Top post, Paul. Always a pleasure to read your thoughts. Would love to comment re the game but can't bring myself to say to anything remotely civil about your team.

Good luck for the year though, I guess.

EDIT: Jobe Watson seems like a nice boy.

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I (and the rest of the English speaking world) would have used the word "illusion" in that context but never mind. If you want to see some "delusion" you should head over to BomberBlitz.

You'll love it.

Really.

Other than that you seem to have covered all the necessary cop outs as to why you can't be expected to win (but will claim a premiership if you do) and for that I applaud you. Gee I love the way that Reamed fellow celebrates his goals and behinds.

But it might also be worth preparing in a few "other" ways.

Like what you're going to say when your red and black conga line of suck-holes get right royally reamed.

Just a thought.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Welcome Paul peos , of course many are completely delusional ATM and are already making space for #17 #18 and # 19. Thats what footy fans do, but most of us have our heads screwed on and are more
Objective in our appraisals.

Carlton by 190 points!!!!

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I hope Essendon* folds.

4 goals a quarter is more like it. That would make it a 16 goal win for Carlton which is on the cards.

We will smash you all over the park. To say you will break even in the ruck is laughable. Kruezer is the best ruckman in the AFL right now and will destroy Ryder.

Carrazzo will go to Stanton and smash him.

Jamison or Henderson will take Hurley and smash him.

Hocking has had 1 good game against Judd. With the form Judd is in he will dismantle Hocking if you play him on Judd.

Our midfield runs about 5 players deeper than yours.

You are absolutely no chance and should be resting players for Anzac day which Hird has alluded to.

Hi Paul,

how close you get will depend on 2 things. How "brave you are" and who umpires. You got an armchair ride against the Gold Coast last night and if you receive the same level of assistance you should get within 10 goals.

Who will you play on the following:
Simpson
Garlett
Waite
Resting ruckman
Scotland
Yarran

Talk of "throwing" this game to prepare for Collingwood on Anzac Day (4 days later) over at Bomberblitz

While I'm sure they wouldn't throw this game (pffffft as if we need them to not try to smash them!), the short break to the Collingwood game must be a concern for them. Will we see them "resting" players in their forward line from early in the 2nd quarter?

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Should have a nearest to the pin on how many frees Monfries will get.

I'll say 5

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From BomberBlitz:

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Feelgood Hit of the Winter - GHRP-2, GHRP-6, CJC-1295, AOD-9604, Humanofort and Hexarelin

Seriously...all the players need to do is stay focused and concentrate on their own game. If we do this we win, and win comfortably....we are so far ahead of this mob. I'm hopeful that we have really reached a new level of maturity this year and it will be down to business.

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That's it for us.
I'm ringing Ratts now. Its pointless showing up.

(Reimers, he's their Robinson!)

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

They're going to tag FOUR of our players including our main tagger?

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Team selection ... I'd go unchanged.

Apparently Brock had another very good one in the twos and must be considered close, but I reckon a team that
spanks Collingwood by ten goals deserves to stay together. Less changes the better.

Essendon*'s problem is similar to us not so long ago: their bottom six players.

Davey, Reimers and Dyson all played for them last week, yet I wouldn't consider any of them AFL standard players.

They have some good players such as Fletcher, Ryder , Watson, and the potential star Heppell, but once we get past their top half, it's pretty ordinary.

Form and recent history say we should win this game comfortably.

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I'd be happy with no change, on the proviso we do not send Bower or Jamison forward.

Henderson had about 20 seconds in the vicinity of CHF and did something great that created a goal, while Bower & Jamison did nothing more than make their opponents accountable. They don't have the game for the forward line.

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I dont think they will put Henderson forward this year. I dont think that makes him a headcase either. Just a player who has found his niche and is loving it and its something that Ratts and co will not mess with.

Bower didnt work as a marking target but he played his role in the press well and locked it in a few times. Jamo was a good target and i cant remember him being outmarked or having the ball swept away from his area too easy. I could see jamo doing alright there and i reckon the coaches and players have seen something in practice that gives them reason to believe Jamo swinging forward when their is no defensive matchup can be productive to us scoring and defending.

I reckon Henda can do all that too but i just dont think the move would do him good or the team good long term (this season). I am sure if they asked him he would prefer to stick with the big jobs in defense and not have his concentration ruined.

Oh... See, I just thought that the point was that Kruezer is the best up and coming ruckman, you know, out of the NicNat and Ryder group. And that's fair enough, I can see a case for that. But you actually think he's the best ruckman in the league? Like, in three games, he's jumped ahead of Sandilands and Cox? Wow. Really? What on earth can you possibly base that on?

Anyway, not here to troll as i said, it's your forum and I'm the guest, so... keep thinking that I suppose.

We should win comfortably, but I'd we are off at all or get the yips in front of goal, their the main thing to worry about.

Or if we cop multiple injuries during the match, but history shows its more likely to happen to the brave ones.

We should slaughter these guys. We have had a dream start with our Thursday start giving us a rest adavnatge over our subsequent opponents and we get an extra day, and the Dons were interstate, had trouble getting home, played in steamy conditions and had to work real hard, and looked very ordinary. All this should equal slaughter.

Agree with Jimmae, Jammo and Bower are defenders or nothing. If we need another tall up forward it isn't these guys. No change, certainly no-one deserves to be dropped. Not sure who'll be the sub. If we can keep fit we are on the road to the last saturday in September. We will crush these guys.

Hope someone hammers Alwyn Davey, I find him far more unlikeable than Ballantyne or even Milne. He is an obnoxiously soft stager, amazed he is still on their list let alone in their team.

I was just contrasting with blokes who can play forward and blokes who cannot. If they want to play Henderson in defence all the time that's OK, I just hope that the Bower/Jamo tag team isn't the answer.

And if they're that worried about sending him up there, it is definitely a pause for thought.

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Some argue that he is the troll, so just gloss over the angry banter there.

As for the BB matchups quote before, those are plausible (that was two midfield tags for them, Carrots tagging Watson and them playing a defensive HF on Yarran for the person who thought it was 4 tags; two midfield tags is a struggle though), but there looks to be decisive edge in our favour, and a few poor thoughts in regards to Hampson's form.

The thing about Hammer is if he's not working up forward, he'll happily run around in the middle from the stoppage and push to defence to mop up. He may look all arms and legs at times but if he's still running alongside the opposition ball carrier I honestly don't give a shit. Been a big wrap on the guy since the U18 champs when he was steaming out of the square for Queensland.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.