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    Please no repeat of last year

    Last year, the swans were absolutely dominant against Adelaide, and that was before tippet joined in. It was one of the best games I had seen in terms of cleanness of inside skills and then ability to get the ball out. Then the bye came, injuries came, and we never fully recovered.

    We have been in some great form over the last few weeks, and definitely have a stronger team compared to last year (with general improvement with our younger players and some handy additions).

    I just hope we can continue where we left off and have a good couple of weeks. With Geelong, port Adelaide and Gold Coast coming up it will be a truly testing period.

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    "Take my van halen t-shirt off before you jinx the band and they break up "

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    We seem to struggle first game after the bye so hopefully it changes this year!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mel_C View Post
    We seem to struggle first game after the bye so hopefully it changes this year!!
    They seem to be very aware of the problem though, so I'm quietly confident.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Melbourne_Blood View Post
    "Take my van halen t-shirt off before you jinx the band and they break up "
    haha, I love that line. watched the Wedding singer the other night
    Doesn't hold up though as the band got 100% better after DLR left
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    Quote Originally Posted by CureTheSane View Post
    haha, I love that line. watched the Wedding singer the other night
    Doesn't hold up though as the band got 100% better after DLR left
    I dunno, I always had a thing for Diamond Dave!

    Back on topic, I had the very same thought and it worries the crap out of me, we have such an appalling record after the bye (she says without checking the facts). But seeing as we really only started actually playing five weeks ago, I am hoping that they keep the intencity going and don't all give themselves an extended holiday!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CureTheSane View Post
    haha, I love that line. watched the Wedding singer the other night
    Doesn't hold up though as the band got 100% better after DLR left
    Agreed. I saw van halen last year with dlr. he was terrible out of time and out of tune. Best part was eddies 7 minute guitar solo.

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    Dave was always more of a showman than a singer. One of the best ever.
    Sammy had the voice and the songs.
    Then he had tequila, then he had more money than he could have dreamed of in VH
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    Could someone check....but I'm pretty sure we have NEVER won after a bye...even this year the split round we went from bad to appalling.
    "I'll acknowledge there are more talented teams in the competition but I won't acknowledge that there is a better team in the competition" Paul Roos March 2005

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    Quote Originally Posted by sharp9 View Post
    Could someone check....but I'm pretty sure we have NEVER won after a bye...even this year the split round we went from bad to appalling.
    Geelong 2012. Everitt winning goal. Good omen.

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    Ah...just the one then - out of 15 or so :-)

    Unless you count the 2006 prelim....and the 2012 prelim, come to think about it.
    "I'll acknowledge there are more talented teams in the competition but I won't acknowledge that there is a better team in the competition" Paul Roos March 2005

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    Quote Originally Posted by sharp9 View Post
    Ah...just the one then - out of 15 or so :-)

    Unless you count the 2006 prelim....and the 2012 prelim, come to think about it.
    Most of them have been against Collingwood. Was it the bye or the fact we played Collingwood that was the most influential factor in those games?

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