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Match Preview and Team Selection - Round 22

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Like some others, I have been 'flat' all week.  We'll probably know after the first 10 minutes if the players feel the same way, and if they do, it's probably 'goodnight nurse' for 2018.  However, if we come out firing, I think we'll go on with it, and come away with a nice win to rekindle our hopes for September action.  I hope we can do it  ........ No .......  I'm bordering on believing we can do it!  Go Dees!

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    If we don't get off to a shocker, I'm actually quite confident we can give them a real game. We are a high scoring team and the Eagles will struggle to kick a big score with this makeshift team of theirs. Imo of course.

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    3 hours ago, MSFebey said:

    If we don't make finals you can all blame me. After a salubriously delicious long lunch and many frothies one Saturday a few months back I booked a finals package including the GF. Since then we have had a bad run in form and injuries. ( I actually do feel responsible!) :lol:

    It's not jack watts at all!

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    Melk, hibbo and weid in according to Goodwins press conference just now. 

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    Does anyone know what jumper we will wear?

    I know that West coasts main home jumper is quite a similar blue to our away strip

    Might West coast go with their predominantly yellow away strip and we go with normal home darker jumper?

    Would be cool to play in our Indigenous jumper again. I remember hearing we'd play in it again but maybe that was the Darwin game.

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    3 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    It's going to be 24 and sunny in Perth on Sunday?

    Will that be too hot for us?

    And humid! Pearly clutching humidity!

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    59 minutes ago, -â“‹- said:

    Can we please study the Bombers' game vs the Eagles (what was it, 50-1 at one point?) and just copy them

    kthxbye

    It was load the backline and sprint forward after a turnover.

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    im coming out of the depression from sunday and now I am confident we will win like I was last week

    wtf is wrong with me??!?

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    I just hope the eagles are slightly off. Talk about wishful thinking.

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    5 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

    Mate, I can't go into the weekend thinking any different.  I've got to back the Dees to get it done!

    I suspect the stars will align and am planning the options for week 1 finals attendance. Likely to be Dees Vs either Swans in Sydney or Hawks at the G. Champion Data also forecast, and have included loss of Hogan etc. 

    Although round 23 last year hurts, I firmly believe the Crows tanked by resting players and shut up shop - nothing to lose by trying too hard in Perth. Hence their karma this year too?

    The opposite is true for the Bombers next week against Port. Port are shot and the bombers have a lot to prove, including players playing for their careers. So the circumstance are very different.

    We just need the Tiges to get the job done tomorrow night first.

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    What day is the game please

    3AW keeep saying its monday

    the draw says Sunday 320pm

    Confusion Reigns

     

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    4 minutes ago, jackaub said:

    What day is the game please

    3AW keeep saying its monday

    the draw says Sunday 320pm

    Confusion Reigns

     

    Sunday

    1:20pm WA

    3:20pm VIC.

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    To be frank I think they're going to give us a good old fashion football lesson. I think the pressure and skepticism is too much for this team. They looked mentally drained after the weekend.

    Happy to be proven wrong.

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    No confidence from me, they’ve broken our hearts too many times for me to really and truly believe. I keep waiting for it all to click together, I honestly feel like we have the pieces of the puzzle there for us, but still waiting for it to actually all happen. 

    I’m picturing another tight loss, WC will probably be gifted 3-4 goals from free kicks. 

    I will say this, despite losing Hogan I feel we have a stronger line up than last week. 

    Prove me wrong Dees!

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    For what it worth I was at the Port v Eagles game. Whilst Eagles won my view is Port were very poor. The out for Eagles are massive whilst our are severe but coverable if players have belief and utilize Gawn domination around the ground. The key to me is can the Dees improve their forward entry play. If they bomb the ball like last week Barass and McGovern will have a field day and we will lose. If they play smart and to their capability they can definitely win. Eagles are very beatable without Nic Nat, Gaff and Kennedy.

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    31 minutes ago, jackaub said:

    What day is the game please

    3AW keeep saying its monday

    the draw says Sunday 320pm

    Confusion Reigns

     

    That Monday’s already reserved for our Mad Monday. 

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    5 minutes ago, Pates said:

    No confidence from me, they’ve broken our hearts too many times for me to really and truly believe. I keep waiting for it all to click together, I honestly feel like we have the pieces of the puzzle there for us, but still waiting for it to actually all happen. 

    I’m picturing another tight loss, WC will probably be gifted 3-4 goals from free kicks. 

    I will say this, despite losing Hogan I feel we have a stronger line up than last week. 

    Prove me wrong Dees!

    Yeah in my mind's eye I see a real gallant performance but falling short because it's a bridge too far. Then a whole lot of opposition people saying that we did well to rally them and that we should be proud and me having to tell them any less than a win didn't cut it. 

    It's a big task 

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    5 minutes ago, Deesprate said:

    For what it worth I was at the Port v Eagles game. Whilst Eagles won my view is Port were very poor. The out for Eagles are massive whilst our are severe but coverable if players have belief and utilize Gawn domination around the ground. The key to me is can the Dees improve their forward entry play. If they bomb the ball like last week Barass and McGovern will have a field day and we will lose. If they play smart and to their capability they can definitely win. Eagles are very beatable without Nic Nat, Gaff and Kennedy.

    This has been our problem all year against the better teams, against Geelong in the last game we lost with a kick after the siren with the ball in our forward 50. Smart teams don’t allow that to happen. 

    We have had midfield/forward entry dominance in many of our losses but failed to use them intelligently, instead bombing long and indiscriminate. 

    Sydney used their brains last week against us utilising the width of the G and at times passing the ball around with ease. I’m a Goodwin fan but there are times where you have to question either A) is he giving the players poor instructions or B) are the messages just not getting through?

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    3 hours ago, Yung Blood said:

    Does anyone know what jumper we will wear?

    I know that West coasts main home jumper is quite a similar blue to our away strip

    Might West coast go with their predominantly yellow away strip and we go with normal home darker jumper?

    Would be cool to play in our Indigenous jumper again. I remember hearing we'd play in it again but maybe that was the Darwin game.

    Just guessing we'll wear 

    the navy blue jumper with the red back, white shorts and red socks

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    Umpires by 4 goals.

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    58 minutes ago, jackaub said:

    What day is the game please

    3AW keeep saying its monday

    the draw says Sunday 320pm

    Confusion Reigns

     

    It’s the time difference.

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    In: Hibberd, Kent, Melksham, Hannan, Weideman, Wagner
    Out: Hogan (foot), Hunt (ankle)

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