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I think Dusty could be the difference here, he loves a big occasion and his 250th is fairly significant.

Love him or loathe him, he is a very, very good footballer.

If nothing else, it's a good chance for our guys to experience finals like atmosphere and learn from it

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11 hours ago, Pates said:

I see this game as a free hit in a lot of ways, number one most important thing is to stay with them deep into the match.

Above to me will be the 'fascinating' part of the game if it turns out this way.

According to The Age defence article this morning, when comparing Dees and Tiges,both teams rank No. 1 for final 1/4 efforts.

Both have won all 5 last 1/4's 

If its close both will think they have a chance - which will be true in fact.

 

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4 hours ago, faultydet said:

Tigers by 4 goals.

We are not at that level yet.

The Tigers level of 2019 or 2020 was great, apart from the last 3 quarters of football, This Year 2021 Tigers are not near that level either. (Pardon my english.)  For most of this year they have been lower 8 level,  I hope they have been drinking their bath water more the we have been splashing in ours. 

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2 hours ago, Demon17 said:

Above to me will be the 'fascinating' part of the game if it turns out this way.

According to The Age defence article this morning, when comparing Dees and Tiges,both teams rank No. 1 for final 1/4 efforts.

Both have won all 5 last 1/4's 

If its close both will think they have a chance - which will be true in fact.

 

I would happily concede them the last quarter as long as we win the game.

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5 hours ago, chook fowler said:

would love to see May run through that irksome Lynch and sort him out - i loathe him.

Hes a real sniper Lynch.....hes done it to plenty of others.

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7 hours ago, faultydet said:

Tigers by 4 goals.

We are not at that level yet.

You havent tipped us in one game yet.

Keep it up, its working well.

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This is the litmus test game so far (as was the Geelong and hawks games at the time...)

Think our defence is solid, and provided we apply it well in the midfield we can hold the [censored] head forwards in Lynch and Riewoldt.  Their small forwards may get involved, but we can and should ensure that they get no easy possessions.  They dont like their own medicine so this will be the basis of success.

Next, we need to win the midfield.  Allowing the ball too often to be in their half is a recipe for disaster - the more we can create and win contests the better off we will be.  In addition, stopping half back run through intense pressure will stifle their ability to move the ball.  Gotta be hard at it here.

A great contest, with us finding enough avenues to goal and responding to repeated efforts of the Tigers (and their mates the maggots) to take a 24 point win.

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We need to bring energy and intensity for 4 qrtrs. Forward pressure is the key, so last week's level of effort is not going to cut it. 

Do or die Demons... Dig deep.

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