About to head in now! Beautiful night here. 

Excited and a bit nervous! The usual! 
 

Carn Dees! 

21 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Sparrow averages a goal a game against Port.

I like his inclusion.

So his total career haul is one goal?

1 hour ago, binman said:

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

binman hacked by deeeluded

Looks like everyone has been quaffing the ‘razes! 
 

Black Books and Schild are a couple of “fine” less than $20 Shiraz bursts. 

Port by between 20-30

We've beaten nobody this year. Hope our players don't get their spineless on like last year when Max was smashed and they sat back and let it happen.

Regretting driving past that bottle-O and not getting a litre of Scotlands finest metho to help the night along.

Nervous as hell for this

Realistically we should win comfortable, irrespective of the ladder position, given the 2 teams form the last month but part of me thinks we’ll stuff up this game too

I'm feeling much calmer about this game than I was about last week's. We either win tonight or it's no finals IMO, so that fatalistic attitude of mine funnily enough makes me more confident. 

Sparrow says he's going to be a midfield rotation and a pressure half forward. Interesting that they feel we need that extra pressure forward and big body, ala Vanders across half forward. I wonder if that actually foreshadows us going with three talls in the forwardline at once?

1 hour ago, Rusty Nails said:

Or possibly on the Bin 28 (Penfolds)?

LSD more like it

1 hour 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!

Calm down picket and enjoy the Shiraz 

3 minutes ago, A F said:

I'm feeling much calmer about this game than I was about last week's. We either win tonight or it's no finals IMO, so that fatalistic attitude of mine funnily enough makes me more confident. 

Sparrow says he's going to be a midfield rotation and a pressure half forward. Interesting that they feel we need that extra pressure forward and big body, ala Vanders across half forward. I wonder if that actually foreshadows us going with three talls in the forwardline at once?

Jones wasn't great with his defensive efforts last week, could it be that Sparrow will move more towards the AvB role and Jones (don't laugh) towards the Bennell role.

Jones has in the past been one of our better kicks inside 50, last week while we wasn't bad neither was he particularly effective. I'm really hoping we get to see Jones pull out some big games again this year.

Dee's by 48 (remember this comment)

Just now, binman said:

LSD more like it

You dropped yet, Binman? I’ve already had two. 
 

[censored], imagine actually watching the Dees tripping on acid ?. You’d never come out the other side I reckon 

2 minutes ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

You dropped yet, Binman? I’ve already had two. 
 

[censored], imagine actually watching the Dees tripping on acid ?. You’d never come out the other side I reckon 

it's felt like that for a loooooooooong time

4 minutes ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

You dropped yet, Binman? I’ve already had two. 
 

[censored], imagine actually watching the Dees tripping on acid ?. You’d never come out the other side I reckon 

I've had enough demons related  flashbacks thanks. None of them nice. 

Dees by 21 going away in the last

32 minutes ago, faultydet said:

Port by between 20-30

We've beaten nobody this year. Hope our players don't get their spineless on like last year when Max was smashed and they sat back and let it happen.

Regretting driving past that bottle-O and not getting a litre of Scotlands finest metho to help the night along.

IIRC you have gallons of home made stuff to see you through.

Something else I just learned from Before the Bounce (a great little show btw), Plapp is our forward coach. Slow to the party, Adam.

And it sounds like Tom is going to play up the ground from listening to Plapp there.

Really like Ben's focus and analysis on stats too. He's an impressive fella and so is the programme. Likes it.

Melb decision about 500 hundred limit on crowd as the home team, I’m guessing because of costs at the Gabba. 300 of us and 200 of them apparently. Go Dee’s

Edited July 30, 20204 yr by Flemo56

4 hours ago, binman said:

I wasn't sure, but just received this missive from happy Garry Baker avatar:

G'day bin,

I hope you are well in this tricky times. Convince your betting partner to back the dees at the +6.5 line tonight (20 units @ $1.90), to win by more than 24.5 points (5 units and should get $8) and over 39.5 (2 units @ $15).

Why?

Because the odds for this match are out of wack. I'd have this match at even money, so $2.25 for the dees is way overs. And as i keep telling you punting is all about getting value.

On the game i think we will win, and win well.

Why?

• We played well last week, and got stronger as the game went on 
• The power got over run on their home deck and looked out of gas
• We are fitter and have close to a full list to choose from
• Port are looking a bit cooked, rely on three young players for much of their spark and energy and one of them is not playing 
• Whilst we have a four day break and they are coming off a five day break, they had to fly out from SA and we caught a bus home
• Playing the gabba is practically a home game for us
• I was never super confident last week - the lions are a serious side, but more the point they have very similar strengths to us - intensity, good at the contest, and a strong midfield
• The opposite is true of port - our mids will smash theirs and with Maxy giving ruck lessons we will dominate clearances 
• They don't have two big monsters - or with Lycett out, even one -  whose sole job is to smash into Maxy all night
• Their strength is how well they move the ball when on - and when they are on they play an attractive, free flowing game, which is what they will look to do
• Which perfectly suits us as our all team zone defence will frustrate their ball movement (and players) and a fast game will create space for us on the counter - our game plan works best when opposition teams go fast 
• A weakness of theirs is their defence as it relies very heavily on their zone to work, in large part because Jonas is their only decent big defender
• Watch our forward half set up - we have had a big focus in the last few weeks to set up very wide of each other, which stretches opposition zones, creates one on ones (which we have been looking for with long kicks to the pockets) and creates space that allow players to lead into
• We have worked really hard to use that extra space to put that last kick inside 50 to a player in the corridor, like the one Oliver kicked to Melksham/Langdon last week - port will struggle to stop this kick as well as the lions did
• I wasn't sure about Tmac coming in but he he will give us much more physical grunt than Harley and three big forwards will stretch them on what should be a beautiful night for football (though perhaps a bit dewy in the second half)
• Tmac wil also provide another option for the down the line kick - which Maxy will appreciate 
• With Marshall a (key) out they rely on Dixon - who is in awesome form it must be said, love how he plays and love his beard - but in May we have the perfect foil and Lever and Omac will look to spoil at every opportunity
• Defensively our weakness is smalls and mediums - but whilst Gray is ok he is not the threat he once was and Rozee is quality but hibbo can deal with him
• The Burgess 4 day factor - we will be ready to roll and i love the fact they have made noise about this -  smart and a great message to send to opposition teams.
• it is no coincidence they chose burgess to to do the talking points interview this week, and no surprise that he directly spoke to our preparation for 4 day breaks (the planning for which commenced in the covid break and even after it seemed there would not be a need for a compressed fixture)
• They didn't pick jack Watts

Dees by 31 points

Top analysis Binman. 

Another clue for you all . . . 

I spent around an hour trawling the Port forums last night and I would estimate that eight out of 10 supporters expect the Deez to win comfortably. They are rabid with Ken and his selection choices. And the 'Hoff is the main target of their anger. Every club has their whipping boy, and Justin is theirs. 

8 hours ago, dees189227 said:

Surely May has to take Dixon. If Oscar is on him Charlie will just dominate. 

I have no idea what to expect tonight, but if the players target Gawn like they did last year then I hope the boys are ready to defend him. 

By the way serious question, where is watts. I know he had that leg injury but what has happened to him? 

 

He's going okay in the scratch matches apparently. According to the supporter forums, a lot of Port supporters wanted him in the team tonight. 

Last week will sting and i have a feeling things are clicking for the boys so i am tipping Dees by 35 

16 minutes ago, Flemo56 said:

Melb decision about 500 hundred limit on crowd as the home team, I’m guessing because of costs at the Gabba. 300 of us and 200 of them apparently. Go Dee’s

Source please

Dees by 5 goals.

Not confident at all.

I think Port we'll get us in a close one.

LETS GO DEES !

8 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Not confident at all.

I think Port we'll get us in a close one.

We will win this one by 25.