Appreciate the connection with the Dreamtime concept, but the venue looms as a problem. August is the month where temperature and humidity begin to increase in Darwin, and this will be the latest in the calendar that an AFL match has been held there.
My concerns are infuenced by unpleasant memories of our only prior Darwin game, a 2011 "home" match against Port where we were heavily favoured to win but struggled to handle the greasy conditions.
Expecting to come up against another "special effort" from the opposition given that Essendon can't afford to lose, plus Caracella's knowledge of the gameplan. Won't surprise if Daniher is named.
Fingers crossed we can get it done and move on to the next challenge with a minimum of fuss.