GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs Western Bulldogs

[Fork 'em 6,983]

D-Day is finally here.
Time to bring the forken heat.

Edited May 27, 2021 by Fork 'em

[DubDee 25,850]

11 minutes ago, HBDee said:

Unfortunately I have the same feeling. The old MFCSS creeping back in. Sadly a feeling I don't think any of us will see disappear in a hurry!

Not sure it is MFCSS this time, they are rightly favourites. If both teams plays as they have recently the Dogs will win

[hemingway 7,627]

49 minutes ago, Deeoldfart said:

Last weekend we played far and away our worst football for the year, had one of our key playmakers missing, and we were crucified by a couple of late umpiring blunders ............ and yet we still only lost by a point to a team that played ‘out of its skin’.

If we return to playing ‘the Melbourne way’ with everybody playing their role, we can defy the odds and win this.  Should be a ripping game.  Dees by 10 points.

Heroic optimism DOF. 

[Little Richard 6,262]

28 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Not our time. Not playing well enough.

Perhaps later in the year.

Last week and next will be more important season wise

Happy to take a win though

Glad to hear that!

A lot can happen in a week, I think we'll come out pretty hungry tonight and it'll be a very close contest. Expect our backline to really have the wood over their forwards. Midfield could be a worry though.

[forever demons 2,220]

The  little Aussie Kozzie to play a blinder

[Maldonboy38 6,402]

We lost by one point when nearly our entire 22 played an average or poor game.

Dogs beaten by Blues and Tiges. On both occasions, the Dogs crumbled under fierce pressure. 

If our boys can play the Goodwin 'start-from-the-contest' footy and do most of the hard work when we they don't have the ball, we win and we win well. If our tackles don't stick, or we let Daniels, Bont and Johannisen play loose and free 5 metres off the contest, we get smashed. 

Oliver, Gawn, Trac, Brayshaw, Fritsch, May, Lever, Salem are our usual match winners, but this game relies much more heavily on Spargo, Pickett, ANB, Harmes, and Hunt.

Dees by about 16 points I reckon (hope?).

[Superunknown 4,217]

Pointsbet offering $3 on Dogs win 1-100 pts and Bont at least 1 goal. Giving money away. 

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,822]

Just seen the news that this game is definitely going ahead and it's made my Friday.

Can't wait to get through the rest of the work day and watch us slog it out tonight.

Irrespective of what happened last week, my feeling is that our form hasn't been that great (i.e. we're not totally dominating games) so I'm not  brimming full of confidence, but our ability to consistently rise to the challenge that's in front of us has me believing we are still in with a red hot chance.

Hoping we learn some things from last week and our encounter with the Dogs pre-season.

Really want the win tonight - hate these [censored].

Go the Mighty DEMONS!

Edited May 28, 2021 by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,754]

1 hour ago, PaulRB said:

"Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! “Charge for the guns!” he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred."

 

 

47 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

D-Day is finally here.
Time to bring the forken heat.

I think I prefer the reference to D-Day given we were on the winning side that time, rather than the Charge of the Light Brigade which commemorates a loss. Noble and heroic, but a loss, nevertheless.

[PaulRB 6,362]

I'm in more familiar territory with the Demons tonight, low expectations, with a win pure bonus and a pleasant surprise given we're yet to click all over the ground this year, despite our win:loss ratio... 

[binman 42,916]

This was always going to be a fascinating game.

The top two teams in the AFL atm, and not just on the ladder. We are clearly the two best performed teams.

Two different tactical models, but not distinct in the way say ours and the Eagles are.

Of course all team have a focus on pressure and winning contested ball. But the dees and dogs have pressure and contested footy as foundation stones of their model. 

Where we differ is our defence system, the ways we transition the ball and the way we look to generate scoring opportunities.  

But no crowd and the open roof, no to mention the craziness of this week and both teams having covid scares, add random variables into mix.

Last year, i found our early games with no crowds painful to watch in terms of the atmosphere, but also from a perspective of not knowing if the games would ultimately count for anything. And it felt like the players were going through the motions.

But tonight those factors, particularly the last two are not really in the equation.

Yes, the game won't have the same atmosphere, and will miss  a lot because of it.

But unlike the games with no crowds last year, in some ways it will have its own special atmosphere. Just the sound of the players, like a suburban game, playing a match for real stakes and two teams desperate to show who is the best going head to head. 

Might even have better umpiring without the noise of affirmation!

Can't wait

Edited May 28, 2021 by binman

[In Harmes Way 7,769]

Anybody have advice on a good 3D printer for around $1000

I'll need something to do on the weekend, thought I'd learn a new hobby.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

8 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

Anybody have advice on a good 3D printer for around $1000

I'll need something to do on the weekend, thought I'd learn a new hobby.

Yep IHW ....order a Prusa MK3s through the Prusa website. Get one that's pre-assembled and not a kit, unless your a wiz with electronics. They are excellent printers made in Prague in the Czech Republic. There is also the smaller Prusa Mini for around 500. Also an excellent printer.

PM me if you want more detailed information.

[chook fowler 19,458]

17 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

Anybody have advice on a good 3D printer for around $1000

I'll need something to do on the weekend, thought I'd learn a new hobby.

Print a couple of decent tall forwards once you get it.

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

1 hour ago, PaulRB said:

"Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! “Charge for the guns!” he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred."

Oh, Lord. I hesitate to tell you how this turned out. But they weren't on top of the ladder at the end of it.

[In Harmes Way 7,769]

3 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Print a couple of decent tall forwards once you get it.

My understanding is you can only print inanimate objects, which we've already got.

[hardtack 10,537]

I think that playing with the roof open may work somewhat in our favour (Dogs always playing home games with it closed), and the lack of crowds could also work in our favour (let’s face it, our crowds are never quite vocal enough to influence umpiring decisions). It could go either way, but will be close whichever way it goes.

[DubDee 25,850]

Not worried about the lack of atmosphere 

Docklands never has a scrap of atmosphere at the best of times

the return clash at the G should be a beauty. Hopefully 60K turn out

[In Harmes Way 7,769]

2 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Oh, Lord. I hesitate to tell you how this turned out. But they weren't on top of the ladder at the end of it.

I'm also confident that having 600 on the field will contravene the 6-6-6 rule.

[AzzKikA 2,371]

45 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Just seen the news that this game is definitely going ahead and it's made my Friday.

Can't wait to get through the rest of the work day and watch us slog it out tonight.

Irrespective of what happened last week, my feeling is that our form hasn't been that great (i.e. we're not totally dominating games) so I'm not  brimming full of confidence, but our ability to consistently rise to the challenge that's in front of us has me believing we are still in with a red hot chance.

Hoping we learn some things from last week and our encounter with the Dogs pre-season.

Really want the win tonight - hate these [censored].

Go the Mighty DEMONS!

This is exactly how I'm feeling about tonight's game, thanks balls for putting my thoughts into words in a much better way than I could ever have done.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

5 hours ago, AzzKikA said:

Is there anything official about our tests yet?

Im positive we are negative..

[Diamond_Jim 12,576]

anyone know if the Casey v Bulldogs match at Whitten Oval on Sunday is going ahead?

thanks

[leave it to deever 17,511]

Battle for top spot.

We are not faves. Adv us.

We played poorly last week so hopefully keen to make ammends.

No more wins in a row pressure. 

Im sure we will throw everything as the dogs tonight so I think we are a good chance.

No way our backline could get smashed again I hope.

Will our forwards score? Tmac and Fritta to lead the way

With our smalls to add quite a few.

 

[NeveroddoreveN 1,034]

13 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

anyone know if the Casey v Bulldogs match at Whitten Oval on Sunday is going ahead?

thanks

All VFL matches this week are cancelled sadly.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Our backline is going to be very busy.