Game Day Eagles v Blues

[Gaffy Duck]

Don't worry about those guys. They're just warming up so they can melt properly in the game-day thread later today when it's close. A proper meltdown requires good mental preparation, and there's no effort spared in these parts.

I was just asking a question if we win how much it would take to be first on the ladder now geelong s**t the bed

I don’t think this game is a given or going to be easy by any stretch

 

[Truckosaurus]

I prefer to think that Geelong 'missed the litter tray'.

 

[jooce8891]

New kid can not pull off long hair.

yeah carlton supporters called for him to cut it, his hair has been short for over a year now

 

[JADED]

Daisy Thomas out

Good for us. The type of player that decides to turn back the clock against us (Has played some good games this year anyway)

 

[FKASC]

yeah carlton supporters called for him to cut it, his hair has been short for over a year now

Should do something about Setterfield while you’re at it

Shave those sideburns

 

[MerryHell]

Pumped. Carlton fans are up and about. If we play 4 quarters like last week, probably same result, these new coach teams play freer and more attacking but also more susceptible to turnovers. Time for a reality check, lets go west coast, playing for top 2!!!

 

[Cuzz09]

Glad the roof is shut.

Hope we start well.

Mids running hard.

Backs locking down.

Forwards up and about.

Go Eagles

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[DanWCE]

Expecting a manic first quarter from Liam Ryan. Love the way he starts games. Hope he can go on with one.

 

[Doashuey]

Thread needs more game day arrogance. We are in finals mode playing Carlton. We win this by 40 plus.
I'm not underestimating the Blues neither have I discounted the possibility we could lose this but this team is now playing well, they have flicked the switch and they are a far better team than the Blues.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

We were heavily into cotchin at the time. I dare say we would have picked him if we had the no 1 pick

May have. Point being that they wouldn’t give us number one as they were going to take kruezer, so gave us 3 and JK instead.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Should do something about Setterfield while you’re at it

Shave those sideburns

Should be less worried about his hair and more worried about getting him into a gym...

 

[JEagle]

We should be a two goal better team per quarter. Eagles by eight goals. Could be close at half time, but good teams put average teams to the sword innthe 3rd and 4tdh.

 

[the harry]

Thread needs more game day arrogance. We are in finals mode playing Carlton. We win this by 40 plus.
I'm not underestimating the Blues neither have I discounted the possibility we could lose this but this team is now playing well, they have flicked the switch and they are a far better team than the Blues.

I agree with this. With Carlton missing Jones (who I very much rate) and their first ruck, they are now significantly weaker at both our main weakness (ruck) and our main strength with kpf.

In perfect conditions, with percentage likely to be a factor this year, we should be unrelenting today.

 

[Jimmy_the_Gent]

Carlton's debutant got me looking into the relative experience of the two sides. It's as lopsided as you'd expect as the Blues only have 5 guys with more than 100 games experience. We have 12.

I'll stop putting pressure on us now

 

[Gaffy Duck]

Hopefully we don’t go to sleep as usual

 

[Desert Rat]

We should be a two goal better team per quarter. Eagles by eight goals. Could be close at half time, but good teams put average teams to the sword innthe 3rd and 4tdh.

My exact reasoning as well. Up by 3-4 goals at the half.
Then engage flat track mode.
Kennedy and Darling 12 goals between them.

 

[sedders]

Hiya Eagles.
Was gonna say best of luck except today, cos I have tipped you for premiers again. I enjoy watching your team play. Admittedly reading a few of the last posts I was a bit put off...not real wins...thrash us by 35 goals etc. ok ...love your confidence!
I'm not expecting a win from us but am hoping for a great contest. Will always love Josh Kennedy.
Cheers.

Hello and welcome to the eagles board.

Just to explain, there was talk of the margin required to overtake geelong, and the answer is about 35 goals.

No one here has tipped us to win by more than 20 points, in fact the majority myself included are quite nervous about today's game.

I'll be going to the game with some blue bagger mates, so I hope its a good contest today.

EDIT: ok someone thinks we'll win by 8 goals

 

[HoneyBadger35]

I would thoroughly enjoy it if the Eagles won by a great many points.

 

[Biggie]

I would thoroughly enjoy it if the Eagles won by a great many points.

Agreed.

 

[Benji85]

Hope we come out breathing fire. Carlton are no slouches over the last 4 weeks and we have to play good footy not just lucky footy...

Can't let Cripps get off the chain, he's s monster if he gets going. Yeo will run with him, but I'd prefer a hard tag from Nelson

 

[myblueroan]

Hello and welcome to the eagles board.

Just to explain, there was talk of the margin required to overtake geelong, and the answer is about 35 goals.

No one here has tipped us to win by more than 20 points, in fact the majority myself included are quite nervous about today's game.

I'll be going to the game with some blue bagger mates, so I hope its a good contest today.

EDIT: ok someone thinks we'll win by 8 goals

See ya there. I'll be the blue horse.

 

[Biggie]

It has been 728 days since we’ve lost in Melbourne.

 

[Biggie]

Sheed plays

 

[Crankitup]

How much would we need to win by to overtake Geelong? I can dream right?

32 goals.

 

[squashface]

It has been 728 days since we’ve lost in Melbourne.

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