Game Day Showdown 44

[Doctor Feel]

I must admit in the delusional recess of my mind there's this little weird dude shouting "it's gonna click man this is the day we total football"

Every time. We just have the occasional "yeah but what if" before it gets swallowed by the "Lol don't be silly"

 

[Doctor Feel]

KICK THE BALLLLL

YEH KICK THE BLOODY BALLLLLL

 

[Jonts]

that little voice was shot dead for me after the Geelong game

 

[Hammer#8]

"Yeah Roars is a special player and worthy Showdown medallist and when players are in form you can't do much to stop that... we just didn't work hard enough for long enough and take our opportunities in front of goal when we needed to... and that's what I said to the boys you're playing last year's grand finalist at their homeground they're always going to be hard to stop and no team is an easy win and we know how close the competition is... I've been in footy a long time and it's never about 1-2 players its every player in the team... nah Trav/Robbie/Ollie aren't injured they were just beaten by a better, harder running side today... nah Paddy came off in that last quarter because he was a bit sore and we know how important he is to us."

Not today please, or any other.

 

[CharlieKelly]

2010 World Cup, Australia vs. Germany, where we lost 4-0 due to Pim Verbeek being a muppet coach and starting without a recognised striker. Pre-game I remember thinking "you respect your opponent, but you don't give them THAT much respect, FFS", this is what Hinkley's post-game pressers remind me of.

 

[Contested Marx]

Fighting a migraine which luckily has kept my optimism in check.

No expectations

 

[Revan11]

Port by 100 farkin

 

[Wargreymon90]

Really excited about this one

Crows by 33

 

[PAFC66]

Really excited about this one

Crows by 33

Lol

Yeah we'll show a bit of fight today but wont get close.

 

[Magus]

"Yeah Roars is a special player and worthy Showdown medallist and when players are in form you can't do much to stop that... we just didn't work hard enough for long enough and take our opportunities in front of goal when we needed to... and that's what I said to the boys you're playing last year's grand finalist at their homeground they're always going to be hard to stop and no team is an easy win and we know how close the competition is... I've been in footy a long time and it's never about 1-2 players its every player in the team... nah Trav/Robbie/Ollie aren't injured they were just beaten by a better, harder running side today... nah Paddy came off in that last quarter because he was a bit sore and we know how important he is to us."

Not today please, or any other.

Wow that's depressingly accurate.

 

[LFC2010]

want to get excited for this, but it's kind of difficult knowing nothing will change from the last 6 encounters with them.

 

[drcollossimo]

Every now and then I think "heck em carn Pear" but shortly after that the realisation dawns that even if they fire today we are literally even money to drop the game against AFL franchise 17 next week

It's not about showdown wins anymore it's about proving there's a high level of consistently good footy that comes with being a top side

Just not convinced it will happen in the current environment anybody else know what I mean ?!

 

[MrPortAdelaide]

with tomorrow being mothers day i suspect half the team will be getting a bunch of flowers after playing like a bunch of girls,

 

[TeeKray]

My only source of optimism for this game is that we generally play much better in our home Showdowns than away Showdowns.

 

[bluemoon86]

Will watch but not expecting much

 

[TeeKray]

with tomorrow being mothers day i suspect half the team will be getting a bunch of flowers after playing like a bunch of girls,

We've seen what girls play like with the AFLW and it's a heck of a lot more committed than most of our performances.

 

[CharlieKelly]

Please no run-through banner that comes back to bite us on the arse today

Couldn't it just be something simple, like a paper people chain to mock their power stance from the Grand Final?

 

[Scholz Supremacy]

My only source of optimism for this game is that we generally play much better in our home Showdowns than away Showdowns.

In the Hinkley-Pyke era, it's been a case of close but no cigar in our home Showdowns but destroyed in their home Showdowns.

15 & 17 point losses in home Showdowns and 58 & 84 point losses in away Showdowns.

Will much change today?

 

[portly]

"Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent? He's weak, he's unsure of himself...he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race."

There is no humility without power. There is no control without strength.

It's time to stop being the Clark Kent of the football world. Tonight, we kill that for good.

Great moments are born from great opportunity. And that's what we have here tonight, people.

That's what we've earned here tonight.

One game.

If we played them 10 times, they might win 9. But not this game. Not tonight. Tonight, we run with them. Tonight, we stay with them, and we shut them down, because we can!

From tonight...we are the greatest football team in the world.

This is our time.

Their time is done. It's over. I'm sick and tired of hearing about what a great football team the Crows have. Screw em! This is OUR TIME!!

Now go out there and take it!

Actually they shouldn't need to be fired up to some fever pitch for this game.

I want them to play like the professionals they should be every single game.

 

[CharlieKelly]

From their Game Day thread...

Well, that settles it guys, a piece of generic K-Mart merchandise says "Est. 1996", we've all been wrong this entire time. Yeah I'm not too sure how and why they hate us for the events of 1990 either. Not too sure what this actual historian is on about either.

 

[chiwigi]

I usually catch the train or bus in, but have to work this morning so will need to drive in later. I’m coming from the South, where the best place to park? I’m happy to pay etc. I just want to know there’s space so I can get to the game ASAP.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

My optimism is that the 22 we have out here is more talented than the Crows on paper. That's about all though.

 

[drcollossimo]

From their Game Day thread...

Well, that settles it guys, a piece of generic K-Mart merchandise says "Est. 1996", we've all been wrong this entire time. Yeah I'm not too sure how and why they hate us for the events of 1990 either. Not too sure what this actual historian is on about either.

The contradiction of screeching Hurrr durrr port power est. 1997 and hating us for 1990 is something no crows fan has ever been able to full explain to me

If it’s a new entity 1990 has nothing to do with the power

The hyprocrisy of their hate from that era proves unequivocally we are the same club

Ps I’ll see their Kmart bag and raise a

 

[PatientMental]

From their Game Day thread...

Well, that settles it guys, a piece of generic K-Mart merchandise says "Est. 1996", we've all been wrong this entire time. Yeah I'm not too sure how and why they hate us for the events of 1990 either. Not too sure what this actual historian is on about either.

Tbf that "est 1996" is specifically talking about the date that we started to use that badge when it came to joining the AFL

Bit excessive to have the numbers larger than the logo though.

 

[Harlott]

Just heard Richard Douglas interviewed saying something along the lines of if they come at us hard we'll push them back on their back foot harder. Sets up an interesting opening.