I still look forward and nervously waiting for the games to start,bit like waiting for a kick in the nuts

This could be me at about 3. am tommorrow morning 

6 minutes ago, Deesprate said:

I know this sound critical but when we swing the team changes and we bring in Wagner it hardly instill confidence. We then drop our leading goal kicker for sleeping in. Seriously is it only me that this reason doesn’t stack up. Just fill mean with trepidation about today!

Right now, well before game time, I feel as if I was condemned fifty years ago, locked up in a cell and now, the rope of the adjacent scaffold has my name on it in three hours. 

7 hours ago, doc roet said:

A prime time free to air game for Goodwin to show off and display all of his extraordinary visionary flexible coaching talents for all to see.- not.

 

"We're  a contested ball team". Repeat Ad Nauseum.

2 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Received a nice bottle of cognac this morning for my birthday which I think will get a good thrashing tonight. 

I stocked up on Campbells Of Rutherglen Topaque this morning. 

Ratten v Goodwin does not fill me with confidence. Maybe the Topaque will! 

The contrarian in me is quite buoyed by the universal pessimism on Demonland, this beautiful almost Spring day in Melbourne.

Classic boil over ingredients are in place.

Too much focus on Wagner and too little on Gawn and Jones. 

Looking forward to tonights game.

Go Demons. 

4 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

The contrarian in me is quite buoyed by the universal pessimism on Demonland, this beautiful almost Spring day in Melbourne.

Classic boil over ingredients are in place.

Too much focus on Wagner and too little on Gawn and Jones. 

Looking forward to tonights game.

Go Demons. 

I like your optimism glass half full. The days where I got enthused about Jonesy are well gone. Watching him run around in losing teams for 15 years does that to you. But Maxie on the other hand does enhance our chances.

30 minutes ago, picket fence said:

This could be me at about 3. am tommorrow morning 

That could be you at any time of the day picket !!

I have no confidence at all.

In theory, we can win this. That theory is that our midfield gets on top, our forwards make the most of St Kilda's relatively poor backline, and our zone returns to what it was prior to last week.

If we can get the game played in our forward half and we ramp up the brutality around the contest, we can win.

But reality suggests we'll either lose in the middle, or turn it over in our forward line, and watch them burst away from our turnovers with pace that we cannot match, with an open forward line (because we'll be pushing up the ground) and goals out the back left right and centre.

I think that's what gets me the most. Not necessarily the sinking feeling that we'll lose, but the feeling that I can predict precisely how this game is going to play out.

PS: our season doesn't end with a loss (unless we shed too much percentage). A final four of Sydney, Fremantle, GWS and Essendon presents us with a solid chance to go 3-1 and get us to 9 wins at worst. IMO, our season is set up beautifully with a win, but we're not done with a loss.

34 minutes ago, picket fence said:

This could be me at about 3. am tommorrow morning 

ah man mfc flu

2 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

I have no confidence at all.

In theory, we can win this. That theory is that our midfield gets on top, our forwards make the most of St Kilda's relatively poor backline, and our zone returns to what it was prior to last week.

If we can get the game played in our forward half and we ramp up the brutality around the contest, we can win.

But reality suggests we'll either lose in the middle, or turn it over in our forward line, and watch them burst away from our turnovers with pace that we cannot match, with an open forward line (because we'll be pushing up the ground) and goals out the back left right and centre.

I think that's what gets me the most. Not necessarily the sinking feeling that we'll lose, but the feeling that I can predict precisely how this game is going to play out.

PS: our season doesn't end with a loss (unless we shed too much percentage). A final four of Sydney, Fremantle, GWS and Essendon presents us with a solid chance to go 3-1 and get us to 9 wins at worst. IMO, our season is set up beautifully with a win, but we're not done with a loss.

We will still be a mathematical chance. You know your in trouble when it get to that. 

2 hours ago, Demon17 said:

And just how good was Chris Scotts game day coaching. masterclass in mid-game issues management

a decade worth of senior coaching experience

it also helps that the cats have so many experienced players out there on the park - they were apparently talking at 3/4 time about how it was 'win every quarter by two goals and we'll be back'

i don't like the cats, but they are super organised, super professional

Edited August 29, 20205 yr by whatwhatsaywhat

3 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Received a nice bottle of cognac this morning for my birthday which I think will get a good thrashing tonight. 

I call it the   Takeiteasy   Nostress  drink.  

 it does wonders.

 

Feeling of dread building, thinking 3-4 goal loss pre to team selection, post thinking as ugly as ten. Richo highlights speed so we go:

Gawn for Preuss - Max quicker

Brown for TMac - haven’t seen Brown play this year, but anyone quicker than TMac

Rivers vs Harmes - Rivers slightly quicker

J Wagner vs Lockhart- speed similar, J Wagner decision making awful & slow

Jones vs Sparrow - Jones very slow

OMac vs Fritsch - slow slow slow

When I way it all up team definitely a little bit slower, when I’m thinking we should definitely have picked quicker team, why none of Bedford, Hunt or Smith given a go, I’m not sure. Also as quite a few people have highlighted Lockhart has been solid, why drop him when Saints have Butler, I don’t understand!

Anyway I’m expecting to lose by 6-8 goals on reflection, really hope I’m wrong in this weird season, Saints are probably due a stutter, having lost to North & Freo having been well up in both, but you never know!!

Go Demons, and while I’ve hardly had a drink during lockdown, a few cans will definitely be required to settle pre match nerves!

Go Demons!!

1 hour ago, Deemania since 56 said:

Right now, well before game time, I feel as if I was condemned fifty years ago, locked up in a cell and now, the rope of the adjacent scaffold has my name on it in three hours. 

A clearly elite case of MFCSS that all other MFCSS cases can be judged on. 

Who is our carry over emergency?

Who will play the Fritsch role today?  He took 10 marks last week as a lead up forward.   

9 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I actually have a good feeling about this game. Saints by 64. 

It's my birthday this week... which means nothing is surer than a loss. 

Saints by 40 points or one point after the siren.

Often, I wish this team would play with the same gut-burning passion and desire that we all have. Today, I’m hoping that they don’t play as flat as we all currently feel ?

53 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

I have no confidence at all.

In theory, we can win this.

In theory, communism works too.

Look, we absolutely can win this. Surely Oliver and Trac won't have 2 poor games in a row. Gawn back at least means we can get some first use in the ruck, and you'd think May should ensure that Membery doesn't kick his usual bag. 

But, all things being equal, I expect them to kill us on the spread, make our turnovers really hurt, and drive a lot of play off their half backline with speed. Ratten is a very smart coach. My confidence in our coaching team is not strong. 

Will I be shocked if we win? No. Will I be shocked if we lose? Also no.

3 minutes ago, Jaded said:

It's my birthday this week... which means nothing is surer than a loss. 

Saints by 40 points or one point after the siren.

Kicked by Membrey.

 

Happy Birthday, in any case. You never know...

3 hours ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

Am one of the lucky few in town to have tickets, can’t wait to go tonight!

l  hope  you with the rest of our supporters enjoy the day at the game and our great club has a win to remember.

3 hours ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

We have good support in communities like Nyrripi and Imanpa, as the play as the Demons (I have Imanpa Demons tracksuit pants) both though over 200km from Alice, so hard for them to attend games

200 km in the NT is like next door!

Port and Crows have alot of fans from remote communities who attend Alice games. Possibly from APY lands.

1 minute ago, demoniac said:

200 km in the NT is like next door!

Port and Crows have alot of fans from remote communities who attend Alice games. Possibly from APY lands.

port and Crows have more fans in Alice, full stop.

 

The Nyirripi Road is a rough one, the mob there travelled in on Monday by bus to go to tonight’s game, bus home is tomorrow, there is only one bus a week.

1 hour ago, forever demons said:

ah man mfc flu

Yeah I have MFCITIS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS NO KNOWN CURE!