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Fish, chips, cup o' tea, Mary @#? Poppins. London!
Did you happen to see the football meeting last night?? The Blues of Carlton beat the Bears of Brisbane by kicking a pumped up kangaroo's arse through some big sticks stuck in the ground in the last minute of the third half!! It was most exciting!!!
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Brisbane v Carlton
Saturday, 7 July
1.45pm at The Gabba
Welcome Lions' fans...no disrespect meant re the logo, just love those old VFL ones, they remind me of Auskick on a freezing cold Satdee morning, when I was just a kid with a spring in my step and a twinkle in my eye...running around having the time of my life, unburdened by decades of mediocrity...
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Brisbane v Carlton
Saturday, 7 July
1.45pm at The Gabba
I was born and raised in Red Hill, too, so I will always have a soft spot for Brissy...shame to see where we both are at the moment...
Now then...
Previous Form:
Carlton - LLLLL
Brisbane - WLLLL
Last Five Games:
2017 R18 Brisbane 17.10 (112) defeated Carlton 11.16 (82) Gabba
2016 R21 Brisbane 15.9 (99) defeated Carlton 13.7 (95) Gabba
2016 R11 Carlton 16.6 (102) defeated Brisbane 9.10 (64) Etihad Stadium
2015 R20 Brisbane 20.11 (131) defeated Carlton 9.13 (67) Gabba
2014 R1 Carlton 11.9 (75) lost to Brisbane 12.12 (84) Etihad Stadium
History:
We have gone up against the mob from SEQ 49 times, winning 28 of those. There has never been a draw between these two teams, ergo, Brissy have saluted 21 times against the Old Dark Navies. From where I stand, it hasn't been a bad history between us, the most memorable moment being Kouta's last qtr in the '95 QF...masterstroke by Parko to shift him forward, and the Greek God did the rest...(see below)
I guess I could say something about the 2009 EF, but I was...ummm...washing my hair that night. Does anyone know what happened?? (actually, footage also attached...I know all of the players will read this thread so maybe it will pump them up...
)Recent:
Brisbane have had the wood on us of late, winning four of the last five. I think everyone has had the wood on us in recent years, though, so perhaps not the most useful stat. Our injuries this year have been well documented, and not available for selection against Port were Caleb, Cunners, Doc, Kerridge, Kerr, Krooz, Lachie, and Macreadie. It was good to see Murph back, and BamBam seems to be building towards some form, so hopefully with Crippa and Charlie flying we can start to put some much improved footy together.
The Lions weren't too bad against the Giants last time around, a loss not at all helped by that s**tstain Cameron deciding to put Harris Andrews in hospital (lucky to get 5 imo). Before that was a scrappy game against the Bummers and a pantsing from North. Dunno why we're both anchored to the bottom of the ladder...
Now:
Well...welcome to 1-13...
We've never been here before. The Lions will probably be in the same boat come next weekend (I dunno if their record has ever been this bad, but they had some pretty poor teams in the 80s/90s), so I wouldn't expect this game to reach any great heights. That said, the ghoul factor should be in full-swing with deadshits from all quarters having their say. **** 'em.
Following on from the Freo disaster our efforts have been better against Port and the Wobbles, however, the last time I checked you don't get much reward for effort. Hopefully we incrementally improve again and can take it up to the Lions on their own patch. We start the game committed to the cause and we are every chance...
Carlton by 1.5 goals...or 9pts to you mathematically challenged people.
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