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GAME DAY - ROUND 3

Josh
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Umpires have let Holding the ball go way too much. Norf drop the ball and they just let it go.

 

Meanwhile if that goof brown gets touched, free kick.


You know the umpiring has been bad when you're leading the frees 14-12 and you're still angry.  They have been given some of the softest free kicks of all time.

I reckon a few of our more maligned players have been excellent so far today - O Mac has been great, as have Wagner and Buggy.  Gawn has been awesome in the ruck as well.

We're the better side, we just need to make sure we enforce it.

A pretty good quarter!

Play like that for the rest of the game, and we'll win.

Actually, play like that all the time, and we'll win most games.

7 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Umps want a close one

How Norf players have taken opponents on, then tackled and made either no attempt to get rid of it or disposed incorrectly.  How many have dragged ball in or just sat over or on it making no genuine attempt.  None called!!!  WTF is this game?  I dont recognise it until they call them against us of course

 
2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Oh Buggy!  Could have had 4 going in to half time!

Obviously a much better second term and they were getting a real leg up from the umps.  

We need to go on and finish them off now!

Im happy with his 3 to be honest.

Obviously the umps have spent the last week studying their Melbourne vs NM handbook!


2 minutes ago, Jaded said:

3 weeks in and still none of our coaches have figured out how to set up the forward line without McDonald. 

9 goals in a half, 6 of those in a quarter, but "none of our coaches have figured out how to set up the forward line"

???

2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

We need to go on and finish them off now!

If Goodwin fails to drive this into them at half time, or the player's still are unable to figure this out, then the playing group and the coaching group deserves each other.

4 hours ago, PaulRB said:

Having lost the ability to confidently predict anything, good or bad, from our team. 

I’m expecting to be excited, anxious, angry, euphoric, hopeful, despondent and over it.

And that’s just the first quarter...

Then I’m expecting we’ll click and pound these smarmy forkers into the hallowed turf for three quarters as The fairhful roar and release the rage and humiliation accumulated over the past decade.

Looking forward to it. 

Go Dees

Reckon I summed the first up pretty well, now for the glorious second half...

Best for North Melbourne : 3 votes :Umpires

                                                2 Votes : Melsham cost us 2 goal through not looking and poor disposal which lead to NM GOals on rebound. Get Gus'number !!!


[censored] I hate those yellow maggots. 

They are [censored] useless pricks. 

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11 minutes ago, bd said:

Umpires..........absolutely disgraceful.

Actually they are worse and we clearly do nothing about it ala the Scott brothers for example.

7 minutes ago, Demon77 said:

Go away Lewis!!

Poor decision poor execution cost a forward entry became a turnover & a goal 4 them. Don't like him in the side & y didn't Bugg stop & reset. He missed a sitter from 20m out. I know he has kicked 3 but he'll it was straight in front 20m out & it would've been a gr8 way 2 finish the half. There's no wind etc He has 2 convert those or maybe he doesn't play if & when we make finals.


5 minutes ago, Jaded said:

3 weeks in and still none of our coaches have figured out how to set up the forward line without McDonald. 

We are still bombing it in and wasting opportunities. 

This will go down to the wire, and I’m not convinced the results will go our way. Mentally they know they’ve got us beat the past 17 games. They have that edge. In a close game I don’t think we win. 

My take is that at times they will kick to packs - thats part of the game..is it bombing in nope - bombing in is kicking to a pack where we are in the minority... that is not happening. We will be fine... we have the crumbers as evidenced by quarter 2... :)

1 minute ago, olisik said:

How good is OMac

Very solid so far especially that 3nd quarter.  Frost not looking too bad apart from the horrible shank also.  Salem looks right out of it when they have the ball and appears to have an inferior tank.  Opponent running off him with ease

39 minutes ago, bd said:

Jeez, Lever has been worth the $$$.

another chis dawes

 

I’m not naturally a fan of Lewis but he lowered the eyes that qtr. Used his skills (most of the time) very well to set up the next possession. 

1 minute ago, Gorgoroth said:

Our two way running and spread from contests was a million times better that qtr.

It's all about determination. Is it really that had to try for 100% of the game?

The Tigs showed last year what giving 100% (a non-negotiable) can win you.


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