52 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Correct P man - it is compulsory!

I have The top off 2 Shiraz quaffers . I am letting them take a deep breath before the ritual slaughter commences. 
These night games can be a real trap however and pacing  oneself is essential In order to make a decent last quarter effort

One must also retain some energy for the “apres ski” so to speak

 

I don’t agree with this “let it breathe “ rubbish. Knock the top off and give it mouth to mouth. 

2 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Quaffers! 

Hardly befitting refreshments at The Manor, being as it is near the heartland of some fabulous Shiraz country?.

True Luci , there’s some excellent brews from Heathcote and central Vic 

However, I must be unpatriotic and say my heart is in the Barossa.  Besides the best Heathcote Shiraz is too expensive to slurp 

3 hours ago, Deemania since 56 said:

Westhoff, no matter what the recent form, always does well against us and I think that this is because we do not have a mobile tall on him guarding his behaviours. He is a mobile tall, largely unchecked and can take a grab in a flurry 'to get in there'. His ability to 'float' into the play is effective - and deceptive. My choice of tempering Westhoff would be TMac. OMac won't keep up with him and May might not, either. The upside of all of this is that Westhoff is nearing a sunset period in terms of football and I'd suspect that his resilience and recovery are not as acute as these had been in the past. Lever, OMac, May can deal with the rest of the timber beanpoles at Port, surely? Even Rivers might do well against him, physically and in the hard yards. I'd suspect that Lever and May will have bigger fish to fry from the Port team, anyway. 

Westhoff was playing in defence last week I think

Seeing as I'm working from home, is there any way I can claim watching this game at home as a tax deduction?

I know Westhoff usually gets us but he is done.

almost 34, he was dropped then brought in for 10 touches, 5 of which were clangers. he also gave away 3 free kicks.

I am aware I am currently jinxing us right now but screw it.

The Hoff is Finished!!

7 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Seeing as I'm working from home, is there any way I can claim watching this game at home as a tax deduction?

Depends if it is a loss.

I am expecting a loss, mainly because if i expect it and we win ,that will be a nice surprise, but if we lose i can say "I told you so"

Amiright?

Edited July 30, 20205 yr by ding

If memory serves me correctly we match up well against Port at the GABBA.

1 minute ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

If memory serves me correctly we match up well against Port at the GABBA.

Never lost to them there. 

4 hours ago, Bates Mate said:

No mention of his love of swimming

I thought it was motor-boating....

Sparrow mentioned on 'Before The Bounce' he'll be playing a bit of midfield and a bit of half forward. That's his natural role I reckon so good signs there.

 

Danger men are Boak, Grey, Rosee and Butters. Oh and Charlie. Sh*t this is getting out of hand.

Off to the game soon. 

Let’s hope we have a better result than last Sunday. 

Go Dees. 

4 minutes ago, deespicable me said:

Danger men are Boak, Grey, Rosee and Butters. Oh and Charlie. Sh*t this is getting out of hand.

Boak aint woke. Grey no way. Butters don't mutters. Hibbo ringa round the rozee.

binman hacked by deeeluded

12 minutes ago, deespicable me said:

Danger men are Boak, Grey, Rosee and Butters. Oh and Charlie. Sh*t this is getting out of hand.

Yes. That’s why they’re on top. Tough assignment tonight 

3 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

Great points mate.  

Our fitness has been a highlight so far.  While we still have issues in converting our forward 50 chances, we are running out games really well.  Sunday is evidence of that.  It would have been easy to fall in a hole but we kept pushing and pushing right to the end.  The boys are fit and you can see that each and every week.  

Thats it mate. Like i say, basics are there and a bit of tweaking to come. Its all in front of us now i think.

Big day for us, this is line in the sand stuff. We lose and the season isn't completely shot but the fat lady will be warming up her vocal chords.

It's interesting that despite not playing that great we actually almost still won last week against one of the top teams (I still struggle to see Brisbane as a top team), our defense really held their own when challenged and we had so many golden chances to kick goals that we squandered.

With the forward set up of three talls I'm going to be interested to see how we play TMac and Weid, my thoughts are that they will try to rotate them between CHF and FF in intervals. With respect to Jackson who looked like a baby giraffe against Carlton but is looking more and more like an AFL footballer with each minute, I think we should try to keep him away from both Sam and Tom, my biggest concern with the 3 talls set up is that they may get in each others way so there needs to be clear information to all three of them what their areas are and what their roles are at the particular times.

We also need Fritta, Hannan, and Kozzie (and the mids around the contest as well) to be hot on their heals and ready for the crumbs, this was something I thought Brisbane did a lot better than us last week.

Finally, we simply MUST take advantage for having the dominant ruckman. 

Edited July 30, 20205 yr by Pates

56 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Seeing as I'm working from home, is there any way I can claim watching this game at home as a tax deduction?

LDV if there was ever a year you just might get away with that.....this one is it!

30 minutes ago, binman said:

Boak aint woke. Grey no way. Butters don't mutters. Hibbo ringa round the rozee.

binman hacked by deeeluded

Or possibly on the Bin 28 (Penfolds)?

3 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

I want discipline. 

So, who's been a naughty boy, then? 

Seriously, I have been a fan of Weeds, but if he OR others starts missing elementary shots on goal I reckon I'll shirt front the Begeezuus out of the TV!! Likewise if PA Start kicking them outa their AAAAzZES Then similar!

Sparrow averages a goal a game against Port.

I like his inclusion.

5 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Seriously, I have been a fan of Weeds, but if he OR others starts missing elementary shots on goal I reckon I'll shirt front the Begeezuus out of the TV!! Likewise if PA Start kicking them outa their AAAAzZES Then similar!

Weid needs to be directly in front, no more than 30 mtrs out if this year is any indication.

Needs to seriously work on his set shots if he wants to make it in this league.

6 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Seriously, I have been a fan of Weeds, but if he OR others starts missing elementary shots on goal I reckon I'll shirt front the Begeezuus out of the TV!! Likewise if PA Start kicking them outa their AAAAzZES Then similar!

Scoreboard pressure early, get the yips out of the way and kicking it through the big sticks. Weids could've been the hero last night had he nailed two of his three fairly standard shots.

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

Depends if it is a loss.

101 Accountancy...You can't claim a tax deduction when making a loss