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1 minute ago, praha said:

Season is on the line. Win this and we have some breathing room. Lose and we're probably one loss away from missing finals.

Tx but its gone.

Our changes will be 10 players.

Just send in casey

 

Imagine if you went to your first game and got one of those donated scarves - bin on the way out.

Wish it was that easy for me

Time to pray for miracle, ladies and gents.  We're going to need it.  Pray to God, Buddha, Allah.... whoever you please.  Divine intervention is required.

 

Someone buy a gun and shoot Lewis


Just can’t see us winning 

We look absolutely spent 

Saints up by 50+ on uncontested possessions

42 point win to the Aints coming up

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So many players out of form it is unfathomable. Oliver? 

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1 minute ago, Return to Glory said:

Feel sick.

Yep. So many dejected faces here. A lot of bleeding in the stands.

Just now, Wiseblood said:

Time to pray for miracle, ladies and gents.  We're going to need it.  Pray to God, Buddha, Allah.... whoever you please.  Divine intervention is required.

We don’t make come backs. We should be praying we don’t have a percentage battering because that’s usually what happens in last quarters when we are losing


I long for six weeks ago when it was hard to find a player to drop. Currently hard to make a case for half the team to be retained next week.

This is the worst - feel like I’m on a hiding to nothing by watching the last quarter. At least in the good old days when we were awful, you could watch knowing the game was well out of reach and couldn’t get worse, and just watch in the hope that one of your talented kids gave you some reason to smile.

Winning seems unlikely, small mercies don’t cut it anymore and it can get a whole lot worse. I am definitely a sucker for punishment. Let’s go.


What an absolute disgrace.

We've completely reverted to the bomb it long to the top of the square on the MCG. We don't switch enough and our forwards don't look like taking a contested mark.

At three quarter time, it's game over against a team that's won 2.5 games for the year.

Gawn and Viney have tried hard to lift the team, but not enough leadership once again.

Has Brayshaw had an effective disposal since quarter time? I don't think so.

1 minute ago, Old Bear said:

Someone buy a gun and shoot Lewis

What is wrong with you?

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    Where years away from a flag

    Play the Kids 

    only exception would be Pedersen he at least cares

    1 minute ago, olisik said:

    We will miss the 8 again. We on track for 12 wins after this

    Based on this performance the can you see 12 wins ?

    We cannot defend a wide ground.

    A loss and our season is over. Sure umps have been poor, but christ, we have been so much worse.

    All coaches and players need to be put on notice, particularly Goodwin.

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    My god this club is staggering. 

    They just can’t get theiit [censored] together and always seem to stuff up when it counts  

    I am so disappointed in this club AGAIN.

     

     

    Poor Petty :( he’s been horrible and will know it. He is gonna be devastated.

    I know we have played poorly but the umpires have destroyed us at times. Like last week. Anyone who disputes the umpires impact has simply not played footy. It can seriously impact your momentum and confidence and mess with players minds. Salem played a text book effort and was pinged. Afl need to stop games ruined by whistles and crazy 50m penalty calls.

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    9 minutes ago, olisik said:

    In his defence Petracca does look like his working hard to have an impact at the moment 

    Tracc far from our worst..too many others just can't finish (Brayshaw, Lewis, Jones) or find enough of the pill (Hannan, Tyson etc).

    Goody has made a slow team slower, tried a failed 3 tall forward line far too long with no crumber front & square at all (Spargo) and brought in a first gamer who unfortuntely isn't close to AFL yet, instead of Frost, making an already dodgy backline even dodgier.

    Sorry Goody but you couldn't have done a worse job last 2 weeks and have let the club down badly.

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    1 minute ago, Radar Detector said:

    I long for six weeks ago when it was hard to find a player to drop. Currently hard to make a case for half the team to be retained next week.

    Amazing how we were flying as of only 3 games ago. Talk about complacency from all player's and coaches. All were stuck in cruise control admiring their own work.


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