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GAMEDAY: Rd 02 vs Geelong

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Keilty in for weideman and stretch in for jones. We are absolute rubbish. We controlled that quarter and even lost it by a point.

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    46 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

    Lockhart and May good,

    Oliver , Viney  and Gawn better than last week .

    Jetta and Hibberd missing in action again.

    In line for a 40 plus point thumping.

    Other teams have improved where we have gone backwards 

    Jones Finished, ANB Gone, Petracca , Fat  and Fritsch no wonder he was dropped for PF Not intensive enough

    Oliver STAR!!

    1 minute ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    This is typical of the game day threads I take it? I'm usually too busy watching the game but thought I'd jump on to gauge the mood. I should've known better.

    We could be 10 goals up and it would generally be the same.

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    2 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

    We look like a scratch team of guys who can play a bit but never have with each other. Just win the contested ball and hack it forward and hope. Unrecognisable from last year. 

    It's very hard to put a finger on it. We are uninspiring. Not terrible but closer to it than we are to looking "okay". It's like we're right near the corner to playing good football but are just as close to the corner of awful football. We're neither coming nor going at this point. We're stuck in neutral.

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    6 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    Dunno how we can be even this close when, apparently, 20 of the 22 selected are pathetic, terrible and VFL standard.

    This close ???

    Funny


    Poor skill and no good small forwards again. 

    3 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

    We look like a scratch team of guys who can play a bit but never have with each other. Just win the contested ball and hack it forward and hope. Unrecognisable from last year. 

    That is what we are at the moment. Because we had no good form or confidence,  coming into the season.

    I have to say it.  Jones is a liability.  It has nothing to do with his skills or his body.  It's all between his ears.  He's playing stupid.  He's making idiotic decisions repeatedly and it's costing us goals. 

    I also have to take a shot at the umpires.  There have been a few absolutely disgraceful decisions in there.  The high contact free against Lockhart on Selwood when he tackled him around the waist was a particularly fine example.  The multiple clear throws by players who were clearly in the umpires' line of sight also stand out to me, in particular the one inside our 50 which should have resulted in a shot on goal. 

    And finally, why the Hell do our layers refuse to take shots?  If you get hte ball on 50, FFS TAKE THE SHOT!  Hitting up the hot spot is the same as turning around and kicking the ball towards the opposition's goal. 

     
    1 minute ago, dl4e said:

    Keilty in for weideman and stretch in for jones. We are absolute rubbish. We controlled that quarter and even lost it by a point.

      Not sure they are the real problem, it’s bigger than that. 

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    1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

    We could be 10 goals up and it would generally be the same.

    Don’t think so.


    7 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

    Most games arent played in these conditions.

    Give me a break we struggle in the heat and melt in the wet.

    Too many Drink their own bathwater!!

    Same old story...

    Geelong dominate a quarter, pile on goals like nobodies business

    We dominate a quarter, and we grind away for a further 1 point deficit

    Even last year, we had to absolutely smash teams around the ball to consistently put it on the scoreboard, we don’t have the outside game required yet.

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    1 minute ago, beelzebub said:

    This close ???

    Funny

    You make no sense far too often, 'bub.

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    3 minutes ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

    Really??

    Maybe I should know better

    What about May forward ? 

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    Just now, Wiseblood said:

    You make no sense far too often, 'bub.

    You infer we're still in this game

    We're not..never were

    We are not dominating hit outs and centre clearances and from there contested possessions so we are struggling. Familiar story. 

    12 minutes ago, DaveyJones'sLocker said:

    Think everyone needs to calm down 

    lot of players underdone I for one didn’t expect to win this.

    we have been pretty awful yes but we are winning clearances tackles and inside 50s.

     

     

    Yep. My expectations were not high after the preseason and last week. I think we are actually playing ok compared to last week.

    In no way do I think we are good. Just not terrible. If it was the same as last week I would be very worried for the rest of the year.

    Just hoping we can keep up the intensity.

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    4 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    We could be 10 goals up and it would generally be the same.

    See you in an hour, let's see what the 2nd half brings

    We consistently win inside 50 counts but simply don’t do anything with the opportunities created 


    Looking better now

     

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