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2023 GRAND FINAL

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29 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

wonder if Fagan will say anything to berry about that dumb 50

the 2 match result influencing  50s were karma for Berry's unpunished eye  gouge on Clarry in last years semi.Suck it up Berry.

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    1 minute ago, Winners at last said:

    There's a doco on Duran Duran at 7.30 tonight (SBS). I think I'll watch that.

    Ima watch the replay of our incredible Dees girls carving it up in Mordor. ❤️💙

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    14 minutes ago, Wylie D said:

    This thread reminds me of the Game Day thread - a pervading negativity that makes it hard to read.

    I just watched a fantastic game of footy with a big group of friends - desperately hoping the Pies would lose. Alas - they were genuinely too good.

    Life is too short to harbour bitterness - we should be enjoying the fact that we have a team genuinely capable of winning a flag over the next 2-3 years. 

    I've spent my life focussing on the positives while our team have been awful. I want to keeo doing that while we are good.

    I back Goodwin in, our fitness staff, our recruiters and our development coaches, and of course our players. We are three years running top 4, and have a Cup on the shelf. 

    Go Dees 

     

    I applaud your positivity. But perhaps you should read the room 😂

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    6 minutes ago, Green Demon said:

    The other issue is discipline. That can be fixed. Kozzie - don’t give away a free when Joel Smith is about to kick for goal. JVR - don’t stick out the elbow. If we had JVR against Carlton, we would have been better.

    Discipline is the right word, thank you. I agree that can be taught and learned over the summer. Let’s hope!!

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    17 minutes ago, YearOfTheDees said:

    Gee they don't mess around. Next years flag odd just went up. Pies and Lions joint favs at $6 and we are just behind them at $7. 

    Biggest controversy since hot cross buns for sale on Boxing day.

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    4 hours ago, DubDee said:

    haven’t been able to bring myself to switch the game on. 

    not sure i will

    the cheering of Maynard will make me want to murder someone 

    Maynard was booed most of the time 

    Do you just make stuff up 

    Try growing up instead

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    24 minutes ago, Bang Bang Bang said:

    Our boys spent A LOT of time practicing goal kicking last summer. Brodie Grundy mentioned it on the Demonland podcast. Sadly, the pressure cauldron of finals football can’t be replicated and we just need to wait 12 months to hope it doesn’t happen again (assuming we’re good enough). 

    Set shot kicking wasn’t the issue though. The issue was rushing ‘in play’ shots. We lacked composure.

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    I despise Collingwood but their defending in their back 50 in the last qtr won them all three finals and the flag. 

    Something to be learnt about backing in your defenders as opposed to pressing so high up that you defend well but can’t score on the counter.

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    8 minutes ago, Winners at last said:

    There's a doco on Duran Duran at 7.30 tonight (SBS). I think I'll watch that.

    Fair enough, just save a prayer for those poor Lions fans. 

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    4 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    I applaud your positivity. But perhaps you should read the room 😂

    The room is full of juveniles  why not point it out. 

    Great game of AFL

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    1 minute ago, IRW said:

    Maynard was booed most of the time 

    Do you just make stuff up 

    Try growing up instead

    I heard cheering on the box… 😡

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    8 minutes ago, kallangurdemon said:

    the 2 match result influencing  50s were karma for Berry's unpunished eye  gouge on Clarry in last years semi.Suck it up Berry.

    Grow up

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    Just now, Demonsterative said:

    I heard cheering on the box… 😡

    I was at the game pal  and you're wrong.

    Of course Pies cheered their own buywhat was striking was the boos

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    I swear to god if we are drawn to play Collingwood R1 & they unfurl there flag against us I'll absolutely be furious and spew up.

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    2 minutes ago, IRW said:

    Maynard was booed most of the time 

    Do you just make stuff up 

    Try growing up instead

    Uhm… Dub made the cheering Maynard comment BEFORE the game even started. He didn’t know Maynard was gonna be booed.

    Why are you telling Dub to grow up and accusing him of making stuff up? You know, there’s other much more pleasant ways of getting attention. You don’t have to be belligerent. 

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    54 minutes ago, DutchDemons said:

    I thought they were awesome to be honest.

    Paul Stanley mimed all the vocals. His mic was left on so that his comical-rock-interjections between lines came through, helping create the illusion of a live vocal performance. 

    Music was all backing track. 
     

    So the AFL spent $2m on four dudes to turn up, put on some make-up and slightly-wiggle about for a few minutes  

    It’s a [censored] joke, and not one with a terribly-good punchline.

     

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    7 minutes ago, Lexinator said:

    Biggest controversy since hot cross buns for sale on Boxing day.

    Put 'em on sale now I'm hankering for one.

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    7 minutes ago, godees said:

    Set shot kicking wasn’t the issue though. The issue was rushing ‘in play’ shots. We lacked composure.

    I agree with that, but that doesn’t explain the set shot misses. Like Fritter’s out on the full and Maxy missing from 25 out. I know they can’t all go in, but it was not all rushed in play shots. 

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    2 minutes ago, IRW said:

    I was at the game pal  and you're wrong.

    Of course Pies cheered their own buywhat was striking was the boos

    On the box it was different. Maynard was cheered for god knows….. 

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    49 minutes ago, IRW said:

    I was at the game pal  and you're wrong.

    Of course Pies cheered their own buywhat was striking was the boos

    Did u watch it on TV? 

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    9 minutes ago, IRW said:

    Grow up

    Are you serious? You’re telling folks to grow up left right and centre. I think someone does need to grow up, but it isn’t the people to whom you’re replying. 😉 

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