Wow; chief as well.

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Yes, we do sound a bit "Bomberish" when we do "that.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

While we're at it can we bring back SteveB and his hilarious trade scenarios from the old official CFC forum.

That place was hilarious. You'd post....wait two days for it to be moderated...then if cleared would be added to the thread!

Anyway agree with Syndad on the smalls. Play to your strengths. Let them worry about us.

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Well, we weren't even trying.™

Anyway, looks like West Coast will go to any lengths to ease the pressure going as far as arranging Mark Harvey to get sacked.

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This thread has turned into a time warp - welcome back to ALL for sure, especially sailor man.

And what does he do exactly?
Wayne Carey aerial domination?
Alex Jesaulenko 7 goal finals games?
Greg Williams 50 killer possesion games?

Oh yeah the odd tap to a man.. a great mark every 12 weeks.
The odd run

Look his main weapon is his attack on the ball.... but he doesnt need to be 6 ft 6 to do that .
He isnt a superstar yet!
He is NOT tearing games up and just annihalating oppositions.

He does the odd freaky thing and he applies pressure.

I think people are being caught up by 360 or whatever its called.

Hes ok with some amazing physical ability.
Not really a dominant footballer yet.

Its laughable how people get caught up in the hype.
Once the game starts hes just another player out there who does some amzing things and buggers up some basic stuff... but really doesnt grab the games by the scruff of the neck to often does he??

I think what we love about Nic NAt is what he can do rather than what he does on a consistant basis

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Lucky were not playing Melbourne.
That Liam Jurrah would be ripping us a new one........................

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Agrees...let them react to us. Old be thinking "too tall" if I was a WCE supporter.
BTW welcome back Synbad...still not sure about that avatar....freaky!

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Lethal Leigh said (paraphrasing):

Blues speed vs Eagles height

Speed is always there - height / marking power doesn't always eventuate.

Eagles' tall forwards didn't do the job last week and Blues pace tore Essendon* apart

- Barney must have heard of Synbad's comeback tour

Big ground.
Threat of rain...
Yeah id like to go tall.... lol

Actually if it rains theyre [REDACTED].
The only thing that can hold us back is if were not mentally switched on.
We need to forget about last week and attack this game with everything we have.
Mind you if we win like im expecting...Geelong would be looking vulnerable on the G too....

Lets think a flag...

I dont think this has been a season where anyone is particularly standing head and shoulders above all others.
Its anyones in my book!

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maybe the addition of Hammer could be seen as proactive in that it may require NicNat to be more accountable and take away some of his attacking mindset ?

would Hammer provide more impact and require greater attention than say Davies ? I reckon he would

Make no mistake people this is a big game for us, forget about last week. We have been in this position - final interstate - before and have failed twice. As much as I like Ratten, I still get the feeling this is the one he has to win to make the AFL world accept him and more importantly CFC as a geniune challenger.
As for the height vs run debate, both have merit. Height becomes important as the game goes on and runners get tired, but having said that, the eagles have picked a big side but it's worked for them all year.
Interesting Saturday coming up.

Now your talking Synbad. Paradiso must have been good for you. Kalosirthes.

Davies has played very little football in the last month.....

Hey Synners finished all your roasting for the day?

yeah, he is back. What a great week its been .

This is the reason I have been so perplexed by the Hampson soggy biscuits this week.

He had a couple of good weeks, before a long term injury.

He has been away for a long time from senior football.

He was not that great even before he got injured.

Yet we have Warnock who is fit, match hardened and in form who will ruck 80% of the game.

We have Setanta who is fit, match hardened and in form and working well as a forward and will pinch hit in the ruck.

We want to bring in someone who might be fit, might not be match hardened, might not be in AFL form, cannot kick goals when that will be his number one job and will just pinch hit in the ruck.

Does not make sense to include Hampson.

Put our best players on the park against their best players and see how we go.

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Davies is a negative stock.
He isnt there to be attended to but to attend to someone in the opposition.

You have to compare apples with apples not pineapples.

They have their X factor players and Y factor players and so do we.

Im unsure what kind of game Hammer is meant to play in his first game in 8 odd weeks and be a success.

Maybe just a structure player in the forward line?.... but then he really would have to take some marks and kick a couple of goals.

They have one genuine A grader in my opinion.
Thats Cox
And there is a cloud over him with a back and an ankle.. hardly the kind of preparation for a ruckman in the final.
Sure they can pump him up with painkillers.. but really youd think he shouldnt play his best game of his career.
Their defence is abit on the slow side.. and overall the personel flavour is slightly Jurasic parkish ... all those big tall players trying to mark one pill...its kind of weird... its worked for them thus far...but it only takes abit of imagination to knock that gameplan over..
And thats not by us throwing more talls onto the ground....
Talls have worked for them this year.
Speed has worked for us.
Lets back what we have against what they have...cos if you begin to go against the formula youre shouting for a catstrophe.
We do what we do best and in my opinion the battlefield suits us not them


Miss me Surrey???:)

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Harmesy.. im getting ready for my break

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Davies is not in our best players. Hampson could bring something ie the X factor.

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