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Whispering_Jack
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There's a sense of history about today - much like it was with the final round of 1987 when many of us travelled to Footscray and watched Melbourne's famous victory. Back then, we depended on Hawthorn

Rodney (Balls) Grinter
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I was there that day as 9 yo Jack.  Still one of my favorite footy memories and pretty hard to beat from that perspective.   What great day of drama. Standing up the back of the hill, up aga

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The magpie in the gum tree out the front was warbling at 4:30 this morning .......... taunting me.  But he's silent now!  

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6 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

At the g m team walikng off after a group meeting in the middle.  jack viney.  Walking ok with some type of support strap on upper foot. Seemed upbeat

A huddle in the middle 1.5 hours before the game, is a tad unusual :rolleyes:

Revving each other up and getting into the right head space, I guess...would love to have been a fly on the wall, so to speak. 

 

Good to here Jack is walking ok.   May he play again soon.

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1 hour ago, hardtack said:

My band is playing in the Sydney suburb of Engadine (south end of that godforsaken area known as "the Shire") which for me is a 45 minute drive.  We start playing at 2pm but I have to get there earlier to make sure everything is ready to go. So, by the time we have played and I've managed to drive back to civilisation, the game will be over. 

Crowd gonna be giving each other strange looks when the band is playing Lynyrd Skynyrd and you break out with "Its a grand old flag" during your last set. Just remember to take out your game day radio earphone before you start playing.

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55 minutes ago, Monocology said:

Swine flu that could kill a grandma has returneth - but, much to Ailsa's disgust, dragging bones in & can't miss it. Apologies in advance if I'm within transmission range. 

Into the breach dear friends.

Do the world a favor, sit in the Filth cheer squad and cough, sneeze and spray your bug of death as far and wide as you can......

:P

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Peter Jackson just interviewed on SEN

What an impressive spokesperson for the club.. takes and speaks no BS.

The standout point made was that the club appears on target to post a million dollar profit this year?

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Have a great time all you Demons going to the G - I can't make it today, probably a good thing as I'm so nervous, I could puke!

Gotta go today, boys, gotta go today ❤️?

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1 hour ago, MarkMacca said:

I can so relate to all of this. I was 15 in 1987, still remember how amazing getting to the finals felt.

And I too know that the world won't end today if the worst happens. There are bigger things going on- believe it or not. Like the fact my father isn't around this time, and all sorts of other things too.

Still got excitement building within though. Good to see many other Dees fans on the train.

Footy does bind us together. Generation to generation. 

 

Go Dees

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IMO if we lose we miss finals - Adelaide will either have nothing to play for (If Geelong wins) or, alternatively, might even want to finish 2nd to get an easier finals schedule (e.g. avoiding Sydney or drawing Richmond).

But our destiny is in our hands and we should really be able to win this game. We play well against Collingwood, we've won our last two under similar pressure, and we have a strong side on the park.

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