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GAMEDAY: Rd 10 vs GWS

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We will win today.

T.McDonald to find form with 5 goals.

Oliver BOG with 38 disposals.

Petracca to play best game of his career.

 

Dees by 19.

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    2 minutes ago, R.I.P. Troy said:

    We will win today.

    T.McDonald to find form with 5 goals.

    Oliver BOG with 38 disposals.

    Petracca to play best game of his career.

     

    Dees by 19.

    Love your sentiments,  but re trac, Lets let him have his best game of his career.... so far. Way better to come. 

    I have this strange optimism about today. Could be deelusion...soon find out! .

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    Lucky underpants, early Lucky Dumplings enroute & a smidgen of luck early arvo 'n we can do this. 

    5 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

    Love your sentiments,  but re trac, Lets let him have his best game of his career.... so far. Way better to come. 

    I have this strange optimism about today. Could be deelusion...soon find out! .

    Yes...I did mean so far.

    I am extremely confident of a win today (and next week).

    No one on DL has been more negative than me this year, but we are turning it around. I think we may be in for the ride of our lives in 2nd half of the year. And that ride will start today.

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    With both SA clubs losing this weekend this game has become that much more important... A win here and we are just a single game behind 7th and 8th spot. 

    Dees to win the next 3, with Hibberd, May, Lever, Melksham, Hannan and Smith all back before or just after the break.

     

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    I feel quite optimistic today. We played our best football of the season last game in some brilliant passages.  If a few more handballs stick to their targets and the goal kicking is fine tuned, absolutely we can win this.

    We should have beaten last years premiers relatively easily last week in the city with the biggest home game advantage in the comp. Back home, we can put the GWS “Gunna Win Soons” to the demon sword.

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    I’m expecting a fair loss today. 

    Possibly a slippery day, we love to handball... mega turn overs.

    if it stays dry... maybe, but I can’t see us winning.

    Love the optimism. 

    Let me temper that. 

    We will be obliterated today. 

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    I think GWS will be far too classy for us. They have talent across all fields.

    Giants by 4 goals.

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    “Obliterated”? Ah well. I guess I will just take my enjoyment from my backyard bbq lunch and a cold beer or three in the glorious 26 degree Brisbane weather then?  

    Days like this serve to remind me why I moved up here.

    both us and the Giants don't play the MCG well, so no real advantage there. I think they have more class across the ground than us at the moment so im expecting about a 4 or 5 goal loss. but will be happy to be proven wrong of course.

    Despite everything, our core midfield - our biggest strength - has remained completely intact, and the only one not really in form is Brayshaw. Defensively (as a team, rather than back half personnel) we’re functional now, where we were hopeless early in the season. Our forward “connection” (I’d never heard that term before this year) is just going now, which was also rated as hopeless early.

    Couple this with the fact that GWS have historically sucked at the G gives me confidence we can knock them over. We’re nowhere near as bad now as people are making out. Looking forward to this one.

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    Gameday Prediction(s):

    - Hunt will kick four majors.

    - Jeremy Cameron will be reported.

    - Toby Greene will kick five majors. 

    - Hore will take seven intercept marks. 

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    Taking my 4 year old to his first game of the year. We have country memberships. Anyone know if we just scan at the gate or do we need to nominate the game somehow and get a ticket in another way? Just unsure how the five games are counted. 

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    Taking my 4 year old to his first game of the year. We have country memberships. Anyone know if we just scan at the gate or do we need to nominate the game somehow and get a ticket in another way? Just unsure how the five games are counted. 

    Conniglio will pull a rabbit out of the hat and win it for them with 40+ possessions

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    17 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

    Conniglio will pull a rabbit out of the hat and win it for them with 40+ possessions

    Very clever!

    Edited by Lucifer's Hero

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    41 minutes ago, ProperDee said:

    “Obliterated”? Ah well. I guess I will just take my enjoyment from my backyard bbq lunch and a cold beer or three in the glorious 26 degree Brisbane weather then?  

    Days like this serve to remind me why I moved up here.

    You moved to Brisbane to get away from the football. Wow. Of all the spots in Queensland tho, why Brisbane ? 


    Well I have to work so am missing my first mcg game in a very long time. I hope we win and bank the points. I just hope Gawn can contain Mumford. 

    47 minutes ago, ProperDee said:

    “Obliterated”? Ah well. I guess I will just take my enjoyment from my backyard bbq lunch and a cold beer or three in the glorious 26 degree Brisbane weather then?  

    Days like this serve to remind me why I moved up here.

    My weather app says it’s only 25 degrees in Brisbane today so the jokes on you.

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    Heading to the G today. Yet to attend a win this year ?.

    I’ve changed my tip back and forth about 20 times. Might settle on GW$ as emotional insurance. 

    Not sure what to expect today. 

    Carn Dees 

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    12 degrees here. Raked some leaves, about to do a run to the recycle centre.

    Public holiday tomorrow, the fridge(s) are stocked, the only thing missing this arvo is Tom $cully to say some nasty swears at.

     

    Giants by 22.

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    But like he normally does half of those possessions will be clangers. 


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