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1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

I must be the only person who thinks we're playing okay.  We are in front after all.

No you're not alone, they're obviously watching a different match. Hard to ask for much more under the (weather) conditions against a top side at home. Effort and intent is there, +12 on contested possessions.

 

wow we are winning the free count 8 to 3

Liking the pressure and cont possession wins. Like Frost running hard at the ball. Jeffy is a little beauty. Matt Jones tackling well. 

Desperately need to keep up the intensity. 

 

The Dawes kick was fine, the issue was there wasn't anyone forward of the ball to mark it.

The alternative to him kicking the ball was  him handpassing it to a teammate under pressure, which as we know does not work.

4 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

I must be the only person who thinks we're playing okay.  We are in front after all.

We are. The Eagles are soft and we're pummeling them. The problem is that they're a transitioning team and we hand the ball back to them. 

Roos' coaching now comes into play. We need a defensive structure that keeps the ball forward of center for us. Beat them at their own game.

Three or four handballs in a circle to kick it forward when a single kick would have the same result is undermining our workrate to maintain the ball forward of centre, which we're doing.

Still think WC will go on a 5-6 goal run and then shut it down. I can't see it going any other way atm. We are just unable to match fast transitioning teams.


1 minute ago, Moneider96 said:

West Coast fans boo at everything. EVERYTHING.

Yeah. Makes the Adelaide crowds seem warm and fuzzy.

We've kicked it more than handballed it and we're smashing them in contested possessions.

You blokes actually watching this?

 

all playing well ,but dawes really why both

 

Boys are having a serious dip. Tommy finding his way into the game late, our midfield is beating them to every contest and Hogan looks like he has his man if we can get the footy to him. Positive signs.


1 minute ago, olisik said:

wow we are winning the free count 8 to 3

Tough quarter coming up with the umps then...

 

2 minutes ago, DemonAndrew said:

i think we're doing some things well - attack on the ball, and the ball-carrier - and other things poorly - disposal, kicking to the 'right' spots, being the favourites of the maggots, etc.

Might be my favourite aspect so far. Locals are getting very restless :)

Someone needs to man up on Priddis. 9 touches and 8 tackles after quarter time.


18-8 i50s, and 70% time in forward half for 2.2 is aggravating in the extreme.

 

we need to put scoreboard pressure on when we are that much more attacking.

I agree with those who say we haven't gotten maximum reward for our effort - it would be terrific to be a few goals up.

Big term coming up, must back it up.

Geez they are the kings of ducking

Surely one of these has to be holding the ball?


we are waitng outside the contest more today...

Jeffy!

 
1 minute ago, jnrmac said:

we are waitng outside the contest more today...

In a good way?

You bewwwty. About time we got a cheap turnover in front of goal.


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