Preliminary opponent.

[BRISWAN]

Retribution time
Swans by 25.
Pies were lucky last time and our boys will be keen for payback.
Given our lack of recent exp at this part of the year (for the younger brigade) the focus of simply just beating Collingwood (rather than winning a GF birth) should work to our advantage.
Pound 'em hard boys!

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Geez if we don't win, I hope the RWO moderators have the fire hoses ready.

[Lucky Knickers]

Slight modified speech from Coach Brooks who took the US to a gold medal against Russia in the Winter Olympics:

"Great moments are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here, tonight, boys. That's what you've earned here tonight. One game. If we played 'em ten times, they might win nine. But not this game. Not tonight. Tonight, we play with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can! Tonight, we are the greatest AFL team in the world. You were born to be AFL players. Every one of you. And you were meant to be here tonight. This is your time. Their time is done. It's over. I'm sick and tired of hearing about what a great AFL team the Pies have. Screw 'em. This is your time. Now go out there and take it."

I'm so sick of losing to the Pies. It needs to end.

[annew]

I have made a conscious decision to not listen to football media for the rest of the week as I do not want to hear all the Collingwood crap. Now I need to have the strength to stick to that decision.

[Reggi]

I think Melbourne media are certain we will lose. Hence Hawthorn are premiers, C/wood to the GF

[giant]

Watching the game last night, I feel very confident - more important than our streak v Pies is the streak that says winning qualifying finalists end up as grand finalists. Pies are running on smell of an oily rag and should be cherry ripe for plucking. Only ourselves to blame if we don't do it.

[Nich]

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[Captain]

No idea why we are so short in the betting.

Pies deserve to be favourite.