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I'm with you DRD on this issue. It's an intersting discussion between a supporters optimism (which I don't have) and reality (which I do have). My only additon to your prognostication is that I have a lot more faith in coaching and leadership on the ground nowadays (note Dogs and Lions wins for example.) On that score I think a Port win and a Geelong win is possible - but not bankable in the slightest. The others are realistically in the loss column.

Matthew Lloyd is a rank ameteur on providing analytical discussion along with the child-like graphics he/the show producers use to explain an issue.

Good point. I am new to On the Couch and Kayo and have found that show and Kayo game day special comments head and shoulder above any show on Free to air - with 2 exceptions: Any Ch 7 game with Daisy Pearce as special comments and The Front Bar.

His father was awarded life membership of the Dees at the AGM several years ago (maybe 2019) for service as a long term trainer I think. Huge Dees family the Stanaways. Clint was there with him.

Sorry my Mistake and good Luck. With zero cases today again I expect the stated 85% rule to apply by Dan Andrews. The club told me their email is on hold till that is clarified , assuming its tomorrow morning .

The media aren't generally deep thinkers with long attention spans and tend to predict the last impressive team they saw. So this week its the dogs after their eagles demolition with Brisbane after the last game. When Dees beat up both those teams we were flavour of the month until the next big performace by another team. Dropping the pies game didn't have a lot of impact on predictiosn after beating the next big thing -the Bombers. ON the Couch's Gerad Healy tipped Dees last night for flag if he was forced to predict someone - " haven't done a lot wrong,just need to fix forward connection..." , but also noted the tiges won in 2017 with only 1 tall, and by inference why can't the Dees. Others said 4 are in the race - us, lions, cats and dogs.

Tomorrow 30/6 at 3.00 pm. Same as last week. As stated on the Ticketek website booking page

Wed 3.00 pm (tomorrow) From Tickettek website Same as last week

May was head and shoulders above Merritt on impact on the result. He was good getting the ball so much but votes are about right in terms of who influeneced the outcome, incl Lever, gawn, Oliver

And even better than the brillliant stat above from herelast week, the year the Bombers last won a final NOT coached by Kevin Sheedy? The 1968 prelim. (then lost the following week's GF)

MCC just said they are waiting on Govt. confirmation of the capacity number.

Good post here. The heat map of langdon that has been shown on TV shows Langdon is orange/yellow in both the back and forward pockets of his wing and not much in between. He spends time helping defence and attack then scampers to the opposite end he might be on - few if any teams have an Ed Langdon-type. He's our 8th defender IMO as a side job.

I don't blame the commentary today. AT the game we said all night without the May/Lever (apologies to Hunt,Salem Rivers and Hibberd) team, we would have lost for sure . Henece the hand-wringing here about selection. Premiership defence now. Just fix other issues forward.

Kozzie continually chases hard and applies pressure and every team needs an X factor that can be unpredictable. Kozzie fills that role and has exhibited a creativity when on . Spargo is a lock also IMO.

Sorry you're right -Stringer wasn't quiet, I meant ineffective. he had a couple of opportunites but butchered the ball when in good positions and displayed an unacceptable selfishness when ignoring team mates in better positions.

Us and the Lions (as they showed on Friday) have the defence to deal with Cats attack. Not an issue. Dogs defence too short, Power too flaky, rest not good enough. On overall across the ground talebt its a Lions / Dees GF to lose

Few players can claim to be to famous but not Michael Hibberd, and have a process/style/impact named after them. After the Tigers game this year the media and others starting using the term regardging how to deal with Dustin Martin - " XXX club (the tiges opponent on any given week) needs to find THEIR Michael Hibberd..." This also applied to pre-match discussion on the Dogs game re: tagging the Bont - "...send Hibberd??..." Every team now needs a " Michael Hibberd.." He kept Stringer to a single goal and quiet game on Saturday - further enhancing his status. From memory I think he dealt with Lance Franklin this year also. But my quetsion is, given his age at 31, and if I read the Contract thread on Demonland correctly , in his last year this year of contarct - who is his likely successor, and do we have one? I love Trent Rivers, but he's not in the Hibberd style. Or is he a once-off? He was quietly booed at times on Saturday but Bombers fans next to me thought it bad taste and wished he had never left them. Is cloning a possibility?

Devon smith didn't allow jordan a clear run ahead for his girst 50. So ump pinged hom 50 correctly for the second 50. Turning point moment. And he doesn't shut up anyway. And the booing at the ground was the best/worst I've ever heard. Bombet fans victim complexes possibly.

Good strategic last quarter. Burning plenty of early minutes.

Spot on. Gus 's best game for the year. Hit targets. Made spoils. Courageous. Helped out defence

Thsi is interesting. Does it indicate the Bombers arent coming out in droves and locking away the public capacity??? Could be a vociferous Demons supporter numbers??

Also a good weather forecast - based selection. When Ben Brown gets a next chance at least give the guy a fair go on at least a dry-ish day. Playing him in possibly wet conditions will tell him and the coaches nothing on his role and capacity.

he would be in the frame though if fit. Not a bad thought has he can fill roles and is versatile. Except ruck of course.

A fantastic question - and insightful. I reckon its 1968? Prelim Final vs Cats . Then lost GF to Blues. Coached by the great ken fraser I think. 53 Years - and counting.

Still MCC Level 1 tickets available.