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1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

To me, that's the only thing that I've been disappointed with.  I can handle the skills, fitness etc. at this time of the year.  But our pressure when the ball his the deck hasn't been great, and for the game style we have it needs to be better.  We bomb it in and if it isn't marked then we keep it in there and set up the wall.  Hasn't happened nearly enough today, although you would expect it to improve when the real stuff begins.

I expect it to be good now. I hope it improves when the real stuff begins. 

We are down to 2 on the bench compared to lions with 8 they should run this out fairly easy I would have thought 

 

how can may get a game round 1 on that display,always thought he was well over rated


At least we are having the same issues we had for most of last season - too easy to run it out of our forward 50 resulting in easy scores the other way.  So we know it can be fixed.

Stats - we score from 35% of I50, they score from almost 50%

Just now, Clint Bizkit said:

We don’t have any crumbing forwards, been saying it for ages.

That's what Spargo should be, but he refuses to play that role.

 
1 minute ago, chook fowler said:

Hore is horrible

I think he’s ok. For a young kid he is quite composed. I like him. 


1 minute ago, chook fowler said:

Hore is horrible

Yep, not seeing much composure with him this game. Maybe he prefers it on the outside, as he seems to panic when there's congestion.

nothing has changed ,same as 2017 good grief ,these players drink there own bath water

Bath water stuff by Melbourne thank god it's jlt need to lift only Smith and Jetta have played well the rest have been ordinary to woeful.

So many average players today. 

Can't see Nibbler or Stretch getting a game Round 1. 


2 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

We don’t have any crumbing forwards, been saying it for ages.

It's a shame Garlett got injured. He's never been consistent, but he's the best small forward we've had this decade and can slot his 40 goals per year. Spargo is a smart footballer, but he just doesn't get involved enough either offensively or defensively. Kent is gone. Hannan is injured until second half of the year. JKH likely injured for a while too. Hopefully Bedford comes on quickly, as it's definitely an area we're lacking in.

Hore has been horrible today. Don't expect to see him play round 1 unless we are struggling with injuries.

Really need Brayshaw to clean up his disposal efficiency. He gets a lot of it, but he needs to be cleaner.

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    Players have been reading their own press. Time for Goodwin to put a media ban on some of these prima donas. 

    Our boys look absolutely spent. Not many positives so far.

    May has been ordinary.

    AVB is hard as nails.

    We cant take a grab inside 50. 

    No crumber near the goals.

    Oliver has had a 'mare.

    Backline needs a lot of time together to work seamlessly, but thankfully time is something we have.

    We can still win (which wont mean much), but this team has a long way to go to make it to what it was at the end of last season.

    Bears actually want to win. 

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    8 minutes ago, forever demons said:

    how can may get a game round 1 on that display,always thought he was well over rated

    Hipwood kicked 2 goals in a minute. May went to him and he hasn’t touched it since. What more do you want from a FB?

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    without max today it would have been 20 goal hiding

     

    Just now, Jaded said:

    Hipwood kicked 2 goals in a minute. May went to him and he hasn’t touched it since. What more do you want from a FB?

     

    Just now, Jaded said:

    Hipwood kicked 2 goals in a minute. May went to him and he hasn’t touched it since. What more do you want from a FB?

    an effort

     
    2 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    Hipwood kicked 2 goals in a minute. May went to him and he hasn’t touched it since. What more do you want from a FB?

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