Pumped/Unpumped

[Chicago1]

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I came 10000 miles to see that? I felt really down after the match. Very disappointed, but there's always next week...

[Ghost Dog]

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Unpumped!

[LostDoggy]

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Well, seeing as though we got a puncture at the first turn , lets hope we change all four tyres for something with a more aggressive tread and stronger grip

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[The Adelaide Connection]

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I came 10000 miles to see that? I felt really down after the match. Very disappointed, but there's always next week...

I was feeling sorry for myself having flown over from Adelaide but you have given me a bit of perspective.

Still pumped. We'll float on...

[Missing Dog]

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Still pumped only Round 1 last time i looked flags are not won in March!

[The Pie Man]

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Still pumped. We'll float on...

Is that a bit of Modest Mouse philosophy I detect?

This is only kinda on track, so forgive me if you view it's not. While pumped for the season to start, there was something weird going on with my emotions Sunday, even early when we were up...and then seeing Sherman subbed on for DJ re-inforced it. I don't feel emotionally invested with this group - or at the very least I didn't with our round one team.

It was too unfamiliar - through circumstance I understand, but I didn't go through that much when the Grant/Smith/West/Darcy group gave it away. Wondering if I was the only one...it just felt a bit weird and foreign watching that group.

A bit touchy feely I admit

[boydogs]

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Still pumped only Round 1 last time i looked flags are not won in March!

This. Essendon aren't preparing to peak in October

[The Adelaide Connection]

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Is that a bit of Modest Mouse philosophy I detect?

Yep, on the money

[SonofScray]

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Unpumped. Nothing about our season in 2010 other than a sniff in the PF got me pumped. Nothing about how we appear to be going about things in 2011 has me pumped. I can't see any of our players lighting things up.

[LostDoggy]

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While I was disappointed, I remeber he year we won the Peter Rhode wooden spoon we thrashed Geelong the first round and went onto WIN the wooden spoon. Likewise we lost the first game last year and had a good year. Have faith brothers and sisters !

[The Adelaide Connection]

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While I was disappointed, I remeber he year we won the Peter Rhode wooden spoon we thrashed Geelong the first round and went onto WIN the wooden spoon. Likewise we lost the first game last year and had a good year. Have faith brothers and sisters !

In 2007 Geelong lost three of the first five (including the opening round to us), then only lost one more for the year and went on to win the flag.

Losing is certainly deflating but it needs to be kept in perspective. If we can go to the bye 2-1 with no fresh injury concerns and pull back Lake for round 5 I will be very happy. You don't wish Brown's injury on anyone but it will be an extra blessing for us as they won't feel like they need to roll the dice on Lake early.

I think the worst thing about losing round 1 would actually be it's affect on our membership numbers. At this point there would be a lot of supporters "umming and ahhing" and last year the Nab cup/Barry hype would have had a lot of these types parting with their money. I think a poor showing would have turned a lot (especially the fickle ones) right off. i am worried that our figures will go backwards this year.

[LostDoggy]

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I know it's easy to be wise after the fact, but not posting in this thread probably proves I'm pretty 'umpumped'. I think GVG and others have mentioned that they could have gone another week without the footy, and I'm very much in the same boat, and losing hasn't helped -- haven't even bothered to watch the download yet.

Maybe come Round 10 and we're 7-2 (there's a bye in there somewhere right?) and beaten Collingwood I'll be a bit more excited, but currently very meh.

We were always going to lose round 1 with all the favouritism going around -- if there's one thing you can always count on the Dogs to do, is lose when everyone tips us.

ps. but it's ridiculous the Essendon fans all getting excited. They beat St.Kilda every year too, but still manage to finish 14th, so I don't think they really need to get too excited yet.

pps. I've read this in quite a few places, so thought I'd comment here: Ryder and Hille are NOT the undisputed best ruck division going around, especially considering how fragile both of them are -- I doubt either of them would get through this season unscathed. Sydney's is easily as good if not better, Freo has a pretty decent one, and North has an similarly talented and fragile ruck group. Collingwood's isn't too shabby either, Geelong has Ottens and Blake, and West Coast would consider their ruck duo pretty mercurial, especially if Cox lasts a whole season.

[LostDoggy]

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Well, seeing as though we got a puncture at the first turn , lets hope we change all four tyres for something with a more aggressive tread and stronger grip

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Liking your analogy West Dog, let's hope we were running retreads last week, and this week, full-on first grade expensive tyres! Gotta keep the faith!

[ratsmac]

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UNPUMPED - I hate losing and I especially hate losing to the bombers.

[Daughter of the West]

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I think the worst thing about losing round 1 would actually be it's affect on our membership numbers. At this point there would be a lot of supporters "umming and ahhing" and last year the Nab cup/Barry hype would have had a lot of these types parting with their money. I think a poor showing would have turned a lot (especially the fickle ones) right off. i am worried that our figures will go backwards this year.

One of my mates (who hasn't bought his membership yet) was saying after the match on Sunday that he reckons he's going to give it til round 4 before he buys one, and that he will refuse if we keep playing that way. I almost punched him!

BTW Do we know what our membership number is at the moment? The tally on the front of the WB website still says 22,503, which I'm sure we passed AGES ago.