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Melbourne v Western Bulldogs @ Eureka Stadium Ballarat - 14th March, 2015

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I've always really liked McKenzie but sadly I think his time is up with us. Matt Jones and Bail aren't far behind.

 

If that's the best we can do ... lets look forward to another wooden spoon ...

I Hate following this team ... they build you up just to rip your heart out.

no you build it up yourself, lower your expectations, we have a number of recycled players and relying on a young key position forward, 4 wins last year

Pretty confident a few boys were rested at half time......

Im not expecting a top 8 finish this year but there were some good signs, especially in the first half.

Had a few good opportunites in the 2nd half, didn't convert for multiple reasons............. No injuries no worries I reckon

 

Played with a cracking pace in the warm weather early. Ran out of gas in second half. Didn't have to do much anyhow with such a big lead. Good hit up.

Wow.

Couldn't get to watch second half. Wtf happened ?

Love to be fly on wall for the blast they would/should get.

Only circus footy but the finish was surely poor.

Better be better by Friday !!


I've always really liked McKenzie but sadly I think his time is up with us. Matt Jones and Bail aren't far behind.

really? and the replacements are...

Salem and Toumpas had 48 possessions between them, using the ball well and attacking man/ball hard. Those two, in combination with no major injuries, were the biggest positive from the day.

Sick and tired of seeing the team go to sleep for an entire quarter, or more. But if we can work out how to play for four quarters, we will win a few this year.

Pickering and Hutchison were the worst commentary duo I've ever had to listen to, in any sport, ever.

Played wth a cracking pace in the warm weather early. Ran out of gas in second half. Didn't have to much anyhow. Good hit up.

bs ran out of gas or outplayed?
 

we one

they two :rolleyes:

really? and the replacements are...

Argghh work that out yourself!

Thats was an absolutely putrid 2nd half. Pencil us for bottom 3 this year.


For the rose coloured crew out there saying this didn't mean anything, I strongly beg to differ. If that 2nd half doesn't put fear into you as a supporter, I don't know what game you were watching. The fact our near 1st string side could barely fall over the line against a team of draftees, that's just abysmal. My prediciton of us going 0-9 to start the year might have to be changed to 0-15.

Long season ahead I fear

bs ran out of gas or outplayed?

Our players ran off their feet in first half. Sure we sat back but not outplayed. Only practice.

Those sledging Grimes today are wrong, Matt Jones on the other hand was butchering it all day even when we were well on top.

both your avatars standing next to eachother would be even better.

My avatar represents Nathan Jones in Beast Mode. But yes that would be a site to behold.

Did we have a different lot of players on the ground in the 2nd half?

Who went missing?


We lost ascendancy in the midfield second half? I didn't notice Tyson after half time, was he subbed? And Nathan Jones went quiet also. Perhaps giving others a run through the middle, they failed miserably.

really? and the replacements are...

Brayshaw, Vince and Howe.

Argghh work that out yourself!

Thats was an absolutely putrid 2nd half. Pencil us for bottom 3 this year.

Jesus wept. I know the second half sucked, but can we knock it off with the extremist conclusions?

Anyway, you choose to selectively only recall the second half: I selectively only recall the first half, and have therefore concluded that we are flag favourites. After Richmond, of course.

The NAB challenge means NOTHING! Why are people reading so much into this... Yes the 2nd half was not acceptable but lets take the positives out of the first half and the games of Toumpas, Salem, Frost, JKH, Grimes improved performance, the run Garlett and Lumumba provide us. We beat Collingwood in Neelds first NAB game, how'd that work out for us ? We shut up shop at half time, which isn't acceptable but it's the nature of how the pre season works. Look at the positives of the first half, let the players learn that you need to play 4 quarters of football no matter who the opposition is...

So that's what we'd look like without Nathan Jones for a half.


Been out of the loop today did hogan play?

No need to panic

When the game was there to be won we slaughtered them

After halftime we clearly weren't very interested in the scoreline which is completely understandable in a practice match

I think a number of more important players did not get on the field much in the 2nd half

The wind buggered us up a bit and the usual pathetic umpiring saw us get about 45 HTB decisions with no prior opp go against us

I just don't put much stock at all in that game

Unfortunately I don't see a bright future for Toumpas in the AFL. We royally screwed that draft pick.

 

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