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GAMEDAY - Round 14

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1 minute ago, Demon_spurs said:

Hmmm. For what it worth, I think the umps have been ok.

almost ban-able, surely!

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    1 minute ago, A F said:

    If you compare our forward syngery this week with previous weeks, it is miles apart. I don't know how many times Petracca knocked over his team mates and then fumbled the ball.

    We've been rattled by the Collingwood affair and seem to be lacking confidence (Hogan and Petracca in particular). 

    +1

    We are a couple of kicks away from smashing this. Open the forward line a little. Push Hannan and Melksham wider. TMac, Hoges and Tracs within 20 metres of goal.

     
    38 minutes ago, SFebey said:

    Umps trying to even up the game again. Been saying it for 12 months. Last two nights [censored] obvious 

    stats can be a bloody nuisance during a match.

    umpiring stats should be kept private from the umps, until after the game.

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    3 minutes ago, Umpire Please said:

    Missing a small forward likeJeffy. He would have got two by now with the amount of inside 50 ‘s we have had.

    Yep and have said it all along

    T smith Fritcsh, Harmes Neal Bullen Hogan all very poor!

    Career defining game for some!

    We should be well up! Inside 50ts Obliterating opposition!

    Don't think we can do it

    Endeavour great but No finishing class 

    Over it!

    We are smashing them everywhere except for the scoreboard. Hinckley will be telling the Port players they are lucky to not be 10 goals behind. We’ve missed easy chances and our forward entries have been a disgrace. TMac and Hogan must be scratching their heads wondering what the midfield are thinking. 

    I see one of two things happening. 

    1) we keep dominating the clearances and continue getting multiple inside 50s whereby we will actually get out sh_t together and win in a canter. 

    Or 2) they work us out and we kick ourselves for not taking our opportunities when we had them. 

     

    Hogan convering 7.6km for 6 disposals 

    Edited by Moonshadow

    6 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

    Have you seen the delivery to him?

    what? he needs it to be given to him?


    3 minutes ago, Umpire Please said:

    Missing a small forward likeJeffy. He would have got two by now with the amount of inside 50 ‘s we have had.

    Certainly feels that way. I can understand the Tyson in move, but Tyson for Spargo has left us a small scrapper down. 

    But there are a few players we're not getting enough out of, even if the intensity is there: Harmes, T Smith, even a few in the backline even though the ball has hardly been down there: Salem, Joel Smith. I can understand them keeping Fritsch up the ground because of his ball use, but we need a couple of smarter players closer to goal.

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    3 minutes ago, praha said:

    Hogan is not the problem. Port are successfully holding us up at the wing, flooding, and he is surrounded by 4 or 5 guys at every contest. There has been zero adjustment. He needs to move up the ground and we need to be cleaner across the middle of the ground. It is not so much delivery going forward that is killing us. We are simply allowing them the freedom to flood.

    Not saying he is the problem just that he is out of form. Friday night and a big game is were he should dominating. Instead he is missing chest marks and not reading the play.


    How could any sane person say that was not high on Viney?

    Good goal.

    Why is max tapping goal side when rucking in defensive 50?

    was about to post how long for us to kick a goal this quarter? Good to see it wasn't another 10-15 minute dry-spell.

    Too bad about the quick reply

    Edited by Demon Disciple

    My love for Jetta just grew after ironing out that grub thomas!

    Edited by dazzledavey36

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    3 minutes ago, —coach— said:

    For those getting stuck into hogan, he has covered the 5th highest distance on the ground. He’s working hard but not being rewarded by his team mates

    No one is having a go. Running that distance is of no use if you are paid to be a goal kicker, 

    he just doesn’t seem to know what he should be doing,

     

    That was a better set up Bull


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