PREGAME: Rd 01 vs Port Adelaide

[Diamond_Jim 12,103]

9 minutes ago, sue said:

Well if you needed any more reasons to hope we smash Port:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-21/port-adelaide-power-launches-match-day-dating-service/10925582

But Ms Hobbins said Port Adelaide's game day team — not computer algorithms — would be responsible for selecting couples.

What more can one say... what possibly could go wrong

[Deeoldfart 7,853]

9 minutes ago, sue said:

Well if you needed any more reasons to hope we smash Port:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-21/port-adelaide-power-launches-match-day-dating-service/10925582

Well I don't know how to spell what I want to say about that idea.  Bwuuukh?

[At the break of Gawn 3,850]

2 hours ago, dl4e said:

I have a question mark over Viney. Named in the pocket.

Frost on watts. No. Omac on ryder. No.

Watts will play half back. Played there both JLT games. Ryder and Marshall will be their talls.

[DV8 2,271]

On 3/20/2019 at 2:08 PM, hemingway said:

Lets call it nerves DV. 

That little sick feeling in the tummy. 

You need it as a player not so sure about the fans. 

Yes  'hw'.  some nervous tension is a good thing,  as long as its not what I used to get...  too much Nervous tension was unbearable.

Often we'll see teams with nervous tension, in the first 5 mins making mistakes, getting in one another's way...   but once settled they usually take over the game.

No nervous tension often shows itself in teams,  "that didn't turn up to play"

[DV8 2,271]

3 hours ago, ding said:

"Pollyanna Pregame thread" and

"Pessimist Pregame thread"

I like it.

 

[Sigil 979]

Footy is back!

Should win this....

Over the last two years I think we have played match up games and that's when we do very well, so all these new players for Port make me nervous.

Go Dees!

[ding 5,126]

So i was planning to drive from Shepparton on Saturday with my sister who is also an MFC tragic. I honestly can't remember if we have ever attended a game together in our more than 50 years on earth, so i was really looking forward to it.

Tonight i got a message from someone i work with, who is the mother of a Port player in this rounds team. She asks if we are happy to go to the game with them. (This lady is also the nurse who controls my roster at work). The best part of this offer is that her husband is an absolutely MAD Dees supporter. OFC i said yes, we would be most happy to share the drive to Melbourne.

Long story short, i was asked if it was OK that we waited about 30 mins after the game so they could pop down to the rooms and see their boy. She also said it would be less of a wait if Port won.

My reply....

No worries, my sister and i will be busy singing "Its a Grand Old Flag" after the match..... take as long as you want. P.S. Why is it longer if you lose?

Her reply was in the screenshot attached.............

[faultydet 7,593]

5 hours ago, ding said:

So i was planning to drive from Shepparton on Saturday with my sister who is also an MFC tragic. I honestly can't remember if we have ever attended a game together in our more than 50 years on earth, so i was really looking forward to it.

Tonight i got a message from someone i work with, who is the mother of a Port player in this rounds team. She asks if we are happy to go to the game with them. (This lady is also the nurse who controls my roster at work). The best part of this offer is that her husband is an absolutely MAD Dees supporter. OFC i said yes, we would be most happy to share the drive to Melbourne.

Long story short, i was asked if it was OK that we waited about 30 mins after the game so they could pop down to the rooms and see their boy. She also said it would be less of a wait if Port won.

My reply....

No worries, my sister and i will be busy singing "Its a Grand Old Flag" after the match..... take as long as you want. P.S. Why is it longer if you lose?

Her reply was in the screenshot attached.............

Is she cool with you posting that?

Funny message though.

 

I'm hoping her boys opponent has a good night, after a not so stellar pre season. (iirc who she is)

 

[WERRIDEE 5,255]

Congrats on big Maxy playing 100 games a fantastic achievement. I hope we can win by 5 goals minimum. Port's side doesn't look crash hot without Dixon and Wines. Hope we can get between 35 to 40 k to the game to make it even tougher on Port.

[The Great Pretender 430]

12 hours ago, ProDee said:

With our injuries I thought Stretch would get a bench spot.

He now knows where he is in the pecking order.

Either that or he’s this week’s “mystery injury”.

[Lucifers Hero 37,524]

There is an updated 'Match Day Info' page on website.  https://www.melbournefc.com.au/Team/match-day-information

Note: 

Public Transport:

Buses will be replacing trains on the Mernda, Frankston, Sandringham, Cranbourne and Pakenham lines this Saturday. See more info on travel disruptions on Victoria's Big Build website.

Rod Laver Arena Footbridge

The footbridge linking Rod Laver Arena and the MCG will be closed for development until 2023.  Fans are encouraged to use alternative pathways such as the Edwin Flack Bridge and William Barak Bridge to get to the MCG.

BTW this is our 'Welcome' Game.  Donation of old demon scarves and their is a donation box outside Gate 3.

[Demon17 4,749]

11 hours ago, dl4e said:

I am going to have nightmares that Watts plays a decent game. 

Yes, and that perennial thorn in the side Justin Westoff, at 199cm , tests our height.

Danger game big time for me.

Love Fritsch being in as he can play tall.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Wagner's inclusion highlights our need for forward line pressure and crumbing forwards.

He's got a great opportunity to cement a place in the team.

[Mickey 4,244]

5 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Wagner's inclusion highlights our need for forward line pressure and crumbing forwards.

He's got a great opportunity to cement a place in the team.

Exactly right. People are worried about their 4 debutants, but we have some strong bodied, mature guys wanting to cement their spot in a potentially top 4 team. Wagner and Hore will be wanting to play well.

Edited March 21, 2019 by Good Lord George

[At the break of Gawn 3,850]

I'm tipping Ryder will have a tough time tomorrow with it being 31 degrees while wearing that giant stackhat on his head. Surely he won't be clunking them with it also obstructing his vision slightly. 

[chook fowler 18,584]

Ports backline looks to be inexperienced- good opportunity for TMac, Weed and Melksham to do some damage. Would love to have seen AVB on Watts - there would have been some skid marks on his Skwosh shorts methinks 

Edited March 22, 2019 by chook fowler

[Tom Dyson 1,559]

anxiety and high heart rate have already returned, MFCSS activated. 

should be a good game and should be a win. Come on Dees!

[david_neitz_is_my_dad 4,001]

3 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

There is an updated 'Match Day Info' page on website.  https://www.melbournefc.com.au/Team/match-day-information

Note: 

Public Transport:

Buses will be replacing trains on the Mernda, Frankston, Sandringham, Cranbourne and Pakenham lines this Saturday. See more info on travel disruptions on Victoria's Big Build website.

Rod Laver Arena Footbridge

The footbridge linking Rod Laver Arena and the MCG will be closed for development until 2023.  Fans are encouraged to use alternative pathways such as the Edwin Flack Bridge and William Barak Bridge to get to the MCG.

BTW this is our 'Welcome' Game.  Donation of old demon scarves and their is a donation box outside Gate 3.

How the [censored] does it take 4 years to redevelop a foot bridge?

[chook fowler 18,584]

6 minutes ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

How the [censored] does it take 4 years to redevelop a foot bridge?

That’s the time between elections 

[whatwhat say what 20,387]

god the instructions on the ptv site are confusing

really unclear as to whether or not trains are running

[Demon Disciple 11,210]

25 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

god the instructions on the ptv site are confusing

really unclear as to whether or not trains are running

I went on to ptv trip planner and it seems to say that they are, i think i've got to get off at caulfield and board a different train.

[Jaded No More 60,080]

As the game gets closer, I get less and less confident. 

We have a few underdone players and I worry about their forwardline. 

The mids will win it as always. On paper our midfield looks a class above theirs, but this is Melbourne. We could equally win or lose by 100 points. 

Feels like this new season has crept up on us very quickly. Must be because we actually played past August last year. 

[dl4e 5,702]

14 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

I went on to ptv trip planner and it seems to say that they are, i think i've got to get off at caulfield and board a different train.

I am on the Pakenham line so you get off at Caufield and then get a bus. No way. I will drive 10 minutes more to Belgrave. Had to do this last year for over 1/2  a season. Why they had to wait until the footy season to do this shizen is beyond me.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,534]

On 3/19/2019 at 1:50 PM, dazzledavey36 said:

 

If I was a Port supporter, I'd be worrying that Ken Hinkley hasn't realised this is Round 1 and is instead picking a team to help him win a game of Scrabble.

[bandicoot 1,395]

17 hours ago, The Chazz said:

 

One of the weakest 19-22 players I've seen selected in a Melbourne team for 3 years.

For us to win easy, Port need to be terrible (possibly what the situation is). But I think more realistically, we should win by 2 goals, but I'm not as confident as I was.

Maybe I should list the side that played 3 years ago for your comparison. It’s chalk and cheese. We are essentially 2 players off full strength