9 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

I don't think many of us can see a win at the Gabba a week later.

I can. Just need to get past these clowns first.

7 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

You've been strangely  quiet Uncle.  Still reeling from the loss?

No mate, I'm over that and looking forward to ending the paper bagger's season.

I did bring a rather ****ty flu back from Thailand and still haven't fully returned to my dangerously energetic self !

flu? lmao, uncle. in my day it had lots of other names, but not flu, ffs

57 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Luci allow me this opportunity to cliche !

(cue @WalkingCivilWar rabbiting on, using some yank dialect, about my misuse of cliche as a verb )

This should be fun: iirc... English teacher vs Proof Reader!

Popcorn anyone...🙂

Edited September 11, 20231 yr by Lucifers Hero

remarkably sanguine supporter base

they remind me a lot of us in 2018

Gee whiz they're confident for a team that hasn't been relevant since you could still smoke on planes.

4 minutes ago, praha said:

Gee whiz they're confident for a team that hasn't been relevant since you could still smoke on planes.

I'm sure most were saying the exact same thing about us going into the Hawthorn finals of 2018....

44 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

No mate, I'm over that and looking forward to ending the paper bagger's season.

I did bring a rather ****ty flu back from Thailand and still haven't fully returned to my dangerously energetic self !

Those things among other Thai souvenirs can linger.😃

56 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

We don't know.

A reliable poster mentioned that Cox stomped on Max's foot, that Max had scans and had been wearing a moon boot.

He didn't wear the moon boot at training.  Whether that is because he is ok or to not draw attention to an injury we don't know.

Is there a more hateable duo than Cox and Maynard? Post responses to:

Dislikeable Duo

C/- Collingwood Neanderthal Holding Pen

AAMI Park

melbourne 

1 hour ago, Superunknown said:

Is there a more hateable duo than Cox and Maynard? Post responses to:

Dislikeable Duo

C/- Collingwood Neanderthal Holding Pen

AAMI Park

melbourne 

kornes and purple

1 hour ago, Superunknown said:

Is there a more hateable duo than Cox and Maynard? Post responses to:

Dislikeable Duo

C/- Collingwood Neanderthal Holding Pen

AAMI Park

melbourne 

I hope Cox gets the most severe case of food poisoning known to man. I want this dude to be [censored] out of those swim goggles. 
A despicable [censored] on and off the field. Embarrassing for footy to have this try hard yank running around playing Aussie rules. 

4 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

I hope Cox gets the most severe case of food poisoning known to man. I want this dude to be [censored] out of those swim goggles. 
A despicable [censored] on and off the field. Embarrassing for footy to have this try hard yank running around playing Aussie rules. 

He is a dirty, dirty player. If boggles my mind we don’t call it out or deal with it directly with Collingwood. 

Pies and Blues fans on the socials are insufferable [censored]. Let's finish both of their seasons. ****wits.

4 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

I'd love to win this although I don't think many of us can see a win at the Gabba a week later.

Just couldn't take being bundled out by the filth and then this mob.

There are limits fgs.

Weirdly, I’m not confident we win this week but if we do, I think we’ll roll Brisbane

6 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Believe so.  Is he not Eddie's son? 

 

jobs for the boys!

7 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

No mate, I'm over that and looking forward to ending the paper bagger's season.

I did bring a rather ****ty flu back from Thailand and still haven't fully returned to my dangerously energetic self !

Get some of Wayne Carey's crushed up anti-inflammatories into you, I hear they work wonders 😉

4 hours ago, Superunknown said:

He is a dirty, dirty player. If boggles my mind we don’t call it out or deal with it directly with Collingwood. 

We shouldn't have to call it out, everyone can see what he does and it's not just against us. How the AFL/umpires let him get away with it, that's the real issue.

7 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Alex isn't 'hip' enough...

Xander, the not so great.

8 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Luci allow me this opportunity to cliche !

(cue @WalkingCivilWar rabbiting on, using some yank dialect, about my misuse of cliche as a verb )

Let's take it one game at a time.

Yo, wassup fam. Cliche ain’t no verb, bro. Fo shizzle.

9 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Yo, wassup fam. Cliche ain’t no verb, bro. Fo shizzle.

Reckon @Bitter but optimistic was just looking for an excuse to use the 🤮emoji as he really likes the use of emojis in posts...😉!!!

Edited September 11, 20231 yr by Lucifers Hero

I’m giving Luci a break (reportedly hungover) . So I waded through the paper baggers pre game “analysis”. [censored] boring [censored] really, mostly just droning on about team selection. What a dull mob.

The optimists

If we make the GF, you could put out the AFL Team of the 20th century against us and we wouldn’t lose.

We’ve won every close game this year, plus the draw in round 1.

Book your flights to Brisbane.

we beat the Dees without Harry, Silvagni, Cerra, Walsh and McGovern

This time around we have them all back except for Harry and Martin

They are missing JVR and Melksham

I am fairly confident

I think Cripps will have a huge game this week, heavily tag for 3qtrs against a quality opponent in mills and still had a decent match. Melbourne won’t tag him and will go head to head which should suit us heaps. 30 touches 8 clearences 6 plus tackles and 16 contested possessions coming up!!!

Very solid - think we will spank them in the middle this time.

Our Defence gets back so well after turnover - they don’t worry us in transition.

I don’t get this! We are playing like Melbourne for a chance in the pre-lim, both sides have everything to lose. Absolutely agree, but psychologically speaking, there is more pressure on Melbourne. Which in my opinion, can only be an advantage to us.

Prelim hear we come.  ( note the spelling FMD )

The crowd will go absolutely nuts. The noise from Blues supporters will certainly out weigh the Dees

Some views on the Dees

Last time we played Melbourne Charlie wasn't really double teamed that much, he was just played really close by May and probably beaten on the night.

You cannot underestimate the quality defender that May is, very strong very capable. Charlie just needs to try and get separation more often because body on body he's got not much hope.

Melbourne should have beaten Collingwood. We will need the 22 at its best and focused. This will be the biggest challenge this year.

 Would love for them to throw Petracca up forward, would be a massive win for us. Would be the easiest possible way for us to nullify his influence- starve the forward line by repeat centre clearance wins.We would absolutely smack them in the middle & be 6-7 goals up in the 1st quarter & would be game over by the time they tried to fix it.

But Cincotta beat Kozi last time we played them did he not? Kozi so dangerous.

Sounds like Gawn is hurt so odds shortening that Grundy will play if that's accurate. Still doesn't mean Goodwin will manage them in the team's best interests.

Lever intercepting and then lacing out the wingers and midfielders will cost us dearly. Charlie will have may under control.

Brayshaw will be their biggest out. He had 31 touches and 9 tackles and 6 clearances (2nd most for them after Oliver).Petracca is the one to try to nullify as best we can - had 24 touches and kick 2.2. Gawn only had 11 touches, but 47 hitouts and didn't bother the goal umpire.

 

Some boring waffle  about their own players

Crippa is nowhere near fit, his out put shows that. Bloke is a monster & plays thru the pain but we need to be smart & manage it. Playing forward will stretch Melbourne & hopefully reduce further damage. Viney & Petracca are hard AF, even Oliver is tough.

We need to be smart, we need Crippa at 100% (or as close to as possible) for Brisbane.

Cripps doesnt have the forward craft of a player like Dusty/Petracca and we need him at the coalface, if we are sacrificing a mid to send them forward I would go with Docherty.

Midfield matchups will be interesting and a number of options are viable throughout the game Hewett will try and shutdown the most active clearance player at any point in time, but at the start of the game.  Hewett v Viney, Oliver v Cripps, Cerra v Petracca

And finally ……

I blame the climate. Poor snow season has meant Dees supporters are staying home for the school holidays…

Goodwin will milk the absolute s**t out of the tribunal decision. They’ll be looking for any motivation.

??????????

It is an alien chimpanzee who had crossed 3 alternate dimensions to watch the very beginning of what would become the ultimate scandal and greatest attempt to cheat in the history of the AFL!!!!!  It sat knowingly in the background at what would become known throughout the multiverse as the “whatever it takes” game!!!

Edited September 13, 20231 yr by Bitter but optimistic

At the risk of becoming a social outcast here, time to nail my navy blue colours to the mast.

Yes, I am a Bagger, was born in Carlton and have supported them since I was wee lad! 😁

I think Friday's game is very much a 50/50 prospect and will be a close one. Some outs for the Dees, some outs for the Blues.

As for the view from Parc des Princes, I think the Baggers are quietly confident. Reality is the Blues have only lost one match in the last 3 months and that was essentially the dead rubber against GWS in Round 24. So I don't think it is a case of misguided hubris. Carlton are a good side and in form.

I think for the Dees to win this they really need Fritsch and Pickett to have a significant scoreboard impact.

May the best team on the night win (with no ARC controversies) and then go all the way, via Brisbane, to beat GWS on the big day 😁

4 minutes ago, No. 31 said:

At the risk of becoming a social outcast here, time to nail my navy blue colours to the mast.

Yes, I am a Bagger, was born in Carlton and have supported them since I was wee lad! 😁

I think Friday's game is very much a 50/50 prospect and will be a close one. Some outs for the Dees, some outs for the Blues.

As for the view from Parc des Princes, I think the Baggers are quietly confident. Reality is the Blues have only lost one match in the last 3 months and that was essentially the dead rubber against GWS in Round 24. So I don't think it is a case of misguided hubris. Carlton are a good side and in form.

I think for the Dees to win this they really need Fritsch and Pickett to have a significant scoreboard impact.

May the best team on the night win (with no ARC controversies) and then go all the way, via Brisbane, to beat GWS on the big day 😁

8 minutes ago, No. 31 said:

At the risk of becoming a social outcast here, time to nail my navy blue colours to the mast.

Yes, I am a Bagger, was born in Carlton and have supported them since I was wee lad! 😁

I think Friday's game is very much a 50/50 prospect and will be a close one. Some outs for the Dees, some outs for the Blues.

As for the view from Parc des Princes, I think the Baggers are quietly confident. Reality is the Blues have only lost one match in the last 3 months and that was essentially the dead rubber against GWS in Round 24. So I don't think it is a case of misguided hubris. Carlton are a good side and in form.

I think for the Dees to win this they really need Fritsch and Pickett to have a significant scoreboard impact.

May the best team on the night win (with no ARC controversies) and then go all the way, via Brisbane, to beat GWS on the big day 😁

Carlton has strengths no doubt, most here would trade part of their precious anatomy for Curnow, however when the noise is taken out of the media cycle and you look at the actual strengths of the teams it is Melbourne's to lose, outside of extraordinary events Melbourne is too strong. Martin being out also hurts you guys.

9 minutes ago, DEE fence said:

Carlton has strengths no doubt, most here would trade part of their precious anatomy for Curnow, however when the noise is taken out of the media cycle and you look at the actual strengths of the teams it is Melbourne's to lose, outside of extraordinary events Melbourne is too strong. Martin being out also hurts you guys.

Yes, Martin is a big out. However, don't underestimate the fact that Cerra and Walsh are back and both now have had 2 games into their legs, they are primed for a big game(s) I suspect. The real revelation about Carlton in recent times has been the unfashionable role players like Acres, Cottrell, Fogarty, Cincotta etc rather than the 'big name' players. They have been incredibly impactful in recent times 😮