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PREGAME: Rd 03 vs Sydney

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12 hours ago, Deemania since 56 said:

I'd think he does.

Why and where will he play. He has no form. Let him earn promotion. JVR has earned a chance well before Joel. 

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    Any thoughts about a shifty move - Harry Petty Forward, May into side.  Milky back to Casey and AMW in?  TMac play second ruck.

    9 hours ago, fr_ap said:

    He's not a marking player, I don't know how many times this needs to be repeated. Collingwood fans know it all too well. Any expectation that he's going to take 5+ marks a game with a good % contested is just wrong - he's not that player and at 28 he's not going to be. 

    No is asking him to go out and take 5 contested marks. Just be a target to bring the ball to ground or go and give a chop out done back. Watching McInerney sprint forward while Grundy laboured was damming footage.

    He struggled to do both on the weekend. I'll cut him a little slack from that but now there's no excuses now for Sydney.

    I'm backing him in to do well 

     
    8 hours ago, DubDee said:

    christ didn’t realise about the car race

    surely melbourne supporters are too refined to watch cars race in a circle for 60 laps?

    V8 Supercars maybe but hi-tech European speedsters with names like Ferrari and Mercedes could be a worry. 

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    3 hours ago, 58er said:

    Why and where will he play. He has no form. Let him earn promotion. JVR has earned a chance well before Joel. 

    Fairy Nuff.

    6 minutes ago, Winners at last said:

    I don't understand the odds on Sportsbet ... Demons $1.77 Sydney $2.10

    Neither. Sydney undoubtedly looking more dangerous, have beaten us twice at the MCG... gonna be hard to swallow if we lose to Brisbane and Sydney in consecutive weeks... AGAIN.

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    22 minutes ago, Winners at last said:

    I don't understand the odds on Sportsbet ... Demons $1.77 Sydney $2.10

    Some decent orange juice there. 

     
    44 minutes ago, praha said:

    Neither. Sydney undoubtedly looking more dangerous, have beaten us twice at the MCG... gonna be hard to swallow if we lose to Brisbane and Sydney in consecutive weeks... AGAIN.

    The bookies must think we’ll win to get everyone to pile on Sydney at over $2 (I’m not serious that not how bookies work)

    56 minutes ago, Winners at last said:

    I don't understand the odds on Sportsbet ... Demons $1.77 Sydney $2.10

    And The Age tipsters are 7 to 4 a Melbourne win which surprises me.

    Maybe those for us haven't looked at history, not that it is everything.

    Given how bad the Bulldogs are and our loss to Brisbane, I'm not sure our performances so far are anymore noteworthy than Sydney's two mammoth wins.

    Still feel they have the edge.  But hope the team bring it home for Oliver's 150th!!

     

    Edit:  Haha, Fox tipsters have it the other way round:  6 to 2 Sydney!!

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    4 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    And The Age tipsters are 7 to 4 a Melbourne win which surprises me.

    Maybe those for us haven't looked at history, not that it is everything.

    Given how bad the Bulldogs are and our loss to Brisbane, I'm not sure our performances so far are anymore noteworthy than Sydney's two mammoth wins.

    Still feel they have the edge.  But hope the team bring it home for Oliver's 150th!!

     

    Edit:  Haha, Fox tipsters have it the other way round:  6 to 2 Sydney!!

    It's rare that media or neutral fans know about a team's 'bogey team' and history with them. One of those things only the club's supporters seem to care about. 

    HUGE ALERT 🚨 

    DEES TWITTER ACCIDENTALLY POSTED THEN DELETED JVR DEBUT FOR SYDNEY 

    LOCK IT IN! RELEASE THE ROO

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    ROOEY TO DEBOOEY!!!!!

     

    They finally pulled the trigger 👏 i almost drove of the road when i heard wheatley announce it.

    We will be hearing Chris from Camberwell today for sure.

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    Well done young fella, you'd think Chunk will present him his jumper.

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    Given no congratulatory debut video for JVR, thinking he may not be in this week. …
    well that was a case of not paying attention

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    10 hours ago, DubDee said:

    christ didn’t realise about the car race

    surely melbourne supporters are too refined to watch cars race in a circle for 60 laps?

    Of course he didn't. It's the beginning of his busy period given it will also be Palm Sunday.

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    38 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

     

    Edit:  Haha, Fox tipsters have it the other way round:  6 to 2 Sydney!!

    Fake news!

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    Delighted for JVR. May he have a long and prosperous career in the Red & Blue!

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    Absolutely stoked that JVR is getting a call up.

    I saw someone comment on the Demonland facebook page that the call up might be at the expense of Tommy Mac being out with a foot injury. Yep it was on Facebook so it must be true. I know, I know. But if there is some truth to it we need to cover him and Max being out. Another tall needs to come in otherwise it will leave Benny Brown the lone tall in the forward line at times.

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    When one door closes (Gawny), another one opens.

    Congrats to JVR on his debut. Go well!

    Good luck to jvr . Hope there isn't a pile on here if he dosen't tear it up.

    Some people's Expectations I feel are ridiculously high.

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