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That’s more like it!!! LET’S GO CASEY!!!!!!

Nice to see Maxy and the boys there! ❤️💙

This is a great point, and will probably end up being the main difference. Still early in the match, though.

I told the other DA members about this when I got to Ikon. I was waiting for the usual “oh WCW, be careful, your smart-mouth will get you into trouble one day!” But as one of them said, the beauty of a burn on a person whose IQ is in single digits is that they don’t realise it’s a burn. 😁 Also, I have some sneakers with Velcro fasteners myself. Difference is… I can tie shoelaces. 😂

Yeah, DP. I usually don’t like the GameDay thread negativity but like you I didn’t mind it yesterday because it shows there’s the same level of passion and respect as there is for the M’s. Same can’t be said for some folks though… Yesterday I was walking through Royal Park on my way to Ikon when a couple of golfers came along (I’m head to toe in red n blue) and one of them says, “there’s no footy on this weekend.” I said, “yeah there is.” He looks puzzled. I said, “Dees vs Pies, AFLW season opener.” He laughs and says, “oh, the micky mouse comp.” I just eyeballed him. He says, “what?!” I said, “I’m just wondering who ties your shoelaces for you of a morning.” We both look down at his feet. His shoes have Velcro, no laces. I said, “Never mind. Question answered.” The score thus far… WCW 1 Knuckle-dragger 0

The pennant is actually orange. That’s the colour of the AFLW in general, or so I was told when I asked the same question. They were giving out free AFLW scarves that were orange and purple, so I guess that’s the chosen colour scheme. Imho the pennant looked crappy: light orange on a white background, and I reckon a flag would’ve been better.

I just got home. It’s been such a long day, my feet are killing, I’ve got no voice and I have the mother of all headaches, but none of that matters. Tonight was phenomenal! So proud of this team and thrilled to see them get season 8 off to a flyer. ❤️💙

Yeah iirc that got 22,000 people attending. Clearly the novelty factor was in play.

How good is Kate Roffey?! She saw us (banner crew) waiting on the boundary and she’d only just been given the premiership cup, she made a beeline directly to us. I asked her if we could touch it and she said, HELL YEAH!” She’s a huge fan of the DA and never fails to acknowledge us, no matter the event. She’s the best.

Yes. Our first father/daughter. I was told he only played one game for the Dees, clearly one’s enough to qualify.

We were definitely as loud and proud as usual. Not as many of us there, but those who were made a helluva lot of noise. We did “We are the girls from Casey Fields” a couple of times. Bummer you couldn’t hear us coz we were good. 😁

Thank you. That’s impressive! Yay us!!!

Apologies if it’s already been mentioned, but does anyone know what the attendance was?

Especially since the name Karen has been hijacked courtesy of Karen from Brighton. I have two friends named Karen who curse that woman. 😁

Paxy is officially Paxy Paxman. They changed their name during the off-season.

I think there’ll be quite a big crowd tonight. There’s already heaps of people here. Anyone who’s yet to arrive, come through Gate 6. The other Gates are closed or open, depending on who you ask. Gate 6 is definitely open. 👍🏽

Where and when the unfurling takes place was the Club’s choice. Casey Fields was where they’d love to do it but they chose Ikon because the crowd will be bigger and the girls love playing here. edit: of course they love playing at Casey more, but Ikon makes more sense.

I love Princes Park! The old stands have tonnes of character. I have so many great memories of this ground, from 20 years masquerading as a Carlton supporter ‘til more recently at the W games and training sessions and of course… the Casey Grand Final. ❤️💙🏆

It’s like how footy used to be. I’m here now and although the game is over four hours away there’s an awesome vibe already. I just walked across the ground and the surface is perfect. 🥳

94,000 expected. Nervous? Who’s nervous? Certainly not I

They sure do, WJ! They’ve continued to work extremely hard, no premiership hangover here, that’s for sure. They’re raring to go!!! GO THE MIGHTY DEES!!! Us by 14 points ❤️💙

Sam Johnson played in the praccy a couple of weeks ago, four months after giving birth. FOUR MONTHS!!! Four months after giving birth I celebrated just being able to walk further than the letterbox 😂

Gates open at 4pm. There’s a curtain raiser after which the Flag unfurling ceremony will take place (at around 6:45pm). The Demon Army will be sitting in Bays 5/6/7 on the upper deck, behind the goals in the Legends stand. Hanksy’s 50th and her first game as VC. Sneak peek… 🏆 🏆🏆🏆 ❤️💙🏆🏆🏆🏆

If Fritta is a late out next week it will be due to something that happens between now and next Thursday. Other than that, he’s absolutely fine to play.

I believe so. I can’t imagine Clint (Stanaway) would tweet something so “secretive” when everyone knows his dad works closely with the players, and expect to go unnoticed. This begs the question… won’t Collingwood know they’re related and therefore know this is subterfuge? Who knows. That’s my take on it, anyways. This time next week the Fritatta will be looking to kick a hatful again, as @layzie would say. 😁👍🏽❤️💙