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THE DROUGHT IS OVER by George on the Outer - POST MATCH DISCUSSION

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Monkeys off our back. I'm so happy. Go Dees.

 

I'm going to buy more beer.

Need to call a cab.

 
3 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

Have to play them again yet.

At the G .... bring it :)

Great win.

One negative is that if Smith is unavailable, backline choices becoming seriously problematic. Add him to Hibberd, Garland, White, Wagner and Frost. The cupboard looking very bare.


Just now, bing181 said:

Great win.

One negative is that if Smith is unavailable, backline choices becoming seriously problematic. Add him to Hibberd, Garland, White, Wagner and Frost. The cupboard looking very bare.

True, although we coped okay today and you would imagine that Vince, Lewis and Salem will spend a little more time down there to cover it.

Yeah, but apparently it's only football so it doesn't really mean anything at all. 

FMD!

 

Such a solid win with one man down in sauna stadium. Oliver just silly good. Go you Demons.


5 minutes ago, Abe said:

1. Feel deeply for rewoldt 

2. Jordan Lewis was huge 

3. Clarry is amazing 

4. We need to back that up now. 

fixed

this is a Demons thread..all empathy for StKilda..is  >>>   somewhere else I dont know of..or care

4 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

Only stat we lost today was the free kick count 20 to 15 

not in our control  :rolleyes:

Pleased but not going overboard. I remember Tommy McDonald's 'I can't wait till we finally win two in a row' line (though that was a paraphrase). Then we lose to the Bombers in the biggest howler of the year.

The thing that stood out for me was the experience and leadership. I made a quote about St. Kilda rattling our cages and me stating that they knew we were paper tigers. In years gone by, a run like that would have gotten our tails between our legs and a pantsing would have been on the cards.

Thankfully, Jordie, Bernie and Nate (who confirmed that he is the senior partner in the Jones/Viney co-captaincy) stopped everyone. They changed tact and we got our mojo back. Being faced with a Melbourne team who would not lie down rattled THEM and they proceeded to fall to pieces.

7 minutes ago, Abe said:

1. Feel deeply for rewoldt 

2. Jordan Lewis was huge 

3. Clarry is amazing 

4. We need to back that up now. 

i would order it thusly

1 - We need to back that up now

2 - Clarry is amazing

3 - Feel deeply for Reiwoldt

4 - Jordan Lewis was huge 


What an amazing game! Clarry will be a superstar into the future, Lewis is the perfect recruit, feeling for Joely Smith, Hannan was fantastic on bebut, T Mac going to overtake Rance as he best defender, so many players did so well, God damn I love this club!!!!!

Just now, Colin B. Flaubert said:

Pleased but not going overboard. I remember Tommy McDonald's 'I can't wait till we finally win two in a row' line (though that was a paraphrase). Then we lose to the Bombers in the biggest howler of the year.

The thing that stood out for me was the experience and leadership. I made a quote about St. Kilda rattling our cages and me stating that they knew we were paper tigers. In years gone by, a run like that would have gotten our tails between our legs and a pantsing would have been on the cards.

Thankfully, Jordie, Bernie and Nate (who confirmed that he is the senior partner in the Jones/Viney co-captaincy) stopped everyone. They changed tact and we got our mojo back. Being faced with a Melbourne team who would not lie down rattled THEM and they proceeded to fall to pieces.

Colin...still a lot to roll eyes about...but all in all...we took it on...and thumped those nasty buggers at THEIR house..!!

Go Dees

When Riewoldt went down with the knee (touch wood it isn't too bad), was anyone else reminded of back in 2005 when we crushed Richmond and Nathan Brown snapped his leg?

This game could have as much impact on St Kilda as that had on Richmond.

 

Meanwhile... how eerie was it. The goal after goal just keeping on coming. The commentators having to pick up the speed when Melbourne had the ball.

This is also easily our best first round result since, coincidentally with that Richmond game, 2005.

 

I need a drink or a dozen. Yourrrriiiipppppaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

Some seriously good coaching.

I thought we were done 1st qtr, and loved how all the players started running left nothing behind but put a score on the board. Then in the 4th you could tell everyone was cooked but we had it in the bag by then. So sorry for Nick and also Joel Smith he was really showing something straight out of the box.

 

Huge all team effort am deelerious


15 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

I'll just leave this here:

Oliver - 35 possessions, 14 contested, 9 clearances and 8 tackles.  What a player.

Darcy who?

Well well well. I would not have picked that listening to the game at quarter time. Take a bow Simon Goodwin, you didn't panic and you managed to lift the team and get them playing OUR style of football. We completely controlled the game after quarter time save for some 5 minute patches and the final part to the last quarter. Really could have won by more but I ain't complaining!

Jones, Vince, and Lewis showed sensational leadership. When the ship needed steadying they stepped up.

Clayton Oliver is a gun! I don't think I need to say more.

Gawn came back at Hickey big time, revenge is sweet.

Hannan, honestly I knew NOTHING about him but he played very well for his first game and kicked two important goals.

I could go through the whole list but I'll just finish by saying the team worked together today. We worked to the areas where the ball carrier knew to look and we executed (for the most part) very well. Oscar McDonald is the only one that concerned me today, he's young and will hopefully improve but if he can't get his disposal and decision making in check than he will need a spell at Casey. 

But I've had the belief that if the year we got over this road block in St Kilda and the "hoodoo" was the year that we will have finally turned the corner. I barely count the GWS win at Etihad a few years ago, this was a real win at Etihad against a team that's had the wood over us for a long time. 

Go Dees!

Nick has been our nemesis for who knows how many years. Players go out of the game and its whatever luck. Weve certainly had or share of it.

Good speed to your new post footy life mr R  otherwise...well.   Thats footy 

More concerned about Smith than Reiwoldt 

but then..Im a Demon

 
Just now, DaisyDeeciple said:

Some seriously good coaching.

I thought we were done 1st qtr, and loved how all the players started running left nothing behind but put a score on the board. Then in the 4th you could tell everyone was cooked but we had it in the bag by then. So sorry for Nick and also Joel Smith he was really showing something straight out of the box.

 

Huge all team effort am deelerious

Well said, DD.  Goodwin showed that he can react to situations like this and he got the boys to stick to their guns and tighten up all over the ground.  It paid dividends.

Just now, beelzebub said:

Colin...still a lot to roll eyes about...but all in all...we took it on...and thumped those nasty buggers at THEIR house..!!

Go Dees

Oh no doubt. It's an important step. It now needs to be followed up (me being Captain Obvious).

I think one of the more impressive things was that there is no overreaction from the players.

If that win happened three years ago, the players would be jumping around like a pack of googy eggs. As though they had won Tattslotto on their wedding day.

While they were clearly happy, there were handshakes, balls kicked into the crowd and off to sing the song.

I also think that we didn't feel like we 'fluked' it is a big step to overcome. We were the better team. Our players are now top 8 calibre and we deserved the result.


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