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9 hours ago, binman said:

I have had us as premiership favourites all season.

The market is now catching up (my tip - we will be favourites with the bookies on Sunday morning).

We were last night but Pies $3.50 us $4 now on TAB.

8 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

If the AFL had any skerrick of credibility or transparency they'd call this out as a breach of salary cap and fine them to the firey depths of hell.

Alas....

Commissioner Dangerfield says nothing to see here.

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9 hours ago, binman said:

We willl win our last three and so it won't matter if the lions win

But yes to a gruelling and bone crunching game ( for both sides).

A good old fashioned slobber knocker will do.

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9 hours ago, Adzman said:

Josh Daicos is the best winger in the AFL. His decision making is elite.

Amazing to think he was thinking of giving it away a few years ago.

Cats are sold and slow and look like they are in for a big fall.

The cats situation is a cautionary tale for all list managers, you have to keep developing and turning your list over. Topping up and holding firm with your vets only works for a little while before it all goes belly up.

 

Re Josh Daicos - he is part of a whole new type of young player who have stunning kicking and decision making skills. I rate his kicking ability up there with Dusty, Tex and Lukosius, and his decision making is better. I hate the Pies but I like watching this bloke play. Some of his kicking last night was ridiculous in its brilliance.

With one exception. He plays wide and sometimes chooses not to go in when it is his turn, head over ball, and smash in for the contest. Now this might be coaches instructions because McRae does keep Pendlebury, Sidebottom and the 2 Daicos boys about 10 metres off most contests so they can us their kicking ability without pressure. 

He doesn't need to be tagged, but if in this year's finals he is played one-on-one (both the Dees and Port did this to the Pies this year) his impact is lessend because he doesn't get time for his elite kicking.

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Amusing to see alot of the 'expert' posters on DL got it wrong about Collingwood.

There was no way they were going 0-3. They'll likely go 3-0 or rest sore players and drop one.

How can we finish 4th so we get a damaged pies in QF?

I dont care at all about 2nd place.

 

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7 minutes ago, Deebauched said:

Amusing to see alot of the 'expert' posters on DL got it wrong about Collingwood.

There was no way they were going 0-3. They'll likely go 3-0 or rest sore players and drop one.

How can we finish 4th so we get a damaged pies in QF?

I dont care at all about 2nd place.

 

I’m confused by this post. Very few people here thought they’d go 0-3. In fact I can’t think of one. 
They can go 3-0 from here and still have the same vulnerabilities they’ve had all year. 
Lions game next week is enormous. 

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1 hour ago, DubDee said:

Cats still a decent chance to make finals. depends how many wins the teams around them get obviously. If the Cats win the last two they are a good chance unfortunately 

probably play the blues or dogs round 1 at the G

No guarantee they'll beat the Bulldogs with Bont and Liber in top form. Some sides play the cattery quite well its just us that are awful at it. Thats why Geelong request we go there every year.

GWS will probably be removed from the list. They play the cattery better than anyone. 

Geelong will struggle to make the eight with their destiny in the hands of other teams above them.

Hocking and Scott cant save them anymore. Its done.


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10 hours ago, Fork 'em said:

Until they buy a farm on the Bellarine Penisula for another young gun.

They'll run out of farms eventually.

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I would love to see the suns continue with their excellent SCG form against the swans. Don't need to face them on that constipated oval if they can clinch a spot in the 8 in the last round.

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11 hours ago, Adzman said:

Josh Daicos is the best winger in the AFL. His decision making is elite.

Amazing to think he was thinking of giving it away a few years ago.

Cats are sold and slow and look like they are in for a big fall.

The cats situation is a cautionary tale for all list managers, you have to keep developing and turning your list over. Topping up and holding firm with your vets only works for a little while before it all goes belly up.

 

Cats list management has been the best in the comp for 15 years

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Am I just miss reading this but BT on Foxtel, with 4 mins to go in the second qtr last night after a woods goal said " they are waking up just like mushrooms". A little insensitive considering the situation down in Gippsland. How can any reference to a mushroom relate to football.  Of course it had to be BT.

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4 hours ago, Demon17 said:

10 players carried injusries into the Lions final for us.

Fagan's comment simply confirms how damaged we were _Petracca playing with a hairline  for example - and that Lions simply found out by a far superior team in Prelim .

I think thats why i'm not too disappointed about last year. We looked cooked against Brisbane and the standard wasn't there for that the game. It was pretty obvious that the winner was going to get smashed against Geelong which is what happened. 

Hoping we learnt from our mistakes from last year. So far it's looking good. 

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11 minutes ago, Demonland said:

@binman what does it mean when Kingy is all in on the Dees?

 

 

Time to back the pies for the flag?

PSA

The MFC bandwagon is now officially full. The club will not be accepting any more on board.

The club will run a waitlist, but please note Pies fan boys and those jumping off the Pies bandwagon will not be added to the list.

A picture of David King has been provided to security. 

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2 hours ago, Deebauched said:

Amusing to see alot of the 'expert' posters on DL got it wrong about Collingwood.

There was no way they were going 0-3. They'll likely go 3-0 or rest sore players and drop one.

How can we finish 4th so we get a damaged pies in QF?

I dont care at all about 2nd place.

 

YOU were the poster who said they had to 0-3 to miss top spot when it is in fact 1-2.  I didn't see anyone say they will go 0-3.

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2 hours ago, Maldonboy38 said:

Re Josh Daicos - he is part of a whole new type of young player who have stunning kicking and decision making skills. I rate his kicking ability up there with Dusty, Tex and Lukosius, and his decision making is better. I hate the Pies but I like watching this bloke play. Some of his kicking last night was ridiculous in its brilliance.

With one exception. He plays wide and sometimes chooses not to go in when it is his turn, head over ball, and smash in for the contest. Now this might be coaches instructions because McRae does keep Pendlebury, Sidebottom and the 2 Daicos boys about 10 metres off most contests so they can us their kicking ability without pressure. 

He doesn't need to be tagged, but if in this year's finals he is played one-on-one (both the Dees and Port did this to the Pies this year) his impact is lessend because he doesn't get time for his elite kicking.

Correct and with Nick it's not his first possession, it's the one after if he is allowed to continue running after that.

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53 minutes ago, Deefiant said:

I think thats why i'm not too disappointed about last year. We looked cooked against Brisbane and the standard wasn't there for that the game. It was pretty obvious that the winner was going to get smashed against Geelong which is what happened. 

Hoping we learnt from our mistakes from last year. So far it's looking good. 

And after last night top spot is out for the Dee's. 2nd or 4th will do me fine

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I don't know what game people were watching last night but I was there and with or without Daicos the bazball game the Pies play is dangerous. Add Sidebottom and its very dangerous...they run ,they spread, they go boundary or not if required ,they HIT  TARGETS and the frequency with which they have one or two loose in the forward line  is extraordinary and no coincidence

Both the Cats and the Pies have marking skill and the Pies have players  at the drop of the ball at all times without the need of miracle goals  that Kossi sometimes provides.

But the Cats played traditional like the Ashes Aussies without Lyon ,while Cameron nearly won it. Add Hawkins and it might have been game over!

The Pies  backline  is vulnerable  to a marking forward and Salem and Rivers are  more important than  May and Lever if the Dee's need time in the forward half to win without Petty.

Better win this arvo...

 

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Just now, IRW said:

I don't know what game people were watching last night but I was there and with or without Daicos the bazball game the Pies play is dangerous. Add Sidebottom and its very dangerous...they run ,they spread, they go boundary or not if required ,they HIT  TARGETS and the frequency with which they have one or two loose in the forward line  is extraordinary and no coincidence

Both the Cats and the Pies have marking skill and the Pies have players  at the drop of the ball at all times without the need of miracle goals  that Kossi sometimes provides.

But the Cats played traditional like the Ashes Aussies without Lyon ,while Cameron nearly won it. Add Hawkins and it might have been game over!

The Pies  backline  is vulnerable  to a marking forward and Salem and Rivers are  more important than  May and Lever if the Dee's need time in the forward half to win without Petty.

Better win this arvo...

Oh and Pies supporters are truly feral and the leg up they get from both the MCG and AFL is a disgrace 

 

 

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If our coach treated the Media scrum the way Cats Coach does he would be sacked by the AFL.

He was impressive and candid.

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