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POST MATCH DISCUSSION - Round 21

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Put on last weeks replay. 

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    We're alive!!!

     

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    Won in the white jumper....

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    A wins a win, especially on the road.

     

    But damn that second half was ugly. Real ugly.

     

     

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    We've turned very quickly into a team that should put bad teams away by 10 goals. Bloody fantastic, as frustrating as a lot of that game was.

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    The comedown from last week finally hit in the third, and it bloody hurt.

    However, we won by 40 points, basically in third gear, where several of our best players were well off the pace. A lot of great signs, in the first half we picked it up where we left off.

    Not as thrilling as last week, but I'm content with it.

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    The good,the bad and the ugly tonight but I'll take it.

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    10 wins!  Who would have thought it?

    This was almost a carbon copy of the Freo game.  Dominated early and then almost ran out of legs in the second half, but we held firm, as good teams do, and won the game.  

    Ignore the sooks and the negative types who will cry foul of Hogan's form, the odd turnover or a missed spoil.  It's inconsequential.  3 in a row and our first win over there against Port in 16 years.  Enjoy it.

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    That, in spite of all the panicky comments in the game day thread, was a very good win.

    Three in row -- we don't do that.

    Away win -- we don't do that either.

    Against Port -- we don't beat them except in the NAB cup.

    Blew them away with one big burst -- we don't do that either.

    They hit us with the kitchen sink in the 3rd -- never got closer than 4 goals.

    Didn't panic. Held it together under fierce pressure.

    Our best 4 players hardly in it and other players down too.

    And we won.

    Only a good side would do that.

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    WE ARE BACK BOYS AND GIRLS..  YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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    Awesome stuff! 3rd quarter killed me, don't think I'll cope when we finally start playing finals again!

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    For all those lamenting our 2nd half performance, we outscored them by 3 points (41-38).

    40 point win at AO, i'll take that any day.

    That makes it 3 in a row, with a good chance to go 4 on the trot. Go Dees.

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    Just now, Ted Fidge said:

    That, in spite of all the panicky comments in the game day thread, was a very good win.

     

    You almost expect it these days.  We kick 8 in a row, then they finally get one and you get there 'here we go...' and 'terrible football' stuff from the usual posters.  It's as if they expect us to kick 20 and the other team can't hit the scoreboard at all.

    We won, in Adelaide, by almost 7 goals.  Some are never happy.

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    I only read the match day thread so...should I start slashing my wrists yet?

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