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9 minutes ago, danielE288 said:

Can't see us winning this unfortunately. 

Housebound and your TV broken?

This game is a proper 'throwing rocks at eggshells' game. Go hard and we could absolutely shatter them, and the rest is details.

 
1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

He has been told he must attend. 
If anyone wants to win the flag in 2025 and wants to fork out $700 for a membership for him so he can attend finals, we will accept 😂

Well we went to Alice last year to watch us lose on the last kick of the day in pouring rain and 8C. This year we went to Perth and saw us get belted by WC who are hopeless.

I'm tendering our services to all interstate teams next year and the one who comes up with best travel, accommodation and dining package will receive our services. A small price to pay for a guaranteed win.

7 hours ago, jnrmac said:

We'll see if there's a Plan B today

Contest will be king

If we bring the pressure that we have for the past two games we will go close to winning.

 

I know to us it's not but to the football world we've got a free hit. Hit them hard from the first bounce and don't let up. The last quarter scares me but the rest is milk and honey. Dees by 22...

1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Uhm… YES HE DOES!

I’ll even throw in a foot-rub and a charcuterie and a bottle of *Penfolds Bin 95 'Grange' Shiraz 1998 (Magnum) in the limo.
 

*clueless about wine so hadda Google ‘most expensive wine’ and this one goes for $2,350 a pop! The website says ‘free delivery’!!!! I should bloody think so! At that price I’d expect Brad Pitt to deliver it. 😅

He doesn’t drink, besides the very rare beer. He also would prefer a pizza 😂


2 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

I know to us it's not but to the football world we've got a free hit. Hit them hard from the first bounce and don't let up. The last quarter scares me but the rest is milk and honey. Dees by 22...

I'm continuing to hope that the "hunter" v "hunted" mindset shift helps us. I was hoping it would vs Brisbane and it did.

This is another relatively rare game (for 2021-24) where we're underdogs, and indeed it feels like no one out there thinks we can win, let alone will win (Gawn out obviously a factor there). That lack of expectation, indeed the opposite, hopefully lifts the pressure off. And the opposite for them.

13 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

I'm continuing to hope that the "hunter" v "hunted" mindset shift helps us. I was hoping it would vs Brisbane and it did.

This is another relatively rare game (for 2021-24) where we're underdogs, and indeed it feels like no one out there thinks we can win, let alone will win (Gawn out obviously a factor there). That lack of expectation, indeed the opposite, hopefully lifts the pressure off. And the opposite for them.

No Gawn definitely adds to the unpredictability. A win would be awesome as we’ll only need to go 3-3 to make the 8 from next week.

51 minutes ago, M_9 said:

A shout-out to the handful of DL'ers of Italian heritage. I know there's a few of youse (I ain't one BTW) 

I'll be listening in from sunny Bovalino. Currently on my way there from Villa San Giovanni. Any options re free accom gratefully accepted!

Stop! Making me extremely jealous. Haha. If you’re dropping into Cortona, I have free accommodation there. 

 
32 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

He doesn’t drink, besides the very rare beer. He also would prefer a pizza 😂

Is he even a Melbourne supporter??!

Nah, I know he is… Nibs is his favourite player, that’s more than enough. ❤️💙

1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Uhm… YES HE DOES!

I’ll even throw in a foot-rub and a charcuterie and a bottle of *Penfolds Bin 95 'Grange' Shiraz 1998 (Magnum) in the limo.
 

*clueless about wine so hadda Google ‘most expensive wine’ and this one goes for $2,350 a pop! The website says ‘free delivery’!!!! I should bloody think so! At that price I’d expect Brad Pitt to deliver it. 😅

That’s just BBO’s cooking wine. 


Should be right in this up to our eyeballs, my main concern is umpire 22 who seems to pull out puzzling decisions for the opposition which leaves you with NFi  what it was for.

2 hours ago, Brownie said:

Haha 3rd time lucky with this one fd

Well done mate i tried twice then went into defacto mode ,much cheaper to get out of.Maldonboy38 posted this morning he had a ying yang thats even cheaper

1 hour ago, danielE288 said:

Can't see us winning this unfortunately. 

Yes you CAN, Daniel. Why can’t we win???? Come on… start believing and it’ll happen.

Personally I’m totes looking forward to losing $100 (which I can ill afford) tonight. Moreover, I’d gleefully lose $1000 if it means we beat those bastards, except my son draws the line at a week of nothing but Vegemite sandwiches for brekky, lunch and dinner, he ain’t doing a month. #SpoiltBrat 😁

31 minutes ago, WheeloRatings said:

@sue @titan_uranus in response to a query on the pregame thread, the last team in the top 4 with a percentage below 100 this late in the season was Geelong after round 18, 2000.

https://afltables.com/afl/seas/2000.html#18

(Melbourne finished 1989 in 4th with a percentage of 96.5)

 

Thanks @WheeloRatings. I think @Bring-Back-Powell nailed this one.


Goodwin and the selectors have come up with a cunning plan and believe they have built a better mousetrap. All we need now is for essendon to chase the cheese.

Dees by a couple of goals. 

1 hour ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Stop! Making me extremely jealous. Haha. If you’re dropping into Cortona, I have free accommodation there. 

Thanks for the offer ET but Cortona is a tad too far from the coast. I'm aiming to circumnavigate Italy (over 4 trips). This is my third. 70% covered. 😊🇮🇹

3 hours ago, layzie said:

Can you still get premium guest passes or does that have to be during the week?

Tough crowd..

As for tonight I do think we're a chance. Ruckman dominance doesn't always equal success, still got our rearguard who will cut off everything if there's enough pressure up the ground. We do need to be wary of Essendon's quick ball movement but maybe the rain could play into our favour? Time will tell.

Wherever Harrison plays I'm aure he'll have some kind of impact tonight.

1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Yes you CAN, Daniel. Why can’t we win???? Come on… start believing and it’ll happen.

Personally I’m totes looking forward to losing $100 (which I can ill afford) tonight. Moreover, I’d gleefully lose $1000 if it means we beat those bastards, except my son draws the line at a week of nothing but Vegemite sandwiches for brekky, lunch and dinner, he ain’t doing a month. #SpoiltBrat 😁

Nah. He needs to learn what's important in life. The Dees winning (and you risking his health/well being) is far more important (than food) 😀

31 minutes ago, CHF said:

Goodwin and the selectors have come up with a cunning plan and believe they have built a better mousetrap. All we need now is for essendon to chase the cheese.

Dees by a couple of goals. 

what's the trap?

what's the cheese?


Where is the rain? Was hoping for it to have been pissing down all day.

On my way to the g now, bloody freezing but looks like the rain may be minimal 

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3 hours ago, layzie said:

Can you still get premium guest passes or does that have to be during the week?

Did you get a prem guest pass?

Let me know if you'd like one for Northern Stand lev 2, as I have a spare

 

What will Goodwin reply be if we lose & get flogged in the ruck and not playing a back up ruck in Fullerton

Checking in from a music festival in Basque country. (#not a humblebrag, but maybe a bit probably ). 

The last two days I've seen Massive Attack, Air, Underworld and Prodigy (and Grace Jones). 

There has to be some tea leaves among that lot. ? 


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