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Clayton Oliver to garry lyon. "...the boys went all right..."

Some interesting number combinations to pass the time - and point to a victory possibly. In the 1988 season - a successful Prelim Final year, Garry Lyon, number 3, turned 21. 13/9/88, which makes his birth year 1967 so..... G Lyon was AA 5 times We have 5 AA's this year. Gawn 11, Trac 5, Oliver 13 , May 1, Lever 8. all of these numbers can be made up via arithetical treatment of 1967, Lyon's birth year. e.g. 13 = 6+7, etc....., 11 = 9+1+(7-6) And the arguable other AA was Salem - No.3 (Lyons number) as an aside. The Gawn, Trac, Oliver, May and Lever numbers, as single integers can be manipulated to equal 36 (just trust me on that, its too lengthy to explain. '36 is the great RDB's birth year. Subtract RDB's birth year from G.Lyons birth year (1967-1936) Gives you 31 (yes, its Olivers number in reverse also) 1988 to 2000 (last 2 successful PF's) is 12 years apart. 2000 to 2021 is 21 years apart if successful tonight 12:21 - perfect symmetry. and thus a Dees win will see order in the universe maintained. QED as we mathematicinas say. This has gotta mean something good, surely?

The State where the CHO warned fans not to touch the ball if it came over the fence. Especially yuo folk behind the goals. A billion dollar industry deserves better treatment prior to a prelim. SA Premier AWOL - again. Not a dogs issue, just generally unfair and disrespectful. Absolutely no risk given the quarantine processes in place. Oh, and thanks for giving us Covid SA BTW due to your hotel failure earleir this year.

Extra big-bodied(sort of , but still tiny compared to Oliver)) midfielder maybe. 18 game career, and 1 game this year so far?????

This reminds me of a famous quote from James Hird. Once after another excellent game he was asked who was tagging him? he replied - " Don't know - did I have a tag..? " He wasn't being smart - just had no awareness of taggers and played his usual game. That's Clarry. Out of control tonight, again.

And their defence sure ain't in our class - Jack Henry maybe excepted.

Just like he did for Kozzie's first goal last game. I have huge confidence that he can bring that running game

There's a third reason if you live in Geelong and don't follow the Cats. The club has sucked millions out of any infrastructre programs diverting it through politics to the Kardinia Park re-build. Only now is Geelong getting a decent arts precinct coz the ground has pretty much been completed and don't have their hand out at the moment. Try getting a decent seat at the ground for a game. Most Geelong fans can't afford it. Its capacity is still only 36,000 but its never been full. Despite their image, it is an elitist club and facilities.

I was fine all week and this morning till I logged on to this thread.

Only one of the above worries me. Wev'e got the rest covered. Oliver? Fumbly?? Unlikely in the extreme.

Interesting to see the matching lineups in the papers this morning and probably hypotheticals Henry on Fritsch. Fritsch can match him easily in the air but is that what we want? I don't like Dermot, but respect his forthright opinions. He has Dees winning by 24.

Brendan McCartney noted to a friend of mine , his next door neighbour, that the team was exhausted after the Hawks game. Just another example of the QF winner winning their next match in the PF. The odds are huge against lower 8 teams winning a prelim. Comparing the Dees position in 2018 to that of tomorrow is chalk and cheese.

The story is an intetesting piece of self promotion. Look how clever we were. The heart of the story is really about schofields propensity for his own mental scarring and fears on gf day. In that gf in 18 josh Kennedy dragged them over the line. Schofields gf record:? In 2015 gf. 5 kicks in 92% tog In 2018 gf 7 kicks in 100% tog Huge contibutory gf record - not. Good read though.

News tonight said henderson has a hamstring issue

What a huge tick for young Bowey. I'm wrapped for him. Hug tick also for Choco in bringing him on. His beautiful disposal will be rocketing out of half back, centimetre perfect to Fritsch.

What a fantastic, and likely deliberate, phraseolgy in that presser. "....not having some of the scars associated with Prelim finals..." Dees being scar-free by association c.f.Cats Assume he's referring in a veiled manner to the 5 recent losses to the cats.

Beaten in 5 of their last 6 prelims.

My scarf has been in the front garden for 2 weeks since the QF. Stolen in broad daylight this morning. I live in Geelong. [censored].

The above comment might have been meant as a throw away line but... The pressure is huge on Scott and to a lesser degree some biggish names - Gary Rohan I'm looking at you. A geelong loss is not worth thinking about for them, the ramifications and headlines will be screaming about cats, Thompson handed him a Flag team etc., wasted year again..... Its all true of course. He inherited a great team that has been underachieivng all decade, if flags are the objective as they say. But hats off if they do win - it will be against all the odds .

What story and who confirmed ???????????????

I betting Hunt has arms that are 10mm longer than Rohans

I felt so sorry for Fritsch but when you look at the replay of the Hawks final his game was mistake -ridden and they chose to go with Smith for soem reason - maybe that??? Not anymore - Fritsch is a gun now as a 3rd tall.

Correct. The plaudits went to Steven May.

I have no converns about these players. Proven finalists from 2 weeks ago. Including Bowey if he gets a game.

Agree on all of the above and will be amazed if not implemented. Hunt is the same height as Rohan, got him covered for speed and footy IQ Hunt will run off him if not careful and feed the forwards . Rohan can't leave him alone. Hunt is also a good contested mark. Hibbered will really make me nervous.