Pre-match: Moving on to Anzac Day - all comments here...

Pa Marmo · Post by **Pa Marmo** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:44 pm

How bloody slow is this weekend going.

DaVe86 · Post by **DaVe86** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:47 pm

lol great call...still bloody 2 days away...feels like a wednesday...when it is midweek, you are already feeling tired and hanging for the weekend, but it is still 2 days away.

leelee · Post by **leelee** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:57 pm

Tousche... (2shae) I have a performance on tues for anzac day... and don't think i will be home for the match!!!!!!!!

THIS CAN'T HAPPEN!!!! Damn video player is broken too so i can't even record... oh no... what to do?

Post by **swooper** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:55 pm

nuxta wrote:How bloody slow is this weekend going.

Surely this is impossible

VicPies1990 · Post by **VicPies1990** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:50 pm

Hey guys I am new here and would like to say that the page is great. I would like to say that I hate midweek fixtures and that this is the second last one for the year. Carn' the Pies

Magpiefan3 · Post by **Magpiefan3** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:38 pm

I heard on Triple M, that next years Anzac Day match is going to be on a Wednesday for the first time ever, and they said its going to be heard to schedule matches for the round.

andru704 · Post by **andru704** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:48 pm

yeah, that's mental. I wonder if they'll put a match on monday or tuesday, they don't seem to like having days off between matches

Magpiefan3 · Post by **Magpiefan3** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:50 pm

Well i have to go skool tomorrow and i don't want to go, because wants the point of going to skool tomorrow and then not going the next day its pointless, thats why i want tomorrow off but i can't get it off.

AFL_Record · Post by **AFL_Record** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:30 pm

I'm taking the day off school tomorrow. I can't be stuffed going -like you said- What's the point anyway?

I might watch Collingwood train at the 'G' with my Dad. They opened it up last time, Hopefully the trend continues.

leonmagic · Post by **leonmagic** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:34 pm

AFL_Record wrote:I'm taking the day off school tomorrow. I can't be stuffed going -like you said- What's the point anyway?

im with you

half an excuse to miss uni and im there

besides ill just spend the time at uni thinking about the game anyway..

killer · Post by **killer** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:02 pm

leonmagic wrote:
AFL_Record wrote:I'm taking the day off school tomorrow. I can't be stuffed going -like you said- What's the point anyway?
im with you

half an excuse to miss uni and im there

besides ill just spend the time at uni thinking about the game anyway..

yeah im in the same boat,

drive down to geelong for a two hour lecture or stay at home and prepare for tuesday.

its a no brainer.

Cheers

Geek · Post by **Geek** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:01 am

Heh... y'all wanna be in London!!!

My day will consist of getting up at 4:30 ish and struggling across town to find an aussie pub (I'm thinking the one we saw the World Cup qualifier at) and settling in for a 5:30a.m. kickoff.

Then it's back across town for a day's work where I'm planning on telling them that I look so ratty because I was at a dawn service, which I guess technically I was, provided I remember our forebears at some stage. And the Last Post will do that. It usually brings a tear to the eye. LOVE that song!

Hey London Dave! I'm in E1 and wouldn't mind avoiding having to get over to Shepherd's Bush for the game. I have some crew coming in from Greenwich and some from Islington/Finsbury Park. Do you know of any more centrally located places that will be open and televising the game? I know there's a Walkabout on the Thames but am not sure if it has a big screen. Will be checking the TNT tomorrow.

But to get back on topic... With the long week off and a recent history against the dons that they wouldn't be enjoying, I reckon our boys are going to come out hard and do us all proud. We are coming iin to a bit of long awaited form and will be able to ride that for a few weeks yet. I think it will take Essendon a few weeks to adjust to not having their spearhead (pointyhead?) and so they are ripe for the picking. Hird will be tough to contain so it might be worth not even trying. Maybe have Buckley on him nominally and just let the two of them decide who can cause the most damage. That would make for some good footy imho.

If it's fine, then we will romp it in - maybe by 10 goals. I know that sounds overconfident but as a fan, it's my perogative. So long as the boys keep their heads over the ball and their eyes on the prize, this game's in the bag.

Carna Woods!

hoggy · Post by **hoggy** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:40 am

Magpiefan3 wrote:I heard on Triple M, that next years Anzac Day match is going to be on a Wednesday for the first time ever, and they said its going to be heard to schedule matches for the round.

2001 was on a Wednesday.

westernpie · Post by **westernpie** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:47 am

hoggy wrote:
Magpiefan3 wrote:I heard on Triple M, that next years Anzac Day match is going to be on a Wednesday for the first time ever, and they said its going to be heard to schedule matches for the round.
2001 was on a Wednesday.

I recall Anzac day falling on a Wenesday some time back.The AFL that year had both teams playing on the previous Friday Night.(round 3 matches).That gave both clubs 5 days between matches.
But not sure if this could be done now,as all teams are meant to have more than a 5 day break between matches.

hawkus · Post by **hawkus** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:24 pm

in particular keep that same standard of delivery into the forward 50 and if we can do that we should go a long way to winning. Keep the good footskills in the middle and forward 50 delivery shouldn't be a problem. If the 50 delivery stays like it has been then our forwards will be percieved as HOT all year long... but its the mids that need to find space for themselves to get that nice delivery in.

Like others have said we can't afford to go defensively minded, besides there is really only Hird that poses a big problem. But he is only one of many.

I say just exploit our strengths and that is a very talented forward line and some very nice foot skills through the middle... and a reasonably solid defense.

Run the ball, choose targets wisely, clean delivery. Heaps of pressure on the ball carrier, give them no time, but create time for ourselves.

I think we should win... but we can't get cocky, we should however be very confident of a win.

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