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Getting in very early with the next round's edition (and apologies if this should be on the other board - over to you, @Demonland if so) but this in today's Age needed posting:

Adelaide midfielder Eloise Jones, prior to their game against GC on Sunday: 'Our home run is going to be really hard, we've got some really great teams coming up, [including] Brisbane, North Melbourne.'

Something being repressed there, Eloise?

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11 minutes ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

Is Tayla Harris injured? 

hamstring awareness at training on Wednesday. i don't think too serious. 

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From Thursday, we may have that remarkable clean sheet. The ultimate 'nice headache for the selection committee to have' awaits!

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31 minutes ago, dl4e said:

I hope we can still bring our chairs.

We definitely are permitted to bring chairs. That ridiculous no chairs rule was overturned. 

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Huge game clearly. We need to win this to keep our chances of a Victorian grand final in our own hands. If Adelaide jumps us on the ladder, we no longer control our destiny. Not to say we can't win over there, but it would be nice for local fans to be able to attend (if/when we make it).

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2 hours ago, poita said:

Huge game clearly. We need to win this to keep our chances of a Victorian grand final in our own hands. If Adelaide jumps us on the ladder, we no longer control our destiny. Not to say we can't win over there, but it would be nice for local fans to be able to attend (if/when we make it).

I think this is important.

It would be great to see a GF here.

I think we would draw a big crowd if we made it through to a home GF.

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9 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

We definitely are permitted to bring chairs. That ridiculous no chairs rule was overturned. 

That was the same meeting where the no bananas rule was repealed and the no live music rule was abandoned.

 

2 hours ago, poita said:

Huge game clearly. We need to win this to keep our chances of a Victorian grand final in our own hands. If Adelaide jumps us on the ladder, we no longer control our destiny. Not to say we can't win over there, but it would be nice for local fans to be able to attend (if/when we make it).

I'm riding hard on the 'undefeated record-breaking season' wagon, so for me every game is absolutely crucial!

I'm hugely invested in it. Once I got a taste of the possibility, I've wanted it more and more every time I think about it.

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14 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

That was the same meeting where the no bananas rule was repealed and the no live music rule was abandoned.

I see what you did there 😉 

 

 

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50 minutes ago, rjay said:

I think this is important.

It would be great to see a GF here.

I think we would draw a big crowd if we made it through to a home GF.

I missed out on last season’s grand final as I simply couldn’t afford to go. To see one live would be amazing. Ikon will be rocking!!! ❤️💙

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55 minutes ago, Dees_In_October said:

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That's the photo  wanted to post but was told it was too big! You must know someone at the top, DIO*

 

(*... Equals 'God'. That explains it!...)

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21 hours ago, dl4e said:

I hope we can still bring our chairs.

Not if we get to 'Standing room only'!

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53 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

That's the photo  wanted to post but was told it was too big! You must know someone at the top, DIO*

 

(*... Equals 'God'. That explains it!...)

You may need to go into your account, click on ‘my attachments’ and delete pics that you’ve previously posted but no longer need, thereby restoring your pic allowance. 👍🏽

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16 hours ago, Dees_In_October said:

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How bloody good is this?! Only two names on the injury list and both those players are expected to be given the all clear. 🥳

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Going to be a great game. 2 best teams going head-to-head. Really looking forward to this one, particularly after the ****show over the last 48 hours.

hopefully Paxy injury not serious. 

 

 

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11 minutes ago, Go the Biff said:

Harris and Fitzsimon in.

GC omitted 😒 and Paxy out injured 

See club website for details. Wouldn't let me copy the link 

Paxy sustained an injury while at home playing with her dog. They’re saying it was an innocuous action and that it’s not too serious. 

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18 minutes ago, Go the Biff said:

Harris and Fitzsimon in.

GC omitted 😒 and Paxy out injured 

See club website for details. Wouldn't let me copy the link 

Couple of good ins...

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22 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

That's the photo  wanted to post but was told it was too big! You must know someone at the top, DIO*

 

(*... Equals 'God'. That explains it!...)

I had the same issue but found a workaround that I've already forgotten! I probably do need to clear out my attachments as WCW suggested.

7 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

How bloody good is this?! Only two names on the injury list and both those players are expected to be given the all clear. 🥳

And then a player gets injured (thankfully in a minor way) playing with their dog! Classic mystery injury of the week stuff!

 

Some good ins. Campbell will be back as match-ups requite, I'd imagine. Fitzy gets a good opportunity. Hopefully Harris is fresh and ready.

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19 minutes ago, BDA said:

Going to be a great game. 2 best teams going head-to-head. Really looking forward to this one, particularly after the ****show over the last 48 hours.

hopefully Paxy injury not serious. 

 

 

I just left banner making and geez, how refreshing it was to spend a few hours with other Dees fans without a single word uttered by anyone about the last 48 hours. We talked about this Saturday’s match and future W matches and pretty much all things AFLW. It was so good. 

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A little background to the game...

Melbourne's win-loss record against Adelaide: 5-4 (After 3 straight losses between the 2021 PF and the 2022A GF, Melbourne beat Adelaide twice in 2022B)
Adelaide's 2023 formline: Adelaide come into Round 6 undefeated, having beaten the currently 5th, 7th, 9th, 14th and 18th-ranked teams (this compares to Melbourne's wins against 6th, 11th, 15th, 17th and 18th)

Average games experience for the selected teams: Melbourne 42.3, Adelaide 35.8.
Players with
61+ games Melb: 5 Adel: 3
41-60 Melb: 8 Adel: 3
21-40 Melb: 6 Adel: 10
1-20 Melb 2 Adel: 5

At season mid-point, having a look at the individual stats leaderboards, Melbourne players aren't prominent but do dominate the avg. score involvements, with 6 of the top 10 being Demons: Hore (9.4), Hanks (7.2), Paxman (6.5), Purcell (6.0), Zanker (5.6) and Harris (5.5). Two Adelaide players feature, Hatchard in second place (7.2) and Marinoff (5.4) rounding out the top 10.

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We’ve played Adelaide at Casey on three occasions for two wins and one loss. After Saturday it’ll be 3-1. 😉 

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