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Massive day. Longest day ever. Bring it on Dees!

We will be watching from New Zealand! Excited and nervous. May be watching through our fingers. But we will have a houseful. Go Dees!

Easy for me - Max. He is honest, loyal, funny and works hard all of the time. He is so down to earth and has not let fame change him at all. he is also confident enough to be himself and not try to be what any one else wants him to be - what a great role model. If I have to pick another (that I am not biased toward), Harmes is it. His improvement this season has been out of this world. He seems like a really nice guy too.

People moan that the players are mentally weak, then you want them to come out and speak negatively about the game and how it went. make up your mind. Part of this trying to get better at the games that count is about having confidence - individual and team. They know they have to get up next week, negativity will not help that cause. If you think the players aren't hurting after a loss, you are wrong. But it is part of their job - a part we don't see and don't often think about, to get themselves back up and ready to fight it out again next week. Yip - we lost - mainly because we couldn't kick a goal - kick a few of those goals and we win easy - we had the pressure. We really aren't far off. We still have two more games to play = two more chances to make finals. I don't think it's time for the players to be negative. BTW - How ridiculously lucky were three of those Sydney goals?

Great advice! There are many reasons family read this site. It is actually quite a good source of info for family members that live away. Can I also add: Have a think about what you say (yell) at the footy match. I was at the Bulldogs game and there were some awful things being said repeatedly about a couple of players and one in particular. That players wife and child were sitting very close and heard everything. Nasty stuff! I really don't get why people single players out and yell at them, it isn't really supporting is it.

Max had 2 ACLs and a Miniscus, then a hammy on the same side as the ACLs. But not 3 ACLs. I hope lever can recover the way Max did. Max worked really hard to come back from those injuries.

Not really sure how this team is ever going to please some of the "supporters"

I like this thread! * Max, Trac and Oliver - awesome * The game was exciting - we were in it all the way * Hand control and playing as a team for most of the game - trusting that players where where they should be (in close play, midfield).

This thread should be called Clearance Oliver!