POST MATCH DISCUSSION - Round 21

[Demonland 73,266]

First win against Port Adelaide in yonks ... three in a row ... plenty of things to discuss.

[Deestroy All 14,266]

Put on last weeks replay. 

[WattsGawnOn 122]

Its progress not perfection. Go Dees!

[daisycutter 29,807]

only 60 points now over 4 games - very doable

[PaulRB 6,427]

We're alive!!!

 

[McQueen 17,867]

Won in the white jumper....

[Demonland 73,266]

1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

only 60 points now over 4 games - very doable

Please let's not get ahead of ourselves.

[DSP 1,488]

A wins a win, especially on the road.

 

But damn that second half was ugly. Real ugly.

 

 

[Undeeterred 3,127]

We've turned very quickly into a team that should put bad teams away by 10 goals. Bloody fantastic, as frustrating as a lot of that game was.

[Nasher 33,617]

The comedown from last week finally hit in the third, and it bloody hurt.

However, we won by 40 points, basically in third gear, where several of our best players were well off the pace. A lot of great signs, in the first half we picked it up where we left off.

Not as thrilling as last week, but I'm content with it.

[Skuit 10,031]

Gawn: 'The boys tried their hearts off' . . .

[Emerald 1,744]

The good,the bad and the ugly tonight but I'll take it.

[daisycutter 29,807]

poor old picket fence,  oscar gets more possessions and marks than clarrie 

[Wiseblood 24,637]

10 wins!  Who would have thought it?

This was almost a carbon copy of the Freo game.  Dominated early and then almost ran out of legs in the second half, but we held firm, as good teams do, and won the game.  

Ignore the sooks and the negative types who will cry foul of Hogan's form, the odd turnover or a missed spoil.  It's inconsequential.  3 in a row and our first win over there against Port in 16 years.  Enjoy it.

[MrBurns 36]

I've never felt so relaxed watching the boys on the road. Strange feeling.

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

That, in spite of all the panicky comments in the game day thread, was a very good win.

Three in row -- we don't do that.

Away win -- we don't do that either.

Against Port -- we don't beat them except in the NAB cup.

Blew them away with one big burst -- we don't do that either.

They hit us with the kitchen sink in the 3rd -- never got closer than 4 goals.

Didn't panic. Held it together under fierce pressure.

Our best 4 players hardly in it and other players down too.

And we won.

Only a good side would do that.

[What 18,810]

WE ARE BACK BOYS AND GIRLS..  YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[Cheap Seats 3,310]

Deetember anyone?

[Crompton's the man 660]

Absolutely fabulous 

4 in a row !!

 

It's been a while ...,

[Schneider 220]

Awesome stuff! 3rd quarter killed me, don't think I'll cope when we finally start playing finals again!

[Demon Disciple 12,315]

For all those lamenting our 2nd half performance, we outscored them by 3 points (41-38).

40 point win at AO, i'll take that any day.

That makes it 3 in a row, with a good chance to go 4 on the trot. Go Dees.

[Ethan Tremblay 31,169]

From where we've come from the fact we can still make the finals is good enough for me. 

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Just now, Ted Fidge said:

That, in spite of all the panicky comments in the game day thread, was a very good win.

 

You almost expect it these days.  We kick 8 in a row, then they finally get one and you get there 'here we go...' and 'terrible football' stuff from the usual posters.  It's as if they expect us to kick 20 and the other team can't hit the scoreboard at all.

We won, in Adelaide, by almost 7 goals.  Some are never happy.

[praha 11,240]

Fantastic win.

[Chook 15,022]

I only read the match day thread so...should I start slashing my wrists yet?