Our mental fortitude and ability to wrest momentum has been the most important development in this team this season. I’m confident we will perform tonight and handle anything the Cats throw at us.

I’m hoping that every WA Demon will be at the game. I hope you bring along as many of the locals as you can to barrack for us as well. I’m prepared to suspend my dislike of West Coast supporters if they are prepared to cheer us along (and boo the Cats) just for this 24 hours.

Low work productivity, high anxiety day coming up

We got front AND back pages of today’s HS…

13 minutes ago, Brownie said:

Ignore the headline. A story of a ruthless attitude.

Bring it Dee's. https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/melbourne-demons/afl-finals-2021-melbourne-vs-geelong-preliminary-final-mental-scars-2018-prelim-vs-west-coast-will-schofield-comments-news/news-story/22b7e75c5968ee20a3d0079db4ccd8d8

Have disliked Scofield intensely since he dropped Oliver with an 'elbow upper cut' at a break, was reported, appealed and got off.  Media claimed Oliver took a dive.  

I find that article extremely unpleasant and tbh disrespectful.  We were naive on and off the field but what is the point to be dredging that stuff up now.   Chest beating, ra ra by yesterday's heroes. 

Woke up early today, I'm a bloody nervous wreck already. This is going to be a long day!

And an inside spread!

Like Josh, I too am firing up the smoker today with pork ribs and a leg of lamb on my menu. My nerves are strange. When playing and coaching footy, I had ice running through my veins. Nothing phased me. Cricket was a different matter and I was extremely nervous when waiting to bat. This morning I have some butterflies and need to concentrate on something else other than football until game time.  When the game starts I will be fine. 
 

I think the key tonight is a good start and we can’t afford lapses as per Round 23 hoping to come home hard again. I am concerned about that dog Hawkins and who he will hurt tonight as per Scott’s instructions. Lever? Salem?

Enjoy guys and go Demons!!!

 

5 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Have disliked Scofield intensely since he dropped Oliver with an 'elbow upper cut' at a break, was reported, appealed and got off.  Media claimed Oliver took a dive.  

I find that article extremely unpleasant and tbh disrespectful.  We were naive on and off the field but what is the point to be dredging that stuff up now.   Chest beating, ra ra by yesterday's heroes. 

I never paid much attention to Schofield until he popped up in an AFLW commentary team for a Dees v Freo game. I had to mute him. His West Australian bias was ridiculous and general tone was obnoxious. He’s a DH

I’m an emotional wreck. I mean I’ve been in lockdown for like 900 days which isn’t helping, but this is a new level of insanity.

I feel nervous, anxious, teary, excited… 

For those suffering nerves, relax. This game is already won. Geelong cannot beat us.

I rarely feel absolutely confident of a win. Only twice this season, in rounds 16 & 18.

Today I am absolutely confident of a win.

The only way we can lose is if we refuse to kick straight, or become static and fumbly, are second to the ball, get shafted by the umps, get key injuries, or just simply have bad luck.

1 minute ago, Jaded said:

I’m an emotional wreck. I mean I’ve been in lockdown for like 900 days which isn’t helping, but this is a new level of insanity.

I feel nervous, anxious, teary, excited… 

Thankfully, there's a football match on TV to look forward to. And we're playing!

52 minutes ago, Brownie said:

3 dozen unshucked Pacific oysters being picked up this morning.

Might go a WA Chenin blanc and my favourite beer, weisenstaphner pilsner, a bottle of Paxton biodynamic cab sav for the second half and of course a cheese plate will do.

Go Dees. Geez I'm toey

"TOEY AS A ROMAN SANDAL"

Interesting to see the matching lineups in the papers this morning and probably hypotheticals 

Henry on Fritsch. Fritsch can match him easily in the air but is that what we want?

I don't like Dermot, but respect his forthright opinions. He has Dees winning by 24.

12 hours to go and I am $#!tting myself.

10 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

For those suffering nerves, relax. This game is already won. Geelong cannot beat us.

I rarely feel absolutely confident of a win. Only twice this season, in rounds 16 & 18.

Today I am absolutely confident of a win.

The only way we can lose is if we refuse to kick straight, or become static and fumbly, are second to the ball, get shafted by the umps, get key injuries, or just simply have bad luck.

Only one of the above worries me. Wev'e got the rest covered.

Oliver?  Fumbly??

Unlikely in the extreme.

These nerves are next level. 

Slowly creeping up to Boss level.

And there’s still 12 HOURS TO GO

Oh the humanity!

The Manor is out of lockdown today . A clear and favourable omen for a Melbourne victory tonight. Geelong are yesterday's zeroes. 

The biggest danger they pose is carelessly leaving their Zimmer frames lying about and creating a trip hazard for our lads. We'll do them in the midfield to ensure that Hawkins and Cameron are denied the comfortable lead up delivery they thrive on.

At the other end, our small forwards are more likely to take advantage of the hurried entries that will result from final's pressure.

I am well stocked with the nectar of the gods and the maid is preparing her demon themed outfit for the victory celebrations.

Dees by 29.

In the next 15 days we can send the Cats into a rebuild and end our curse. Carpe diem Demons!

29 minutes ago, Pates said:

Woke up early today, I'm a bloody nervous wreck already. This is going to be a long day!

Same been confident all week and woke up with a nasty dose of mfcss

43 minutes ago, OhMyDees said:

Demons have a never lost a home Preliminary Final…

Still nervous but thanks...this helps.

1 minute ago, Bates Mate said:

Same been confident all week and woke up with a nasty dose of mfcss

I was fine all week and this morning till I logged on to this thread.

6 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

The Manor is out of lockdown today . A clear and favourable omen for a Melbourne victory tonight. Geelong are yesterday's zeroes. 

The biggest danger they pose is carelessly leaving their Zimmer frames lying about and creating a trip hazard for our lads. We'll do them in the midfield to ensure that Hawkins and Cameron are denied the comfortable lead up delivery they thrive on.

At the other end, our small forwards are more likely to take advantage of the hurried entries that will result from final's pressure.

I am well stocked with the nectar of the gods and the maid is preparing her demon themed outfit for the victory celebrations.

Dees by 29.

Hello Uncle, " Demon themed outfit" sounds interesting! and remember Uncle always, lifes to short to drink cheap Shiraz!

GO DEES

Edited September 9, 20214 yr by picket fence

Just now, picket fence said:

Hello Uncle, " Demon themed outfit" sounds interesting and remember Uncle always, lifes to short to drink cheap Shiraz!

GO DEES

I found some good stuff at the local IGA picket - it will be all out tonight!

Geelong odds excessive.

This is a danger game.

In Movie news a new disaster movie is set to be filmed at Kardinia park tommorrow, tentitavely called " FALLOUT 22 THE FINAL CHAPTER"

Early reviews have called it  "Catastrophic"

Edited September 9, 20214 yr by picket fence

2 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Geelong odds excessive.

This is a danger game.

It's a preliminary final, that much is obvious