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35 minutes ago, middleagedemon said:

Christy, has Binman brainwashed this many people? 

On what basis do you 'expect' our fitness to look much better? 

Freo, Collingwood, North.. Which one were we 'bouncing' for? 

Or is it this one? 

⬆️ This guy  😂😂😂😂😂😂

Only started posting a few days ago and already he’s potting those of us with “toxic positivity” as he puts it. (Apparently I’m an incarnation of Saty 🤷‍♀️ which I may find offensive, if I knew who tf Saty is.) But now he’s taken it up a level… bagging Binman.

Binman is brainwashing folks according to this guy. Give me a [censored] break.

Anyways, I have a good feeling about tonight. All you peeps who took the Dees at $5+ enjoy your plentiful winnings! 🎉🥳❤️💙

Edited by WalkingCivilWar

 

3 previous games they have ragdolled us. Like Collingwood.

Stand up boys Take the fight to them.

Flew in last night… Gonna to be a long night methinks. Already have some pre game drinks sorted at The Pineapple And Ze German Club… any other recommendations?
Its  not even midday and have seen around 10 people with their Melbourne tops on, biceps glistening in the warm sunshine up here ☀️

 
2 hours ago, praha said:

Now out to $5.50.

More a reflection of Brisbane's form or ours? I reckon we'd be rank outsiders at the MCG as well.

A little from Column A and a little from Column B, Praha?

13 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

⬆️ This guy  😂😂😂😂😂😂

Only started posting a few days ago and already he’s potting those of us with “toxic positivity” as he puts it. (Apparently I’m an incarnation of Saty 🤷‍♀️ which I may find offensive, if I knew who tf Saty is.) But now he’s taken it up a level… bagging Binman.

Binman is brainwashing folks according to this guy. Give me a [censored] break.

Anyways, I have a good feeling about tonight. All you peeps who took the Dees at $5+ enjoy your plentiful winnings! 🎉🥳❤️💙

Should I mortgage the house? Asking for a friend 😁


20 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

⬆️ This guy  😂😂😂😂😂😂

Only started posting a few days ago and already he’s potting those of us with “toxic positivity” as he puts it. (Apparently I’m an incarnation of Saty 🤷‍♀️ which I may find offensive, if I knew who tf Saty is.) But now he’s taken it up a level… bagging Binman.

Binman is brainwashing folks according to this guy. Give me a [censored] break.

Anyways, I have a good feeling about tonight. All you peeps who took the Dees at $5+ enjoy your plentiful winnings! 🎉🥳❤️💙

I always that Saty was ok so dont be offended WCW.But the new poster needs to learn some manners

52 minutes ago, middleagedemon said:

Christy, has Binman brainwashed this many people? 

On what basis do you 'expect' our fitness to look much better? 

Freo, Collingwood, North.. Which one were we 'bouncing' for? 

Or is it this one? 

Yeah I’m not on board the loading train. Have only ever seen us look bad which gets blamed on loading and I’m yet to see any of the supposed benefit where we come out the other side looking fresh. If we’re putting heavy loads in during the week when we’re sitting outside the 8 and can’t afford to drop a single game the fitness staff should get the bullet.

For me it’s a combo of new gameplan where players aren’t in the right spots and have to do more work to compensate, Clarry & Petty not having preseasons, young players not having the fitness base, bad turnovers catching us out of position and doing more tail chasing. All of that makes us look slow and tired cos we are. 

10 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Should I mortgage the house? Asking for a friend 😁

Tell your friend to put $ on the Dees with gay abandon. Tell them to take out a loan if possible. And tell them from me: “you’re welcome” 😝

 
5 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Tell your friend to put $ on the Dees with gay abandon. Tell them to take out a loan if possible. And tell them from me: “you’re welcome” 😝

And you, WCW, will be backing Brisbane as usual I guess ?

13 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

Yeah I’m not on board the loading train. Have only ever seen us look bad which gets blamed on loading and I’m yet to see any of the supposed benefit where we come out the other side looking fresh. If we’re putting heavy loads in during the week when we’re sitting outside the 8 and can’t afford to drop a single game the fitness staff should get the bullet.

For me it’s a combo of new gameplan where players aren’t in the right spots and have to do more work to compensate, Clarry & Petty not having preseasons, young players not having the fitness base, bad turnovers catching us out of position and doing more tail chasing. All of that makes us look slow and tired cos we are. 

Second paragraph - Nicely encapsulated 👌

Edited by Engorged Onion


59 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

On Fox Footy this morning they were replaying highlight packages from previous encounters between Melbourne and the Lions. The one of most interest was the 2021 qualifying final, we moved the ball quickly (not like Collingwood do now but quicker than we do currently) we would take a mark at half back or on the wing and we would turn and go kicking towards CHF before turning and kicking to a less congested fwd line. Our small fwd were at the drop of the ball and our pressure was immense. Anyway that seems like a lifetime ago now…..

We had trust in Brown, Tmac and Fritta to win marking duals and or bring it to ground with our small fwd setup.

17 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

Yeah I’m not on board the loading train. Have only ever seen us look bad which gets blamed on loading and I’m yet to see any of the supposed benefit where we come out the other side looking fresh. If we’re putting heavy loads in during the week when we’re sitting outside the 8 and can’t afford to drop a single game the fitness staff should get the bullet.

For me it’s a combo of new gameplan where players aren’t in the right spots and have to do more work to compensate, Clarry & Petty not having preseasons, young players not having the fitness base, bad turnovers catching us out of position and doing more tail chasing. All of that makes us look slow and tired cos we are. 

Going on previous seasons, if we were loading and the week before the North game was the last week of the 6 week loading cycle then....

We might cover the ground better tonight.

It's a big If though. 🫣

5 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

And you, WCW, will be backing Brisbane as usual I guess ?

Yep. If the Lions win I stand to make the princely sum of $1.70 😃 Doesn’t sound like much, that’s coz it’s not. But I don’t wanna tempt fate by not backing against us. For the likes of Brisbane I only blow $10 or $20. Vs Collingwood I’m happy to squander $50. And the big ‘un… Essendon, that’s when I’m very happy to kiss $100 goodbye. A win against Essendon usually sees me living on 2-minute noodles for a spell. But by god, it’s sooooo worth it. 

For some reason I think we’ll take it right up to them. Surely the coaching staff have learnt from the previous encounters on how to face Brisbane. Press up on them hard and don’t let them get their kicking game going. Make it a scrap, keep it in tight and beat them at the contest. This Brisbane side is the worst in the comp at defending ball movement and the Saints put on 100 on them 2 weeks ago. They were the best scoring side in 2021 and 2022 and for 4 of those games we kept them to 60pts each time. Our defence isn’t a whole lot different to those years. Payne is also a big loss for them.

I think if we can limit their scoring we are right in this.

1 hour ago, Gawndy the Great said:

What has changed since 2021. Everything was working so well that year in our ball movement. Why did we tinker/regress. Did we become less bold, less risk taking. 

 

i love the optimism some have - wish i could be more like that. BUt i cant see how we come closer than 5 goals. Their forward line is on fire atm and they outclass us in the middle. 

In 2021 the theme was to embrace imperfection and in that was the willingness to take calculated risks. Now, we seem to scared to do it.


21 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Tell your friend to put $ on the Dees with gay abandon. Tell them to take out a loan if possible. And tell them from me: “you’re welcome” 😝

can you still say gay,i want to duck out to the garden for a quick [censored] and get censored

1 minute ago, forever demons said:

can you still say gay,i want to duck out to the garden for a quick [censored] and get censored

should have said he/she /them/they/it/we/us

Not super confident we will get up tonight but hopeful we will be competitive. If we can’t get up things I’m hoping to see are-

Clarry finding a way to be effective with a tag. Either going to Neale as others have suggested or going to half forward and having an impact. 
 

Rivers having a good game in the middle. 
 

Kolt to have a big game. Rising star nomination would be the dream scenario but just building on last weeks performance and getting a bit more involved for longer and I’d be happy. 
 

AMW to start and not look out of place. Doesn’t need to play a blinder just play his role and build his confidence. 

Go Dees 

40 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Tell your friend to put $ on the Dees with gay abandon. Tell them to take out a loan if possible. And tell them from me: “you’re welcome” 😝

I’m not sure the masses are listening to you WCW. We have drifted out to $6 now. All the better for those who do put the house on it I guess. 


I don't see this game as season defining. I think the last 6 weeks have defined our season,

I have re-calibrated my expectations for the season and so am not so nervous about tonight. I will just cheer the boys on and enjoy it as much as possible

I think we will lose but have a good physical and defensive crack. Their fire power from midfield and fwd will be far too good for us in this form.

If we win somehow, I won't change my opinion on us. Still in the 5-10th place bracket. 

Lions are third favourite for the flag imo

31 minutes ago, Colm said:

I’m not sure the masses are listening to you WCW. We have drifted out to $6 now. All the better for those who do put the house on it I guess. 

Geez I’m glad I got Brisbane at $1.70. They’re at $1.50 now! Phewwwwww  😅 

3 hours ago, FearTheBeard said:

Good guess, I am 5f 7 lol. Had the same experience in a lift with him in Hobart last year 

That's some ... er ... interesting fan service being described here.

 

Be glad if we get to within 5 goals of them.

1 hour ago, Engorged Onion said:

Flew in last night… Gonna to be a long night methinks. Already have some pre game drinks sorted at The Pineapple And Ze German Club… any other recommendations?
Its  not even midday and have seen around 10 people with their Melbourne tops on, biceps glistening in the warm sunshine up here ☀️

Have a weisenstaphner pilsner and a pork knuckle for me.

Probably my favourite beer ever.

Oh and have some schnapps too!


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