GAME DAY - round 20

[Whispering_Jack 30,674]

They've put us in graveyard time slot for the game v Hawrhorn.

Hope that's not an omen.

Anyone going?

[hulkhogan666 142]

They've put us in graveyard time slot for the game v Hawrhorn.

Hope that's not an omen.

Anyone going?

I'll be there in my usual spot, AFL members down near the fence right on the wing. I have a sick feeling in my stomach about this game...

[45HG 1,559]

This could be (almost) anything.

Hoping for Hawthorn's traditional inaccuracy to not make this particularly embarrassing.

[beelzebub 23,383]

They've put us in graveyard time slot for the game v Hawrhorn.

Hope that's not an omen.

Anyone going?

will be in Paynes6...so alas no.

Go Dees

[Ethan Tremblay 30,969]

Hawks to assert their dominance, only a couple of % points separating them and the Swans. Hawks by 15 goals.

That said, I'm over from the west and going to the game, the beer better be cold.

Sucker.

[Matt Demon 1,482]

I recently moved down the Mornington Peninsula way so I pick & choose what games I'll attend.

This won't be one of them.

[TRIGON 4,790]

I recently moved down the Mornington Peninsula way so I pick & choose what games I'll attend.

This won't be one of them.

Give my regards to Pearl.

[low flying Robbo 979]

I'll be there. Anything less than 50 I'll take as a win...

[Red and Bluebeard 2,101]

I'll be there, provided there are no gotchas with the kids. Probably upstairs in the northern stand.

[P-man 13,366]

We'll need to play our absolute best footy to keep it respectable. The stop start style of moving the ball with players doing statue impersonations all over the ground isn't going to cut it today. Need to show some sort of evidence that players are doing some offensive drills at training.

All that said, slowing the game down is probably our only hope of keeping the margin to under 10 goals...

I entered this post wanting to be positive. Honest.

[Guest]

I have gotten mail that the MFC will jettison the 'Grand Old Flag' as the music we run out to in favor of this little ditty.

[Moneider96 1,045]

I wish I could go tbh... If I wasn't so busy :S it will be a great game to watch. We will challenge them

[Qld dee 8]

I don't care about the margin. I just want to see them run and take the game on. Please roosey.

Who cares if we get smashed

[Nasher 33,617]

My nonchalant optimism of earlier in the week has waned and been replaced by absolute dread. Please dear lord, be kind to us today.

[beelzebub 23,383]

My nonchalant optimism of earlier in the week has waned and been replaced by absolute dread. Please dear lord, be kind to us today.

praying to god for the wellbeing of Demons. Lateral if nothing else

[Max Power 37]

At least I am getting out of the house, couldn't do much worse than we did against Brissy (could we?).

[Nasher 33,617]

At least I am getting out of the house, couldn't do much worse than we did against Brissy (could we?).

We may not be able to play worse, but if we play even closely to that badly the result will be a lot worse.

[frankie_d 1,471]

Going with a hawthorn mate. What I really don't want to see is us being physically intimidated. The hawks and cats have done this to us for years and essendon went a long way to winning that grand final with the same approach (more blatant thuggery, actually). I never want to see a Melbourne player smashed like Pedo was without 17 men running to fly the flag.

[Barney Rubble 1,576]

The good lady has a birthday today.

No I won't be going lunch at Kyneton.

Any margin under 40 points wouldn't be embarrassing.

[Gorgoroth 13,023]

I'm so glad I have a party this arvo/evening.

This is going to be a car wreck.

[scarlett 247]

My partners birthday was this week and she's a Hawthorne supporter, we were going to make the trip and stay in Melbourne, her die hard Hawthorne brother was also going to come, luckily for me she is suffering from concussion and I won't have to sit through this game with her brother yelling "go hawks" in my face. I do wish her a speedy recovery though.

[P-man 13,366]

I'm so glad I have a party this arvo/evening.

This is going to be a car wreck.

At least it won't be a train.

A car wreck sounds alright.

[Moneider96 1,045]

I'm saying it right now guys...Hawks by 22 points. Watch us turtle all game. Won't be higher than 10 goals.

[Forest Demon 4,681]

Pretty pi55 weak from a lot of supporters this week unfortunately. We had a disappointing loss last week (despite leading by 3 goals early in the last quarter), the game before we were a bees [censored] away from beating Port at the Adelaide Oval, and on a few occasions this year we have put in brave performances against highly regarded opposition. Of course there has been the Freo, Geelong and West Coast losses which have been bad (still not the 100 point plus pantsings of years gone by). Not saying we definitely wont suffer badly today but I am going in a lot more hopeful and optimistic than most other 'supporters' on here. I am predicting a 30 point loss, not the 15 goal spanking many others are predicting.

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Pretty pi55 weak from a lot of supporters this week unfortunately. We had a disappointing loss last week (despite leading by 3 goals early in the last quarter), the game before we were a bees [censored] away from beating Port at the Adelaide Oval, and on a few occasions this year we have put in brave performances against highly regarded opposition. Of course there has been the Freo, Geelong and West Coast losses which have been bad (still not the 100 point plus pantsings of years gone by). Not saying we definitely wont suffer badly today but I am going in a lot more hopeful and optimistic than most other 'supporters' on here. I am predicting a 30 point loss, not the 15 goal spanking many others are predicting.

Even with last weeks performance I don't feel as though we are a side who will easily roll over anymore, although it was only a month ago where the Cats and Freo beat us very, very easily, so outside of the Port game we aren't exactly in terrific form.

All I want is for the players this week to have a real crack and make Hawthorn earn it for 4 quarters. I'm not exactly optimistic we can do that but it's the best I can hope for really.