Red But Mostly Blue

I think adrenaline will be fueling some of the boys who might be getting tired. They just need to win 3 more games this year, that's doable - and it's only two weeks away! We've got tonight, Dees by 4 goals. Not a blowout. Just another strong performance where we take our chances.

Great way of putting it. We haven't really been in this position in a long time. We've been a little better at dealing with it in the last few weeks, and we'll continue to get better.

Perfect weather for a night at the G! And no rain means we'll see all our goals with no obstruction whatsoever.

No change, BOOM! Let's get it done, boys. I already thought we'll come away with a win here, but the extra out for the Hawks helps to solidify that belief. We'll take this by 4 goals and storm into the prelim, where we'll give it to the Eagles, again.

☝️100% truth

When I was 7 years old, Jim Stynes came to my school, handballed a footy to me and said we'd win the flag. He was wrong (we got thumped by the Hawks in the GF), but a new Dee was born anyhow. The funny thing is that prior to Jimmy's sales pitch, I was a Hawks supporter. Sometimes I wonder what could have been, had I supported such a successful team... The answer is that I would have turned out boring. Us Demons have character. We're the Malteser you find behind the couch (everyone else eats those, right?), they've got soul. We've got soul.

Wow, as much as the Hawks' dominance has been clear, I never thought to check this stat. There has never been a better time to correct this...

Truth. No fanfare, just results. Every week.

Agree, he adds to the mongrel. We need that. The team's start last week was due to the intensity from the likes of ANB.

I quite like the look of that forward line!! Agree that the backline is probably a little trickier, Lever's re-introduction will cause some minor structural headaches, and obviously result in someone currently getting games to no longer get those games. Someone will have to go.

Agree with much of the above. He's got heart, he runs hard - but sometimes his execution/decision making has let him down. Some of that could be confidence, and some perhaps injury. Either way, I think that our backline has settled a lot in recent times - and this will help. With a good pre-season, improved fitness and a boost in confidence (fresh start, maybe a premiership team haha), I think Hunt will find a spot in our 22. With our playing style, there will always be a home for fast, driving rebounds from our HB.

That sounds great to me! That roar following Hannan's goal is something that I'll remember for a long while! Haha my voice is still wrecked from Friday. Hope it's close enough to ready for a good thrashing on Friday!

My wife and I were trying to get tix at the same time, but she got through online. She swears the secret is to press the ticket Nitin as soon as Melbourne time (according to the world clock) strikes the opening time. Good luck! (I've never had any luck calling through)

Thanks, friends! (That 'find my seat' function is a new thing to me, and very, very handy!). Yeah, it's on L1 mid way up near the 50. I thought category 1 was Level 2 (seats last Friday were mint), but I am not complaining, I'm pumped to be going!

Woohoooo! That was much easier. Got 2 tickets in SM54-1 in the Olympic Stand. Does anyone know where that is? I selected category 1, and thought it might be level 2 like last week, but apparently not?

Here we go, another highly unproductive Monday morning! All for a great cause, though. Good luck, friends! I hope we all get the tickets we want ?

Also, how good (and handy) were our SMOTHERS!? I don't think I've seen that many smothers in a game before. Indicative of the game, really

Yeah! The pressure was amazing. They had nowhere to go. I'll sleep like a king tonight.

Spot on, I thought he was great. He's been very good these last few weeks. Very handy!

Yep, the Hawks game is a massive step in our march to erase our dark era. We've already done so much to build a new golden age, next Friday is just the next step!

Completely agree, although i thought anb's tackling pressure was pretty useful, and was generally in the mix of things. Loved the Weid standing tall tonight. Added another string to our bow.

Achievement unlocked: BEAST MODE. Just got home from the G, and I don't think I'll get my voice back for a few days. As long as it's there on Friday! Our conversion was lacking, but damn we were relentless. Suffocating. Inspired. Animals.

And that right there is proof that we've evolved. We're a different beast. We were up by the same margin at 3q as we were in round 18, but the result was much different. We came out and sealed the deal! It wasn't perfect, but we got the job done, and now we get the chance to give it to the Hawks. Go Dees!

Agree. We've got all the ball. We just need to breathe when we get in the 50. So many things didn't need to be rushed.

Absolutely. Spent a whole qtr keeping them in the game. Can't afford missed opportunities like that. Gotta make sure we come out in the third with the same intensity, but with smarter forward 50 decisions/general accuracy.