Wodjathefirst

Rain, hail or wind…. we’ve got this There is no other option

I love feeling the hate

Unfortunately it looks there will be showers tonight

I’m just guessing with no research whatsoever… I would expect 1st to beat 4th more often than not because typically there would be a substantial gap between the two sides. The ‘skill’ gap between 2nd and 3rd would be closer. And less between those two sides and the 1st placed side. On that basis one would expect 4th place sides been the least successful in snagging a premiership. What is different this year is that (hopefully without a biased perspective) that there is not that skill gap between 1st and 4th. I keep in mind that had we been awarded the win against Carlton we would have been second and Collingwood would have been up against Port. I strangely feel nervously optimistic about our chances not only this week but in the ones following. We are serious contenders.

Most Feral supporters will not have to consider this at all

I just watched the replay and it settled my nerves. Had we kicked straight!! Also I was impressed with our home crowd noise levels. On Thursday be loud, very loud…. we cannot let them have the 19th man advantage.

I dream of hearing late in the fourth quarter the chant of ‘Colliwobble, Colliwobble’ reverberating around the ‘Colosseum’. May it be deafening.

He is a real FOS, not as in fossil, but rather Full of sh…t

Geez I wish I heeded your advice. It has been doing my head in. Been looking over the past few days and it was all getting progressively worse….. but I just looked now for an update…… seems less bad. Note to myself- do not look again till Wednesday!🤞

Every time I look, the weather forecast for Thursday gets crappier and crappier. Not good.

P76 Targa Florio perhaps? No one really liked them (Also , noisy ugly and relatively useless)

The app I use has five different forecast models that all show it’s going to rain at some stage during the day / early evening. The one that tends to be more accurate indicates right now that there will be rain from 2pm to 6pm….. at this stage. I find that I have been stressing about the weather forecasts more than anything else at the moment, and there are still five sleeps to go!

My biggest fear is the weather

Refreshing and reassuring, what more can I say!

I was at that game. From memory the Pies were playing in the finals the following week and we were towards the bottom of the ladder. Most enjoyable memories was seeing at least three Collingwood players sprawled on the ground mid way through the last quarter all at the same time. I think big Carl had directly contributed to two of them….. nice!

Based on how wrong I was in my previous post speculating the make up of numbers and the like, with great confidence I can say I haven’t got a clue. Not even prepared to give a off the cuff stab! Just hope that the majority of our mob that turn up are the loud passionate supporters.

I agree, I guarantee you that my numbers are well and truly stuffed! (I did say they were ‘of the cuff figures’) Apologies for wasting yours and most likely others time. in the meantime GO DEES!!! (Reckon I’ve got that last bit right)

That is a good point and would have an impact . But having said that, even if you allowed that 20% are (and I reckon I’m been extremely generous) that would leave around 40k members ( from both sides) trying to get the 40k seats on offer. Bottom line I guess is this. If you are a general public wanting to get a ticket, you are more likely than not, well and truly stuffed. in the meantime….. GO DEES!!

I am obviously missing something here. Using off the cuff figures, MCC reserved seats, say 30k, same for AFL members, 30k. That leaves 40k for club members and general public. (I’m ignoring corporate allocations so the number would I presume be even less) We have say 50k legitimate members (excluding pets, kids, etc). Say the Ferals have 60k. Even if you assume that only half will want tickets, that is 55k looking for tickets but only 40k available. Does this mean that some members (from both clubs) will miss out? I’ll be shocked if there are any tickets left for the general public come 3pm. This raises even more questions. Why will we only get 90k or thereabouts turning up as people are suggesting when the capacity is 100k? Surely the AFL section will be full. Likewise the MCC on this occasion. Given that it is a BIG final, why would (using my assumption above) so many members choose not to attend? (even if allowing that it is a Thursday night game) What am I missing here? The numbers just don’t seem to add up on so many different levels.

Ain’t going to rain. Why? Because. GO DEES!

What is interesting (read disappointing) is that when you look at the seating map that the AFL members reserve has actually expanded towards the Punt Rd goals. What I mean by this is where my reserved seat was for the home and away season (bay 15) is now allocated to the AFL. Disappointing for two reasons. More seats allocated to AFL members (presuming dominated by ferals) and less seats left for the general public to access. Everyone is equal, but the some that are less equal than others gradually seem over a period of time to become even less equal. Little by little.

What about N55?

How is this for irony. I cancelled a dental appointment this morning to fix a broken tooth so that I could get a ticket

At least you have hair…. I only have a white beard

All I know is this. Yesterday’s game against Sydney seems like it was ages ago. I also know that there is 10 more sleeps between now and next Thursday. That seems like such a long way away. It’s going to be torture counting down the days.