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GAMEDAY: Rd 21 vs Collingwood

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34 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

nah, we're r00ted. rain band all the way back to radelaide

Maybe I’m reading the radar movements the way I would like to see things….. There is a bad patch coming now but I reckon (perhaps hope) that the worst of the showers will past us (or to the north of us) by 6pm or 7 at the latest🤞

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2 minutes ago, Wodjathefirst said:

Maybe I’m reading the radar movements the way I would like to see things….. There is a bad patch coming now but I reckon (perhaps hope) that the worst of the showers will past us by 6pm or 7 at the latest🤞

lots of things can change.....i sure will be hoping you're right

melb already chalked up 2.2mm of rain

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    Just now, chook fowler said:

    I thought we were ok in the rain.

    We're fine in the rain.  Just makes for unpleasant viewing.  It will be worth it at the final siren though.

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    7 minutes ago, Wodjathefirst said:

    Maybe I’m reading the radar movements the way I would like to see things….. There is a bad patch coming now but I reckon (perhaps hope) that the worst of the showers will past us by 6pm or 7 at the latest🤞

    p.s. try the radar on 512km composite

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    Just now, Vipercrunch said:

    We're fine in the rain.  Just makes for unpleasant viewing.  It will be worth it at the final siren though.

    Hope we are floaters and not sinkers 

     

    Good work Richmond station. You have the Melbourne Storm playing on one side and Melbourne v Collingwood on the other side and they have both sides shut so you have to go the long way around. 

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    I was hoping we would beat the pies by 96+ points and put them into negative percentage territory. The rain has scuppered that particular wish unfortunately

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    2 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    p.s. try the radar on 512km composite

    No, it’s fake news 🙃 Rain hail or shine, I’ll be there - GO DEEs

    ps I’m looking at an App ‘Windy’ that gives me the info I want (for all I know, this could be an app endorsed by Qanon).

    On a half serious note, I have been caught out many times by referring to BOM’s hour to hour forward forecasts when it indicated rain. I think if you read into details, if there is a chance it will spit that will show up as rain. 
    When I look at the Apple hourly forecasts (they obviously use different interpretations of what is ‘rain’ ) quite often it will show it will be dry - and to me more often than not have shown a more accurate or realistic projection 

    Sadly, before I hit ‘send’ I just noted they both forecast rain! So …..I hope Windy is correct but I’m losing confidence.

    On the upside, either way, we will smash them 

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    2 hours ago, BigFez said:

    Weather update over there?

    Rain appears to be easing.

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    1 hour ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    I went to a game in the ‘70’s, horethorn versus Fitzroy. My mate couldn’t stand Normie Goss. Every time he went near the ball, my mate booed. I remember thinking half way through the third quarter, “[censored], Paul is booing a lot”. Goss touched it 35 times. :-)

    Actually, thinking about it, Goss would have won the Kingsley had it been awarded in the 1970's.

    (Far out - - - serious madness setting in when a poster starts quoting himself.)

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    1 hour ago, Red and Blue realist said:

    Anyone else hope we tackle Ginnivan like this?

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    The way the poor bugger is being umpired he wouldn't get a free for that!


    Melb by 10 goals. Even in the wet.

    Miocek and Howe very questionable.

    Adams out.

    May and Lever will slaughter Miocheck or even that Giraffe.

    Hibbo will smash 

    Salem and Angus will mop all night .

    No fear. The Deez are here.

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    Just went to the demon shop and bought a nice little pin set to add to my scarf. A nice little max gawn one holding the cup and a trac norn Smith medal one. 

    Anyway at least at Richmond station they finally opened up

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    8 minutes ago, binman said:

    The way the poor bugger is being umpired he wouldn't get a free for that!

    The poor bugger should stop dropping the knees.  The one against Essendon that caused all the uproar was only a mistake because it lingered high and became overly agressive.  AFL's call was contact was only high because JG lowered himself so intially the call of play on was correct but the "make him earn it" aspect that wasn't called a free was the error.

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    1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

    and here you are

     

    Never forget Oscars underground snap.

    6 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    One thing you'll notice tonight is how insufferable the Collingwood supporter base are towards the umpires. By far the worst of all clubs.

    All it will take is one marginal free kick go against them or not paid to them in the first quarter and they'll all be out of their seats and booing the umpires for the rest of the game as if they've already cost them the game.

    Last week against Port, they booed and hurled abuse to the umpires in the AFL members both at half time and full time (despite actually winning the game) because they couldn't get over the fact that Ginnevan didn't get paid a free in the first 5 minutes of the game.

    All the more reason they should get nothing.

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    3.4mm rain so far

    small chance the rain band that should arrive about 8-9pm might pass to the north - let's hope

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    I just hope it doesn't get that close.

    I really hope Viney comes out with the same mindset as last week with his brilliant tackling

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    Us winning the Flag last year changes everything.They are not equal to us they are in the pack trying like six other clubs to knock us off in a lousy lead up game.Bring it on because everything changed last year .We are Premiers until someone else is...

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