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GAMEDAY: Rd 20 vs Fremantle

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3.12am and I can't sleep - and the Gameday thread is already up!  Gotta love Demonland!

Go Dees - get the job done and the remaining games will look a whole lot less formidable!

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    Confident going into this.

    The key focus over the week would have been defence and pressure! 
     

    Dees by 24 points.

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    If ever there was a season defining game it would be this.

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    Jeepers! Weideman?


    An AFL game played on an oval which will have an extremely dangerous surface! MADNESS!

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    1 hour ago, Pates said:

    If ever there was a season defining game it would be this.

    Win or lose, It might be season defining for both teams, if it's an epic tussle that proves Freo (and us) have very strong premiership credentials.

    It would be awesome to smash them and begin a campaign of demolition again, but the neutral in me kind of wants an epic match of the year contest where both clubs play a brand of ruthless defensive pressure to the death, that makes Geelong and their media sycophants [censored] themselves about another prelim disappointment. Carn the Doggies at GMHBA too!

     

    Edited by John Demonic

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    Give them the old Heave Ho!

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    I’m bizarrely confident about tonight’s game although I could sleep much. 

    Only 14 hours til first (recalled) bounce!

    😬🤪

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    I want to see pressure, intensity and desperation. A return to our 2021 brand

    And some inside F50 tackles please

    The march to the flag starts tonight

    Dees by 25 points

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    I'm buoyed by the news of Brayshaw's re-signing and hope the players have had a similar boost.

    With no evidence at all to back me up, I just feel that a corner has been turned and we'll win tonight in the first step towards a strong finals run.

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    46 minutes ago, BDA said:

    I want to see pressure, intensity and desperation. A return to our 2021 brand

    And some inside F50 tackles please

    The march to the flag starts tonight

    Dees by 25 points

    That first line says it all. Bring that, and we win this and it sets us up for the next 3. If we don't, then it says a lot about our chances from here. 


    Boys will go BANG tonight. Top 2 spot maintained.

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    2 hours ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    Jeepers! Weideman?

    Come on 56, big game for the club...back them all in.

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    Odds watch. 

    Opened 1.90 equal favs, which seemed fair enough given the form lines of both sides, the relative ladder positions and the fact the game is on freo's home deck. And surely no-one would be keen to trust us with their money given we are apparently not hungry or ruthless enough

    Into 1.86 soon after.

    Into 1.80 by Tuesday (even after it was announced bb wasn't playing).

    Into 1.77 on Wednesday.

    Remarkably, on game day, now into 1.72.

    The weather might be a factor, but today's forecast is that whilst plenty of rain will fall today, and so the ground will be slippery, it will clear by the arvo.

    I wonder if Lobb is going to be late out?

    May drift, but unlikely to get into anything shorter than 1.80.

    The pros must really think we will magically rediscover our 'hunger'.

    Because being people who make a living out of punting by being hard nosed, unemotional realists put a lot of stock in such nebulous concepts. 

     

     

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    Pretty confident today. Reckon Brayshaw will play his [censored] off.

     

    Dee’s by plenty 

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    Thought I'd randomly check weather radar. Wet deck on a dodgy ground that recently had turf changed.

    What could go wrong.

     

     

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    30 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    I appreciate the invitation layzie, but I'm really not into that sort of thing.

    That's what she said!

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    19 minutes ago, binman said:

    Odds watch. 

    Opened 1.90 equal fans, which seems fair enough given the form lines of both sides, the relative ladder positions and the fact the game is on freo's home deck.

    Into 1.86 soon after.

    Into 1.80 by Tuesday (even after it was announced bb wasn't playing).

    Into 1.77 on Wednesday.

    Remarkably, on game day, now into 1.72.

    The weather might be a factor, but today's forecast is that whilst plenty of rain will fall today, and so the ground will be slippery, it will clear by the arvo.

    I wonder if lobb is going to be late out?

    May drift, but unlikely to get into anything shorter than 1.80.

    Tbe pros must really think we will magically rediscover our "hunger'.

    Because being people who make a living out of punting by being hard nosed, unemotional realists they believe in such nebulous concepts. 

     

     

    Pros must believe we will suddenly remember how to pressure, run both ways, be sharper with skills, be mentally more ruthless, have greater inside 50 connection. Can’t think of any other factors :)) 

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    Play well Demons and lets get a much needed win - if we are to really challenge and go back to back this is the game we need to win

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