Game Day Round 23 - Melbourne v Collingwood, Saturday 26th August, 1:45pm, MCG

[LeverPuller]

If Melbourne WIN: Melbourne finishes the season in 7th place, and will play in the finals.
If Melbourne LOSE: There will be a Game Day thread for West Coast v Adelaide on Sunday.

Good luck everyone. Go Dees. See you on the other side.

 

[LeverPuller]

Right. I'm nervous as shit. This is the worst I've felt before a game...probably ever.

I don't remember 2000 in the sense of nerves. My last final was watching Jeff White get his jaw broken.

On the other hand...I've been through hell. We all have. The collapse of 2007. The heartache of 2008. Having to cheer against our club in 2009. A false dawn in 2010 and early 2011, punctuated by beltings.

186. The end of Bailey.

Jim.

Neeld. Belting after belting. The Essendon game. The North game. Showing up hoping we get within ten goals.

And now...holy shit. Now we might actually be starting something. Now's our time. We've seen great teams, good teams, all teams belt us from pillar to post for the last decade.

But it's up to 22 blokes. 22 guys who have to run out there and give it their all.

For one chance. For one goal.

Come on you ****ing Demons, do it! Kill all the doubters, silence all the haters, crush these Pies and march into finals!

GAME DAY OPEN.

 

[TheCount]

 

[schmuttt]

I'm surprisingly confident which feels like a bad thing.

Dees by 61.

 

[JayJ20]

I know that you guys losing will make it easier for us, but I'd hate to see Melbourne missing out. 2006 is a long time ago.

I can't bring myself to go against Melbourne tomorrow, so I hope you guys seal it. Hope we can both do some damage in finals!

 

[00Stinger]

Collingwoods great coloured hope being unveiled tomorrow against us. Be afraid, very afraid

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[schmuttt]

Collingwoods great coloured hope being unveiled tomorrow against us. Be afraid, very afraid

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Convenient timing with the $2 pies...

 

[TheCount]

Collingwoods great coloured hope being unveiled tomorrow against us. Be afraid, very afraid

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Collingwood's Elastoplast bill must have sky rocketed taping up those cankles

 

[JP2]

Strangely more confident about this one than I was last week. We seem to do okay against the pies even when we're garbage, and I think we've performed much better this year in "big" matches than we have in the ones against weaker teams. It's Melbourne, so I'm mentally prepared for disappointment, but I think we'll at least bring our A game. Will be watching here in Europe at 5.45am, so it's gonna be a long, miserable day if we don't.

 

[BG32]

Biggest game in 10 years. I ain't nervous, just very excited!

 

[Bazza97]

I'm pumped, think we will end the H&A season on a positive note and have a convincing win going into the finals. I'm not really nervous at all going into the game just excited.

 

[stabler]

Expect collingwood to go the biff. Expect vince to get reported as a result.

 

[stabler]

I'll say this too. This game will be decided a single figure margin and will be played out to the last second. It's not gonna come on a platter for us that's for sure

 

[Tempy Tiger]

Collingwoods great coloured hope being unveiled tomorrow against us. Be afraid, very afraid

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What's with the use of 'coloured'? This kid is going to be the next Cyril. He is electric, as you will see tonight. Hopefully only once or twice though...

 

[Tempy Tiger]

Pies have got a second string side in. They'd be getting ****ing smacked by GWS or the Crows. Having said that, Dees by 10 points.

 

[Tempy Tiger]

Come on you ****ing demons. No more hoping things fall in our laps. Stand up today and take what's yours.

 

[dees arent rabble]

Cant sleep. Bloody hell.
Might have to do a run up north a bit to noosa for a surf to take me mind off the game.

I'm tipping noosa would have a big number of demon fans. There is a heap of range rovers up there.
Currimundi where i live would be magpie central plenty of toothless ferals around. But that's the way I like it. Real people not a bunch soulless stuck up flogs that judge happiness by how much stuff they own.

Anyway enough of the crap. I'm going to find a wave.

GO DEMONS. We can do it. It is so strange see us with odds to win the big one this time of year.

 

[Proper Gander]

Okay so I'm a bit nervous and all but then remembered that I have a mission to be drunk, so I've cheered up enormously. I would like to see Maxi get some form back, and 10 goals apiece from Jesse, Jeff and Jack.

 

[00Stinger]

What's with the use of 'coloured'? This kid is going to be the next Cyril. He is electric, as you will see tonight. Hopefully only once or twice though...

I originally typed great white hype. Didnt seem appropriate.

Btw game is during the day. He can be as electric as he wants tonight

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[stretcharmstrong]

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We got this. Dees by 70.

 

[mrmonkey]

Okay so I'm a bit nervous and all but then remembered that I have a mission to be drunk, so I've cheered up enormously. I would like to see Maxi get some form back, and 10 goals apiece from Jesse, Jeff and Jack.

Talking about Jack can't help tinking you're Farter Jack

 

[mrmonkey]

I know that you guys losing will make it easier for us, but I'd hate to see Melbourne missing out. 2006 is a long time ago.

I can't bring myself to go against Melbourne tomorrow, so I hope you guys seal it. Hope we can both do some damage in finals!

You can't bring yourself to cheer for collingwood? West coast are in a rare situation where they'll be barracking for fremantle particularly if we win. Luckily the game isn't at perth because the whole of western Australia's against ya.

 

[Longdroughtdees]

We're almost full strength. At home against a weakened opposition. So much to play for. What could possibly go wrong?? Lol...

 

[TheCount]

 

[Crimson Azure]

You do realise one thing don't you?

THIS IS COLLINGWOODS GRAND FINAL!