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Our backline is standing up fairly well under a lot of heat. That was a great intercept from Tyson.

Massive to get the eavener-upper quickly. Go dees!

Free to Stretchy. Gawn hasn't missed a beat. Boy have we missed him.

Can't see us taking too many contested marks inside 50 tonight.

Won the first tap. Lost the first clearance. 45 seconds and a goal to Petrie, who always destroys us. Ugh...

The only one of these types of shows that has ever worked is the one Channel 10 did with Hughesy. Was it called "After the Bounce" or something? That and the 5th Quarter were great footy viewing on a Saturday.

Dead right. I just heard Adam Simpson say "We don't want to get caught in a turnover-turnover game. We want to stick to our brand of footy." Translation: We're soft and only like it on the outside. Please don't hurt us Jack Viney.

And at the end of the day there's still debate about whether top 4 is even still an advantage anymore. So I'll just aim for a more reasonable 5-6 finish and that elimination home final. Anything else can just be a bonus. Winning tonight would certainly help those chances.

Maybe there's some insider knowledge of word from high up that we're now the darling side of the AFL and the umpires are not to screw us like they usually do.

I'm trying to remain optimistic about our ability to make Top 4, but Port's demolition of the Pies today has diminished those hopes a fair bit. I can't see us breaking into that GWS, Adelaide, Geelong, Port foursome.

Come gather 'round DemonsWherever you roamAnd admit that the EaglesAround you are stonedAnd accept it that soonYou'll be flying back home.If your season to youIs worth savin'Then you better keep winnin'Or you'll sink like a stoneFor the times they are a-changin'.

Steady on. They barely beat Essendon on their home patch. But it's true, Sydney are now an incredibly dangerous side. It would be just our luck to have to face them next week in our only Friday night match for the season. On the flip side, win it and we will be a legitimate contender.

Sydney are going to be sooo dangerous next week.

Dons have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Sydney are gonna be up up up next week.

I think a draw would be the perfect result. Any ladder experts out there who can confirm that?

Not sure how all these goals are being called behinds...

How do you like that chumminess between the ump and Hurley there? I know this is Australia and we're all equal, but the umpires shouldn't be chatting away to players like that midgame.

Sydney are going to be very deflated against us next week if Essendon wins. We want this result for sure.

Totally disagree. We want Sydney's season to be over when we face them, not shaking down the thunder from the sky or whatever their theme song says.

Notice the backward steps and overall defensive posture. It's indicative of a dog that has been abused by its master. One must assert one's position, after all...

Looking forward to Viney running straight at the ball and grabbing up the Sherrin and kicking a goal from the 50.

Don't be so Demon-strative! #GoDees!

Least of all for us, who have already done it once. Our game against them in a couple of weeks will be very interesting to say the least...

The Brains' Trust slamming Josh Jenkins for kicking his goals from <16 metres out. We probably all agree here, right?

Adelaide are gawn and our win over them loses a little gloss, but our loss to the Hawks makes a little more sense.