GAMEDAY - Round 19

[beelzebub 23,370]

Relax ...got this

Have spoken with the Gurus of Hoodoos....

Today is the Right Time..

Baby here we come

We're gonna step on you

Just stay out of the way now !!!!

Dees by 60 ?

[BigFez 1,461]

I wish I had some of the confidence displayed by other DL users.  I guess I'm just scarred by the 10 years of losses to these pricks.

Very hopeful of a win but I reckon it will be close all day.

[CityDee 738]

Is anyone posting from down there? Is the wind like last year ?  Experience will count and being able to run the ball against the wind will suit us and obviously kicking long with it . Im tipping Jeff Garlett to kick 5 thankfully Boomer aint playing . 

[Demonised 1,354]

When the moon is in the Seventh House, and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets, and love will steer the stars.
This is the dawning of the age of the MFC,
Age of the MFC
MFC
MFC.

Dees by 17 points.

[BigFez 1,461]

Perfect conditions presently.  Quite still, sun is trying to come out but pretty cold.  Expect the wind to come up later.

Hopefully we get a few posting from the ground closer to game time.

[ding 5,126]

Im as confident of a win today as i can possibly be. Not even a hint of concern about the result for me, which hasnt happened for over a decade.

I wont go predicting a margin, but have a feeling it wont be a nailbiter.

Get on board Demonlanders.

[Deeoldfart 8,030]

Cold and already breezy in Hobart this morning.  Sky is dull and gloomy ......... a bit like my head after a solid night out.  I fear that the weather forecast for the afternoon might be on the money, despite Nasher's confidence to the contrary in another thread.

But I suspect that there's a more important forecast occupying the hearts and minds of most Demonlanders right now .............. from my perspective we are a far more mature outfit than when we were narrowly beaten by this mob a couple of months ago, and that alone is sufficient fo get us over the line.  We simply won't let ourselves be beaten, no matter what the circumstances.  Dees by 15 points in a hard slog.

ps.     I'm keying this while sitting on a very hard and cold wood and metal bench somewhere in Hobart's Centrepoint Mall.  Red and blue scarves are currently outnumbering blue and white by roughly 2 to 1.

Go Dees!

[FireInTheBennelly 4,072]

I was extremely confident of a big win until seeing we have umpire 28 troy Pannell.

This could go either way.

[Uncle Fester 2,848]

As long as the lads come out with the 'It's our bloody ball! Not yours!' attitude they displayed last week (and several times this year) then we should win comfortably. Bring less than that and it'll come down to whoever capitalises on the big moments.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

New game plan. Get Hunt to take the kick in with the wind behind him and just have shots at goal. If the wind is anything like it is here it will travel 200m!!

[Sir Why You Little 37,035]

1 hour ago, Biffen said:

I'm assuming the flight is drelayed due to the 110 kph wind gusts.

I would not wish to be on a plane over Bass Strait today.Good luck if you are.

 

Good call. It is hammering in The Wood right now...

[Call Me What You Will 751]

Clown 3 - Leigh Fisher, does not bode well either. Could not play, certainly cannot umpire. Always looking around corners, missing obvious ones and plucking random decisions - usually against the red and blue. 

[FireInTheBennelly 4,072]

1 minute ago, Call Me What You Will said:

Clown 3 - Leigh Fisher, does not bode well either. Could not play, certainly cannot umpire. Always looking around corners, missing obvious ones and plucking random decisions - usually against the red and blue. 

Agreed. It's not Nicholls bad, but it's bad.

[loges 6,767]

4 minutes ago, FireInTheBelly said:

Agreed. It's not Nicholls bad, but it's bad.

Nichols umpired last week, we beat the fourth side, it's not a problem.

[FireInTheBennelly 4,072]

5 minutes ago, loges said:

Nichols umpired last week, we beat the fourth side, it's not a problem.

We needed to be a 5+ goal better side to win last week.

This week is a different proposition, as they'll come out to play dirty, knowing full well that as soon as we retaliate they'll be paid a free kick. I bet they go straight to Salem and rough him up as their first stop. Hopefully he doesn't bite this time around.

[SFebes 4,884]

AT Tullamarine, flights delayed everywhere, wind is howling, probably a 10 goal breeze. Unsure about Hobart....

[McQueen 17,864]

Got some froffs in the esky, a lump of sous vide lamb shoulder on the go and the missus taking the kids out of the house for the day.

A Demon victory is all my Saturday needs and I'm pretty confident it'll happen. 

Dee's by 27 points.

Edited July 29, 2017 by McQueen
Feeling for the crew who have delayed flights and will miss the game.

[Dr evil 1,185]

This is exactly the sort of game we get ahead of ourselves in. 

Less than a goal either way but unfortunately I think north might get up. 

Trengove needs a big day or his afl dream is likely over 

[Bravo Oliver, Bravo 182]

I hope we're past having to blame umpiring for our failings.

We'll smash em  ..  GO DEES

[What 18,810]

We have had some 'breakthrough victories'.  Today we will find out if they were once again fools gold, or if we have truly turned the corner mentally.  

 North are 17th on the ladder, we haven't beaten them since 2006 and we are fighting for finals, also a drought that dates back to 2006.    A win is the only option.

 

[whatwhat say what 22,750]

desperately want the win

very nervy

[Maldonboy38 6,403]

Windy conditions change everything. You have to change the way you defend. Also, the smaller, crumbing players have to play to the wind, not to the normal places where the ball would likley drop (e.g. following the punch direction in a marking contest). This makes it difficult for Hogan and TMac, but also difficult for Ben Brown.

So, our ground skill players will win or lose us the game. Garlett could tear this game apart today, and I reckon ANB, Petracca and Viney should shine. 

I HATE windy football - horrible to play in, horrible to watch. I will be at the Eaglehawk v Sandhurst game in the Bendigo Football Netball League trying to watch the gzme AND stay tuned to the AFL app. 

[SFebes 4,884]

Kangaroos by 44

[Knuckles 73]

Hoodoo or not. The fact is, if we can't take care of North relatively easily, do we deserve a place in the eight. I think we are more than good enough to do both and do some damage in September. 

[McQueen 17,864]

1 minute ago, Knuckles said:

Hoodoo or not. The fact is, if we can't take care of North relatively easily, do we deserve a place in the eight. I think we are more than good enough to do both and do some damage in September. 

I don't think that's fair given the closeness of the competition this year. Any team can win on the day under seemingly adverse circumstances.

North might only have 4 wins but they've been very competitive.

We might have more to play for but North will be out to humiliate the MFC again for another year.

The group has matured a lot since our last encounter and I reckon this will be the key in getting us the win.