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Tough game, and a huge effort from the boys if we can get up. Our team defence will need to be at its very best, because it’s hard to see us mustering a large score. Predictions: * Dees to make a (mini) statement with a 9 point win; * Clarrie to make up for lost time with yet another ‘best on’ performance; * woe be betide any dog who happens into Jack Viney’s path; * the Skipper to snag 3

The odds are against us tomorrow evening. If we win it will be huge .... a sign that the Demon spirit is emerging in time for September.

Fairly predictable team I guess, but Tommo is very unlucky imo. Maybe he will be medi-sub, or possibly replace Rick Lever, if he fails a late test before the game.

Very common sense view.

We all did, but when he comes back on Saturday evening, he will be in the mood to eat a Sherrin!

I thought the following snippet from the Mongrel Punt was as gem, and well worth sharing with Demonland friends: "There were multiple “little things” moments that seemed to fall the way of the Dees in this game. Make no mistake – this is not luck. It’s amazing how the harder you work, the luckier you get, huh?"

Thanks for another enjoyable poddy folks, and especially for taking the time to canvass the issues confronting our forward line in the absence of TMac.

Gutted for Eliza. Fortunately the prognosis for complete recovery is very positive.

This is an obvious question, but I think it warrants detailed analysis going into September. Our forward half just isn’t working right now, and hasn’t for much of the season (or at least since TMac was injured). Do the panel see this as primarily a personnel problem, a form problem, a problem of cohesion, or a problem with our entries? Is it too late in the season to experiment with different personnel? The recent ‘experiments’ (Weid, M.Brown, Melksham, Bedford) haven’t borne much fruit.

6. Kozzie - career best game. No Kozz, no win! 5. Petracca 4. Langdon 3. Viney 2. Hibberd 1. Tomlinson

I thought Tomlinson was good, which is significant. He might be needed next week, even with the likely inclusion of Petty. If I’m not mistaken, Rick Lever winced when he tried to put his arm around a teammates shoulder during the song. It was only a fleeting moment. I think I’m correct, but obviously hope I’m wrong.

Good teams win when they are well below their best. That was us today! Hopefully it’s a step towards our best.

Nah. King has been reading Demonland.

Almost everything from the Dees seems half hearted.

I’m nervous but hopeful. Mild MFCSS.

It's always very sad to hear of the passing of a Club icon. RIP.

Thanks guys. Win, lose or draw, I always enjoy the Demonland Podcast.

Censored!

6. Brayshaw 5. Viney 4. Petty 3. Petracca 2. Oliver 1. Langdon

We were outplayed, pure and simple! Couldn’t hold a tackle in the back half when it counted, couldn’t hit a target or kick a goal in the front half when it counted. Couldn’t win a clearance when it counted. Too many players well below their best.! No excuses! Can’t even blame the umps or the 5 day break. Disappointed, but we will learn and regroup. It will be different in September!

The felines might come out of the blocks quicker than us, but we will wrest the ascendency by half time, and play the game on our terms after the break. Another one of those games where, despite a close(ish) score line for much of the game, we will not be seriously challenged. Dees by around 5 goals.

The composition of our team is exactly what many/most of us predicted. My further prediction is that the final margin in this game will be somewhere between the margin in the last two meetings of these two clubs. Melbourne will be the victors, of course!

Outstanding effort by the Army on Saturday. I witnessed first hand how vocal they were in support of our mighty Dees. Although outnumbered (maybe) 500:1, they made themselves heard throughout the match, and at one stage late in the game, the MELBOURNE chant is all you could hear around the ground. The Crows and their fans were ‘dead & buried’! Loved it! Well done Army!

Thanks guys for another fantastic poddy. Kept Mrs DOF and myself 100% engrossed as we drove from Adelaide to Coonawarra, after spending Saturday arvo watching our mighty Dees at Adelaide Oval. Couldn’t agree more with Bin’s assessment, that it was a fantastic performance in the context of our season.

From day one he was a ‘work in progress’. As you say Nascent, he hasn’t had an ideal start to his career, but in my view, he has definitely earned a contract extension. Jason Taylor doesn’t get too any wrong, even with his ‘speccy’ picks.