Nasher

Wow. When did I put a bee in your bonnet?

Agree with this. Sizeable difference between a team approaching a flag window needing to squeeze out the last 1% of performance, and a team with a crushed morale that needs to do what it needs to do to stay together.

Alright. It’s @Wiseblood (only sees the good), @Clint Bizkit (ultra pessimist), @A F (sees good and bad but can’t see past his own bias once it creeps in), and @Petraccattack (goes flying off the handle in either direction over whatever happened in the last moment). Between these four autobots, I think I have the whole spectrum of footy supporters covered.

Hey, if only the 7000 tiny things that didn’t go our way so far this year actually did, we’d probably be 18-0 with a percentage of 300.

Always funny to see how overboard fans go when they lose. Heaps of them are bagging Cheney, when I thought he was frustratingly difficult for us to get past and played a significant role in repelling our scoring opportunities. Would have been in the top 6 if I was voting in Crowland Player of the Year. Then there’s the “it’s all the leaders fault” posts. Funny how leadership is always shining in wins and disastrous in losses. It’s no different to here after a loss. People can’t see through their own disappointment, and look at the players through that lense. I reckon I could program a forum posting bot where I just feed it the footy scores, and it writes post that mimick the average mug’s posts, and nobody would be able to tell the difference.

Hahaha. Oh god. I totally relate to that. Talk about moments that burn in to one’s psyche. I wouldn’t have backed Adelaide to get it done if Betts had kicked the goal. I accept they might have, but I wouldn’t be that sure. Matt Crouch ain’t Paddy Dangerfield, Tex ain’t the Tomahawk and Kyle Cheney ain’t Zach Tuohy.

In b4 someone with a really short memory suggests trading him.

My bad - forgot you were the ultimate pessimist.

Or it might not have been. Are you that confident they’d have been able to kick another goal out of the middle with a minute to go, given how scrappy and lengthy the contests had been?

Fritsch only had 8 disposals, which surprised me. I’d say every one of them was important, because I thought he was pretty good on the night. Melksham was much better than joyboy gives credit for this week.

I honestly can’t imagine watching footy in a manner where I couldn’t get enjoyment out of imperfect wins. I feel sorry for you.

Yep. Sadly, the only outcome that matters out of all the possible ones, is the one that actually happened.

Pretty hard to say Betts goal = loss. Ball goes back to the middle for another long winded scrappy contest. It could very well have been the last score of the game. Anyway he didn’t kick it, so tough luck for them.

Weideman in if Hogan isn’t fit. vandenBerg in if Petracca isn’t fit. No unforced changes.

Yep. He’s running over the centre circle as the ball reaches the Hogan contest.

Level headed isn’t a word I’d use to describe dazzler. And I say that with love.

Great to see him given the chance to lead the boys in after the Lewis chair was finished. He has been important to the team over the journey, even if he’s on the fringes now. Well done and congratulations on the 100 Dom.

The exact moment the pressure valve went whoosh. Epic contest win by Hogan too who otherwise had a game to forget.

Yep. Should have had a goal to his name. I was musing during the game that our #1 starting midfield now has jumper numbers 11, 13, 10 and 4 in it. I definitely would not have expected that at the start of the year. It’ll be interesting to see how the mix changes when Viney returns.

The first half was a cauldron, as you would expect against a decent but not great side, with a massive home ground advantage, hanging on to their season for dear life. I’d love to be up by 50 at half time of every game but I reckon sometimes you also have to acknowledge the force of your opponent pulling in the other direction. We destroyed them in the third. The less said about the last quarter the better, although nothing they did happened with ridiculous ease as it did last week. I’d say we half learned the lesson. Anyway it’s a great relief to have this one chalked up. All positive feelings in this lounge room tonight!

Sweet, sweet Lord. I am not going to survive this season.

Before the game I’d have taken a win of any sort. I’d really like another burial now though. We are poised for it.

Nerves feeling much better now. That was dominance, and this Adelaide side ain’t Geelong hanging on for dear life. Bring it home Demons!

Precisely. The post match is where you judge.

We’re right in it, but this is not doing my nerves any good at all. I don’t know if I can cope with the rest of this season!