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Goody dropped it in his presser, our home and hopes to see a big crowd there. Looks like a great day weather wise.

 
1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I'm a big believer in history when predicting a crowd and most Hawks/Dees crowds have hovered around the high 30's/low 40's. Even when Hawthorn were flying in 2012-2015 the crowds were in the 30's so it's a tall order to suddenly expect 60K for this one, even with Hawthorn being back.

For reference we got 50,000 to round 23 2023 on a perfect Sunday arvo, our home game. I believe the crowd may have been inflated due it being a BCNA game.

Now - Hawks are up and about but we've been a disappointment for most of the year, so that balances things out.

I would suggest high 40's on Saturday and for goodness sake can they open the top levels of the Southern and Ponsford stands which they often don't for our home games.

44k last year to the 4pm sat game round 3, be a good showing if we beat that I think

3 hours ago, At the break of Gawn said:

I thought the last time we had Dees radio was the 2023 SF against Carlton. I still have nightmares about that game and Viney's kick to Weitering.

After burning Petracca on the inside for an easy handball.

 

Fresh from 7News

In: OIiver, JVR, Jefferson

Out: Viney, Petty, Melksham

Unsure why Viney and Melksham are out.

Hope to see you Demonlanders at the 30+yr and Interstate Members function at 11.30 in the Dillbabiik Room (previously Yarra Park Room), Gate 3, Level 3👍❤️‍🔥


2 minutes ago, Demon Jack said:

Fresh from 7News

In: OIiver, JVR, Jefferson

Out: Viney, Petty, Melksham

Unsure why Viney and Melksham are out.

Viney!!! Melksham!!!!

This is not great

2 minutes ago, Demon Jack said:

Fresh from 7News

In: OIiver, JVR, Jefferson

Out: Viney, Petty, Melksham

Unsure why Viney and Melksham are out.

Well with those two out our chances of winning just dropped substantially imv

 

1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I'm a big believer in history when predicting a crowd and most Hawks/Dees crowds have hovered around the high 30's/low 40's. Even when Hawthorn were flying in 2012-2015 the crowds were in the 30's so it's a tall order to suddenly expect 60K for this one, even with Hawthorn being back.

For reference we got 50,000 to round 23 2023 on a perfect Sunday arvo, our home game. I believe the crowd may have been inflated due it being a BCNA game.

Now - Hawks are up and about but we've been a disappointment for most of the year, so that balances things out.

I would suggest high 40's on Saturday and for goodness sake can they open the top levels of the Southern and Ponsford stands which they often don't for our home games.

Hawthorn were flying, but it was the complete opposite for us. IIRC they were really whipping us for many years and the games were horribly one sided.

This is also a replacement game for the Hawks Tassie fixtures.

Vindey delayed concussion from the unreportable incident last week. Melk rested

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Just now, sue said:

Vindey delayed concussion from the unreportable incident last week. Mel rested

The guy copped a week actually for that hit. Rightly so. [censored]!

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Should be 70,000

A lot at stake….

Heard today that the Pontsford stand was closed? Some misreable Hawks supporter called up SEN to complain and old Dweebo (Dwayno) had a chuckle and blamed the MFC that not many of their supporters would show up.

1) i find Dweebo so annoying, but i was going for a lunch walk and had already exhaused all podcast options.

2) I would have thought stand access was more MCG than MFC ?


4 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Well with those two out our chances of winning just dropped substantially imv

Yep Melksham out .. Sicily will run riot i think.

Shame that Melksham has had to be managed, he was stellar last week and just what we needed to counteract Sicily. Also a pain re Viney, not really much consolation that Allan got a week, the damage was done.

Jeffo gets another go at it, hope he seizes the opportunity.

2 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

The guy copped a week actually for that hit. Rightly so. [censored]!

Shouldnt they regrade it now to 3 weeks?

Just now, GS_1905 said:

Shouldnt they regrade it now to 3 weeks?

If Viney wore a Collingwood Geelong or Carlton jumper maybe…

They have Barrass out (good), but Amon back in (not good).


10 minutes ago, Lord Ivanhoe said:

Hope to see you Demonlanders at the 30+yr and Interstate Members function at 11.30 in the Dillbabiik Room (previously Yarra Park Room), Gate 3, Level 3👍❤️‍🔥

i will see you there!

2 minutes ago, GS_1905 said:

Heard today that the Pontsford stand was closed? Some misreable Hawks supporter called up SEN to complain and old Dweebo (Dwayno) had a chuckle and blamed the MFC that not many of their supporters would show up.

1) i find Dweebo so annoying, but i was going for a lunch walk and had already exhaused all podcast options.

2) I would have thought stand access was more MCG than MFC ?

Yes i heard the same call. I was surprised to hear that.

The crowd size will be an interesting aspect

Still time to change the itinerary, i am not sure if it’s an MFC request or not (less staff)

5 minutes ago, adonski said:

Killer outs but thrilled to see Jeffo again

Jeffo’s match sim form must have been stellar. His last VFL game certainly did not fill the stats sheet being 2 marks and 1 goal in a team that won by 118 points.

Best of luck to him but I can’t see how his form and promotion sets him up for success.

 

They're some drastic outs. Don't like concussions, can take a player longer to get over than the week, not to mention long term.

Wowee. You never can pick our selections. At least we'll keep the opposition on the hop too.

It's a distinctly different approach from Goody and the MC. He's valued stability and continuity for so long, but I wonder if we're starting to properly manage our players now that they are getting older (like say Geelong do), and that that takes priority over continuity.

As to these selections, I'd say they'll play Fritta in the defensive role on Sicily then. And I got my wish of ultimately only having one of Melky and Fritta in the team.

Viney is a big out given his great defensive roles as of late, but I wonder if this means Clarry plays a defensive role on Newcombe, or whether we simply go head to head with them at stoppage.

JVR was the obvious change for second ruck, so hopefully Turner stays forward with him.

But Jefferson is a head scratcher, because it's bringing in another guy that lacks physicality and pressure (ie Fritta or Melky). To me it says they're comfortable with three tall forwards, which I find strange, but I was wrong about Melky and Fritta working last week, so maybe I'll be wrong again.

It's not giving our forwardline much time to gel, but on the plus side we're less predictable and our mids won't get in a groove of trying to target the same forwards every week such is the constant change.

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