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good to win at etihad thank god that hoodoo is broken even if it is NAB cup

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MFC 125 to Coll 118

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MFC 33 to Coll 25

Tackles

MFC 55 to Coll 50

Edited by Diablo Deemon

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The ball ended up in his hands forward of centre, he had options everywhere and just didn't know what to do, he tried to play on and was comicly run down from behind.

Look, he's a talent, but...

But... he's a ruckman. They're a special breed the big fella's.

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It has most certainly not been put to bed. This is a NAB Cup game. Say what you will about their side on paper, in their minds it's inconsequential.

That 'hoodoo' will be put to bed if and when we take 4 premiership points from a game there.

Some people are just too hard to please. A win in any form of the game and at any time of the year at Etihad is going to do their confidence an enormous amount of good, let alone a win against a team containing a good number of GF players from last year.


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He may make comical mistakes, but he's not just a talent, he's an integral part of our side, and his pros outweigh his cons.

Yes, he does make comical mistakes indeed.

I think his best decision is either deep forward or back, basically in a position where all he has to do is run directly at the ball and not worry about the periphals. His goals tonight show his worth, and his size and mobility are rare but as someone said recently, he's going to accidently kick 5 goals at some stage.

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Some people are just too hard to please. A win in any form of the game and at any time of the year at Etihad is going to do their confidence an enormous amount of good, let alone a win against a team containing a good number of GF players from last year.

To be fair, we beat about the only team that plays there less often than we do. Still, it's a nice one to have on the board.

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I have only caught the last 10 minutes or so of the game, will watch replay later but it just looked as though they were in a constant state of panic.

No cool heads to just get the ball, stop, look then make a decision, Martin and Macdonald being the main offenders.

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Some people are just too hard to please. A win in any form of the game and at any time of the year at Etihad is going to do their confidence an enormous amount of good, let alone a win against a team containing a good number of GF players from last year.

Where did I say I wasn't pleased? I am pleased. Winning > losing, obviously. But let's keep things in perspective, all we did was win a NAB Cup game.

Yes, he does make comical mistakes indeed.

I think his best decision is either deep forward or back, basically in a position where all he has to do is run directly at the ball and not worry about the periphals. His goals tonight show his worth, and his size and mobility are rare but as someone said recently, he's going to accidently kick 5 goals at some stage.

I think this is really under-selling Martin's talent, but then again, you've seen him play this year and I haven't.

Posted (edited)

Looks like after one pre season under Neeld and Co we are finally on the way to mastering the press. Thats making the jump from the Dean Bailey 2007 era game plan to 2012 era game plan. Intensity also good.

Edited by demoniac


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Magner deserves special mention

14 contested possessions out of 21

Plus 7 tackles, very good effort.

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