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Maluski
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https://www.theroar.com.au/2018/08/01/powerful-fragile-demons-can-beat-anyone-day-especially/

Well written piece, decent summation of where we are at imo. Agree that when we are on, can knock off anyone (lower consistency, but higher peak than a team like port adelaide)

I think its pretty much a case of 'fake it til you make it' for the Dees in closing out games against a quality oppo.

We've pumped the bottom sides, but simply have been so rarely in winning positions against decent sides over the last decade, that we havent had much actual game practice in closing out games/icing the clock.

You can run as many simulations as you like in practice sessions, but nothing substitutes for game day experience.

Cool, calm experienced heads (eg Vince's lateral kick across the ground to maintain possession) are tge order of the day to lead and teach the young brigade (your Petracca's etc)

Even though we werent convincing in the dying stages vs adelaide, the win will give the team great confidence for the next time we are in a similar scenario.

Having said that, doesn't mean I won't be pacing up and down like a madman next time we're ahead and being run down in the last qrtr! :@ ? :o

Go Dees!

 

Edit - oops rookie move, posted to wrong forum, can this be moved to the general dees forum ?

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