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Green being used as the 7th defender, but Chaplin follows, so we lose our best forward for nothing.

Don't like Bailey's predicable decision to add a defender when the chips are down. Primus seems to have done his homework on us.

 

Yep, that's over-reacting.

This game is terrible, goes alongside West Coast and North Melbourne as our worst of the year. The margin could yet be our worst for the year. But we've made so many gains this year, to say one game late, with players out, with a young side, on the road, defines our year, is wrong.

Newton finally does something, but misses the goal.

15.5.95

7.11.53

I think the fact that it's happening late in the year when we should be starting to gel and hitting our straps is what is frustrating. Also the fact that we are showing no heart in a game that was ripe for us to do so.

Plus, you can wipe 1 maybe 2 games off for the year but when it's at least 3 and they're spread out over the season it's very disheartening.

 

Jurrah - recruit of the decade. Better than Swan at 58 in 2001

No we are second to the footy and cant win a contest

Nothing to do with the coach

Just doesn't sound like we are handling the zone or the fact they matched up our loose defender, and doesn't seem like many changes have been made.


Good sides beat those below them and that's why Collingwood always make the finals they always win these contests. We have to learn to get up for every game not just the Collingwood Grand Finals we play twice a year. We complain about the arrogance of Collingwood when they say that but it's true.

They are hungrier, which is disgusting given it's Mcdonalds 250th and second last game, we have been unsettled a little re team selections, a few underperforming inclusions and mismatchs in our defensive 50- Frawley has been played up way too far IMO.

Only positive out of this match has been Jurrah so far..

I feel for McDonald. He deserved more of an effort from his troops today. Damn Sylvia and Davey would have helped however

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newton's last game

Getting slammed on SEN for a lack of intensity and no influence on the game. A decent VFL player but rubbish at AFL.

 

Guys we are loosimg badly but lets try and remember we have a team of kids who would be tired at this end of the season. Sylvia & Davey out, warnock is struggling with the speed the balls coming in and getting killed by Shultz, not sure why the switch hasnt been made


Good sides beat those below them and that's why Collingwood always make the finals they always win these contests. We have to learn to get up for every game not just the Collingwood Grand Finals we play twice a year. We complain about the arrogance of Collingwood when they say that but it's true.

Spot on. Does this come down to coaching, onfield leadership, or individual players though you think?

Guys we are loosimg badly but lets try and remember we have a team of kids who would be tired at this end of the season. Sylvia & Davey out, warnock is struggling with the speed the balls coming in and getting killed by Shultz, not sure why the switch hasnt been made

Point is, it's mostly the kids that are trying though... think we are all more disappointed in the senior blokes

Guys we are loosimg badly but lets try and remember we have a team of kids who would be tired at this end of the season. Sylvia & Davey out, warnock is struggling with the speed the balls coming in and getting killed by Shultz, not sure why the switch hasnt been made

You know you're in trouble when Shultz gets goals.


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Green's put in a second consecutive crap game. 10 disposals and just 1 mark. No coincidence we've lost both games.

3/4 time

PA 15.6.96

Melb 8.11.59

Edit: Meanwhile totally unrelated, it's not even half time at Etihad, and Brown's got 11 kicks, 3 handpasses, 12 marks and 3 goals 4 behinds.

Edit: Make that 4.4. 100 DT points in the first half. 200th game. Nice work. Knights is gone.

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Hey, at least we're not Essendon. Crap coach, crap players, losing to Brisbane at home by 43 points

Just doesn't sound like we are handling the zone or the fact they matched up our loose defender, and doesn't seem like many changes have been made.

Not what I am seeing but each to thier own.

Not coping with thier forward pressure, struggling to win a close in contest anywhere. Zones not influencing this match.

The Newton experiment is over.

It never began.

We tried, he failed. Time to move on.

This is hands down the most disappointing game of the season. Have we won a single clearance this quarter? Where is Moloney?

And both Garland and Warnock are getting smashed. Warnock especially, although I am more worried about Garland losing the plot, because Warnock is not part of our future.

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there's a reason why moton, warnock and newton have been in the seconds. the only positive thing about today is it will be newtons last game for the mfc. thank f for that.


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Bennell just 5 dispsoals. Should make way for Sylvia next week IMO.

Bail 8.

Jamar 4 (0 kicks).

Wonna 7.

Watts 6.

Green 10.

Garland 10 (killed by Gray too)

Trengove 11

Bartram 12.

Newton 12 (just 1 mark)

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there's a reason why moton, warnock and newton have been in the seconds. the only positive thing about today is it will be newtons last game for the mfc. thank f for that.

Morton has been good.

Warnock and Newton.... ugh!!!!

Not what I am seeing but each to thier own.

Not coping with thier forward pressure, struggling to win a close in contest anywhere. Zones not influencing this match.

I'm only listening to it, so only going by what I hear, could be totally off the mark. Commentators have talked a bit about the zone etc.

 

Bennell just 5 dispsoals. Should make way for Sylvia next week IMO.

There you go, down in the opening seconds

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Another inside 50 to Port, Warnock's out of position again, gives another free kick away (number 3), Schulz will kick his 5th despite maybe pulling his hammy.

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