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GAMEDAY: Rd 07 vs North Melbourne

Whispering_Jack
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2 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

“Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.“ Sun Tzu - The Art of War

Love it WJ - I’ll read this to the soccer team I coach, who looked yesterday as if they had been up playing FIFA until 3am.

Regarding today, I’m not nearly as bullish as some. The Kangas are on their home deck and would be desperate for a scalp. We, on the other hand, have rolled the dice with a big team change and a reputation for drinking bath water before these games.

 

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    Hopefully BB can hit the ground running, snag a few and get on the same wavelength as the rest of the team. He is the final piece of the puzzle for me so really hope he can get into his stride quickly.

    Other than that I just want to see a professional, no nonsense performance.

    Dees by about 50 points or so.

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    2 minutes ago, 3183 Dee said:

    The Kangas are on their home deck and would be desperate for a scalp

    Their best chance of a win is next week when they play the pies. How funny would that be if they managed to do it. I don't think i could contain myself.

    We'll should win this game handily 3183. Don't stress my friend. 

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    I think we will win but the game will be a different type of challenge as Paul Roos is their coach's mentor and may well be sitting in their coaches box today.  He knows the weaknesses of our best players and will know how to exploit them and/or neutralise their strengths.  So we need to be alert to any left field tactics they might bring. 

    A bit more nervous about this game than the ladder suggests.

     

    As an aside, loved seeing Roos seek out Jetta on the field after the VFL game the other evening.  Jetta's revival under Roos is one of our best and endearing success stories.

    Edited by Lucifer's Hero

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    2 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    “Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.“ Sun Tzu - The Art of War

    “Defines the source of strength as unity not size.”

    Smash ‘em boys!

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    No excuses today. Just expect the boys to get the job done, regardless of a 1, 10 or 100 point win.

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    I’m wary of the day, we were a bit flat against the Hawks and took until the last quarter to put them away. It’s not uncommon for teams to have a come down after such a big win the week before. We’ll be going from playing in the cauldron on the MCG if front of 50k to windy, open (almost suburban) Hobart in front of 15k at most. 

    I think we’ll take a little bit to settle properly and it might take until the 2nd half before we kick into gear. I just want to see the player be ruthless, treat this as if we’re playing top of the table. 

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    3 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    “Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.“ Sun Tzu - The Art of War

    You need look no further back than Geelong’s loss to the Swans last night. They were far superior by every statistical measure but the Swans’ determination to win and their belief in themselves led them across the line. We need to be up from the beginning and not relent until the final siren.

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    • Demonland changed the title to GAMEDAY: Rd 07 vs North Melbourne

    I’m not worried. I just did the Ladder Predictor on the AFL website. We beat North and go on to win the premiership. 

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    3 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    “Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.“ Sun Tzu - The Art of War

    From another great warrior . . .

    I only have two words for you blokes .... believe in yourself

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    'Every successful summit is built on three foundation stones - hard work, preparation and planning. But there is a fourth,  more elusive element - good luck. And it is an element, that unlike its evil twin bad luck, will only appear with the three foundation stones in place'

    Old Tibetan saying as told to and translated by Sir Edmund Hilary.

    We have the foundation stones in place. And we are having some good luck - eg opponents having injuries and suspension and/or having tough games before us, us having a good run with injuries  jones' 300 falling on Anzac eve

    Tgis week we have another little bit of luck. It would be easy and perhaps understandable for the players intensity to drop a bit this week.

    But there is a rare prize for a win - the top of the ladder after seven rounds

    (By the by i made that quote up)

     

     

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    'The only danger games are those played and lost in the mind'

    Sir Alex Ferguson 

    (Not really)

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    The team is flying in this morning flying out after the game sharing a chartered plane with the Kangas, not awkward at all

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    Lot of upsets already , hoping Im not upset at 4.00 pm if we keep the ball away from Zeegull we should win 

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    I’ve been afflicted by chronic MFCSS for many years (well before it was formally diagnosed on Demonland), but I've been  symptom-free all this week. 

    No matter which angle I come from, I can’t see North beating our boys.  Even in the extremely unlikely event that we enter the match bloated with week-old bathwater, we will hit the overdrive button at some point, and go on to win.  We are just too talented, too professional, too driven and too well led, to let this one slip.  Dees by a big margin!

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    2 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

    The team is flying in this morning flying out after the game sharing a chartered plane with the Kangas, not awkward at all

    As long as someone does not leave the gameplans on the plane

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    14 minutes ago, binman said:

    'Every successful summit is built on three foundation stones - hard work, preparation and planning. But there is a fourth,  more elusive element - good luck. And it is an element, that unlike its evil twin bad luck, will only appear with the three foundation stones in place'

    Old Tibetan saying as told to and translated by Sir Edmund Hilary.

    We have the foundation stones in place. And we are having some good luck - eg opponents having injuries and suspension and/or having tough games before us, us having a good run with injuries  jones' 300 falling on Anzac eve

    Tgis week we have another little bit of luck. It would be easy and perhaps understandable for the players intensity to drop a bit this week.

    But there is a rare prize for a win - the top of the ladder after seven rounds

    (By the by i made that quote up)

     

     

    Flash backs to base camp analogy’s... shiver.

    56 minutes ago, binman said:

    'The only dander games ate those played and lost in the mind'

    Sir Alex Ferguson 

    Were they particularly hungry? And whose dander did those games get up? ??

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    ‘Up’ not ‘on’

    The old chestnut ‘One week at a time’  is most appropriate here. Considering the whole season is a marathon. Sticking with WJ’s insightful opening salvo. Tactically speaking the late arrival of superior reinforcements, has been decisive in many hard fought campaigns 

    . ? ? ? anyone?

     

     

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    Fife and drums

     

    Not sure whether it fits the narrative but while we're posting quotes this is my favourite from Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. 

    “Men Wanted: For hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.”

    Enjoy your day boys and girls. We've earned it. 

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    35 minutes ago, binman said:

    'The only dander games ate those played and lost in the mind'

    Sir Alex Ferguson 

    As long as the boys get their dander up!

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