PREGAME: Rd 23 vs Gold Coast

[Nicko 1,377]

10 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

a flag or a giant head if they want. Rooey’s giant head should be there (we don’t take all the heads interstate) but your youngest will have to be quick; Rooey’s head is the hot ticket item. 🥰 

I’ll try hard to convince her to grab it, if it’s there!

she’ll be a bit shy to do that but hopefully her big sister can encourage her to!

❤️💙

[ANG13 1,973]

2 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

The majority flew out yesterday morning. DA members on various flights yesterday named several players on each flight.  Roo is another one who flew out today. I don’t know why some left today instead of yesterday. 

The playing group clearly divided. 

[WalkingCivilWar 39,256]

7 minutes ago, Nicko said:

I’ll try hard to convince her to grab it, if it’s there!

she’ll be a bit shy to do that but hopefully her big sister can encourage her to!

❤️💙

Awww she’ll be fine. Tell big sis to bring her to see me in the front row, don’t say a word @Neil Crompton!!!

[Nicko 1,377]

5 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Awww she’ll be fine. Tell big sis to bring her to see me in the front row, don’t say a word @Neil Crompton!!!

Thanks @WalkingCivilWar - this is what it’s all about ❤️💙. Very grateful, thank you 

[Neil Crompton 5,306]

10 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Awww she’ll be fine. Tell big sis to bring her to see me in the front row, don’t say a word @Neil Crompton!!!

Am really tempted @WalkingCivilWar,biting my tongue. 

[Nicko 1,377]

2 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

Am really tempted @WalkingCivilWar,biting my tongue. 

I don’t know what this is about 🤣 but I know @WalkingCivilWar will look after MJ and AS … @Neil Crompton I’m sure you’ll look after them too!!
My eldest daughter adores chin (😍💙❤️ - don’t tell her boyfriend!) and my youngest daughter loves JVR, just to make it clear to everyone! 🤣🤣

[John Demonic 5,481]

52 minutes ago, ANG13 said:

The playing group clearly divided. 

The Jesus Freaks and the Party Animals? NO wait that was Gold Coast! 

Edited August 16 by John Demonic

[WalkingCivilWar 39,256]

34 minutes ago, Nicko said:

I don’t know what this is about 🤣 but I know @WalkingCivilWar will look after MJ and AS … @Neil Crompton I’m sure you’ll look after them too!!
My eldest daughter adores chin (😍💙❤️ - don’t tell her boyfriend!) and my youngest daughter loves JVR, just to make it clear to everyone! 🤣🤣

Well Nicko, Neil thinks I’m deranged (to be fair, I kinda am) but when it comes to non-adults, I’m totally harmless and even quite stable. 🙃

[Nicko 1,377]

6 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Well Nicko, Neil thinks I’m deranged (to be fair, I kinda am) but when it comes to non-adults, I’m totally harmless and even quite stable. 🙃

You know what @WalkingCivilWar … with all the commentary on DL over the last few weeks, all that matters to me is that my daughters have a great time with you and everyone else in the cheer squad tomorrow … a win would be a massive bonus ❤️💙

[640MD 3,304]

With the selection of only Bowey,  to replace Oliver. And no other additions to booster the forwards or ruck.

Can I suggest that Goodness will either be a saviour and genius.  Or . A pariah who has no idea.   
 

depending on whether we win  or loose by a lot.

i will be watching whatever. Good luck Nibbler. 

[WalkingCivilWar 39,256]

34 minutes ago, Nicko said:

You know what @WalkingCivilWar … with all the commentary on DL over the last few weeks, all that matters to me is that my daughters have a great time with you and everyone else in the cheer squad tomorrow … a win would be a massive bonus ❤️💙

Your daughters will have a great time, win or lose. And I hope they like Haribo gummy bears and Pascall jubes because 6 and a half kilos of my 7kg carry-on comprises lollies. They’ll still be pinging off the walls on Sunday night 😂

[picket fence 16,625]

32 minutes ago, 640MD said:

With the selection of only Bowey,  to replace Oliver. And no other additions to booster the forwards or ruck.

Can I suggest that Goodness will either be a saviour and genius.  Or . A pariah who has no idea.   
 

depending on whether we win  or loose by a lot.

i will be watching whatever. Good luck Nibbler. 

BADLOSS is as is stated Clueless!

[640MD 3,304]

4 minutes ago, picket fence said:

BADLOSS is as is stated Clueless!

Perhaps  Praps not.  Will be am interesting side light to the way the game goes and is played.  Only adding Bowey almost says everything is fine in our garden and we cannot get much better.

personally I think there have been a couple of games where we were anything but  as good as we can be,  

Think AnB will have a couple of standout games,

[bing181 8,877]

1 hour ago, 640MD said:

With the selection of only Bowey,  to replace Oliver.

Bowey doesn't replace Oliver. But he does move into the backline and allow both Judd and Rivers midfield time.

[bing181 8,877]

51 minutes ago, picket fence said:

BADLOSS is as is stated Clueless!

Childish nya nya nya post. 

The change is pretty obvious if you think it through.

[Superunknown 4,048]

10 hours ago, JJJ said:

A lot can be achieved over a beer in a safe space.

The Bangalow pub is very Melbourne-esque. Like an inner Melbourne pub. Even has Aussie rules on the teles

[picket fence 16,625]

58 minutes ago, bing181 said:

Childish nya nya nya post. 

The change is pretty obvious if you think it through.

Nya nya to u ss well Clueless😤

[titan_uranus 24,552]

5 hours ago, H_T said:

Very surprised it's just the one change. Bowey for Oliver.

If true, there must be no niggles what-so-ever. No one with the exception of Oliver to be heading into surgery post season for any correction procedures. A clean bill of health for this Sundays starting 23 I take it! 

No Brown, No Jefferson, No Fullarton, No Sestan, No Kentfield - no games for any of these players in a dead rubber game that could provide the player valuable experience before a full on pre-season where they could be motivated to get back to seniors in 2025 having had a taste. Hmmm. 

I'm not into "gifting" players games either, but I'd prefer the option to play one or 2 with 2 dead rubber games remaining. 

You answered your own rhetorical question.

None of those players have been picked because none of them have demanded selection at Casey, and we're not going to gift them games for the sake of it.

One sure fire way to damage your playing group culture is to play players who don't deserve it.

[JJJ 991]

Flat as a tack tonight. 

If we are going to go down tomorrow, I would appreciate seeing us going down with a great deal of physicality and fight. 

And just to top it off, JJ getting interviewed tonight after Sydney pelted the Bombers, has forced me to drink.

[Gawndy the Great 9,008]

6 hours ago, Where Demons Dare said:

Not entirely... If we lose to GC and the Saints win they could jump us on the ladder and we could potentially land Pick 5 in the Draft! So we absolutely need to keep playing average football. 

Careful Tom Morris lurks here, will use this post as ‘reports’ of tanking discussions overheard within the four walls of MFC’ FD offices.