Jaded No More

Yes. If we bring our third quarter of the grand final type of best, they can’t beat us. Nobody can. But we haven’t recaptured that form in 18 months. I hope like hell we find it again, but the reality is that at our current form they are a better side than we are, and have been since halfway thru 2022. I have everything crossed that it all starts to change come Monday because the really important part of the season is just about to begin. Part of winning a flag is luck. If Pies don’t lose to Swans by a point in the prelim I reckon the season ends very differently. Likewise, if we can get our best players on the park at the right times, then anything can happen.

My apologies, I couldn’t remember the exact number. But as Goodwin said, they’re the team to beat. Are they unbeatable? Of course not. Nobody is. But when you’re playing the most in form side in the competition, you need a lot to go right. Missing our best or second best (depending on your rankings of Trac and Clarry) player, certainly isn’t a good start. Can we win? Of course we can. I’ve seen far greater upsets in my time. But to suggest this won’t be a monumental task, especially missing Clarry and Petty (and yes they also have key players missing, which definitely helps), is blind hope.

They’ve lost 2 of their last 20 odd games. They are in better form.

If you think we deserved to win by more against Carlton, we also deserved to lose by more against Port. Only woeful kicking the second quarter by them kept us in the game.

I’m realistic. They are in much better form than us and the one area we could get them in was the contest. Without Oliver that becomes much harder. We lost to Freo and struggled to beat Carlton without him. Both those sides are literal trash compared to the Pies. As I said, probable loss. Not a definite loss. But to expect that losing Oliver won’t hurt our chances is frankly delusional.

This just went from a possible loss to a probable loss No Clarry and no Petty for the most important H&A game of the season. Typical rubbish Melbourne luck.

To be fair if we missed the players they are, we wouldn’t be much better

Bad result for us. Sydney is such a disappointment.

Well the streaker is definitely BOG

You just cannot argue against these sides. They pull the crowds in, no matter what.

So many big words. They wouldn’t understand half of what we wrote.

So true. Back in my days, we’d just cut the foot off.

Did I hear that right on Channel 7? Oliver is in hospital??????

Is he annoyed that Stafford stole Petty?

This Petty injury is dragging on. He’s always a slow healer. Hopefully back after the bye.

I f’ing hate that club and their disgusting supporters. Please can we finally beat them?!

WTAF? This can’t be a thing.

Any doctors around who can give us a timeline for an infected blister?

Old age. Happens to the best of us. I think they are managing his calf. He pulled up sore against Freo so they rested him against Carlton. I don't expect to see him much between rounds 20 and 23 when we play Richmond, North in Tassie, Carlton and Hawks. I suggest they'll give him a decent chunk of time off before finals to get himself cherry ripe.

M51

If you have friends who are Pies fans, you should find better friends 😂

Maybe he’s doing extra stuff indoors to pass the fitness test?

I will say this, if I see Pies fans sitting in our reserved seat area I will get them kicked out. It’s happened before and they were drunk and aggressive. I don’t pay hundreds of dollars a year to sit with filth!

My husband’s favorite thing about me going every week, is that for 24 hours post game I lose my voice and so I’m silent. He calls it the “post match bliss” 🙄😂

The man who said Gawn had no right to be sad about a potentially career ending ACL, is definitely the man to listen to on all matters.