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Would've liked to have seen more shots from 50-60 on the run by Melksham, Brayshaw, Jones once we had got wind of their tactic of flooding defence. Sometimes i think players are not sensing the occasion intuitively, but sticking too rigidly to a tactic.

I just had a depressingly hilarious stat spring up into my mind: Will we end up having the highest % for a team that's missed the 8 (If we miss) - That is one record that nobody wants to ever have.

Wow. Germany with the late free kick goal. Poor Sweden. Another great game. Gee this world cup is really kicking the AFL's arse for spectacle. Every one of them entertaining in the least and gripping, intense and nail biting at best. Loving the fluidity of ball movement.

I suppose the bright side is that a team that's chasing our spot in the 8 only beat the Bulldogs by 4 or so points ?

Confident that both clubs fans are preparing their best jokes for 9 weeks time. I hope that thought will motivate our dees to do anything to prevent that happening to us.. again

So we're officially on the same points as the Kangaroos and Hawks down at 8th and 9th ?

Goody has a bit of work to do if he's going to beat Chris Scott. I do think we can match them everywhere else around the ground though.

I thought hannan was one of our best forwards in the first half. Did enough.

next 3 matches have come at best possible time to get momentum again and give us a 2nd chance to springboard off it with a more gelling 22 to take on the good teams

Adel and Gws will be interesting . If we get job done on 4 bottom sides, then those 2 games are big.idstill think hawks, gws or kangas will lose some unexpected games and we will do enough without beating wcesydgeel. Best one of them and top 4 or 5/6 is still possible

bloody kruze, every first touch seemed a metre too far and easily blocked and turned over

I loved the match last night, it was so gripping on TV. I don't know much about soccer, but i found this game like a game of Chess. Only one opponent is chasing the King to get a check-mate for half an hour and the other is running away/holding tight defensively one queen down. Even though Iran had some great look ins and should've equalized. Just a very dramatic tense match. Low scoring tight contests have their own beauty compared with the free flowing goaled games, in AFL too.

And with the mention of Ricky Gervais, my mind instantly hears his high pitched cackle.

Unless they also dance to hip hop in their gym...

I thought Sloane said "we're not mates bernie" to the adelaide trainer in a dazed state of concussion? ?

We'll be perfectly prepared for the Alice game with the overhanging tree in the pocket

"Really exciting" sounds promising. Been awhile since I watched that video. He looks like a faster and more dynamic version of Wagner with a good searching right foot kick on him and bravery to affect the spoil as a loose defender.

Maybe he'll whisper his intentions into the ear of an opponent in round 22

Hard, but Sydney did it with Alex Johnson for 6 years, Freo with Morabito for 5 or 6, Geelong with Menzel for 4 years. Though those clubs did reach higher on the ladder and perhaps had more scope to have a high risk high reward list spot. Still, would like to see him get on the field even if it's next year. (Give him another year)

i'm hoping that we can snag a 'season defining win' against the odds v WCE/SYD/GEEL like we have done in the last few years ( v Geelong 15', v Hawthorn 16', v Adel/WCe 17') - At least that will offset any potential hiccup against Adel or GWS, and if none, then we're back in top 4 contention. All the other games should be in the bag for the quality of footy we've produced so far providing we cover for Lever.

Toumpas in for Wines too please. No point playing a bloke who wants to be a Dee

Top red headed demons? Gee it really is bye week isn't it? ?

Made a joke about this on reddit, but losing isn't that bad a thing for WCE, if they and Sydney keep a game and percentage clear of Richmond/others for the rest of the year (if Geelong win this round) then they're preventing a victorian team getting that home QF/prelim grand final path, multiplying the chances of an interstate GF. 2005/06 Deja Vu. They're [censored] otherwise. Even i'd fancy OUR chances against WCE at the G on the big stage ?