Bring-Back-Powell

The early season win over Essendon that year was a fantastic performance against the league leaders that year. We kicked about 20 goals that day and the Wiz was amongst the goals. Hopefully you can get your hands on that particular game. Beating the Hawks in round 4 by a point under the Friday night lights was the other highlight of the year.

And to rub salt in the wounds he was able to serve 3 of them in the 2001 Ansett Cup.

Collingwood V GWS is a big game today in respect of Collingwood’s finals chances. Does anyone see them as a premiership contender or a mid range side in the middle of a winning streak? All I know is that we’ll need to play a lot better, for longer, against them in round 21. They’ve well and truly had the wood over us since round 23 2017.

Handy that Tom Stewart will miss our round 17 game with suspension (unless he somehow gets 1 week) No change this week unless someone has a niggle. Don’t rush Max this week with a 5 day break between Adelaide and Geelong. We need to somehow find a happy medium between getting the 4 points against Adelaide but not going “Bull at a gate” like we did against Brisbane, considering we have the toughest assignment in footy 5 days later.

I’m seriously impressed with Carlton and Geelong at the moment. If we unfortunately miss the GF, I can see these two playing it off.

That’s awesome mate. Please send Demonland yet another photo as well…….

37,000 is an outstanding non school holiday crowd and will only strengthen the claims for more Thursday night games next year, particularly given the benefits of the floating fixture where the AFL can mix and match. The club/AFL promoted the game well with $12 tickets but the BCNA event probably drew more people that it otherwise would've. I'm not averse to attending Thursday night footy a couple of times a year but I'm hoping our week one final (assuming we qualify for finals and we're at the G) isn't on a Thursday night. Would much rather Friday night or Saturday twilight or night for our first final. There will be a week one final on Thursday night.

Just beat the previous record of 36K in 2010 when the likes of Scully, Trengove and Ricky Petterd where running amok.

Pay the man what he needs 😜

Yes it’s open. About 8 people up there at the moment.

Jake Lever any chance to start forward?

For that reason I'd prefer an interstate side to win.

Be interesting how the Lions forward line functions tonight compared to the qualifying final as they had Hipwood out and McStay went off in the opening quarter. They clearly targeted Cameron as their main option as they didn't have the talls at their disposal that they will have tonight (unless you count Fullerton who had 0 marks)

Totally see where you're coming from. However, on the flip side a lot of people love Thursday night games (especially for something to watch on TV) and can't see a reason why they're not on weekly.

Bailey is a massive out for them. Second leading goal kicker this year and kicked 4 against us in that Giants Stadium game last year. Special shout to Sam McClure on 3AW tonight who went with the selection bombshell “Ben Brown dropped” Only to discover he got the wrong Brown.

Gold Coast Suns. Particularly if they beat a VIC side such as Geelong or Collingwood. GC are the side that least bothers me and Melbourne would be a ghost town on GF night.

BBB dropped apparently according to Scoop Mclure

The bookies don't always get it right with the Dees. Pies were a whopping $6 to beat us when Kozzie put us 20 points up in the 3rd quarter.

Will feel just as good if not better than the last time we beat them, given the adversity we've been under.

Apparently De Goey's still not at training today and must be in some doubt for Sunday given his preparation. Looks as though Collingwood might be suspending him from Sunday without formally suspending him.

Yes.

Yeah, excellent and lucky for us last year. May's importance has never shown through so much as the last 3-4 weeks. However, happy for it to revert back to the pre finals bye for this year and beyond.

It appears to be the second level of the grand stand that is on the non broadcast side wing, so hopefully.

It’s absolute extortion to charge $50 for a basic seat at a back water venue. Just going down to re-live another Maxy Gawn after the siren kick.

On a side note, tickets for Geelong V Melbourne were just released an hour ago on Ticketmaster. I just got the cheapest seat for a bargain steal of $50.....