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North Melbourne has indicated its contempt for our team by resting five players for the finals. This is the first time in many years that I won't be going to a final round game in my home state. Won't even be watching it on television.

I have something else on but my message to the AFL is that if you don't treat equalisation more seriously and do nothing other than support the stronger clubs then you will end up with fixtures that attract neither crowds nor viewers.

 

I don't see our challenge to win today as being much different to Richmond's against the Swans.

The opposition really have nothing to play for. The result won't change where they finish on the ladder. There will be an element of self- preservation involved among some of the players who won't want to get injured and miss finals games .

The answer is to hit them hard, tackle them, pressure them and let them know that they're in for a tight physical contest.

This might be a departure from the way they've been playing lately but it's the last game of the season and they need to make a statement for their fans and for themselves.

i'm genuinely excited about tonite's game, Jamar should have a party in his 150th with no Goldstien, Someone could snag 4 sausages with no Furrito maybe even Watts,North forward line doesn't seem to have enough goals in it to bury us. Warming up the vocals for a little singsong tonite.
 

It's at Etihad. Enough said.

Whooooow iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitss a grand ol flag


Roos will definitely get a win tonight. Just not sure if that will be Paul or the Kangas.

Not to be too negative about our chances but let's look at our last 4 games before we start declaring this as a cert.
We have received three genuine thrashings (Hawthorn, Eagles and GW BLOODY S!) and would have been thrashed by the Lions had their skills not been as woeful as ours for 3 and a half quarters.

We are deluding ourselves if we don't think that North aren't in a position to do that again. Our expectations as supporters are that the best we can expect is the team to give a yelp at least. The group should always be aiming to win but some expectations of the support group, as witnessed here, are way off the mark.
I still have a sly chuckle to myself when I read all those posts proclaiming that we should get excited if we knock off North or Hawthorn but beating GWS or Brissy was no big deal. It would appear we are still a way of beating those two teams as it is!
 

i'm genuinely excited about tonite's game, Jamar should have a party in his 150th with no Goldstien, Someone could snag 4 sausages with no Furrito maybe even Watts,North forward line doesn't seem to have enough goals in it to bury us. Warming up the vocals for a little singsong tonite.

I bet you thought the same thing when we played the GWS reserve team a couple of weeks ago.

I hope you're right but we are just that bad.

I bet you thought the same thing when we played the GWS reserve team a couple of weeks ago.

I hope you're right but we are just that bad.

Yes i did, & when we played Sydney, Port, Crows, Essendon & Doggies, didn't have the feeling when we beat Blues & Tiges thou.


here it is

Dees 16: 4 : 100 Goals Kent 4 McKenzie 2 Jamar 2 Jones 2

North 7: 7 : 49 Goals Petrie 2

Look at Norths forward line coming into this game. Probably worse than ours...

then it ought to provide an abject lesson in how you conjure something out of nothing...something our lot is too timid to

i'm genuinely excited about tonite's game, Jamar should have a party in his 150th with no Goldstien, Someone could snag 4 sausages with no Furrito maybe even Watts,North forward line doesn't seem to have enough goals in it to bury us. Warming up the vocals for a little singsong tonite.

I am with you. No Harvey is a bonus. I reckon Michie will kick 4.


If we don't win this match when North have nothing on the line and are resting 5 key players, it will be a disgrace!

Jokes. I won't even be watching.

After Lyon's plea on the FS for the boys to show some balls you would hope for a competitive effort.

On current form they could belt us with the physio and the water boy pulling on the boots.

The best thing about this game is that it's the last one for the year.

wonder how many late changes Norf will have


North Melbourne has indicated its contempt for our team by resting five players for the finals.

No they haven't.

They'd have done it against any team.

Which North dud will bob up and kick 5 goals in a Kent Kingsley special?

I'm going tonight. Still don't know why, but I'm going. I may not make it back out alive...

Is it today?

Just shows how much I had lost interest.

 

here it is

Dees 16: 4 : 100 Goals Kent 4 McKenzie 2 Jamar 2 Jones 2

North 7: 7 : 49 Goals Petrie 2

Maybe stop talking for a while there champ.. Just sit the next couple of plays out..

Just get it over. 2014 in some ways has been far worse than the 2 previous years.

The excuses we heard before were just that.

The "problems" were addressed. & still the players have shown little respect for the jumper and members.

Since Round 13 it has been diabolical. Kicking 3-4 goals in a full game on a dry ground.

Fcuk That.


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