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1 minute ago, Gorgoroth said:

 

Its def not over, 

That's the main part, mate.  Yes, we're playing poorly and aren't playing as well as we have over the last 6 weeks.  But there is large room for improvement and this side of 2018 has it in them to do it mid-game, not next week.  If we get a sniff then we can win it, but we need to work on plenty of areas to get there.  Winning a few centre clearances would help.

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    This is the most pressure we’ve been under since Richmond and it’s showing. 

    We are making the same sorts of mistakes we did early this year. Structures are out, transition is too slow, kicking is poor.

    We have more room for improvement than them but it’s going to take a big effort to get this done. 

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    Collingwood's ball movement and positioning, combined with their pressure and willingness to harass and assist their teammates is undoing anything we try to throw back at them.  The pies are good and we need to either match them in the effort department or cross our fingers and hope that their endeavor drops off.  More of the same, and we're cooked.

    Our players haven't adjusted to the tempo of the match.  Too many of them are playing as though there is an extra second or two you can hold the ball; you only get this time when playing against poorer teams.  This is as close to finals tempo as we've had all year.

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    Got to improve our field kicking, there was a moment in that quarter with about 10min to go where we had won a rare push in the back, we were I think 5-6 points down heading inside 50. I don’t know who it was but he kicked it to an unopposed Pies player. They rebounded and we didn’t touch it before they scored a goal. Completely lost our momentum. 

    I was really hoping we’d be even at half time, we had good chances to but fair go the pies have been wasteful. Our mids need to lift, this sort of game is the sort of pressure cooker that finals footy is going to be played under and the Pies midfield is handling better than us. 

    Gawns getting beaten but not badly, though anytime he seems to be winning the umPIES pluck our a free against him. 

    Need more from Petracca, Jones, Brayshaw, and Hogan. 

    Premiership quarter coming up, need to drag ourselves back in it. 


    1.  Put ANB on DeGoe and we have a chance. Close him down.

    2.  We have lost structure through the spine.  Get it back.

    T-Mac starting deep but also occasionaly pushing high to help out through the middle. Hogan true CHF and Pedders to CHB.

    3.  Brayshaw into the middle.  Jones / Viney rotate off the bench.  Not enough clean heals in and around stoppages with Jones/Viney inside at same time.

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    I think it’s telling that the internet in this hotel where I am staying is so bad, the only place I can watch the game from is the toilet. Bad bad omen. Sorry 

     

    Still in this chaps.

    If Gus B and ANB can get the pill it will help. Bit worried about our lack of pressure and Hogan not presenting but we did win the quarter.

    Will see who our real leaders are in the next 15 mins. If we want a flag this year we will have to win this game. We can still do it. are we hungry enough? Spago has been great. Trac needs to stamp himself in a game. Go Dees.

    Edited by emblem for me

    Need to be bolder and take the game on. Melksham has been on out the back a few times but we keep stuffing around with it up the field

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    Finding out quick smart that cheap wins count for nothing.

    Totally outworked and outsmarted.

    9 day break, basically full list, no excuses. Make no mistake, we are choking.

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    Just now, Pates said:

    Got to improve our field kicking, there was a moment in that quarter with about 10min to go where we had won a rare push in the back, we were I think 5-6 points down heading inside 50. I don’t know who it was but he kicked it to an unopposed Pies player. They rebounded and we didn’t touch it before they scored a goal. Completely lost our momentum. 

    That was Pedersen.  He got the free, took ages to kick and when he did it was out to the flank for a Pies player to make uncontested.  I thumped my desk when it happened.  They transitioned through the middle and goaled.

    Their pressure has been something we haven't encountered for a while, no doubt about it.  But we've absorbed it and have an opportunity to respond.  Let's hope we can do it.

    7 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

    Who would you rather?

    Weid is a much smarter player...Pedders has lost his ability to halve contests when in the ruck this year.

    We may have to run Tommy Mac in there today as he's not giving us much at the moment.

    7 minutes ago, olisik said:

    Our midfield has been smashed for a few weeks running now. What’s going on? It has been since Viney came back...

    No Tyson :) 

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    12 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

    Could not play this bad again. the kicking inside 50 is woeful. 

    Famous last words Mt Steve


    we panic to often only calm player is nev and he going well

    They’ve been better for sure but the throwing the umpires haven’t paid against and the high tackles the umpires miss like Smiths is a disgrace  7-13 against so usual, sick of it. Hopefully they don’t decide to even up the count when the game is over . But probably will..so predictable.

    Anyway. Here’s hoping for an improvement. Go Dees....

    2 minutes ago, —coach— said:

    We were 23 down this time last year so we got this in the bag!

    And we weren't playing particularly well going in to half time that day either.  I remember us kicking a few late in the second to get us in the contest and then we ran over the top of them.

     

    3 minutes ago, Nasher said:

    Pies heat not going to last and ours to step up. Will be a totally different game in the second half.

    Hope you are right. Go Dees

     

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    Wells is back.


    1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

    And we weren't playing particularly well going in to half time that day either.  I remember us kicking a few late in the second to get us in the contest and then we ran over the top of them.

     

    Has very similar tone to it this game, difference is we had the better of the umpiring that game. Let’s see if the even up comes

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    I feel a little sick, the hands are shaking and I almost don't want to watch.  But I can't do anything here but back the boys in to get the job done in the second half.  Get behind them everyone!

    Go Dees!

     

    Brayshaw still on the wing, De goey still killing us and lucky not to give a goal up...

    So, Goodwin and co did nothing different..


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