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GAMEDAY - Round 4

Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

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If we play like we did for 3/4 of last weeks game, we are in with more than a chance. I just want to see that level for the whole game. An aggressive start is an absolute MUST.

Absolutely zero reason why we cant pick up another win over the cold pies.

 

Edited by DSP

 

I will know within the first 10 minutes of the game what the result will be.

Both from our tackling intensity and the umpiring. 

 

 

Pretty confident with Today's game. I watched the pies last week, and they were dead set woeful. If Melbourne can nail it's forward press and contain the pies forward line - we should run out as 5 goal winners.

Also, even though Melbourne were terrible against Essendon, Essendon aren't that bad of a side at the MCG. The main difference between the Cats game and our game was that Danniher dominated. I'd be picking the Dons next week over Collingwood if the pies lose today (which I think they will), and maybe still if they did win.

Anyone know if this is Varcoes first game for the season?  if so he wouldnt have played since Nab 3 assuming he played in that game


2 minutes ago, Biffen said:

I will know within the first 10 minutes of the game what the result will be.

Both from our tackling intensity and the umpiring. 

 

Like last week Biff?

i get your point though.

 

 

I've gone the old "tip against us" route today. That way, no matter what happens I'll feel ok come sundown. I'd rather get the tip wrong though.

Just now, Petraccattack said:

Anyone know if this is Varcoes first game for the season?  if so he wouldnt have played since Nab 3 assuming he played in that game

Yep, it's Varcoe's first game of the season.  So hopefully he is a little rusty and underdone.

 
2 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Anyone know if this is Varcoes first game for the season?  if so he wouldnt have played since Nab 3 assuming he played in that game

First game of the season. Let's hope he's underdone. 

Varcoe, sidebottom, Toovey in. Vince out for us, we get hurt, they get stronger. That worries me.  Especially with v the rumors on watts and hogan all week. 


Jack Watts has possibly copped more crap than other player in the competition over the last five years in social media, but I am yet to see his girlfriend take to Instagram to defend him. If there was ever any doubt before, it has now been confirmed, Cotchin must be removed from the Tigers captaincy but only after next week. This is footy, AFL, the greatest game in the world, and if your captain of one of the supposed big 4 clubs and spend the majority of the game loitering out the back of packs racking up cheap possessions you will rightly cop some criticism. I never bought into the crap that Watts debut game scarred him for years but I do hope he carves them up today and stars again next week. It would be so bloody fitting.

Hope our forwards setup and play in front of their opponents from the center bounce so our quick kick forwards and center clearances don't go straight to the opposition - it happens week in week out and it's infuriating.

We can win today IF we show up with the correct mindset, no doubt about it. Go Dees!

9 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Jack Watts has possibly copped more crap than other player in the competition over the last five years in social media, but I am yet to see his girlfriend take to Instagram to defend him. If there was ever any doubt before, it has now been confirmed, Cotchin must be removed from the Tigers captaincy but only after next week. This is footy, AFL, the greatest game in the world, and if your captain of one of the supposed big 4 clubs and spend the majority of the game loitering out the back of packs racking up cheap possessions you will rightly cop some criticism. I never bought into the crap that Watts debut game scarred him for years but I do hope he carves them up today and stars again next week. It would be so bloody fitting.

Bombay, this post is the literary equivalent of a Lumumba possession.

3 minutes ago, Skuit said:

Bombay, this post is the literary equivalent of a Lumumba possession.

Up and under??


21 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Win or lose today can we keep the number of post game threads to say....I don't know....7?

Please  what would the perpetual whingers on here do then, this is game day thread and it is already 2 pages of whining    if we turn up and compete for 4 qtrs we may win    if we don't we will lose and deservedly so    me I am having brekky before going to watch Petracca beat up Collingwood seconds as a warm up

Edited by Satyriconhome

I think everyone fears the old Melbourne will show up today. It's statements like this that help alleviate this fear. Only time will tell though...

Watts said there were some “murmurings” that his side’s round two loss to Essendon at the MCG was “the same old Melbourne”. But he insisted the red and blue was now a far different line-up to previous seasons. 

“We knew that we’re a completely different team and last weekend [against North Melbourne at Blundstone Arena] just assured us of that,” he told Melbourne TV.  

http://m.melbournefc.com.au/news/2016-04-16/club-has-such-a-positive-future-watts

4 minutes ago, demon9 said:

I think everyone fears the old Melbourne will show up today. It's statements like this that help alleviate this fear. Only time will tell though...

Watts said there were some “murmurings” that his side’s round two loss to Essendon at the MCG was “the same old Melbourne”. But he insisted the red and blue was now a far different line-up to previous seasons. 

“We knew that we’re a completely different team and last weekend [against North Melbourne at Blundstone Arena] just assured us of that,” he told Melbourne TV.  

http://m.melbournefc.com.au/news/2016-04-16/club-has-such-a-positive-future-watts

Heard it all before, talk is cheap. They can prove it by winning.

9 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Please  what would the perpetual whingers on here do then, this is game day thread and it is already 2 pages of whining  

Irony? 99% of your posts are whinging and whining. Just because it is directed at other posters doesn't make it any less tiresome. 

I'm pretty confident about today which in turn makes me nervous as hell and think we're gonna get rolled. It's a vicious cycle.

Can't believe we're paying $3 though I legitimately thought we'd be going in favourites.

All that said we simply must win this week (and next). It's non negotiable.

39 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Like last week Biff?

i get your point though.

 

 

Last week the scoreline was bad but our contested footy and stoppage work in the first quarter was pretty good...just sayin....


4 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Irony? 99% of your posts are whinging and whining. Just because it is directed at other posters doesn't make it any less tiresome. 

I'm pretty confident about today which in turn makes me nervous as hell and think we're gonna get rolled. It's a vicious cycle.

Can't believe we're paying $3 though I legitimately thought we'd be going in favourites.

All that said we simply must win this week (and next). It's non negotiable.

I get sick of the negativity   I often wonder why some even bother to support the team if it brings them so much misery,  that being said the biggest pontificators after a game usually haven"t even watched it     they just whinge because that is their raison d"etre

Edited by Satyriconhome

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

Still hearing whispers of another late change! Hope not!

From whom?

Just now, Redleg said:

From whom?

And for us or them? Or both?

 
54 minutes ago, Biffen said:

I will know within the first 10 minutes of the game what the result will be.

Both from our tackling intensity and the umpiring. 

 

You already know the umpiring. First free, first goal from a free and most frees to Pies.

Must win game for the club, if we want 10 plus wins we simply have to find a way to win today


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