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Just now, Satyriconhome said:

I am not spinning it, I said it sounded unimpressive on the radio, just suggesting if people don't like what they are seeing, switch it off

I wasn't saying you were, I was saying the rest of us can't spin what we are watching any other way.

And to suggest we 'turn it off' is silly.  We love our club, we are just playing poorly.

 
Just now, praha said:

Kicking against a strong breeze at a ground with no cover to block the wind and in 30 degree heat.

We've controlled general play but kicks inside 50 have been held up in the wind and end up dead balls.

This quarter will be a better gauge.

This is very reassuring to hear. But in a way adds to the frustration that if not for clanger turnovers scores would be basically level.

I love Tom McDonald but there are things that are non-negotiable if you're going to take it upon yourself to be Mr Dynamic Rebounding Defender.

If he cleans that up, he'll be a champion quality player. But in the meantime, he could really do with a Matthew Scarlett style partner in defence.

 

Oliver is the highlight so far. We've got that pick right.

I'd like to be critical of yet another T Mac turnover that resulted in a goal, but then I remember he's not in the side to kick the ball... <end sarcasm>

 

Yeah if Hogan is injured at all this year, we're going to have very little else to go to up forward.. especially the haphazard way we deliver it.

Hope Sam Weideman comes along quickly!

This game is extremely cluttered - will surely open up as the game (and heat) progresses.  I think we'll step it up then.  

 

The Skills bag must still be on the bus. Hope someone retrieves it !!


You'd want to hope that the wind was a factor and that we are able to make some sort of switch like we did part-way through last week's game.

The Dogs are fielding a VFL side.

Macca needs to handball more. 

 

Sandy Roberts is senile.


2 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Loved Pedo's bump, more of this please.

The only highlight of the qtr.

Just now, Wiseblood said:

I wasn't saying you were, I was saying the rest of us can't spin what we are watching any other way.

And to suggest we 'turn it off' is silly.  We love our club, we are just playing poorly.

,,ahh the old tough love, strange I didn't recognize it, to watch and despair smacks more of latent masochism than anything else, what was everybody expecting?

Good pressure there to force the turnover.  Took us a quarter to get going last week, hopefully this is the same.

How many kicks into the man is that now? Seems like 5-6.


Omg Garland just gave away a reckless free kick!

 

Garland, you are still a dumb footballer.

Dogs just seem to be working harder. Enormously disappointing performance so far.


Just now, Wiseblood said:

How are they getting free so easily?  They are hitting targets with ease.

Because idiots like Garland are giving away stupid free kicks.

We are being schooled by a bunch of teenagers 

 
1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

How are they getting free so easily?  They are hitting targets with ease.

It's the Clarko way. Soak up any pressure, then slaughter them going the other way.


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