It is time for all that to stop.

They're good, but I think we are trying to stablise and accutely aware of the pain of a loss and a spot in the 8. We stopped the bleeding last week after tha Pies massacre.

I'm shitting myself thinkinhg about this game and the challenge it presents mentally and strategically on the field. I'm sure the players are feeling this too.

Last year they were hot in the 2nd half. We are not where we want to be. Hopefully
the Walls article and recent bad media doesnt inspire them to play better than us.

Hope Murphy is fit.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Ah, the ol` customary battle with Norf` to see who can keep their slim chances of scraping into the 8 alive. I live for these games.

JOIN IN THE CHORUS.

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Premierships: 1869, 1871, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1887, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1995.

"GIBBS."

Going to be a real test for us.

The scrutiny on them has been unbelievable and this can galvanise a team.

Our test is knowing we will be hunted and what OUR response is.

It's the shinboner spirit!

the inventors of friday night footy

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

If we can't win this game, we have no business thinking about finals.

We are the underdogs. We copped a pasting in the media last week and we came out very, very tentative.

Hit them hard early and create even further mental fragility.

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We are on our way back...

This game is in the bag.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Shitboner spirit will get us

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That is it in a nutshell.

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"our electorate seeks less to be informed and more to be validated." Sad times.

Of course you are right, but surely we can organise some old bloke to stand in our circle for the club song ?

Malty?

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Good.

Aaah you romantic, you.

I've heard it called a few things in my time but 'couscous' is a first!

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)

..smash them..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

Tuscany in France?

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"The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, and the young know everything." Oscar Wilde

Don't know why I wrote that...I was thinking Provence...fingers decided to type Tuscany!

*Puts bottle of 1993 Domaine de Trévallon Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Les Baux down...

Blues by 27

I feel we are one tall man short...sounds weird that.

They have a hard at it midfield. Relentless and fearless.
That's where we win or lose the game.

Rowe and Kennedy combo in the forwardline can work again.

Curnow Cachia McLean Carrazzo and even Scotland aren't speedy but they are hard at the ball types so I'm hoping we hit them hard and constant from the word go.

So glad Murphy is playing.

I thought I would've screamed if Robbo wasnt selected, but I'm calm.
All we have to do is stand up to these pricks and wear them down

Blues by 15 points

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

I too, enjoy couscous.

Wishful thinking.