Game Day Round 19 - Melbourne v North Melbourne, Saturday 29 July, 1:45pm, Blundstone Arena, Hobart

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Broadcast Coverage

TV: Fox Footy
Radio: Triple M, 3AW, ABC, ABC Grandstand


Ladder Implications

If Melbourne WIN: A five-goal win will see Melbourne jump to 4th on the ladder. Less than that will see Melbourne jump to 5th. In the event that Melbourne jump to 4th, if Richmond, Sydney and Port Adelaide win, Melbourne falls to 7th, gaining a spot for losses by those teams.
If Melbourne LOSE: Melbourne stays in 7th. If Essendon wins, Melbourne drops to 8th. If West Coast wins by 100pts, Melbourne drops to 9th.

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[Proper Gander]

I'm nervous about this one. Very windy outside. Okay so I'm not in Tassie but I'm about 50 metres away from the Tassie ferry so I figure its probably much the same.

 

[raven echo]

Very, very nervous. At work all day, so can't watch the game. Radio it is until my nerves can't handle it


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[mrmonkey]

Very, very nervous. At work all day, so can't watch the game. Radio it is until my nerves can't handle it


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

Ah the radio it's frustrating because you can't see what's happening or about to happen. Last night I was listening to Hawthorn v Sydney and they had the goal review but I have no idea what happened just someone dropping a mark and then it was a goal that may of been touched. I could only go by the commentators opinion whether it was touched or not. Also a drop in concentration can result in the radio the ball can be deep in Melbourne forward line and a second later it's a goal to ben brown. On that note apparently ben brown is the number one player on first goals kicked this year for those punters out there. Anyway must win considering Sydney lost last night.

 

[Demon 16]

I'm not nervous today. They are badly out of form and are already playing for next year.

They've also gone in too tall.

Melbourne by 5+ goals.

 

[Tempy Tiger]

I'm not nervous today. They are badly out of form and are already playing for next year.

They've also gone in too tall.

Melbourne by 5+ goals.

Their ins are Tarrant, Ziebell and Preuss. Two guns and a wrecking ball ruckman. I'm nervous. North are no walk overs. Their team on paper looks strong. Hopefully our midfield can get on top and Hoges fires up. And hopefully we go at that s**t Higgins again. They only beat us last time by going the knuckle. We owe them big time.

 

[Andy_Mac]

We need a big win for a couple of reasons, most importantly to prove to our selves and the football world we are ready to make an impact in September but also to try to get our % back up over 110% as I feel this will be critical for top 8 spots

 

[Demon 16]

We need a big win for a couple of reasons, most importantly to prove to our selves and the football world we are ready to make an impact in September but also to try to get our % back up over 110% as I feel this will be critical for top 8 spots

Top 8?

We are playing for top 4 now.

 

[d33my]

I'm in Hobart for the game. Absolutely beautiful morning and it's just turned relatively nasty. Big wind. Expect another lopsided scoreline at QT I'd say.

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[Super Demon]

Well I'm supremely confident that the Norf hoodoo will be over by 5pm today.

Seriously - we are the better team

Dees by 42 points.

 

[Headless]

* that footage from the last Hobart game and everything about it.

 

[deeco]

God I hope they don't get gifted 8 shots at goal by tiggy touch stuff in their f50 this time

 

[swishy]

Lol we will win

 

[LeverPuller]

Tense.

 

[Cannon82]

Already cracked open the celebratory beer. Nothing can go wrong, and nothing ever does.

 

[dee_mac]

What's the go with this super Saturday s**t on Fox footy? Don't we get pre game anymore? 4 mins to the bounce and they've barely touched on a preview of the game

 

[Cannon82]

What's the go with this super Saturday s**t on Fox footy? Don't we get pre game anymore? 4 mins to the bounce and they've barely touched on a preview of the game

Given the typical level of analysis these days, I'm not sure that's a bad thing. I generally switch on for the first bounce, off at the final whistle and wander off during the half time break.

 

[schmuttt]

They won the toss I'm done

 

[deeco]

8 for the big mac today. Calling it now.

 

[Dancing Potato]

Going against a massive wind in the first.

 

[deeco]

Apparently holding the man isn't in vogue this week?

 

[qarocks]

This wind is a joke, how can you have an afl game in these conditions

 

[Cannon82]

Forward structure not great at the moment. Do we have a spare behind the ball because of the wind?

 

[Cannon82]

Looks broken jaw territory, that.

 

[deeco]

Going to be a looooooong game.