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I watched the replay of the Essendon game - it took ages before it was posted - and for the first time since the early Daniher days felt that something very special is brewing here. Sure, Essendon had all those Inside 50's, they kept missing goals, but the bottom line is that at half time we were still well and truly in the game. The back line held up, players kept putting in, this is very definitely not the same Demon team we've seen for the past two years. We have a lot to look forward to. There are good players pushing - Clisby, Toumpas, down the road there'll be Hogan and Trengrove, the mighty JKH wasn't there, won't be there again this week, the Gawn, Evans, and Spencer was all heart and effort when he played. I feel we're in for something good.

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    I just love how we don't just roll over when it gets hard.

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    I just love how we don't just roll over when it gets hard.

    33 points down, would've turned into 50-60+ loss over the last few years. Same thing against Port, 4 goals down in the first 15 minutes came back to lead in the last quarter.

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    33 points down, would've turned into 50-60+ loss over the last few years. Same thing against Port, 4 goals down in the first 15 minutes came back to lead in the last quarter.

    50-60? Try 100.

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    I just love how we don't just roll over when it gets hard.

    That sounds a bit like the one about why they use Viagra at the nursing home :-))))

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    Just read Paul Roos' comment on the Demon Website. He simply said, We played better than I thought. I guess that's what I was trying to say above. They looked okay to me, even in the first half.

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    That sounds a bit like the one about why they use Viagra at the nursing home :-))))

    BOOM ! BOOM !

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