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GAMEDAY: Rd 01 vs Port Adelaide

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This is what happens when you dont recruit speed over the summer.

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    We look stuffed and unfit. 

    Its the first game of the season and we look done. 


    1 minute ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    This is what happens when you dont recruit speed over the summer.

    I don't think it has anything to do with speed, dazzle.  It's more to do with workrate.  Lots of commentary around how we're coming off stuffed, while Port come off looking fresh and ready to roll.  At the moment we don't have the legs to run with them, speed or not.  That's a worrying sign.

    [censored] pathetic Melbourne! Nothing has changed over the summer!

    We are so slow and have gone into survival mode.

     

    Why is Viney playing if he can’t get around the ground? 3 touches and 1 tackle.

    1 minute ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    [censored] pathetic Melbourne! Nothing has changed over the summer!

    We are so slow and have gone into survival mode.

    lol calm down

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    Good composure from Wagner there.  

    And Trac kicking a set shot?  Is that a good sign?

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    Just now, The Swimming Dee said:

    Wagner has been pretty good

    He has certainly shown that he could play more senior footy, and good senior footy, for us this year.

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    their transition out of defense is destroying us. people say speed or lack thereof is our Achilles heal. It's not. The MCG is.

    2 minutes ago, praha said:

    their transition out of defense is destroying us. people say speed or lack thereof is our Achilles heal. It's not. The MCG is.

    sounds more like the problems of last year where for most of the season we pushed our zone too deep

    5 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    Josh Wagner playing a good game.

    *Corey

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    Getting bullied and killed on the outside by a bunch of [censored] kids!

    For how poor that second quarter was, outside of the last 5 minutes or so, we're still just 3 points down.  There is an absolute bucketload of improvement still to come from a variety of players, and a bake from Goody will surely rev them up a little.

    Their transition from defence has been terrific we we've generally had no answer for it.  We will need to find that answer quickly, otherwise we will find ourselves in a hole we can't dig ourselves out of.

    Salem has been excellent across half back, Fritsch is an absolute gun and Melksham is such a good player.

    We need Viney to life, Trac to get involved and to fire up as a whole for the second half.


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