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GAMEDAY - Round 14

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3 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Must be something about Friday night football.... rarely a good game including this one

WHAT?

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    ....and the crowd keeps booing no matter what..

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    Lewis is right. Waste of time this pushing and shoving. Get in the rooms and work out how to dominate the 2nd half. We should be way in front 

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    Can't understand you guys. Previous Game Day threads have given a ball-by-ball description for those without vision. This is just one big WHINGE fest. I'm going elsewhere. 

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    The worst part about all this is the total and systemic lack of accountability for umpiring

    my dad was opining that the afl was ruining the game along with the flouro magotieres and I was apathetic but now I see it

    Geez it would be nice if the boys could lower their eyes when we go i50 ffs  

     

     

    Intensity, great.

    Delivery and efficiency inside 50, woeful.

    I keep hearing we play a finals brand of football, but we need to see how we are going to kick goals against good teams.

    1 minute ago, M_9 said:

    Can't understand you guys. Previous Game Day threads have given a ball-by-ball description for those without vision. This is just one big WHINGE fest. I'm going elsewhere. 

    You're right we need a game day whinge Slack channel


    4 minutes ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

    Seriously, how can you have a block in a one on one?

     

    that maggot should be sacked

    That was a disgrace, but then followed with allowing them to play on, when everyone stopped ,after calling back 3 of our play ons. 

    Pathetic. 

    One goal taken off us and then onee given to them. 

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    That absolute clown 15 has influenced this game. The soft “I thought it was a mark” to Wingard, the mind numbing free kick and 50 against Melky. Then the cautious response to the next “advantage” free to Port. I loathe that bald streak of you know what! Dare I say up there with Razor. It is all about him!

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    2 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Melksham was being held?????????

     

    That's right, he was being held

    this has been a transmission from Emporer Gil


    Is it just me or is Hogan really out of touch and being just a passenger tonight. Might need to go back down to the VFL and ragdoll a few seconds players to get some confidence back.

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    1 minute ago, Umpire Please said:

    Is it just me or is Hogan really out of touch and being just a passenger tonight. Might need to go back down to the VFL and ragdoll a few seconds players to get some confidence back.

    Move him up the ground ?

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    I hope channel seven release their figures for the number of viewers who turned off at half time due to the boring low-scoring footy. 

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    regardless of the umpiring we have a lot of players not doing anywhere near enough especially in the forward line. These guys need to put their bodies in and need to chase and tackle. i wouldnt mind if they tried to kick a few goals as well. We are keeping port in this game, with the sheer weight of inside 50's we should be miles a head at the moment we are damn lucky to be in the lead.

    if these guys want to play finals they need to go out and prove it and not just leave it to Viney and others

     

    God Ling doesn’t miss a chance of hang it on us. 

    Such a [censored] commentator and actually worse than BT. 

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    1 minute ago, Umpire Please said:

    Is it just me or is Hogan really out of touch and being just a passenger tonight. Might need to go back down to the VFL and ragdoll a few seconds players to get some confidence back.

    Bloody hell, hard task master. One and a half quiet games for a player on track for AA and you want to give him the punt.

    in all seriousness, tonight is the exact night I want to see some of those big contested marks from him we saw in his first year.

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    Pretty drunk watching this game so take this for a grain of salt but Jones looks pretty bad and viney looks like he is really making an effort. 

    What happened with the mellsham goal?

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    1 minute ago, Deecisive said:

    regardless of the umpiring we have a lot of players not doing anywhere near enough especially in the forward line. These guys need to put their bodies in and need to chase and tackle. i wouldnt mind if they tried to kick a few goals as well. We are keeping port in this game, with the sheer weight of inside 50's we should be miles a head at the moment we are damn lucky to be in the lead.

    if these guys want to play finals they need to go out and prove it and not just leave it to Viney and others

     

    ^ this


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