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Cheesy D. Pun Redleg

Cheesy D. Pun   1,762

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Watts had his moments, obviously, but certainly not stiff to miss out. Didn't have a great game.

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I quite like Sidebottom as a player, but I thought he really went missing for them in the second half when they really needed the likes of him to stand up under pressure. 22 possessions in the first half, only 10 in the 2nd. Got badly caught with the ball a couple of times trying to beat the tackler, and his clever kicks in the first half were too-clever-by-half in the 2nd half.

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12 minutes ago, WAClark said:

Watts had his moments, obviously, but certainly not stiff to miss out. Didn't have a great game.

A great game is precisely what Watts had! Even if that greatness can be filtered down to fleeting moments with the ball in hand, the symbolic nature of his triumphant arrival at the pinnacle in the closing moments; the eruption of joy amongst team mates and supporters; the fact that every step of his charge forward and spearing goal will be etched into our collective memories forever... that is the essence of greatness in our game, Sir!

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19 minutes ago, WAClark said:

Watts had his moments, obviously, but certainly not stiff to miss out. Didn't have a great game.

:huh:

You're a hard task marker

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This is why I find stats misleading. I get how many possessions Oliver had (for example).

Jack Watts won us the game, then saved us the game. End of story. If it had have been Cyril Rioli , he would be in Team Of The Week.

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1 hour ago, Wrecker45 said:

Collingwood get 2 in the side off a loss. We beat them get 1 in the side, 1 on the bench and the fans pick.

This shows how the game was won and lost really. We had a more consistent team performance across the ground (as we usually do) whereas Collingwood relied more on 2 or 3 to win it for them (as they usually do).

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How did Viney get in ahead of Oliver and Jones (who had to be voted in)? Oliver was far more influential. 

 

Hibberd is/was better than Howe too. It's a 4 quarter game. 

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9 hours ago, Demonland said:

Petracca, Jones and Viney in round's best 22. Watts stiff to miss out?

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-06-14/petracca-jones-and-viney-in-rounds-best-22

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How did Clarry choo choo miss??? Much better than Viney!!??

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14 minutes ago, picket fence said:

How did Clarry choo choo miss??? Much better than Viney!!??

Well the AFL has to fit in as many Essendrug players as they can each week as part of their agenda to give them as much positive press as possible after the drug saga.

Just watch, there will be 4 or 5 Bombers in the AA team even if they miss the finals.

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About 19 of those guys didn't make my TOTW.

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25 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Well the AFL has to fit in as many Essendrug players as they can each week as part of their agenda to give them as much positive press as possible after the drug saga.

Just watch, there will be 4 or 5 Bombers in the AA team even if they miss the finals.

Trying to pump them up before the next court case revelation??

Wonder what they were on at the weekend for such a surprise result?  Can they keep it up? 

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11 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Trying to pump them up before the next court case revelation??

Wonder what they were on at the weekend for such a surprise result?  Can they keep it up? 

Port crowd were apparently giving it to them as well, the old "Mitchell Motion"

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On 14/06/2017 at 11:27 AM, waynewussell said:

A great game is precisely what Watts had! Even if that greatness can be filtered down to fleeting moments with the ball in hand, the symbolic nature of his triumphant arrival at the pinnacle in the closing moments; the eruption of joy amongst team mates and supporters; the fact that every step of his charge forward and spearing goal will be etched into our collective memories forever... that is the essence of greatness in our game, Sir!

Agree with your description of the moment totally, and agree that moment was great .........But.......greatness will only be the continued replication of those great moments.

I reckon Watts has had many moments of on and off field great incidents, but until there is consistency of action at that level I am reluctant to label him as a great of the game

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