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Who are our best players so far?

Grimes? Scully? Trengove?

Ripping kids.

Scully, Grimes, Trengove in that order.

Scully has been exceptional this game. Utterly ripped off with that holding the ball. Likewise Sylvia with the OOF in the back pocket.

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Won the quarter, but it's the dogs at half time.

Demons 3.9 - 27

Dogs 5.5 - 35

We probably deserve to be in this game. All the Dogs need is a 10-15 minute passage where their forwards start working properly and they'll kick away. That said, many the KPI are in our favour. Touches particularly.

In our bests? Trengove (18) Scully (16) and Grimes (14) had fantastic first halves. Some of the older heads bobbed up here and there. I can't tell but it seems like Bruce might be playing ok. Davey doing a bit without owning the game. Frawley playing well despite a few mistakes. Rivers seems to be doing a bit too, though the weather is probably helping him.

The Demons-Dogs shootout hasn't happened, but only because of the weather and not for lack of effort!

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Half time

3.9 Dees 5.5 Bullflogs

What a waste..

The youngins' Sculgove our best players..that speaks volumes to me.

We're still in it tho.. somehow. If Sly Green Dav Molly J-mac Johnno and other seniors get their sh!t together, we might stay in it.

1st goal after 1/2 time is imperative.

EDIT: Grimes at only 14 possies there MM.. he's been ok

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So Bate lifted? He'll need to if we're to win.

The player who needs to come into the game? Sylvia. He's been poor. Maybe give him a run through the midfield? Give the forwards more space to move?

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Can someone let us know what's happening in the ruck? What game time is Jamar getting, and where? Has he gone forward? How much time has PJ played?

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This weather sucks. We get one Friday night game and it's pouring. Bloody hell.

The air is moist so I can just imagine how bad the ground and ball are.

We've got nobody to blame but ourselves for being behind. We've missed shots on goal that we should have got. Lynden Dunn is enemy of the state number one.

It took us a while but I think we realise now that we can't bomb it long in these conditions, despite the morons around me yelling "kick it long" at every opportunity and cheering for bombs that end up with the opposition.

Let's hope we continue to move it well by hand.

Scullgove are freaking awesome and Bennell's goal was surely goal of the year thus far.

Here is to a better second half. Go Dees!

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Can someone let us know what's happening in the ruck? What game time is Jamar getting, and where? Has he gone forward? How much time has PJ played?

Jamar's rucked most of the match with PJ pinch hitting for short periods. Too hard to know what's happening off the ball on TV, but I don't get the impression either of them have spent any significant time forward.

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Our defence, and many of our midfielders are keeping us in this game.

Our forwards sound like they're playing 2008 footy. Sylvia getting smashed by Morris.

We just need a couple of inspirational players forward. I reckon Sylvia has to be moved up the ground to get his hand on the ball.

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Jamar's rucked most of the match with PJ pinch hitting for short periods. Too hard to know what's happening off the ball on TV, but I don't get the impression either of them have spent any significant time forward.

Thanks for that.

PJ is a wasted inclusion in these conditions. Should have gone another small like Jetta.

Yup. Just one more nippy running player. Interesting though that we dropped a defender this week, but the defence has been solid.

How's McKenzie playing?

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