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feeling this time around compared to last year? I would think you'd be feeling more confident this year as Collingwood haven't been as strong as Essendon were last season. Plus with one under your belt you know you're a good chance. So how do you think you will go (weather permitted!)

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I have come to a point that I don't want to talk about it.

Nervous, and anxious, without being arrogant, quietly confident.

Our boys are playing as a tight unit, and they are, at this point in time, single minded.

As for the weather, it won't bother them.
 
well you can never ever say that we;re a shoe in for the cup as we all know that footy is a kinda bit fickle at times....but if we go by what ive seen at the gabba in the last few weeks,,then i reckon we would have to be in a damn good spot to get back to backs....
i say..yep..the Lions will do it..
 

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Reasonably confident, but I've had too many unpleasant Collingwood experiences in finals to be ****y. Don't think either team would enjoy an advantage if it's wet.

Right now is the worst time of this week. Teams haven't been named yet, nothing to hang your hat on. So nervous.

It's going to be difficult to contend with people's higher expectations this year, but the reason people expect us to do well is because we have played competently for a couple of years. My footy dollar goes a lot further than it used to.

A muted "Car'n the Lions."
 
anything can happen in grand finals - however....

i have confidence in our players abilities. if they perform at a decent level, then i don't think collingwood can beat us. if collingwood have a blinder, and we have a shocker then it may be a different story.... but given the attitude, confidence and skill of our players of recent, i believe they will be fully switched on.

having said all that - i still feel slightly ill with anticipation and nerves. wouldn't want it any other way though.
 
Worse than last year if anything.

a - We're expected to win. Anything less than a win will be seen as total and complete failure. Last year if we'd lost but kept in the contest we'd have been seen as giving it a good shake in our first GF, but now we have to win to maintain our reputation.

b - My mum, dad, brother and sister are all Collingwood supporters. This gives the game, and the whole week, an unnecessary extra bit of added tension!

If we don't win I'll never hear the end of it. It'll be lauded as the greatest ever Collingwood victory.
 
I'm with you BOM.

Last year I was nice and relaxed because most experts and commentators rated Essendon as the favorites, whereas I was always confident we could do it.

This year we are virtually on a hiding to nothing.

If we cruise to an easy victory, no-one will be surprised and then we will no doubt have to put up with sour grapes about salary cap concessions etc..etc.

If we win in a tight one, a lot of focus will go on Collingwood exceeding expectations and being the young guns of the future.

And if we lose........I just don't want to think about it.

This is the most tense and uneasy I have ever felt about an upcoming footy game
 
Agreed Luth'. I will bet you anything you like that if we win these boards will be full of:

a) spiteful jealous anti-Collingwood, anti-Eddie rubbish rather than lauding Brisbane's win and fine season, and

b) god-knows how many posts about salary caps and draft picks and AFL love-children.

Makes you wonder what the point of it is.
 
Originally posted by BrainOfMorbius
Agreed Luth'. I will bet you anything you like that if we win these boards will be full of:

a) spiteful jealous anti-Collingwood, anti-Eddie rubbish rather than lauding Brisbane's win and fine season, and

b) god-knows how many posts about salary caps and draft picks and AFL love-children.

Makes you wonder what the point of it is.

just throw the 18 games at mcg & travelling less than 2 times factor back @ them!
 
I am trying to relax and enjoy it all.

Nervous about the game, not from any fears of Collingwood, but more that anyting could happen in a game of football. I have no doubt that if we play well, we will win.

I think I actually want to win this one a whole lot more than last year, especially after the performance of a large number of Collingwood fans outside the 'G last Saturday. If people from Vic Park think Collingwood is hated because other teams are envious of them, they are badly mistaken. It is because their fans are the most ungracious, threatening, bad sported bunch of cretins ever. I don't mind their players with the exceptions of Buckley and O'Bree, I don't mind Malthouse, McGuire is okay when he concerntrates on Collingwood, not trying to influence things outside his little black and white world, however the fans are the one thing that really gets my hatred. I guess I can only hope that Saddam develops a new virus that kills off those afflicted with the Collingwood Gene!
 
I never knew a Port fan would come on our board and ask this but thanks fore asking :)

well.. I haven't been getting much sleep at all I'd usually goto bed at around 11:30pm each night and my mind is just running wild finals fever has hit me (it has for a long time now) Ive been awake since around 3am each morning.

I'm a bit nervous, a bit shakey for our boys.. But in my heart I know they can do it for themselves, there fans and there family. I'm very nervous and very confident (without arrogance)..

Again thanks for asking.
 

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Must admit to feeling pretty nervouse though confidant at the same time. Find myself singing the club song instead of concentrating on the job at hand. Didn't sing it at all last year untill after the game when I really ****ed off a lot of bomber supporters up here for more than a week. :D

GO YOU MIGHTY LIONS
 
Originally posted by Crimso
Must admit to feeling pretty nervouse though confidant at the same time. Find myself singing the club song instead of concentrating on the job at hand. Didn't sing it at all last year untill after the game when I really ****ed off a lot of bomber supporters up here for more than a week. :D

GO YOU MIGHTY LIONS
lol ive been singing the club song basically every hour of the day.
 

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