And one more thing. Whoever plays on Alir Alir will have a night out. Most overrated player in the AFL!

The way we have bombed into our fwd line  Id give bbb instructions and a small not to step outside of our fwd fifty arc. In fact, stay as close to the goal square as possible.

Fritta can cover the pockets and Dogga and tmac can do what they please.

Bbb is a champion of the game. Despite last year, no defender relishes the prospect of playing on him as he has towelled most of the best.

Congrats to Goody for making the change.

 

4 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

The way we have bombed into our fwd line  Id give bbb instructions and a small not to step outside of our fwd fifty arc. In fact, stay as close to the goal square as possible.

Fritta can cover the pockets and Dogga and tmac can do what they please.

Bbb is a champion of the game. Despite last year, no defender relishes the prospect of playing on him as he has towelled most of the best.

Congrats to Goody for making the change.

 

Kozi.

I don't think we will win this one. We are top heavy will struggle with their pace. The quicker teams are always more competitive against us even when we win. Including Viney, Jackson and Brown does not help our pace. Picking Brown does not mean we have a working forward line that is use to kicking a score. We are one of the slowest teams going around, if we have to chase them we will lose. Their forward line is better than ours and they are hard at the contest. If they halve contests it will be hard for the demons to win.

Can't say I'm overly confident like everyone on here.

1 hour ago, Skuit said:

Why do people keep saying this match is season defining?

It is - but in my opinion for Port Power.

If they lose they will be fully discounted as contenders , more like pretenders.

Dees have some significant runs on the board  and know how to get the job done. Brown will help.

 

31 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

We did win in Canberra in Round 3. I think that counts.

Technically Canberra is in a territory, not a state. 

If we're tackling well we're usually playing well I think if we bring the heat they will fold. Their record against other top sides is poor. Our small forwards need to be sticking tackles, I don't want to see them just chasing blokes, nail the tackle ffs. We'll know in the first 5 minutes if we're on.

I have no idea about what will happen tonite.

Surely Robbie Gray is a big out for them.

11 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

It is - but in my opinion for Port Power.

If they lose they will be fully discounted as contenders , more like pretenders.

Dees have some significant runs on the board  and know how to get the job done. Brown will help.

 

It couldn't be bigger for us 

Lose and its likely we fall out of top 4 - with a really tough run of games to go 

If we are serious about winning a flag - we must retain top 4

If we are serious about winning a flag - we must beat teams like Port that want to replace us in Top 4 

Who really wants it more - tonight will indicate a lot about this team. If we are extremely competitive and lose by a small margin then that's a possible pass mark. If we lose easily and never look like it then that is a huge concern 

Our form has dropped off which is not that unexpected - it is almost impossible to go through the season without some sort of form dip

Personally I am concerned that are starts have been a weakness - if we let them get off to a fast start the big pro Port crowd will get them flying - hard to see a way back from there 

Dee’s by 60, Hogan to kick 4

No predictions from me today, just a fervent hope that we can come out with fire in our bellies from the first bounce, and tidy up our clearance work, forward entries and goal kicking.  Achieve these, and a result in our favour will take care of itself ………. if not the result will also take care of itself, BUT ………….

Come on day just fly by. And be a good night so tomorrow is nice

We just have to get off to the best start possible.

So much on the line tonight. This will tell us how much the boys want that top 2 spot. 

Go Ben Brown. 

2 hours ago, Webber said:

Having my best tipping year ever (2nd outright on Demonland, 211th of 584,687 countrywide), and haven’t tipped against us all year. Tonight I make the switch. Looking forward to my wheels falling off rather than the Dees. Go Redlegs!

Think you might find me as leading and will give you a heads up. I'm going for the Dees as picking them in every game this year has helped my tipping scores. Also IF we win I reckon I'd go further in front as majority will pick Port. I hope so in any case. Do it for me Dees.

1 hour ago, Skuit said:

Why do people keep saying this match is season defining? What if we lose this one and win all of our other matches for the rest of the year? Is it even possible to determine which match is season-defining before there's a completed season to be defined?

We've demonstrated that we have the capability to so far beat four out of five of the other flag contenders, who unlike us have all taken points off each other at various stages. All teams have form slumps over the course of a 22-round season. 

This is really just another match in that season. A loss to Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on a Thursday night wont define our season, but it may confirm that our slump is performance-related or structural rather than a motivational issue. 

A win puts us 2 games clear of Port with 6 to go. Top 4 almost assured.

Lose and we are level with them with only a slender percentage advantage and a tougher run home. 5^th becomes a distinct possibility

Huge game

I can't even remember the last time we took a solid contested mark inside 50.

Probably T Mac 5 weeks ago

If our midfield fires, our fwd line will look very good, if they don't, our fwd line will look horrible

There is a direct correlation between the quality of opposition and/or what they've done in the previous weeks and our mindset and overall performance for the game.

Fremantle win - Freo were the buzz team of the summer and were expecting to be a finals contender. We were up for this game as they effectively knocked us out of the finals last year.

St Kilda win - massive things were expected of St Kilda this year and they had a gusty round 1 win over GWS in the wet.

GWS win - GWS were coming off a terrible listless loss over Freo. Our poor first half reflected complacency. We ran over them in the second half mainly due to GWS copping 4 injuries. This could've easily been our first loss of the year.

Geelong win - Geelong were clearly a flag contender at the time (still are) and we were ready for them from the opening bounce. One of our rare 4 quarter efforts for the year.

Hawthorn win - Poor first half which correlated with a 1-3 opposition who were tipped to finish bottom 2. To our credit we were much better in the second half but certainly not a solid 4 qtr performance.

Richmond win - Were up and about against the latest dynasty club who just came off a 15 goal win over St Kilda and we treated this game like a final accordingly.

North win - Just expected to stroll through an entire game against a potential 0-22 side at the time. It was a lesson that has not been heeded against more recent encounters against bottom sides. Pathetic mindset that has plagued our losses this year.

Sydney win - gutsy win against a very good 5-2 side that had just taken down Geelong.

Carlton win - Carlton's previous 2 weeks had been a win over Essendon and a 5 goal blown lead against the Dogs. Out mindset was sufficient enough to beat a middle of the road side and kept them at arm's length for most of the day.

Adelaide loss - Clearly took the reigning wooden spooners on a 4 game losing streak lightly.

Dogs and Brisbane win - No explanation needed against a top 2 side and a club on a 7 game winning streak respectively

Collingwood loss - Playing a bottom 3 side and simply took them lightly. Their recent form (2 close losses and a close win) and the Buckley resignation should've spelt warning signs though.

Essendon win - Essendon were clearly the glamour side of the previous 6 weeks and we did what we needed to do.

GWS loss - Playing a horribly inconsistent side who had just lost a shocker to Hawthorn. We could all tell we were off in the opening minutes.

Port ?? - Playing a top 4 side that has gone 6-1 in their last 7 games. If history is any guide this year, we might get a favourable result.

 

 

 

 

Losses to a few bottom-eight sides is part of the journey (see premiers from past years). We have stepped up against the best every time this year, Dees by 29 points.

15 minutes ago, adonski said:

Dee’s by 60, Hogan to kick 4

Was this cut and pasted from the Port V Melbourne 2018 game day thread?

We started the season with a few Simon Goodwins and then something fell off as we entered Simon Badwin territory. 

Will take an ugly win tonight but uncertain how it'll go.

If we lose, don't think we'll get smashed, have the defenders to minimize some damage and also some fitness to recoup some damage in junk time.

20 minutes ago, Docs Demons said:

Think you might find me as leading and will give you a heads up. I'm going for the Dees as picking them in every game this year has helped my tipping scores. Also IF we win I reckon I'd go further in front as majority will pick Port. I hope so in any case. Do it for me Dees.

Now you’ve got me in a quandary….

25 minutes ago, layzie said:

Come on day just fly by. And be a good night so tomorrow is nice

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18 minutes ago, DubDee said:

I can't even remember the last time we took a solid contested mark inside 50.

Probably T Mac 5 weeks ago

If our midfield fires, our fwd line will look very good, if they don't, our fwd line will look horrible

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