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True.

But the three players taken before Toumpas gave hardly set the world on fire either...

Love watching the doggies this year- they have drafted very, very well.

 

if not for the broken leg stringer would have been top 2


4 Jimmy Toumpas Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Melbourne

5 Jake Stringer Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup Western Bulldogs

6 Jackson Macrae Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Western Bulldogs

7 Oliver Wines Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup Port Adelaide

The Doggies absolutely smashed those back to back picks after we took the Toump.

Really hope Toump can start to show something tonight. Those 3 guys we passed on and taken right after us are all freaks

The above scenario has happened hundreds of other times for the past 30 years. Often a number of the better players from any given draft are scattered all over the place.

It will happen again and again no matter how much we pay the recruiters. Expecting perfect results from a far from perfect system is unrealistic to say the least. Trying to project how good these draftees will be 3-5 years down the track is fraught with danger (as we've found out)

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aints kick last 6 goals armitage nearly 40 possies at 3q time. now only 2 kicks down despite only 32 i50s to 52

Can't see Hardwick seeing out the year

 

Can't see Hardwick seeing out the year

Didn't you hear? According to Hardwick the Toiges can beat anyone.

Must be strategic, giving the other teams a false sense of security then boom!

Didn't you hear? According to Hardwick the Toiges can beat anyone.

Must be strategic, giving the other teams a false sense of security then boom!

bit like malthouse's "can't see anyone beating us this year"


Saints and Bulldogs have both overtaken us. Obviously the Doggies have, but the Saints have shown plenty this year. Last two weeks they've been great.

Great win by the Saints. Leaped over us now. Better percentage. If we lose tonight our % could fall to 70% range.

The Hawks clash strip is awful, looks like a black shirt someone has vomited down the front of.


The ovehelming signature characteristic of this season so far has been big momentum swings. No early big lead is safe. Somehow when being pumped we haven't been able to join the comeback party yet.

Imagine this board if we had done what the Dogs did today. Meltdown!!!

Have you forgotten the GWS game already?

Have you forgotten the GWS game already?

Fair point! But Dogs were much further in front and meant to be the real deal after beating Sydney. Back to earth for them.


Mitch Clark was not injured last night. He had a moment and Chris Scott's handling was superb. Clark needs understanding and support. Tweet from Robbo

sorry is he Melbourne...dont give a rats!! yeah call me names any one.. I really dont care

make that 55 points early in 3q

and won by 7. 62 point turnaround

We were 27 up at half time against GWS. They beat us by 45. 72 point turnaround. Would be 78 if we count the goal they got just before halftime. That was real bad.

 

St Kilda's comeback is not good for our PR. Add them to the list of clubs people will say we should be around the level of but have 'gone past us'.

Of course, such comments are based on one win, against another side in the group of clubs who have supposedly 'gone past us' but couldn't beat St Kilda.

I'd personally put it down to the ups and downs of being a lesser club, but I guess 'gone past us' also works.


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