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The Other Preliminary Final

Diamond_Jim
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If we get up tomorrow I’d be happy if we go in the GF as underdog.

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    8 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    Rance whinging for free kicks with 3 minutes to go.

    The game's biggest [censored] and IMO one of its most over-rated players.

    Forget just current day. He’s one of the most overrated players of all time.

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    Sidebottom had 41 touches with only 6 contested. That is poor coaching - had to send a tag to him.

    Make no mistake, after we win tomorrow, The Nut goes to Him next week

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    1 hour ago, Pottsydee said:

    Why are there empty seats next to the MCC if its a sell out?? Never got that..

    They are the seats the West Coast supporters purchased, but didn’t attend to silence the crowd.

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    Just now, P-man said:

    Forget just current day. He’s one of the most overrated players of all time.

    I hate him. He is a despicable god fearing [censored]. 

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    Seeing Richmond trudge off the ground sullen faced makes me so very happy.

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    As a positive, if we do win tomorrow, we'll get to play the GF out of our home rooms (we share with Richmond, Collingwood share with Hawthorn, so if Richmond had won we would have had to play out of the other rooms).

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    13 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    Richmond finished 13th in 2016, their supporters wanted Hardwick gone but they kept him, premiership 2017.

    Collingwood finished 13th in 2017, their supporters wanted Buckley gone but they kept him...2018?

    Beat me too it, not sacking the coach has paid off twice.

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    Chanting ‘USA’ is fully [censored]. I take back everything I’ve said. Eat a dick CollIngwood. 

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    7 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

    Give me a bucket! We truly are the comp's last hope. 

    Does that make us the Rebels and Eddie Darth Vader?

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    I see Jeremy ‘Bucks-is-going-to-make-me-the-next-Jack-Gungston’ Howe has ice on both ankles and his hamstring...

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    37 minutes ago, Darkhorse72 said:

    The pies are playing above themselves tonight, hard to do that 2 weeks in a row as it takes a lot out of the team mentally and physically.  We have been consistent for the last 4 games.

    Pies were very good against West coast in Perth too.

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    They will be bloody hard to stop playing like that.

    If we make it, and we are still in the realms of 'if', we will need to play smart footy. Tiges needed to take the sting out of that one earlier. When they started to control the pace, they could then go hard. Instead, Collingwood took their game off them.

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    If we get through, 'underdog' will suit is perfectly. The Tigers were beatable, the Pies are beatable. Would be a great matchup, and a killer GF.

    Now let's get to making it there! Can't wait for tomorrow!

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    10 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    West Coast beat Collingwood at the G earlier this year.

    Collingwood weren't playing like this earlier in the year. 

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    3 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Chanting ‘USA’ is fully [censored]. I take back everything I’ve said. Eat a dick CollIngwood. 

    This x a brazllion

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    Official crowd: 94,959 at the MCG . Little disappointing when so many could not get a ticket. Take it the MCC didn't all turn up .

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    Grundy gave Nankervis an absolute bath, and Richmond had no midfield.  Sidebottom had an armchair ride.  Tigers did not have a Maxy to drop back into the hole and stop cox.  Tigers kept bombing it in to big outnumbers, and Riewoldt was outstanding under nearly impossible conditions.  Think if we get through we have to win the midfield, and cut out their marking on the outside.  Shut them down like we did the hawks.

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    Just now, Mr Steve said:

    Official crowd: 94,959 at the MCG . Little disappointing when so many could not get a ticket. Take it the MCC didn't all turn up .

    Takes a Dees gf to over fill it.

    Next week ;)

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    So, the old enemy awaits!  We just gotta get it done tomorrow!!

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