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NAB Challenge 1 - Richmond v Melbourne

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Where does he say that? Link?

I am surprised as well - he played last year in the pre season stuff, as stated elsewhere his knee scare was just that and he needs blooding

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    That moment when you realised ages ago that it is on Valentines Day and you never had a chance in the first place...

    the moment you realised you are p-whipped ;)

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    No Hogan, Dawes or Clark this Friday night but Hogan and Dawes will be available for our second NAB challenge match.

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    After last weeks hit out McKenzie is a certain starter, perhaps even as a free running mid. He was clearly in the best half dozen.

    For a moment there, I thought you had written "After last weeks hit on the post'' ... :blink:

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    No Hogan, Dawes or Clark this Friday night but Hogan and Dawes will be available for our second NAB challenge match.

    oh well at least we have our rationalisations/excuses already in place if the tiges smash us

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    oh well at least we have our rationalisations/excuses already in place if the tiges smash us

    *when

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    Make all the "it's only a practice match" excuses you like, but if we go out there and start our 'new era' with a 100 point loss, then this new found confidence that our players supposedly have will be out the window in a flash. We need to be competitive

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    Well there goes my excitement.

    Yeah... we finally get a midfield in place that might get the ball to the forwards, but this week we will have no forwards for them to get the ball to :-) I'm actually a little excited about what this may force them to do... we might see Toumpas given a run forward which might in turn see Salem get a run. We will now almost definitely see JKH get a run and maybe even Barry.

    The Pedster has been firing in training (or so we are told), so if the mids can get the ball to that end of the ground effectively, there is no reason why he and Howe cannot contribute on the scoreboard (we also have Dunn who can, at a pinch, go forward).

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    Yeah... we finally get a midfield in place that might get the ball to the forwards, but this week we will have no forwards for them to get the ball to :-) I'm actually a little excited about what this may force them to do... we might see Toumpas given a run forward which might in turn see Salem get a run. We will now almost definitely see JKH get a run and maybe even Barry.

    The Pedster has been firing in training (or so we are told), so if the mids can get the ball to that end of the ground effectively, there is no reason why he and Howe cannot contribute on the scoreboard (we also have Dunn who can, at a pinch, go forward).

    Pop Gun?

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    Pop Gun?

    Hey OD, separate the cork from that piece of string and the pop gun becomes an effective weapon.

    (not sure where I'm going with that, but I think it sounds good.)

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    Yes good having an improved midfield and for them to have nobody inside 50 to deliver it to worries me. I don't think Pederson and Fitzy are adequate substitutes despite being a somewhat fan of Fitzy. In Friday's intra-club, Pederson was nowhere in the forward half when JKH was trying to find a forward target, so he ended up delivering it back into the middle. I despair already about Friday evening and just hope that we are not beaten too comprehensively prior to coming up against Geelong the following week.

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    Hey OD, separate the cork from that piece of string and the pop gun becomes an effective weapon.

    (not sure where I'm going with that, but I think it sounds good.)

    I would far sooner discuss guns, corks, string and pops hardtack, way more interesting

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    Well there goes my excitement.

    Lady if you want excitement, may I suggest you give the footy a miss and go to the movies to see The Wolf of Wall Street.

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    Lady if you want excitement, may I suggest you give the footy a miss and go to the movies to see The Wolf of Wall Street.

    Seen it already. Good movie.

    I know I'm asking for a lot, skipping Valentines Day to go to the footy and expecting excitement. Absolute guarenteed failure right there.

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    Yeah... we finally get a midfield in place that might get the ball to the forwards, but this week we will have no forwards for them to get the ball to :-) I'm actually a little excited about what this may force them to do... we might see Toumpas given a run forward which might in turn see Salem get a run. We will now almost definitely see JKH get a run and maybe even Barry.

    The Pedster has been firing in training (or so we are told), so if the mids can get the ball to that end of the ground effectively, there is no reason why he and Howe cannot contribute on the scoreboard (we also have Dunn who can, at a pinch, go forward).

    Maybe we pick a bunch of skilled smalls for the forward line and instruct the mids to kick it along the ground into the forward line.

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    Maybe we pick a bunch of skilled smalls for the forward line and instruct the mids to kick it along the ground into the forward line.

    Do we have a bunch Redleg.

    Sorry I forgot Byrnes!

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    the moment you realised you are p-whipped ;)

    It's strategic planning. She sees the pathetic obsession I have with the dees, I figure get in the good books early so can get out a bit more when the real stuff starts.

    (AKA p-whipped)

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    Make all the "it's only a practice match" excuses you like, but if we go out there and start our 'new era' with a 100 point loss, then this new found confidence that our players supposedly have will be out the window in a flash. We need to be competitive

    as far as excuses go, missing your entire forward line is a pretty good one

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    It is not a carnival at all. It has been named the NAB (Cup) Challenge

    It may well be referred to as a "Challenge" but the sub-text is "It's a travelling carnival of footy".

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    It's the 14th of FEB......I for one am happy that these players are held back at bit....until the real season starts......The "Woe is us" brigade are out in full force.......These games leading into the REAL season are called practise games for a reason

    I understand that us long suffering supporters want to win, just win something, but I would rather have the tall forwards right to go for the REAL season where wins mean something.....

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    Do we have a bunch Redleg.

    Sorry I forgot Byrnes!

    Speaking of Byrnes, we really should be expecting 30-35 goals from a forward pocket specialist with 2 premierships under his belt.

    What did he end up with last year? 13?

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