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What the actual [censored] is happening

Weird.... I am so excited for this game, it's really just hit me this will be our boys in less than 21 hours

Really looking forward to tonights game. I hope they hit each other real hard and force this game into a triple OT.

Play him next to Lewis and just handball to him at every opportunity

Well. I feel a bit better knowing we have now given ourselves a plan B incase darling or JK gets off the leash.

Where are you hearing this?

Pick 5 & 7 for Hogan would be about fair. Would absolutely hate to lose him however if he is just going to leave in FA anyway and we get a compo pick in the teens that's just [censored].

I remember watching a Nev Jetta interview about how when he was watching the Round 23 match between WCE & ADEL he felt so helpless that he wasn't in control of his own fate. I wonder if the boys will draw from these feelings of Round 23 and go that bit harder knowing it was these guys that effectively ended our season last year (on the back of our choke against the pies) If we hit hard in the center of the ground as we did against Geelong I think this game will be over by 3 QT time.

Maybe Casey just want Fritta back to win them the flag on Sunday only for him to come in next week against the Tiges and Fritta can win two flags in the one year.

I would LOL so hard if all they end up with is Newman, Hall & Polec this trade period all on inflated contracts.

I don't think Harmes to Yeo would work... Yeo can drag him deep forward or back and would crush him in the air. Harmes to Shuey, Viney to Redden. Oliver & Brayshaw to run wild.

Smithy did look WELL above VFL level last week in testing conditions... Sometimes in September tough calls need to be made.

Cry like a big old baby... Then make a Big Footy account for the sole purpose to troll those Meth Coast flogs & fuel their twisted VFL conspiracies.

Polec will be on 750. No way hall leaves for 180.... more like 300-400 (average salary is now in the 4s I believe) Newman at 100ish sounds about right.

I agree here, however I think Goody would rather back in Tyson over JKH at the risk of ruining the team chemistry just a gut feel. I have been a bit a JKH basher however I thought he started to play that link role really well in the GWS game.

At the start of the week I was not confident at all, I think this is more from disbelief we are in a prelim and thinking this season couldn't possibly get better... Now I have sat back & really thought about this game I think we are probably the favorites, for one reason, our midfield. We have some seriously tough, talented & elite boys in there fed by one of the greatest ruck men in the modern era. We really seem to gel as a team & our run & carry is what has significantly approved in the past month. (Just look at the passage of play from our first goal from last week). If we implement that style of transition this is exactly how you either make Hurn & McGovern accountable for a man or you will get goals over the back like we did 5 weeks ago. They wont be able to drop off and intercept how they want to and will become quite frustrated. The ONLY way I can see Meth Coast winning is if they can limit our slick hand ball game & force us to bomb it long to Hurn & McGovern, where they can then slingshot and move the ball quickly the other way catching our mids off for a split second. This will leave OMAC & Frosty quite vulnerable. To me this sounds a lot more like a game plan hoping your opponent stuffs up rather than making the play yourself, its almost seems a little to safe (especially in finals) & sure it got them pretty far this year but I think this will ultimately lead to their undoing. I also think Meth Coast will be much to tall for a ground which plays similar to the dome.... Hurn, Barass, McGovern, Darling, JK, Lycett & Vardy are all KPP. I really think this 2 talls to many especially during finals where the game naturally becomes more contested. It is amplified against a team like us who thrive on that contest & also have of players that are so diverse for instance Hibberd & Jetta can hold their own in a marking contest, Frosty can chase down a small running into goal. I could just be waffling on here in hope of a Grand Final dream, I was only 6 in 2000 & didn't really care about the game, I was just keen on the Micky Dees my Dad bought me. I hope you all share my optimism!! GO MELBOURNE!

Lol this is hilarious.... you ready #methcoast?

I feel like its 1 minute before the bounce I am so excited/nervous. This is going to be a very long 6 days. Unfortunately my head says we will go down this week. Still so bloody proud of these boys

Worst call of the season was burgoyne on brayshaw last night

What the [censored] are these umpires doing. This game is a shambles

Dont stress its flipped now

The higher we finish the higher adelaides (our first) pick goes

Bern and hunt to enter beast mode today. Going to need to do something amazing to force their way in

He is actually a fantastic commentator (minus the press red for ed [censored]) always seems to get up and about for the big occasions no matter the team.

Kennedy looked pretty off the pace most of the game last week. Dont forget he was playing on a bloke who was coming in for his first game of the year in a miracle recovery. Frosty will be a much tougher opponent. Darling hardly set the world on fire last week and Collingwood have no key defenders.