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Matt Burgan is running a North Korea style media campaign. Only reports on the good stuff. If you were only watching his updates you would think we were up by 5 goals.

Curry & Beer
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OK late summary here, hope somebody sees some value in it (Is there anything worse than the poster who couldn't be F'd going down there, but they look at a stats sheet and pontificate on it as if the

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On way home from game. Take out the second qtr where we were caught flat footed and they got over the back of the press too easily we were much improved with our attack at the contest and structure.

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Maybe they are a better side. No that couldn't be it.

Just saying that because we had talked up about how we would cope with the heat last week due to the Darwin trip.

Seemed a bit far fetched to me to be saying that after spending a week there.

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Actually, no. Clearances are quite close at this point. Jamar's dominance has to be a part of that. Wonder if the Jamar and McKenzie threads will get a run this week.

Any stats? Last I saw we were easily winning the hitouts but getting killed in clearances.

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

That's how Sydney beat Hawthorn.

So it can work, not saying that is our main goal but its good to have a good half back that wins the ball back

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That's how Sydney beat Hawthorn.

So it can work, not saying that is our main goal but its good to have a good half back that wins the ball back

Yeah, not saying that's all bad, but I desperately want us to be better at the clearances this year.

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Final siren: St Kilda 2.10.13 (91) d Melb 2.7.6 (66)

25 to 15 scoring shots is a big worry, especially seeing we seemed to be doing well for inside 50s. Hopefully Dawes and Clark can help that, cos Sellar isn't reliable and Pedo seems like an absolute spud from what I've seen SO FAR.

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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.

We lack in every key area.

Give us some midfielders god Please.

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back to tackling school I reckon...Seems many have forgotten already !!!

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25 point win to Saints...no disgrace in that as they were coming home with a strong breeze and could have been expected to blow us away.

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Yeah, not saying that's all bad, but I desperately want us to be better at the clearances this year.

Me too, but we lost Maloney and Viney isn't playing, I don't know enough about the mature aged guys and if they a decent at clearances, Magner playing?

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25 point win to Saints...no disgrace in that as they were coming home with a strong breeze and could have been expected to blow us away.

you mean the exact same breeze we had for the 1st and 3rd quarters?

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you mean the exact same breeze we had for the 1st and 3rd quarters?

Not the point...we didn't let them run away with it in the last, when in seasons gone by we would have capitulated and lost by a LOT more.

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