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What they're saying down at Lulie Street

Queanbeyan Demon
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Max and Pruess 

  • Grundy is gonna get thrown to the wolves if he has to face Gawn after another 4 day break. He's been playing sore for 5-6 weeks now.
  • I’m tipping Gawn will not be 100% fit according Media reports.
  • Gawn is even more banged up than Grundy.
  • It's clear that Grundy is fatigued, and that Gawn is not 100%.
  • Gawn won’t get up it looks like. That’ll hurt Melbourne a lot.
  • Bare in mind, Preuss only hasn’t played games because he’s been behind Goldstein and Gawn! He’s no pushover!
  • Pruess will be out to hurt Grundy.
  • So if Gawn doesn’t play, it certainly levels the game up very quickly.
  • Gawn hasn't been named. Scared of getting the usual bath from Grundy, I suppose.
  • Pruess be a Poor Man Mumford by trying to Rough up Grundy.
  • Pruess isn’t a real ruck, I actually rate him, but he’s a Mumford crash and bash type who’ll try to hurt his opponent.
  • Grundy the only ruck option we have to match Pruess’s physicality.

Everything else

  • Melbourne will definitely believe their own hype going into this game. We must jump them early.
  • There's plenty of talk that they're one of the fittest teams in the competition. If that's true they could definitely cause us problems late in the game.
  • Melbourne aren't a fast side - especially their on-ballers.
  • Thomas and Mihocek have always caused Melbourne big headaches. Could Dunn play forward?
  • Melbourne is a genuine opponent. We need our best players on the park against them.
  • It's Melbourne. Smash into the contest, choke their ball movement and they'll capitulate.
  • The way to beat Melbourne is to pressure the ball carrier. Their kicking is usually quite suspect. Hopefully Maynard blankets Petrecca.
  • Norf showed the blueprint to beat us last year. Play the man hard and we go to pieces.
  • Melbourne don't have a great record at the Gabba. Their last 6 games there have been loses. In contrast, we have won most of our recent games there.
  • Who plays on Petracca? Greenwood would be handy right now to play a lockdown role on him.
  • I just hope we belt this pathetic mob on Saturday evening.
  • Hope we lose to show what a disaster our match committee is.
  • Let’s omit our second highest goal scorer and keep two forwards who don’t score in the team.
  • The only thing Ben Reid brings to ground is himself in a marking contest. Worst forward in the competition.
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    1 hour ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

     

    • Melbourne will definitely believe their own hype going into this game. We must jump them early.
    • Melbourne aren't a fast side - especially their on-ballers.
    • Thomas and Mihocek have always caused Melbourne big headaches. Could Dunn play forward?
    • It's Melbourne. Smash into the contest, choke their ball movement and they'll capitulate.
    • The way to beat Melbourne is to pressure the ball carrier. Their kicking is usually quite suspect. Hopefully Maynard blankets Petrecca.
    • Melbourne don't have a great record at the Gabba. Their last 6 games there have been loses. In contrast, we have won most of our recent games there.

    Can't disagree with any of this. Let's hope we prove them wrong.

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    1 hour ago, Wiseblood said:

    These can't be real.  There aren't enough spelling errors.

    Agreed.  Collingwood supporters obviously use Airtasker. Putting so many words together beyond their capabilities.

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    It's Lulie Street - know the enemy and get it right.

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    It is actually filth park.

    The remark about the gabba stirred some interest.

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    I stopped reading when some bloke said our last 6 games at the GABBA have been losses 

    We won twice at the Gabba in 2018 by a combined total of about 100 points.
     

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    2 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    I stopped reading when some bloke said our last 6 games at the GABBA have been losses 

    We won twice at the Gabba in 2018 by a combined total of about 100 points.
     

    'Research' and 'Collingwood supporter' never go in the same sentence.

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    10 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    'Research' and 'Collingwood supporter' never go in the same sentence.

    Except when it is being done upon them...

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    1 hour ago, Dame Gaga said:

    Agreed.  Collingwood supporters obviously use Airtasker. Putting so many words together beyond their capabilities.

    Just for “deliveries”.

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    6 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Agreed. It should be What they’re saying at Lulie Street (which abuts the traditional home at Victoria Park).

    Or at least Hoddle St

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    1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Or at least Hoddle St

    The filth have no connection with Victoria Park other than their VFL side plays home games there. 

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    2 hours ago, bingers said:

    The filth have no connection with Victoria Park other than their VFL side plays home games there. 

    Wrong. They have a historical connection - that’s their birthplace and their original home. The MCG is ours and we should never let them forget it (even when we play them on foreign soil).

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    3 hours ago, bingers said:

    The filth have no connection with Victoria Park other than their VFL side plays home games there. 

    You've obviously not been spat on their. 

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    2 hours ago, Wrecker45 said:

    You've obviously not been spat on their. 

    I went to the last Game played there

    we had a win and the crowd were filthy and threatening

    One of my best ever Dees memories

    Then they shut the joint and the smaller cockroaches took over

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    In the game preview.

    "It’s a big week for Darcy Cameron this week. The tall forward finally arrived on to the scene with a strong performance. Now all eyes are on him to back it up with another strong performance. It’s all set up for him to put up a strong performance, with the Demons backline undermanned and struggling."

    Last time I checked our backline was doing ok?

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    5 minutes ago, BigFez said:

    In the game preview.

    "It’s a big week for Darcy Cameron this week. The tall forward finally arrived on to the scene with a strong performance. Now all eyes are on him to back it up with another strong performance. It’s all set up for him to put up a strong performance, with the Demons backline undermanned and struggling."

    Last time I checked our backline was doing ok?

    Would it be possible to fit another "strong performance" into a paragraph of that size? 

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    4 minutes ago, gs77 said:

    Would it be possible to fit another "strong performance" into a paragraph of that size? 

    Ha I didn't even notice.  Sounds ridiculous now you've pointed it out.  Think I was too busy shaking my head at the assertion our backine is struggling.

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    17 minutes ago, BigFez said:

    In the game preview.

    "It’s a big week for Darcy Cameron this week. The tall forward finally arrived on to the scene with a strong performance. Now all eyes are on him to back it up with another strong performance. It’s all set up for him to put up a strong performance, with the Demons backline undermanned and struggling."

    Last time I checked our backline was doing ok?

    Haven't conceded more than 40 points in the last two games.

    Who are these flogs writing these poor articles?

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    Another thing that surprises me is opposition supporters don't seem to rate Oliver.  There's always talk of Gawn and Petracca, and to a lesser extent Brayshaw and Viney.  Any theories?

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    3 minutes ago, BigFez said:

    Another thing that surprises me is opposition supporters don't seem to rate Oliver.  There's always talk of Gawn and Petracca, and to a lesser extent Brayshaw and Viney.  Any theories?

    most non-dees supporters seem to think he's got a face worth punching

    oppo supporters REALLY don't like him

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    16 minutes ago, BigFez said:

    Another thing that surprises me is opposition supporters don't seem to rate Oliver.  There's always talk of Gawn and Petracca, and to a lesser extent Brayshaw and Viney.  Any theories?

    They believe that Oliver isn't damaging, despite his elite stats.  That was fairly true until about 3 weeks ago. 

    They haven't seen the 'new' Clarry at work.  They are in for a big surprise!! 

    He will thrash their hobbling midfield.

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