Chins up folks. Now that our backs are really against the wall, and that the umpires no longer pay a 15m/50m penalty for running over the mark (or the rule doesn't exist...or it does exist but has only ever been paid once) I look forward to us going 0-7 before storming home to surge into the finals with real momentum to win the flag. As history showed with our defeat of the eventual '87 premiers in the '88 prelim., we would have won the flag in '87 if Jimmy hadn't been penalised - and please shoot yourself before suggesting that Buckenara would have kicked it anyway. Bring it on.

Chins up folks. Now that our backs are really against the wall, and that the umpires no longer pay a 15m/50m penalty for running over the mark (or the rule doesn't exist...or it does exist but has only ever been paid once) I look forward to us going 0-7 before storming home to surge into the finals with real momentum to win the flag. As history showed with our defeat of the eventual '87 premiers in the '88 prelim., we would have won the flag in '87 if Jimmy hadn't been penalised - and please shoot yourself before suggesting that Buckenara would have kicked it anyway. Bring it on.

The big difference, notwithstanding that a finals surge does somehow occur, is that in 1987 the boys had a 4-3 basis on which to build after 7 rounds. Another difference is we're sadly-short of emerging stars to bring in.

I'm all for a 1987 revival....wasn't the slogan - C'Mon Demons!

I'm all for a 1987 revival....wasn't the slogan - C'Mon Demons!

I'm all for a 2007 revival...

C'Mon Demons! :D

Actually we wouldnt have won tghe flag in 87 had we gone through - Flower, Wilson and one other would have missed through injury and Carlton thrashed Hawthorn in the GF

C'mon demonds, we've got the feeling, you've got me standing on my feet!

Awwwww cmon!

C'mon demonds, blah blah blah, cause u make me feel so great!

it's time now, to show them how, we've got time, to celebrate

C'mon Demons!

C'mon demonds, we've got the feeling, you've got me standing on my feet!

Awwwww cmon!

C'mon demonds, blah blah blah, cause u make me feel so great!

it's time now, to show them how, we've got time, to celebrate

C'mon Demons!

Have you been drug tested recently?

C'mon demonds, we've got the feeling, you've got me standing on my feet!

Awwwww cmon!

C'mon demonds, blah blah blah, cause u make me feel so great!

it's time now, to show them how, we've got time, to celebrate

C'mon Demons!

Puts Lennon/McCartney to shame

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Actually we wouldnt have won the flag in 87 "

We did beat Carlton THREE TIMES in '88 ,including in the finals, without Flower(who ,I have it on good authority WOULD have played in the '87 GF).

We were on an incredible high at the end of '87, and Hawthorn were punch-drunk after their lucky win against us in the prelim. We'd have given Carlton a bloody good battlein the GF.