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PREGAME: SF vs Carlton

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52 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

 

If you want to help your mood, why would you come onto Demonland.

 I don’t think you’d find a bigger collection of wrist slashers on any other page

It’s ridiculous!! Too many extreme views riding the week to week emotional wave (=wrist slashers). 

For example;

Petty is not a forward, to drop him, he is out of form as a backman, to he is our most important Fwd and with him would playing in a Prelim. 

Smith is useless, always injured, to our most important swing man. 
 
Milkshake is past it, too old, to our second most important Fwd. 

Jefferson showing good signs with Casey (on the back of kicking a couple to a few goals), to his a twig, not going to make and a wasted 1 st round pick. 
 

I could go on. 
 
 

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    14 minutes ago, Demonsterative said:

    It’s ridiculous!! Too many extreme views riding the week to week emotional wave (=wrist slashers). 

    For example;

    Petty is not a forward, to drop him, he is out of form as a backman, to he is our most important Fwd and with him would playing in a Prelim. 

    Smith is useless, always injured, to our most important swing man. 
     
    Milkshake is past it, too old, to our second most important Fwd. 

    Jefferson showing good signs with Casey (on the back of kicking a couple to a few goals), to his a twig, not going to make and a wasted 1 st round pick. 
     

    I could go on. 
     
     

    Then again the same people could say they are tired of the overly optimistic. We were going to beat the pies with no quality KPF's

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    1 minute ago, old dee said:

    Then again the same people could say they are tired of the overly optimistic. We were going to beat the pies with no quality KPF's

    Time for a kip then Old. We lost the game rather than the Pies beating us, IMO. We had our chance and stuffed it up. 
     

    I hope that’s not being too optimistic?? 

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    24 minutes ago, Demonsterative said:

    It’s ridiculous!! Too many extreme views riding the week to week emotional wave (=wrist slashers). 

    For example;

    Petty is not a forward, to drop him, he is out of form as a backman, to he is our most important Fwd and with him would playing in a Prelim. 

    Smith is useless, always injured, to our most important swing man. 
     
    Milkshake is past it, too old, to our second most important Fwd. 

    Jefferson showing good signs with Casey (on the back of kicking a couple to a few goals), to his a twig, not going to make and a wasted 1 st round pick. 
     

    I could go on. 
     
     

    Reflects a variety of opinion doesn't it ?

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    Just now, Diamond Tim said:

    Reflects a variety of opinion doesn't it ?

    Or projection… 

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    Despite our forward issues I actually think our leaders will be laser focussed this week to ensure we don't go out in straight sets again. 

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    5 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    Despite our forward issues I actually think our leaders will be laser focussed this week to ensure we don't go out in straight sets again. 

    I think we’ll throw everything at Carlton and put in a really spirited performance  (just like in round 22) but ultimately fall short because of the lack of forward talent and mix.

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    5 hours ago, drysdale demon said:

    You do realize you have just caused a panic attack amongst many on here.lol

    Sorry ~ I didn’t mean to cause any angst. Just thought I would give everyone a heads up. Pretty easy to guess who the culprit was. Another reason to deport him.

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    7 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

    I think we’ll throw everything at Carlton and put in a really spirited performance  (just like in round 22) but ultimately fall short because of the lack of forward talent and mix.

    I actually think we'll do enough to get over the line. Just. The following week is another matter though. Cheering on the Power tonight. 

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    22 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    Despite our forward issues I actually think our leaders will be laser focussed this week to ensure we don't go out in straight sets again. 

    I’m normally very positive but still feeling pretty deflated about Thursday. So I like reading stuff like this, even if my gut is telling me, or maybe just preparing me, for a loss. A lot of the game is in the head, I think 0-3 in recent finals will either inspire or put doubt in our group. Honestly I felt if there was motivation to avenge it should have been on show on Thursday, not via a spirited 4th qtr effort, but fire from the first bounce, which is what the pies did. They started the game like they had a point to prove.

    Anyway, I hope you’re right. Even with a cobbled together makeshift forward being serviced by dumb repeat bombing into the 50 we are a much better side. But they have their tails up after a first finals win. Let’s see. Our group certainly has a point to prove, let’s hope they make it and we don’t hear about more learnings for next year’s ‘point to prove’. 

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    1 minute ago, dees189227 said:

    Jack Martin got 2 matches

    Carlton would have to somehow downgrade the impact two levels from high to low for him to be available this week.

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    3 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    Jack Martin got 2 matches

    But wait, the lawyer hasn’t made his appearance yet 

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    1 minute ago, Jaded No More said:

    But wait, the lawyer hasn’t made his appearance yet 

     Carlton lawyers are goooood too. They perform miracles…. 

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    1 minute ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Carlton would have to somehow downgrade the impact two levels from high to low for him to be available this week.

    I thought he'd only get 1. But yeah the magic lawyer will appeal and he'll get off

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    5 minutes ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

    I’m normally very positive but still feeling pretty deflated about Thursday. So I like reading stuff like this, even if my gut is telling me, or maybe just preparing me, for a loss. A lot of the game is in the head, I think 0-3 in recent finals will either inspire or put doubt in our group. Honestly I felt if there was motivation to avenge it should have been on show on Thursday, not via a spirited 4th qtr effort, but fire from the first bounce, which is what the pies did. They started the game like they had a point to prove.

    Anyway, I hope you’re right. Even with a cobbled together makeshift forward being serviced by dumb repeat bombing into the 50 we are a much better side. But they have their tails up after a first finals win. Let’s see. Our group certainly has a point to prove, let’s hope they make it and we don’t hear about more learnings for next year’s ‘point to prove’. 

    If you're gut is giving you bad thoughts it's probably to do with it's lack of good microbiome and the effect that's having on your brain. I'd try adding some fermented foods to your diet this week like blue cheese, kimchi and a variety of green vegetables washed down with copious amounts of black coffee, guinness and quality red wine that are all rich in polyphenols. 

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    5 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    If you're gut is giving you bad thoughts it's probably to do with it's lack of good microbiome and the effect that's having on your brain. I'd try adding some fermented foods to your diet this week like blue cheese, kimchi and a variety of green vegetables washed down with copious amounts of black coffee, guinness and quality red wine that are all rich in polyphenols. 

    Haha I love this answer, thanks mate.

    Lucky coffee and wine are my jam 🤣🤣

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    52 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    Despite our forward issues I actually think our leaders will be laser focussed this week to ensure we don't go out in straight sets again. 

    Interesting in the Max interview, comparing it to last year and saying that they're much more focused on the next match already.

    (badly paraphrased ...)

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    21 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    I thought he'd only get 1. But yeah the magic lawyer will appeal and he'll get off

    No.

    If it gets reduced it would be for 1 match.

    I am confident the Demons can beat the Blues.

    However, my biggest concern is rectifying our forwardline woes.

     

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    On 9/8/2023 at 2:25 PM, Age said:

    Unfortunately our first half was foreshadowed by our pre-game warmup. I have never seen our players fumble, drop marks or stuff up as many kicks in that warm up in my time watching us, even when we were really rubbish! I get that it was still fairly greasy/wet at that stage but to me they just didn't seem switched on or thought it was 23c and sunny!

    Don't worry about our forward line issues. Goodwin and the team will take many learnings and work on their forward line connection. As I have heard the players say on multiple occasions, if we bring the contest and defence, the forward line will take care of itself. It's just a shame that Goodwin must have such a complicated forward line gameplan that it is taking the players the best part of 3 years now to try to understand it. Either that or his plan is to kick high to the pockets inside 50 so that we can get a stoppage. We then play 2 men back so we are undermanned in the forward line stoppage and wonder why the opposition gets it out so easy but then we get it back to do the same thing all over again. Unfortunately, we could have a forward line of Leigh Matthews, John Coleman and Tony Lockett, there is no way that plan would even let them kick goals, but hey, Goody knows best so get off his 

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    Thoughts

    Fritta and Petracca to the half forward flanks. Gawn to CHF, challenge Grundy to ruck 80 per cent. Smith to full forward , bring ball to Kossies feet, ANB to hold it in. Spargo to rotate forward. Rivers in the middle.

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    1 minute ago, Half forward flank said:

    Rivers in the middle.

    Would free up Petracca to go forward, which was less possible on Thursday. Turner in to free up Rivers?

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    Can't see how we don't use Grundy. Carlton play 2 decent rucks, plus good talls at both ends, even with McKay out.

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