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3 hours ago, old dee said:

There may have been a few other minor highlights Jnr

For me there were Two Highlights today

- Jack Watts, played well all day then kicks the goal that wins the game  from 50 metres on the boundy. Then 90 seconds later takes the match saving Mark in the GCS goal square.

- We won.

 

Technically that's three OD :)

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Lord Travis
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ANB out after one game again to make way for an unfit Vandenburg who is in rubbish form this year. Yet another poor decision by the selection panel. They have been woeful this season.

Straight Sets Simon
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Except last week.

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Good to see OMac keep his place. Sick of know-it-alls who want a drop a young kid and replace him with experienced players who contribute little to the team's development. Club having its be

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On 7/30/2016 at 5:28 PM, praha said:

Well we beat GWS but yeah that doesn't count.

We should have won at least 6 in 2014.

Last year should have won at least 8.

We should be on 9 wins at this stage.

I like what Roos has brought to this club but ultimately, leadership has let us down during games we should be winning, and he and the coaching staff have all too often gone against their mantra during selection. I am still filthy about the Essendon loss and the Saints a few weeks ago. I can let the first Saints loss pass because it was a quick turnaround after the Sunday night game.

8 was my pass last year, and 10 is my pass this year. If we don't reach 10 this year (spoiler: we won't) then it'll be an asterix next to Roos tenure that would only be removed if the talent he has brought in leads us to finals in 2017.

I still think it's a between-the-ears issue. We should smash GC tomorrow but I suspect a close game. A loss would undoubtedly mark Roos' tenure as a failure on most supporters eyes. 

Really, we haven't made any more progress in three years than Bailey did in three. Granted we were coming from further back, and I still think Roos has been a better coach than Bailey, but we haven't "turned the corner". 

Roos and his team have two chances to do that. Vs Hawthorn, and vs Geelong. Tough ask, but we continue to struggle at Etihad, continue to struggle away from home, continue to struggle against Saints, North, Hawks, can't win in Perth, can't play consistently good football. So it's now down to two matches for Roos and his team to prove their worth, and it's two of the hardest tests in footy you could ask for.

A win against Hawthorn or Geelong and we're a top 6 side in 2017. Get smashed by both and nothing will change.

Shoulda coulda.

If we play like we did today we will get annihilated by Hawthorn and Geelong.

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11 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Shoulda coulda.

If we play like we did today we will get annihilated by Hawthorn and Geelong.

How did we play today? I saw a hard-fought win against a well-drilled and disciplined defensive display from GC.

Good win. If we keep going to the well and defend as well as we did today, we're a chance.

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The Hawks have been "winning ugly" for much of the year. Good teams find a way to win even when they're playing badly.

It's a very misunderstood and under-rated skill. :)

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8 hours ago, DubDee said:

Everyone still think vanders for ANB a bad selection?

I'm vandenBerg's biggest fan and have been since day one, but it was a surprise to see him selected this week considering his form and injuries.  Hindsight will prove it was the correct decision, although after the first quarter and a bit it didn't look that way at all. Credit to the great man who managed to turn things around pretty quickly within the game.

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56 minutes ago, praha said:

How did we play today? I saw a hard-fought win against a well-drilled and disciplined defensive display from GC.

Good win. If we keep going to the well and defend as well as we did today, we're a chance.

I saw deplorable skills and a team that consistently puts itself under extreme pressure by making bad execution errors. As stated if we play like we did yesterday against Geelong and Hawthorn we will get smashed.

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1 hour ago, Clint Bizkit said:

I'm vandenBerg's biggest fan and have been since day one, but it was a surprise to see him selected this week considering his form and injuries.  Hindsight will prove it was the correct decision, although after the first quarter and a bit it didn't look that way at all. Credit to the great man who managed to turn things around pretty quickly within the game.

agree. I've no doubt Vanders will come good - we desperately need tall aggressive mids that can go fwd and kick goals

my post was more aimed at those to called it another selection disaster by Roos and Co.  we should give them a bit more credit

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