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Round 6 Non MFC games

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3 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Agreed. An all round crap season thus far.

My friends and I who all barrack for different teams have a footy chat group going. It’s been going for a good 4 years now. And gees everyone is disappointed in this season so far, even those who support teams that are doing relatively well. It’s like tumbleweeds in the chat and tumbleweeds on game day. Total snooze fest. 

yeah, a facebook group i am part of has been saying the same - there's richmond at one end, carlton and brisbane at the other, and then a whole lot of ordinary in between

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    It may have something to do with the current trend in footy.  In previous years teams implemented a flood, then a cluster, then a press, then a stoppage based gameplan.  The last two years have seen the Bulldogs and Tigers win premierships on the back of frantic pressure and frenetic ball movement.  Teams are trying to either imitate or implement this ideology.  With this leap in pressure, the skills have gone to hell.

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    Envy is of course a deadly sin but you just have to chuckle at the luck of Richmond..

    Record members and revenue and this week they hit Collingwood on an absolute upbeat crowd wise. They are expecting 80k plus.

    Good luck to em but hell it would be nice if it were us. :)

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    13 hours ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    yeah, a facebook group i am part of has been saying the same - there's richmond at one end, carlton and brisbane at the other, and then a whole lot of ordinary in between

    Well, Richmond have beaten us, Brisbane, Carlton and Hawks. All previous season finals no shows. They may be premiers and top of the ladder but a big call saying they are significanty better than their closest rivals. Last season the Bulldogs were in a similar position and 4/1 after five rounds, still re-living their premiership glory and receiving copious platitudes. Richmond are hot ATM but things can change quickly. 

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    At docklands... crowd better than I expected. Maybe 17k.

    Hard to work out if either team is any good but port seems to be a notch above North.

    Every time brown goes near the ball the crowd scream for a free kick.

    Jack W not starring so far. Had a relatively easy set shot in the first quarter and missed.

    Gray (46) can certainly play. 3 goals so far

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    Cats V Geelong turning into a ripper game. 10 mins to go and Sydney are back in front after trailing by about 5 goals.

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    Boy... this is a cold stadium when the roof is shut and the crowd is low.

    Port well on top. North just too sloppy.

    On a more general note this game style is no fun to watch as a neutral. Very few good plays. It's just about who Bullock's better.

    Game style does nothing for a player like Watts.

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    6 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Game style does nothing for a player like Watts.

    1 goal 1 from 9 disposals, 3 marks and 3 tackles currently

    A standard Watts ‘decoy’ game

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    11 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    Swans on fire

    Sinclair has been huge.

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    You look at Sydney's leadership and then ours and that's why we are where we are. Struggling.

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    3 minutes ago, A F said:

    You look at Sydney's leadership and then ours and that's why we are where we are. Struggling.

    Did you check out their coaching staff as well? 

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    Wow what a great win by the swans with no Buddy or Hannebery. That would make the cats fans down there a tad angry. You would think on your home ground and  with those 2 out you would win. Especially with a 24 point 3/4 time lead. 

    as for Nth well how do you come out and play last week and thrash the hawks but can't back it up against Port. Back to reality Nth. 

    Port where was this effort a few weeks ago when you played the scum?

    Both Scott brothers have not had a good day today. 

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    30 minutes ago, McQueen said:

    Did you check out their coaching staff as well? 

    Impressive coaching staff, but we have assembled a reasonable team too. I'm more concerned by the on field, than the off field. We simply have no leadership on the field. 

    I'll be interested to see how we go with Tom McDonald in the side.

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    The GWS and BL game is awful to watch.

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    1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    You can't complain about the north spirit.

    8 goals down but 3 quick ones to the kangas

    They kicked  a few goals when the game was well and truly over.

    Not sure that qualifies as spirit DJ, they were flogged.

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    2 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

    They kicked  a few goals when the game was well and truly over.

    Not sure that qualifies as spirit DJ, they were flogged.

    It was intended as a subtle reminder/comparison of a team that did the opposite two weeks in a  row. :)

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    How did we lose to hawthorn by 67 points ????? AMAZING.

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    On 4/27/2018 at 9:22 PM, Petraccattack said:

    Carlton must pay the AFL under the table to get Friday night games.

    Visy still make very large strong paper bags. 

    4 hours ago, dees189227 said:

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    Both Scott brothers have not had a good day today. 

    ??

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    StKilda stopped in the last quarter.

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    slightly off topic but Melbourne Victory had the semi final sewn up...2-1... and Sydney scored a goal with 15 seconds to go.

    Now off to extra time for 30 minutes

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