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Dumb advantage taken there

With only 2 games this week you can't tell me this pelican is in the best 6 umpires in the league.

I was trying to point out generally the dangers of taking Hawthorn too easy, or thinking we will just roll over the top of them, wether you be supporter, member,player, administrator or whatever. ( I don't think the players get ahead of themselves). If people want to take offence at that, honestly too bad.

Haven't even read Jaded's post so I'm not responding to her.

I'll tell you what they're not saying at Hawthorn. - Lets get our plane and finals tickets for Perth. FFS this game still has to be played and won. Hawthorn are a very proud club, they will come out intent on atoning for last weeks defeat. They have a very crafty coach who will put a lot of time into negating the way we like to play. Last week we played the 8th ranked team in the finals, they played the 1st ranked team. They smashed us in round 4. If we don't show them the right amount of respect we will be in big trouble.

How good is it to hear the commentators drooling over OUR top players. It's delicious. Did anyone else hear King say after the game that our back line has averaged the least points against over the past 9 games?

Maybe they should go on a camp?

People forget, last year Hogan broke his collar bone, had a plate inserted, came back 3 weeks later and kicked, was it 5 or 6 goals. Message from the club was the plate makes the bone even stronger, just need the wound to settle down.

I think our best win for the year was beating West Coast in Perth, Hannan kicked 3 goals in that game, hard to see him being left out.

No thats called winning your way in

How do they counter how we counter how they are originally going to counter us ?

Yes, I always wonder why players kicking the ball inside 50, apparently lowering their eyes to hit the best target do it well when Hogan isn't playing, just don,t play exactly the same when he is in the side. Just seems obvious to me.

Gee, lucky they've got an extra week to sell tickets.

GF is done by ballot OD

Good key position players are hard to come by. Why do you think Richmond are chasing Lynch? Above average key forwards even harder.

Then its up to T. Mac to make them uncomfortable again.

Think we're praying for a miracle no matter who plays the next 2 weeks. Think Hibberd and Melksham will compensate for Hogan though.

Yes, its not as though he's dominating at Casey although going ok, needs to really fly for his marks with purpose and crash the packs. His senior games have been pretty ho hum.

Very true, watching him play to me he seems like a passive participant, that is the game goes on around him without him trying to influence it in any way. If selected he must try ti have an impact some how.

Thats good because we are a strong favourite with sportsbet at the moment for this weeks game.

Well if you think things are never going to change then why bother?

I just think, if we miss finals, unleash the negative stuff then. Until then why not wish for the positive stuff to occur,ie a top 4 finish. As pro dee keeps saying, there are no super sides this year. Why not us ?

Some positivity. Fantastic !

All of those sides have had stuff ups during the year, that's why we're above them on the ladder. As far as defending a lead goes you have to play pretty well to get that lead in the first place.

What they were like, lost to Gold Coast 2 weeks ago. Buddy will be the worry when we play them.