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Oh yeah, the scummy Bombers...

OK, take back what I said about not caring what happens for the rest of the year.

That 5-game winning streak needs a nipping in the bud.
 

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Hey hey hey I'll be alright if the celebration thread takes a bit of a precedence for tonight, but a handful of them plus a stupid Big Brother thread? No bloody way!

Get in here!
 

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I might have to drag my a**e to this one.

Raise hell, drink beer, make gestures to opposition supporters... the usual Centrals-type stuff. :D

Special chant just for them... *ahem*

They all live in a convict colony... a convict colony... a convict colony! They all live in a convict colony... a convict colony... a convict colony!

Singing I-yi-yippy-yippy-I... :D
 

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Im not sure why you are all so worried about beating Essendon.

Essendon are the worst travelling side of the big name Victorian sides.

They are awful away from their home state. 2 wins 11 losses since the start of 2002. 4 - 13 from the start of 2001.

Not to mention theyve lost their last 6 games at AAMI by an average of around 7 goals.

As far as i can see, its more likely how can Adelaide find a way to lose this one than how are they gonna get over them.

Adelaide by 56 points.
 

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To be honest I think the major danger to this game is complacency. Winning against Port last night was HUGE so the sooner players forget about last night and get on with th ejob at hand the better. I am fearfull of a let down. We only need to be off for 2% and we will get done.
 

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Originally posted by Stiffy_18
To be honest I think the major danger to this game is complacency. Winning against Port last night was HUGE so the sooner players forget about last night and get on with th ejob at hand the better. I am fearfull of a let down. We only need to be off for 2% and we will get done.
True Stiffy, but I don't think Ayres will let that happen. I hope not anyway.

Hopefully the boys will use that as a building block for the future, because you wouldn't lose too many games if you played like that every week.
 

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Originally posted by macca23
True Stiffy, but I don't think Ayres will let that happen. I hope not anyway.

Hopefully the boys will use that as a building block for the future, because you wouldn't lose too many games if you played like that every week.
To be honest I don't think there is much Ayres can do in this situation. This is purely up to player. As we all know youngsters can be like yo-yos. I think next week against Essendon will be a HUGE test of character when it comes to the likes of Jericho, Hentschel, Bock etc. If they come up and play as well against Essendon as they did against Port we know that we have a bunch of mentally tough youngsters on our list.
 

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We will not be thrashed this week. The club is well aware of our appalling road record, especially at Football Park. Expect it to be made an issue of in the buildup. I can see the crows having a post showdown letdown but having said that it will be a very tough game and we will need to be at our best to win it. If we can stand tough in that first quarter then we are a big show.
A factor in our recent p*** poor performances at footy park might be the fact that I have rarely seen our 3 guns - Fletcher,Hird and Lloyd all play in the same team at footy park. They do this week.
 

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Originally posted by eastaugh36
A factor in our recent p*** poor performances at footy park might be the fact that I have rarely seen our 3 guns - Fletcher,Hird and Lloyd all play in the same team at footy park. They do this week.
They were all there in round 15 last year too.
 

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Isn't Hird in doubt with a knee??????:confused:

If we play as well as we did against Port we can beat anybody. Essendon are very beatable but we must play well. Anything less than 100% and its all over red rover.
 

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Once we leave Tullamarine airport we turn into witch's hats.

Adelaide by 10 goals.

If i was coach i'd rest all our top liners and concentrate on geelong in two weeks.
 

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#24
Originally posted by RaDaR ReiLLy
Wasnt the Essendon game in Rnd 15 the one where Welshy was on fire?

I think that might be the only thing saving him from 'eviction' out of West Lakes :(

He was ordinary on Saturday night :(
He was very ordinary and has had a really slow start to the year.

If we have a few players back this week, will he survive??

Probably, but he'd be getting onto thin ice, wouldn't he??
 

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Originally posted by macca23
He was very ordinary and has had a really slow start to the year.

If we have a few players back this week, will he survive??

Probably, but he'd be getting onto thin ice, wouldn't he??
As Radar said his last game against Essendon migt be the only thing that saves him. He wasn't playing good footy before the injury and he was very ordinary in the showdown. With Scott Stevens likely to be fot for this game it will be interesting to see if Welshy survives this week.
 
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