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21 hours ago, Brownie said:

I fear that by the time we win a flag it will be in a competition that makes us cringe.

I used to love watching big games even when we weren't playing. Just to watch a tough "put the whistle away" armwrestle between two even teams.

They don't happen much anymore.

Yep. country / lower league footy matches now have more atmosphere and toughness about them. 

I wish bad umpiring was held to account like bad players form.

They never get dropped

I'm already cringing Brownie.  I am still hoping that at some point the number of interchange will be paired back to about 40 and the umps call every dodgy throw and intentionally dropped ball under a tackle for incorrect disposal.

The umps deserved some credit on the opening night paying a hec more throws against as well as 50s for encroaching within the exclusion zone.  It will break up the rediculous manic pace and sleight of hand movement of the ball where a significant percentage of disposals are simply not legal but which allows players/teams to move the ball super slickly under pressure and in congestion.  I'm sure many have improved their methods and are able to legally handball more quickly than in the past but a high percentage just aren't legal.

By cracking down on this illegal ball movement and the number of interchange we just might see the game start to open up a little more and see a few more one on one contests around the ground.  Player fatigue should be part of the game as it was for decades previously before we destroyed it with 100 plus interchanges that has resulted in manic ball movement from one end to the other just for the sake of TV ratings (& better broadcast deals?).

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3 minutes ago, DubDee said:

The pies have no game plan and very few players that can kick. 

They are learning the very hard way that Buckley can’t coach

It’s not hard. 

Eddy just can’t say “ I was Wwwwrong...”

It is beautiful to watch, and why i was so angry ? after Round 23

 

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41 minutes ago, Deestroy All said:

Bucks going back to the 90’s with the old kick ins straight to the boundary line. Baffling. Not even attempting coast to coast. 

Pendles looks really off the pace, Adams and Trelor not doing anything let alone they can’t take a mark in the f50. Making the Hawks look better than they are. 

100 points? Pies look disinterested... hahhahaHahhaha 

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31 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Why don’t teams put a hard tag on Mitchell? They seem happy to let him get his usual 45 odd disposals every game. 

Keen to see what we do with him in a couple of weeks, Bernie to bash him?

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Maynard penalised for blocking McEvoy out of a marking contest??? You now can’t hold your position and guard space to a ball kicked to your left side?

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Maynard penalised for blocking McEvoy out of a marking contest??? You now can’t hold your position and guard space to a ball kicked to your left side?

watch the replay. he took his eyes off the ball, looked at mcevoy then moved his body into him deliberately. good call by ump

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6 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

I'm still pi$$ed with how our season ended.

How the hell did we lose to that rabble? Seriously how did we puck it up so bad?

Not one tackle laid in 11 minutes against this rabble. 

Preperation before the game was average all year

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On 22/03/2018 at 7:14 PM, leave it to deever said:

Those drummers give me the $hits

That's the only thing about Richmond I like 

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Geeez Collingwood are very rusty. They’re doing what we used to do and produce such low quality football that the opposition team starts nuffing it up too.

Good to see Jeremy Howe still loves bombing it to no one off one step from the back line in a panic - only to see it come straight back!

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