Honestly no idea with this game, I was confident before west coast. All depends what Essendon shows up. Also Joe has been talked up alot in the media, wonder whether he can continue his great form.
Essington has scarred us all. We could not lose for the rest of the year and come grand final day weâd all be praying that we donât turn into Essington
We have a lot of talented venues to goal. They cannot cover them all. If we slice through their zone regularly by avoiding Rance and at least halve clearances, we should have a good chance.
The trouble is, none of the other 17 teams think we are easybeats anymore so its unlikely they will underestimate usâŚ
With our team\club being so inconsistent for so long & so many disappointments for us ever hopeful Bomber diehards to endure, plus the farking saga chucked in on top, itâs not hard to be a bit reluctant about getting too excited about a rare patch of good form & expecting it to end any time soon.
Iâm hopeful that THIS TIME we are actually building something a bit more substantial. But of course only time will tell.
Usually only in hindsight do we realise whatâs been developing.
Just heard weâre $2.15 & drifting & theyâre $1.75
Does that mean the punters trust them more than they trust us, at this stage!
Joe Dirt to kick 10.
Regarding tickets, will there be more GA available at the ground tonight, ie; do ticketek only pre-sell 60% for example? Of course if there are any Blitzerâs looking to sell a ticket, Iâm happy to accomodate
On to the game thought, I expect Tigers to play a lot better than the Eagles, but if we can play out of the middle and keep the tackling pressure up like last week, we will be a good chance.
Richmond are going to come out (typical Richmond fashion) all huff and puff, and breathing fire early on. After a week of memes, online jokes, media attention, and pressure from their supporters.
We need to negate this high pressure game, and stay close check in the score line, then run over them in the second half when theyâve lost the energy and momentum. They can only keep that high pressure, high intensity game up for so long.
The second half is the key for us.
Richmond are going to come out (typical Richmond fashion) all huff and puff, and breathing fire early on. After a week of memes, online jokes, media attention, and pressure from their supporters.
We need to negate this high pressure game, and stay close check in the score line, then run over them in the second half when theyâve lost the energy and momentum. They can only keep that high pressure, high intensity game up for so long.
The second half is the key for us.
Exactly. Canât let them get on an emotional roll.
I actually think we will pump them. They are not that good.
This is the first time ive felt this keen for a win in a long time and it will hurt me if we lose.
I think it was ivan who said that they only have one good key pillar at each end of the ground.
Certainly in the forward line I agree but I rate Astbury as a key defender. Has been playing good footy for a while now.
Ivan Soldo said that??
Well Essington has made a couple of solid appearances this year. The last two weeks havenât erased the Demons game just yet.
Too much 2011 dreamtime confidence in here, I donât like it.
Weâre gonna friggin obliterate this trash.
I say this in the full confidence that my forum post has absolutely no impact on team performance and Iâd rather look forward to smashing these â â â â â â so hard theyâll have trouble performing basic tasks in society for the next three months.
All of the positive forum posts here will bite us in the a.r.s.e when TODD ELTON kicks his sixth from the goal square halfway through the last quarter.
In case no one has replied yet - our cheer squad sit in the city end against Richmond - Ponsford stand.
Grog squad is usually behind the opposition cheer squadâŚ
I like the fact that a board member is providing match day information for the Grog Squad.
Is NLM hosting the dreamtime after party again this year?
Looks like we missed the PAYBACK RECORDS party this year
EDIT: 8PM to 12PM! Wow
Nah. As nice as it would be, Id rather we destroy them from the onset and watch them start to leave in droves by half time, with the knowledge their early season form was a myth.
Big game regardless of result. We win, the hype goes up and chances for finals are decent and we have a fapathon over gifs of Joey slotting hos 5th from 60m. Lose and we all neck ourselves about how fcked our future is and sh*t our midfield is. Either way, BRING IT ON.