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  • stellation
    scott names the planets
    • Sep 2003
    • 9720

    #46
    Originally posted by Triple B
    I'm at the mercy of my youngest daughter and boyfriend who are taking us out for dinner to an as yet undisclosed location....
    Oh, so an Apple Pie AND a chocolate sundae?
    I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
    We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time

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    • stellation
      scott names the planets
      • Sep 2003
      • 9720

      #47
      Originally posted by Triple B
      I'm at the mercy of my youngest daughter and boyfriend who are taking us out for dinner to an as yet undisclosed location....
      Oh, so an Apple Pie AND a chocolate sundae?
      I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
      We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time

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      • Triple B
        Formerly 'BBB'
        • Feb 2003
        • 6999

        #48
        Originally posted by stellation
        Oh, so an Apple Pie AND a chocolate sundae?
        ...with a flake
        Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09

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        • Go Swannies
          Veterans List
          • Sep 2003
          • 5697

          #49
          Originally posted by Triple B
          ...with a flake
          Who's the flake. And we went for Adriano's V8 Diesel as one of the guest is gluten intolerant (and I hate marzipan). Must be the bye week when we're just about to break into exchanging recipes.

          Back on the footy, do you think the break has come at a good time? It certainly wasn't working well for teams at the start of the season but I see Horse and Goodes saying they are really looking forward to a break - especially the kids who have stood up well so far (when those in other teams are wilting).

          I guess it comes down to - do you expect us to come back and beat the Bombers in Melbourne? I do, after watching the intensity the Swans finally brought to the complete game on Sunday. As I texted a Doggies mate - they have more skill but we are trying a lot harder. Wins against the Dons and Tigers would set us up well for the Saints. Win that and I'd love to see us take it to the Cats at Skilled (like the Pies, it's been too long).

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          • msb
            On the Rookie List
            • Mar 2006
            • 827

            #50
            Originally posted by SwansFan1972
            Thank heavens the bye was this week and not last. After Bubbles Chamberlain's big steal, would have been a very very long period to be cranky!

            Interesting fixturing though - bye then two away games. Withdrawals will well and truly have kicked in by the time the Saints game comes around.

            Hopefully their form will have hit a speed bump by then too - typical we didn't get a crack at em when they were still feeling sick and sorry for themselves after their 2010 heartbreak. I certainly thought they wouldn't get off the canvas this season, but they have done it pretty well (darn it!)
            They are NOT the side of last year and the year before. Sure they might stagger into the 8 but they wont last, I expect us to account for them. They were always going to come back though as they are a top 8 side but they are no longer premiership threats IMO.

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            • Triple B
              Formerly 'BBB'
              • Feb 2003
              • 6999

              #51
              Originally posted by Go Swannies
              Back on the footy, do you think the break has come at a good time? It certainly wasn't working well for teams at the start of the season but I see Horse and Goodes saying they are really looking forward to a break - especially the kids who have stood up well so far (when those in other teams are wilting).
              Roos made a good point (again) on OTC last week when they put up some stats re: the bye which showed early in the year teams were losing after it but it has swung around now and teams are winning after the bye.

              He thought that earlier in the year, teams were essentially fit, keen and working on structures etc and the break in routine was a distraction. As the season progresses past halfway and just about every player on the senior lists are carrying some sort of niggle and the ice man is working overtime after every game, the chance to have a week off and freshen up and perhaps get over a niggle or two is beneficial.
              Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09

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              • RogueSwan
                McVeigh for Brownlow
                • Apr 2003
                • 4602

                #52
                Originally posted by Triple B
                ... Iceman is working overtime...
                I didn't know Val Kilmer was that hard up for work.
                "Fortunately, this is the internet, so knowing nothing is no obstacle to having an opinion!." Beerman 18-07-2017

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                • Dosser
                  Just wild about Harry
                  • Mar 2011
                  • 1833

                  #53
                  Originally posted by Triple B
                  I'm at the mercy of my youngest daughter and boyfriend who are taking us out for dinner to an as yet undisclosed location....
                  You have a boyfriend?

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                  • Triple B
                    Formerly 'BBB'
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 6999

                    #54
                    Originally posted by Dosser
                    You have a boyfriend?
                    Jealous much?
                    Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09

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                    • Dosser
                      Just wild about Harry
                      • Mar 2011
                      • 1833

                      #55
                      Originally posted by Triple B
                      Jealous much?
                      You are indeed the man who has everything.

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                      • Triple B
                        Formerly 'BBB'
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 6999

                        #56
                        Originally posted by Dosser
                        You are indeed the man who has everything.
                        Not that there's anything wrong with that...
                        Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09

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                        • ShockOfHair
                          One Man Out
                          • Dec 2007
                          • 3668

                          #57
                          Originally posted by Triple B
                          Roos made a good point (again) on OTC last week when they put up some stats re: the bye which showed early in the year teams were losing after it but it has swung around now and teams are winning after the bye.

                          He thought that earlier in the year, teams were essentially fit, keen and working on structures etc and the break in routine was a distraction. As the season progresses past halfway and just about every player on the senior lists are carrying some sort of niggle and the ice man is working overtime after every game, the chance to have a week off and freshen up and perhaps get over a niggle or two is beneficial.
                          He's right! Since round 14 seven teams have come back from a bye, only one has lost (the Crows going down to Essendon in round 17).

                          Now we just have to get over our Essendon in Melbourne hoodoo.
                          Last edited by ShockOfHair; 28 July 2011, 02:51 PM. Reason: On God's instructions
                          The man who laughs has not yet heard the terrible news

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                          • RogueSwan
                            McVeigh for Brownlow
                            • Apr 2003
                            • 4602

                            #58
                            Originally posted by ShockOfHair
                            ...Now we just have to get over our Essendon in Melbourne hoodoo.
                            oh come on, it would only have been 6yrs to the day that we beat the bummers 118-98 and Etihad, although it was probably the Telstra Dome back then. Let's just say Docklands.
                            "Fortunately, this is the internet, so knowing nothing is no obstacle to having an opinion!." Beerman 18-07-2017

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                            • Untamed Snark
                              Senior Player
                              • Feb 2011
                              • 1375

                              #59
                              Originally posted by RogueSwan
                              oh come on, it would only have been 6yrs to the day that we beat the bummers 118-98 and Etihad, although it was probably the Telstra Dome back then. Let's just say Docklands.
                              The stadium formerly known as Telstra.
                              Chillin' with the strange Quarks

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                              • Triple B
                                Formerly 'BBB'
                                • Feb 2003
                                • 6999

                                #60
                                Originally posted by Untamed Snark
                                The stadium formerly known as Telstra.
                                ... or Colonial
                                Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09

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