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3 Things we can bank on next year

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I am looking forward to -

Fitter, more sustained pressure

Tougher, be the hunters, take no prisoners

Smarter, kick long when it’s on, lower the eyes or kick sideways to open space and no more loopy handballs which ar 50/50 at best. Blood the youngsters.

 We blooded Sparrow, JJ, LJ, Kozzie, Riv and Bowey over a two year period and won a Granny we need to be more daring and don’t carry injured players.

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    We will learn to win at the G more often than this season.

    Clarry & Trac will again knock each other out of the Brownlow.

    We will bounce back and win the GF.

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    6 hours ago, M_9 said:

    You reckon they’ll move the MCG to Alice Springs just for a weekend?

    I never said all home games 

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    15 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    LJ will get 35 touches and boot 5 goals against us. 

    Wash your mouth out with soap!

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    23 hours ago, CYB said:

    3. One positive - we will finally win the free kick count against Footscray.

    We won the free kick count 19-13 in last year's Grand Final, just in case you missed it.

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    Getting back on track, I’m sure we can bank on ourselves pulling our hair out at some point when the CS haven’t evolved…

    either our list and composition changes drastically or we will have to adapt the game style

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    1. Clarry will be niggled, poked, pushed, held, gouged and punched every week with no protection from the umpires.

    2.  The score review system will be crap again.

    3. We will be motivated by this year and will win.

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    On 9/20/2022 at 11:49 AM, Bates Mate said:

    3. Last round interstate

    Since 1998 we've been the designated home team in the final round just 7 out of a possible 25 times.

    Since 1998 we've travelled just once interstate in round 1 (in fairness)

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    On 9/20/2022 at 11:00 PM, mauriesy said:

    We won the free kick count 19-13 in last year's Grand Final, just in case you missed it.

    Only proof that miracles can happen!

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    On 9/20/2022 at 7:24 AM, old dee said:

    The sun will come up.

    Gil will be gone from the AFL.

    There will be no announcement on our home. 

    The second of these is looking shaky. 

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    1. Charlie Spargo has a breakout season and is talked about as the next Brent Harvey.

    2. Jacob Van Rooyen is mispronounced by a commentator during a huge pack mark... Rooyening the moment.

    3. Christian Petracca will get the most Brownlow votes but will not be eligible due to suspension for bumping Patrick Cripps.

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    1. De Going Nowhere will be locked up in a jail somewhere in Asia
    2. Colinwood will be filthy that they are paying 350k for Grundy to finish top five in the Bluey and win the Norm Smith
    3. Eddie and Jeff will propose a break-away Super League comp for white men only. 
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    1. Jake Melksham will be sh*t-canned on DL.

    2. Jake Melksham will be sh*t-canned on DL.

    3. Jake Melksham will be sh*t-canned on DL.

    But you know what… I don’t care.
    That he’s being sh*t-canned on DL means he’s with us for another year and that he’s with us for another year means the usual pot-shotters will be most aggrieved. And this amuses me no end. 😁

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    3 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    The second of these is looking shaky. 

    We are talking 2023 season. If he is still there then God help us as the AFL will have probably imploded. 

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    New blood on every line

    Players injured must return through VFL

    Defence + contest + speed of ball= success.

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    17 hours ago, layzie said:

    We can bank on Luke Jackson in *insert colours*

    Not saying it is likely to happen but what if neither club could come up with a deal we like? 

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    38 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Not saying it is likely to happen but what if neither club could come up with a deal we like? 

    Well it is a possibility. I just feel like deals usually get done these days but who knows.

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    On 9/23/2022 at 4:01 PM, WalkingCivilWar said:

    1. Jake Melksham will be sh*t-canned on DL.

    2. Jake Melksham will be sh*t-canned on DL.

    3. Jake Melksham will be sh*t-canned on DL.

    But you know what… I don’t care.
    That he’s being sh*t-canned on DL means he’s with us for another year and that he’s with us for another year means the usual pot-shotters will be most aggrieved. And this amuses me no end. 😁

    You missed Joel Smith will be [censored] canned as well *

     

    *as long as he plays seniors .. playing ressies DL seems to think he will be the next Garry Ablett Senior if we played him forward....

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    3 hours ago, BLWNBA said:

    Dees will miss the top 8.

    I’ve actually thought this too. I just don’t think Goody will change enough and with the looming exit of Yze and possibly Mark Williams, the incoming coaches will probably not feel comfortable in challenging him.

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    1. Kozzy, finally will take Mark of the Year (century) on top of Luke Jackson's head in R1 trip to Perth (theatre);

    2. Oliver or Petracca to win the Brownlow, both either way, they will finish either 1, 2 in the count; &

    3. Dees to bounce back and beat the Blues in a thriller in the GF (just have a feeling about them?🤷‍♂️). 

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    51 minutes ago, CYB said:

    I’ve actually thought this too. I just don’t think Goody will change enough and with the looming exit of Yze and possibly Mark Williams, the incoming coaches will probably not feel comfortable in challenging him.

    Agree with both points. Also, I think it’s fair to suggest that the improvement of the sides around us seems to be quickly surpassing the plateaued side we presented week-in-week-out (before I get shouted down by other posters, I do acknowledge the injuries we also carried). 

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