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nomore4s said:
It doesn't help you guys haven't won a game in June for about 3 years. WTF is the go with that?
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That was a hoodoo breaker!

Ves said:
I agree - I really rate him. He gives us some agility across half-back and he seems to have a pretty level head about him.
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Great 1st game back, I expect him to build now he's confident on the leg.

IFocus said:
Talking to a couple of Docker fans over here and they are not that confident they rate the Dons you guys might well have a chance.
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Docker friends of mine were disappointed in the end, but not overly. They did expect the worst.


I've put $50 on Stants for B&F, and $50 on Jobe for Brownlow. :eek:

Both will now do a knee this weekend.

Interesting game really, but our recent good form under the roof should do us very nicely. Would be very nice if Hurley strung multiple goal returns together. Still overrated imo.

About time Jake C won a Rising Star gong.

Go Jobe and Stants!
 
nomore4s said:
Jobe to win both imo
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Hopefully he plays every game this year - it would be interesting to see how close he can go to winning a Brownlow. We haven't had one for a while down at Windy Hill!!
 
kennas said:
That was a hoodoo breaker!

Great 1st game back, I expect him to build now he's confident on the leg.

Docker friends of mine were disappointed in the end, but not overly. They did expect the worst.


I've put $50 on Stants for B&F, and $50 on Jobe for Brownlow. :eek:

Both will now do a knee this weekend.

Interesting game really, but our recent good form under the roof should do us very nicely. Would be very nice if Hurley strung multiple goal returns together. Still overrated imo.

About time Jake C won a Rising Star gong.

Go Jobe and Stants!
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Good game great win even better my Docker friends were absolutely rabid about the 2nd quarter umpiring calls in front of goals............warms the heart lol.

Maybe we will meet up in the finals Dons scant on finals experience still its wide open at the moment.
 
Ves said:
Hopefully he plays every game this year - it would be interesting to see how close he can go to winning a Brownlow. We haven't had one for a while down at Windy Hill!!
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Only missed BnF last year because of injury.

It's a pretty open year for Brownlow with injuries to Swan and Pendles. SideB and Beams, Thompson and Danger, Jack and Kennedy taking points off each other. Judd average. If Stants stays off the boil, Watson is looking good.
 
Great win last night lads - Ch7 commentators saying Jobe's "already won" the Brownlow.
Must stop nat the TAB on the way to work...
 
Woeful tonight. I think our forward line will really be tested over the next few weeks if Hurley and Crameri miss a few.

We really need to get better at finding ways to score when the opposition "flood" our forward line and get in our face. Doesn't look too resilient to those tactics at the moment. Collingwood over the past few years seem to have the best model for playing along the edges and slowly chipping away at the score board with relentless pressure when teams do that.
 
Last time I saw a game where one teem totaly dominated and ran riot with the final quarter was when Hawthorn humbled Melbourne in their last grand final.

St Kilda players were relentless, determined and played as a well co-ordinated team. They thoroughly deserved the win.
 
Ves said:
Woeful tonight. I think our forward line will really be tested over the next few weeks if Hurley and Crameri miss a few.

We really need to get better at finding ways to score when the opposition "flood" our forward line and get in our face. Doesn't look too resilient to those tactics at the moment. Collingwood over the past few years seem to have the best model for playing along the edges and slowly chipping away at the score board with relentless pressure when teams do that.
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Yep, you'd think Tom will be back in and they might try Gumby.

nulla nulla said:
Last time I saw a game where one teem totaly dominated and ran riot with the final quarter was when Hawthorn humbled Melbourne in their last grand final.

St Kilda players were relentless, determined and played as a well co-ordinated team. They thoroughly deserved the win.
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Good win, but Bombers were poor.
 
kennas said:
Good win, but Bombers were poor.
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Still not sure I rate the Bombers, especially under pressure. Watson probably needs some help in the middle.

They've lost 3 out of the last 5 now with some big games coming up, in fact besides this weeks game against Port nearly every game is against decent opposition.
 
nomore4s said:
Watson probably needs some help in the middle.
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He did for the first 5 weeks, that was the difference. Those players assisting have dropped off considerably. Hugely.

A significant event for me was the Zaha injury. Has been a key loss even though he's an outside runner. I think Stants has run wide since then and lost his mojo.

Weakest team we've had in for a while this weekend.
 
Can't underestimate the win this weekend. I had it penciled in as a L, as the coaches probably had pre-season. I thought we were gone for most of the match. Hibberd gone again is troubling. Running out of cattle. Great that Gumby survived.
 
Not getting any easier for you Bomber fans. The Cats away, Hawthorn, the Crows away, North, Carlton, Richmond, and Collingwood. Ouch.

I'm a Swans supporter, but I think the Bombers have the Brownlow medallist onboard.
 
Logique said:
Not getting any easier for you Bomber fans. The Cats away, Hawthorn, the Crows away, North, Carlton, Richmond, and Collingwood. Ouch.

I'm a Swans supporter, but I think the Bombers have the Brownlow medallist onboard.
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We have a very tough run home. Unfortunately as Kennas has mentioned, our losses to the Dees and Swans might cost a spot in the Top 4 (would still think we'd make the 8!!). Having said that, we have over-achieved up to this point.

The exciting aspect of the season has been in particular:
a) The general improvement in decision making, skills and body work of the ENTIRE list, and
b) Watson not being in and out of the side injured

The midfield is developin at a greater pace than I expected and injuries are the only thing that has stopped the forward line starting to work together. Gumbleton, Hurley, Crameri. I hate to say it but I have more confidence in our forward structure when Monfries is not out there.

Injuries to the Dons have been extensive and shouldn't be understimated when considering how good the years results have been.
I noticed on the Footy Show yesterday morning we have had 18 players injured this year to "soft tissue injuries" for a total of over 60 games!

Big game this Friday!

Cheers
Duckman
 
Logique said:
Not getting any easier for you Bomber fans. The Cats away, Hawthorn, the Crows away, North, Carlton, Richmond, and Collingwood. Ouch.

I'm a Swans supporter, but I think the Bombers have the Brownlow medallist onboard.
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Goldcoast beat Richmond, you should be able to get that one. :) :) :)
 
Our unavailable list:

M.Hibberd, M.Hurley, H.Hocking, P.Ryder, D.Zaharakis, B.Prismall

1/3 of our best team.

Well, Prismall has been a disaster, so 1/3 less 1 x disaster. :banghead:
 
kennas said:
Well, Prismall has been a disaster, so 1/3 less 1 x disaster. :banghead:
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Agreed - he had big wraps on him when coming across from Geelong but so far hasn't lived up to expectations.

We still have Winderlich on the sidelines. With him in top form, I'd rate him in our Top 10. Unfortunately we were just seeing how good he was before the injury.

Will be interesting tonight. Both sides without key players. Will Essendon's "new depth" be able to beat Geelong's aging warriors and youngsters?

(Win - lose or draw, it will be nice to see the Bombers playing in the Red and Black again anyway!!!)
I can't understand the AFL's view that they wouldn't accept the big wide red sash and little bit of black. I honestly thought the other night against St Kilda that it was more of a clash than their normal black strip.


Duckman
 
Duckman#72 said:
(Win - lose or draw, it will be nice to see the Bombers playing in the Red and Black again anyway!!!)
I can't understand the AFL's view that they wouldn't accept the big wide red sash and little bit of black. I honestly thought the other night against St Kilda that it was more of a clash than their normal black strip.
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With the exception of Collinwood fans, i have never seen a teams supporters have such a sook over changing their colours slightly, for one game. Who cares???

NFL teams in America use different guernseys all the time and it has no impact on their brand or culture.

Personally i quite like seeing my team in a different strip just to see what they come up with
 
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