Have you seen enough this year to suggest that good times are just around the corner or is 2010 going to be a long year?
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Sam Cantwell from Victoria says: Adelaide at AAMI is never easy for any team. But just from an Essendon point of view I think West Coast at Subi has proven to be our hardest of late
mawbz from sa says: Port Adelaide, we haven't beaten them since 2000, I was there when Mark Johnson cleaned up Wangers, it was great and it was on the outer as well!
Cam from Preston says: No harder assignment in football. Imagine the build up if the Dons were playing Carlton at the G?!?! (and the confidence in the Dons camp!) Adelaide are flying, are basically at full strength, have a multitude of scoring options and our poor fellas are on a hiding to nothing. They were my smoky for the flag mid-season. No reason to change that. I'm just hoping they keep the margin respectable - as a blow out is on the cards!
Mikey from Bomberland says: The only good thing about playing in Adelaide is watching their 'supporters' going home at 3/4 time when they are losing. Just like the Carlton fans did this year. HA HA HA HA HA.
Maranatha from Ferntree Gully says: Adelaide, whether playing the Crows or Port, is the toughest interstate trip, especially when the Crows, for example, are playing well and the crowd are right behind them. Quite intimidating to play in front of a packed AAMI Stadium, mostly full of loud, screaming Crows' fans cheering and clapping at every quality posession their players get.
Christy from Sunbury says: Adelaide is the hardest trip to make in football at the present time as they are playing such great football. However if the Bombers play as good as they did against the Saints then bring it on!
James Brown from Berwick, Vic says: I think everyone is getting a bit preoccupied with the fact that we are playing Adelaide in Adelaide this week. They are a pretty good side and people are thinking it will be a hard game, but if you think back, playing in Subiaco has been a bigger test for us than in Adelaide, particularly against West Coast as they have been a better side than Fremantle.
Samantha from Delahey says: Earlier in the season I would of said Brisbane, but the obvious one now is the Crows as it is a finals game and they are on fire. Would love for the boys to win, but Ryder is out, Lloyd and Sammy L. Well done on making the finals boys..it surprised me as I said 10th spot all along. GO DONS!