Deeoldfart

Impossible to contemplate at the moment, and I won’t be in a position to contemplate when it happens!

Sadly, I won’t be able to join in live, but it will be ‘top of the dial’ tomorrow. Keep up the great work guys. Wouldn’t miss it for quids!

Great work, and well earned Bowser!

Our forward setup, in Goodies words, is ‘building cohesion’ and is starting to look threatening. BB was so dangerous early, that he had to be double teamed after quarter time. This gave Fritta more latitude, and we all know what happened there. With TMac likely to return next week, containing all three, together with Max and Dogga from time to time, could be a September nightmare for the opposition. No doubt Nibbler, Spargs and Koz will maintain their pressure roles to a high level, as they have for almost all of our big games this year. We have a lot of variety and flexibility in our forward half, and it seems to be coming together at the right time. Prospects are looking bright for Fuchsias in the Spring.

How good was that (?) and so hard to nominate only 6. 6, Gawn 5. Fritsch 4. Langdon 3. Jackson 2. Salem 1. Lever Rivers, Petracca, Oliver and Petty all very unlucky. Bodes well!

Would love a win of (vs) GCS proportions, but will be more than happy with a routine 4 or 5 goal win, a nice ‘tune up’ and no injuries.

Play strong and stay safe ………. and bring home the 4 points Dees!

I’ll be quite content with a W, and no injuries.

Not only a great footballer and leader, but an outstanding ambassador for our Club. His openness and honesty in the media is so refreshing.

Thought the same, and wondered if Toby has been included to give Koz a break, after the s#!t he copped on social media after the WC game. Goodie suggested that it cut him pretty deep.

Now that would be much better!

I like the sentiment that underpins your post Cass, BUT please don't mention 1958 in the context of our finals campaign.

A small group of Dees fans, including my family, did exactly the same after a game at the SCG a few years ago. The Swans fans accepted it in good humour, as was intended. The only problem was that the Swans had belted us. I wonder if they would have been so good natured if we had won.

Club said yesterday ‘TBC, based on scans’. Didn’t look too good for this week with him on crutches post-game.

I must admit to being surprised with timing of Bowser’s selection for R.20. While Hibbo’s form had been below par for a few weeks, I thought his experience would see him hold his place for our finals campaign. I’ve now revised that view. Bowser has played like a seasoned player in both of his outings, and it’s hard to see him being dislodged on those performances. An ‘inspired’ and ‘gutsy’ selection IMO.

6. Oliver 5. ANB 4. Petracca 3. Harmes 2. Jackson 1. Brown Fantastic to see some of our lesser lights featuring strongly in the votes. We are building beautifully, I reckon.

Goody just said on 360 that JJ will replace TMac

Yep. 'Paper thin'.

It goes without saying that there is huge incentive for both clubs tonight. I’m hopeful (rather than ‘bullish’) that we might have ‘turned the corner’ back to something approaching our early season form last weekend, whereas the Weagles were ‘limp’ and uncompetitive against C’wood. I expect WC to be fired-up in response to the press they have copped during the week, and we will need to match their intensity from the get-go, to ensure that they don’t get a decent head start while the ball is dry. If we do this, l’m confident of a win, because our game style matches up very well against with their ‘stodgy’ possession based approach. Dees by 3 goals in a tough, low scoring contest, dictated by the predicted weather conditions.

A win tomorrow night will do wonders for our ladder position, and team confidence for the weeks ahead. …………. ps. I had typed another couple of sentences above, but deleted them for fear of jinxing our chances tomorrow and beyond. True story!

Melksham's disposal is elite, and we need to have a look at him for the next couple of weeks. I like his selection on that basis, but he needs to produce now, or he shouldn't be playing finals.!

Agree Pates. The Meks / Ben Brown combination could be decisive at finals time.

A million thanks folks. As an ‘inter-stater’, Demonland is my lifeline to the world of the mighty Demons. I couldn’t live without it!

I know it was always going to happen, but I love that they stuck with Bowser. Looked completely at home in his debut last weekend, and adds a valuable touch of class.

You can hear the thud of boot on jaw contact in this video of the incident: