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getting slaughtered in midfield no surprise there. jamar has worked tirelessly but their mids are quicker to the contest, he has been leading well to little reward and scrambling at the bottom of packs too so I think jamar has been ok.

terlich starting to get a few touches, reminds me of whopper Walsh, no frills but works hard.

toumpas struggling, made a couple of basic skill errors that qtr and in one play refused to kick in his when he had pressure on his right side, instead turned full circle and turned it over.

That's what these games are for, so that young players can get a feel for it and learn from their mistakes.

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Toiges beat Hawth 85 to 84

Wont be able to shut em up now....

after the siren...

CW just pricked up her ears ..." Sack Newbold and Clarkson"... 7 month enquiry starts Now !(Tommorrows headline in "The Age" Edited by Demon_spurs
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That's what these games are for, so that young players can get a feel for it and learn from their mistakes.

That's what the last 6 years have been for... hasn't worked.

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for the wrist -slitters:

Theres a lot of our 'best' team missing today...Id suggest a lot more of Melbourne is missing that the case with St kilda.

now, please continue with self flagellation lol

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for the wrist -slitters:

Theres a lot of our 'best' team missing today...Id suggest a lot more of Melbourne is missing that the case with St kilda.

now, please continue with self flagellation lol

I haven't seen any "wrist slitters" yet, but have seen a few (like me) who are disappointed in the two key stats as far as MFC goes, tackles and possessions.

Care much more about those stats than the score today.

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i50s are 38-32 our way which is something to take out of it. Clarke and Dawes you'd think (hope) would've made a big difference today.

It's all from rebounding though isn't it? We're getting smashed in the clearances.

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If anything is brought up about how we "won 2 quarters" etc by the coaching staff I will spew...

That's a fairly visceral reaction. I'd advise against watching any political news without a prescription for Odansetron or Metoclopramide.

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I haven't seen any "wrist slitters" yet, but have seen a few (like me) who are disappointed in the two key stats as far as MFC goes, tackles and possessions.

Care much more about those stats than the score today.

again refer to who is missing and comntemplate their addition to the tackling ^_^

what I will give you though is certain players just dont want to ( or seemingly are unable ) to show this element in their game, especially on an ongoing consistent mind set.

how is Col going today lol :unsure:

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I haven't seen any "wrist slitters" yet, but have seen a few (like me) who are disappointed in the two key stats as far as MFC goes, tackles and possessions.

Care much more about those stats than the score today.

Getting a little tired of this sort of comment.

Ok, so we lost every game this year, and some by a handsome margin, but at least the tackle count was level.

Jesus christ, when will the pain end??

Perfect practice makes perfect? Cue excuses for Heat/fatigue/games played/players missing/etc etc

I cared about the score today. Glad I did.

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Getting a little tired of this sort of comment.

Ok, so we lost every game this year, and some by a handsome margin, but at least the tackle count was level.

Jesus christ, when will the pain end??

Perfect practice makes perfect? Cue excuses for Heat/fatigue/games played/players missing/etc etc

I cared about the score today. Glad I did.

It's NAB Cup. Doesn't bother me if we win or not, tho wins are nice. Ask last years Grand Finalists about their NAB wins... What I want to see is improvements in our key lacking areas from last year, as that is what will lead us to wins when the real stuff starts.

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