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I don't think it matters, we will beat them :)

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    Who really cares who is favourite........?????

    As a non gambler, Is it better to be the underdog????? ie, not have the expectation

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    Gary Ablett alone is probbaly as good as 12 of our players combined that will be out there Sunday.

    Still think we will win though.

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    The odds are about right I think.

    GCS have way better form than us and with our injuries at present they will have a lot better team on the field on Sunday.

    I expect them to win by about 6 goals.

    As for GWS, 2014 they will pass us.

    The only up side I see for the Dees is 2nd draft pick this year and first in 2014.

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    Aren't odds partly calculated by punter spending habits?

    It's no surprise that people are putting their cash essentially equally on GC and Melbourne, a little more so on GC.

    This is not shocking news. Odds aren't really indicative of "where a team is at"...it just represents what punters think of the team.

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    Were gold coast favourites last year? i remember they were fancied by alot of people, and the score at quarter time was like 46-2 our way or something, these expansion teams just don't seem to play well at the G yet

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      On 10/05/2013 at 02:49, Bossdog said:

    Who really cares who is favourite........?????

    As a non gambler, Is it better to be the underdog????? ie, not have the expectation

    I think I can confidently say Bossdog that there would be not one Dees supporter who has any expectation for the Dees.

    The only thought most of us have these days is "how big will the loss be"

    Bloody sad but there you are.

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    Dixon out for the suns......SEN reporting....

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    We started at 1.80 favourites.

    I'm the most pessimistic mfc supporter on the planet, but I'm quietly confident we can beat the Suns, simply due to it being at the G.

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    Wow. Great odds for us, I'd say.

    Isn't it funny that Demonlanders are now using betting odds to slag on the club. Any excuse to be pessimistic, I guess.

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      On 10/05/2013 at 02:54, Demonfan26 said:

    Were gold coast favourites last year? i remember they were fancied by alot of people, and the score at quarter time was like 46-2 our way or something, these expansion teams just don't seem to play well at the G yet

    Didn't Ablett miss this game last year?
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      On 10/05/2013 at 03:02, Chook said:

    Wow. Great odds for us, I'd say.

    Isn't it funny that Demonlanders are now using betting odds to slag on the club. Any excuse to be pessimistic, I guess.

    Denial is a wonderful human trait Chook.

    May you remain happy through the coming years.

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      On 10/05/2013 at 03:07, Akum said:

    Didn't Ablett miss this game last year?

    Nah, he and benell were the two best players on the ground, bout 6 million touches between them and 3 goals to ablett and 4 to benell or something, either way they were the only two decent players they had.

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      On 10/05/2013 at 03:12, old dee said:

    Denial is a wonderful human trait Chook.

    May you remain happy through the coming years.

    Pessimism is a wonderful human trait Old Dee.

    May you never be unpleasantly surprised through the coming years.

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      On 10/05/2013 at 03:16, Chook said:

    Pessimism is a wonderful human trait Old Dee.

    May you never be unpleasantly surprised through the coming years.

    Touché Chook
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      On 10/05/2013 at 02:54, Demonfan26 said:

    Were gold coast favourites last year? i remember they were fancied by alot of people, and the score at quarter time was like 46-2 our way or something, these expansion teams just don't seem to play well at the G yet

    GCS were actually favourites before the last round was played.

    Evidently the betting public are unimpressed by the conservative Selection Table choices (no need to name any names here).

    The day is young, expect them to further shorten.

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      On 10/05/2013 at 03:23, Whispering_Jack said:

    That makes us even because our Dixon isn't playing for us either.

    Come to think of it Brian hasn't played for quite a while but let's face it, his loss amounts to a significant reduction in games played. :lol:

    WJ I think you may have over dosed on Bananas at lunch mate.

    Easy you can have too much of a good thing!

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    I've watched the sun a few times this year. We will struggle.

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    I hope GCS take all their tall players in. Sunday forecast is 19 with rain. Who knows, Nicholson and McDonald's kicking might look alright if no one else can kick a waterlogged footy!

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