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Billy
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What happened with big Max Saturday night, was he injured or is he just warn out.

I thought he was well beaten around the ground 12 possies to 21 and just broke even in hit outs and hit outs to advantage.

Now l know it’s harsh criticism for our champ but l really thought this was an area we would smash them in against a very ordinary player in Stanley.

Given the circumstances of the loss in round 1 it was a bit disappointing 

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    A big concern is Max getting burnt out, he has an enormous workload and busts his gut. I think he just had an off night though, he has credits and plenty of them, one bad game and he'll bounce back

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    of the 10,000 things that are troubling me about the dees atm Max's form def  isnt on the list. 

    Agree though, it wasnt his best night and to top it all off he was cruelled at the end with the blood rule. tragic. 

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    I reckon Chris Scott instructed his forwards to knee him in the back with force, whenever he drifted down to fill the hole.  Have a look at the 1st quarter replay.  Same with Hogan, but Max was the target no doubt.

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    10 minutes ago, TGR said:

    I reckon Chris Scott instructed his forwards to knee him in the back with force, whenever he drifted down to fill the hole.  Have a look at the 1st quarter replay.  Same with Hogan, but Max was the target no doubt.

    I noticed this too TGR. Looked a definite tactic.

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    12 minutes ago, hells bells said:

    I noticed this too TGR. Looked a definite tactic.

    As well as the Dangerfield stunt, these tactics must also have been cleared with the umpires in attendance at training earlier in the week.

    Sharp practice in the first instance , dangerous in the second . Doesn’t surprise me in the least ,that the umpires weren’t prepared to deal with either with any degree of intelligence or sense and simply get out of the bl..day way.

    Sad that umpiring probably impacted the result and that the bald headed buffoon umpire, just couldn’t really understand what the game is really about.

    Whilst I thought the physical side to our game was pretty good , would have loved to have had Viney.

     

     

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    As Deefiant said. Crawford said Gawn was sick.

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    That Number 13 umpire was atrocious, we lost every 50/50 contest with him.

    That being said we just looked shell shocked in the last 20 mins & umpiring had nothing to do with it

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    7 hours ago, Billy said:

    What happened with big Max Saturday night, was he injured or is he just warn out.

    I thought he was well beaten around the ground 12 possies to 21 and just broke even in hit outs and hit outs to advantage.

    Now l know it’s harsh criticism for our champ but l really thought this was an area we would smash them in against a very ordinary player in Stanley.

    Given the circumstances of the loss in round 1 it was a bit disappointing 

     

    7 hours ago, MSFebey said:

    A big concern is Max getting burnt out, he has an enormous workload and busts his gut. I think he just had an off night though, he has credits and plenty of them, one bad game and he'll bounce back

    ... again, I reiterate, Maxy should not have played up in Darwin.   Should have been rested.

    Yes he played well in Darwin, but we didn't need him there.

     

    Now we need him, and he struggled...  He's a lone hand in the ruck, and should not been exerted in that Northern humidity.

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    1 minute ago, DV8 said:

     

    ... again, I reiterate, Maxy should not have played up in Darwin.   Should have been rested.

    Yes he played well in Darwin, but we didn't need him there.

     

    Now we need him, and he struggled...  He's a lone hand in the ruck, and should not been exerted in that Northern humidity.

    Overreacting don't you think. People do get sick. Maxy is not burnt out.

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    3 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

    Overreacting don't you think. People do get sick. Maxy is not burnt out.

    Not burnt out, sick.

     

    He should not have played, and lost condition up in Darwin.   He's not burnout mentally.   But he should have been rested.

    Just like marathon runners were not allowed to race too many times in a year.   Loss of condition makes people sick.

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    On 7/23/2018 at 4:59 PM, Deefiant said:

    Crawford said that Maxy was crook during the week.

    Yep he was crook during the week with gastro which affected his performance on sat. 

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    19 hours ago, DV8 said:

    Not burnt out, sick.

     

    He should not have played, and lost condition up in Darwin.   He's not burnout mentally.   But he should have been rested.

    Just like marathon runners were not allowed to race too many times in a year.   Loss of condition makes people sick.

    The Darwin game didn't seem to hurt him last week vs Bulldogs.

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    29 minutes ago, The Chazz said:

    The Darwin game didn't seem to hurt him last week vs Bulldogs.

    Posters like to ignore facts when proving their point. We call them alternative facts

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    2 hours ago, The Chazz said:

    The Darwin game didn't seem to hurt him last week vs Bulldogs.

    what you think he should be lethargic or something ?   yeah, as some sort of proof of illness.  its a known fact that being worn down will increase the risk for infections and illness.

    He has got a huge frame to push around, every week on his own, in the ruck. so playing a person in that position in ultra-high humid conditions, will take it out of people.  That leaves them vulnerable for health issues.

    No one can say for certain whether the Darwin game contributed at all to Max getting ill... My point. is he didn't need to play that game.

     

    As I said at the time ahead of Darwin... 'We need Max fit and firing after Darwin, in the run for September'.

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    2 hours ago, DemonOX said:

    Yep he was crook during the week with gastro which affected his performance on sat. 

    I guess DV8 will be absolutely certain that he contacted it in Darwin, or brought it home in some other way from Darwin, or maybe it is something to do with Darwinian evolution?

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    On 7/23/2018 at 5:55 PM, Billy said:

    That Number 13 umpire was atrocious, we lost every 50/50 contest with him.

    That being said we just looked shell shocked in the last 20 mins & umpiring had nothing to do with it

    Nothing to do with it!?

    If I was umpire, I would have penalised Ablett for jumping on Brayshaw’s back in that last exchange.

    I wouldn’t have had to pay the block on OMac,when Touhy marked.(because the ball wouldn’t have got down there)

    When I come to think of it, if I was umpire, we’d never lose a game!!!!

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