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How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« on: September 17, 2018, 11:44:49 PM »
Im feeling quite uneasy at the moment. It's been a strange year. Since the halfway mark it has always looked like our premiership to lose.  For a long suffering Richmond supporter this is unfamiliar,  peculiar and uncharted territory.

Now it's sudden death and  this marvelous season that has yielded 19 wins is on the line. 
Let's face it... Collingwood are Richmond mark 2. They have successfully copied us and have been playing with an impressive spirit all season. They seem to have destiny on their side and it worries the pants off me.

It was reassuring to see us bully Hawthorn in the qualifying final and prove we had an extra gear to go to.
Hopefully we can start well and not give them a snif.

How are my fellow Oerites coping with Preliminary final week??
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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2018, 12:05:41 AM »
I am feeling nervous and the pressure is starting to ramp up.

But feeling like this in September sure as hell beats feeling like this after round 5.

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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2018, 12:21:27 AM »
Excited and nervous not because of any fear of the opponent but because it’s a preliminary final. The pre finals bye and week off for winning the qualifying final while good for the players is absolutely brutal for me.

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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2018, 01:53:03 AM »
I expect that we will deal with Collingwood quiet easily. Not worried at all to be honest. Aren’t worried in the slightest.

Our backline is secure, very consistent and rock solid. Led by 5 time all Australian Alex Rance, i Have a lot of faith in them to withstand anything Collingwood can come with. Just think about Grimes, Vlaustin, Astbury and Houli slicing through the opposition forwards creating another forward thrust and Short chiming in with some goals for icing on the cake.
Our forwards are led by the reigning Coleman medalist and one of the smartest footballers in the game not only kicking the most goals this season but also heavily involved with assisting the mosquito fleet to provide the pressure, speed and x-factor that has got us where we are today revolutionising how to play modern football they have become trend setters. Caddy built for the cut and thrust of finals football and Rioli sending shivers into the hearts of opposition supporters every time he gets near the ball to do what all Rioli’s just do in finals providing scintillating moments that will send us into raptures.
And just when your thinking how potent Collingwoods midfield is let me remind us that Our midfield is blessed with not just one, but two Brownlow medalists, three all Australians and the current reigning Norm Smith Medalist.
I don’t think about what if Collingwood win blah blah.
We are playing at OUR home ground! We are hungry. We are not easy beats. We hunt the opposition. We go in for the kill.

I don’t think Collingwood have much hope really.

Richmond by 6 goals.


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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2018, 08:56:20 AM »
I'm still on holidays so I really don't have a care in the world  ;D

As for Friday night, just intend to sit back and enjoy this ride we've been on for the last 12+ months.... want to win but won't be throw the "toys out of the cot" if we don't  :thumbsup
« Last Edit: September 18, 2018, 01:45:05 PM by WilliamPowell »
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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2018, 09:17:16 AM »
Opportunities to win a premiership do not come around that often

Opportunities to win a premiership off the back of a dominate season come around even less

Opportunities to build a "dynasty" are rare

We are s strong team, with emphasis on team. It is up to us to play to our full ability. Do this and we are hard to beat and it would take an opposition to play the best they have ever had to overcome us.

I am enjoying this and confident we are in the right head space.

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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2018, 10:46:11 AM »
Half the time I'm just embracing and enjoying it all, reminding myself that it'll only be a few times in my life where this happens for us.

The other half I'm a cat on hot bricks. Can't stop thinking about it.

Hope it never ends  :gotigers

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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2018, 12:19:51 PM »
I am nervous as poo. I do not want the Tigers to get rolled by the Pies and have McGuire's smug face infiltrating all media outlets. Really hoping for back to back. A part of me is supremely confident because on paper the CFC outfit just isn't that great but the rational side of me is jittery as poo as anything can happen on the day

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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2018, 12:51:26 PM »
I am quite nervous but not because we may lose. I just don't want it to be Collingwood who does it. 

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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2018, 11:17:14 PM »
I am quite nervous but not because we may lose. I just don't want it to be Collingwood who does it.
Same here. It's either going to be either extra painful if we lose having to watch Collingwood in the GF :chuck or extra sweet going for back-to-back after knocking out the Pies  :pray.
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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2018, 01:35:23 AM »
Harden up, ladies.

They're crap.
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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2018, 07:00:12 AM »
Harden up, ladies.

They're crap.

Welcome back Ox :lol
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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2018, 07:10:42 AM »
Welcome back Juno!  :thumbsup
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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2018, 07:13:31 AM »
Harden up, ladies.

They're crap.

Welcome back Ox :lol

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Re: How is everyone holding up at the moment ??
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2018, 08:12:03 AM »
If we stick to our systems and game plan and bring our A grade pressure and tackling snd gut running we win this game simple as that  :gotigers.