the side for the Dees. Gobble down a quick lunch and head off to the G.

Easy.

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Sounded like good news.

Until I found it it's on Easter Sunday. In the early time slot. Right when many people are sitting down to lunch.

Gutted. I love going to Round 1. It's typically one of the few games of the year where we're not behind in the win-loss ratio, we have new players/recruits/list/strategies, and there's genuine optimism. I'd have loved for us to open 2013 with Viney, Dawes, Byrnes et al to a sizeable group of our fans.

Meh, so we miss a few thousand extra against Port. Only the hardcore supporters generally turn up to a game against them at the best of timeslots, so save the 'good times' for a team where it will make a difference.

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Sounded like good news.

Until I found it it's on Easter Sunday. In the early time slot. Right when many people are sitting down to lunch.

Gutted. I love going to Round 1. It's typically one of the few games of the year where we're not behind in the win-loss ratio, we have new players/recruits/list/strategies, and there's genuine optimism. I'd have loved for us to open 2013 with Viney, Dawes, Byrnes et al to a sizeable group of our fans.

oh good, so I'll get the good seats.

Can't wait.

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Easter Sunday - mmm...

Will definitely go to church that morning and say a few prayers on the side for the Dees. Gobble down a quick lunch and head off to the G.

Easy.

ya got that right jane cept for the church bit ,
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I hope this doesn't mean the majority of our home games against interstate sides again.

RM I do not care who we play, where we play them, what day or at whatever time of the Day or night.

If we win then it is a great time and place.

Just win games in 2013.

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RM I do not care who we play, where we play them, what day or at whatever time of the Day or night.

If we win then it is a great time and place.

Just win games in 2013.

Agreed. We're not going to start getting a good fixture with Friday night blockbusters until we are good enough to have earned it. The fixture is designed to maximize revenue for the AFL, and currently we are not a team that will do that. As a result we'll get a lot of Sunday afternoon and twilight home games against interstate sides.

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So does this mean the darwin games are now off? It isnt a bad thing. Id rather play port on the G.

I was thinking the same thing.

We always host Port in Darwin.

Would be surprised if we don't sell a game next year considering we're not exactly a financial powerhouse.

Maybe we host someone like Gold Coast or GWS up in Darwin next year?

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Maybe we host someone like Gold Coast or GWS up in Darwin next year?

That would be an unmitigated disaster. We'd jeopardise the 4 points and a healthy percentage boost. If we have any brains, we'll strongly request a game against one of the Perth teams up there since we do the AFL a favour by sacrificing a home game to play there, albeit for cash. I'll be livid if we play an expansion team there.

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That would be an unmitigated disaster. We'd jeopardise the 4 points and a healthy percentage boost. If we have any brains, we'll strongly request a game against one of the Perth teams up there since we do the AFL a favour by sacrificing a home game to play there, albeit for cash. I'll be livid if we play an expansion team there.

I wouldn't mind GWS up there. They'll still be easy beats anywhere.

It's the Gold Coast that will start to be a tough side to play against.

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oh crap just realized this 2, i just went from being pumped to deflated i will be lucky if i can even get there i have 5 months of sucking up to the family to do

Good lord.... So whipped.

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We play Port Adelaide first up next year at MCG - good news!!!

shouldn't it be "good news" we play PA at the MCG round one.??

couldn't give a rat's [censored] who we play round one. Brinng on Hawkers I say! HST A home game is preferable and V a club that DRAWS.... PA ISN'T going to draw is IMO is a wasted MCG clash. In a nutshell a Blues, Bombers , Swans or Hawkers type clash would of been the medicine.

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