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Just now, —coach— said:

 Lockhart and Wagners showing a bit which is al least something

Wagners not in system long enough to know what not to do maybe !! Still have a little footy smarts .

They aren't the answer though.

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    ANB....hang your head in shame.


    2 minutes ago, Cassiew said:

    This just seems like 2007 all over again. Such a disappointment after such a great season. What happened

    Yep, its tough at the moment..

    Ahh yes…Goody's paddock. Empty our backline so the forwards from the opposite can do whatever they want. Not quite Pagan's paddock but it's a gameplan I guess?

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    How was that not holding the ball to petracca, then nibbler gets dragged down never taking possession 

     

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    Awwww TMac ankle..

    McDonald ankle. This would be a disaster if our season weren't already a disaster anyway. 1 disaster + 1 disaster = 1 disaster. So there's that.

    1 minute ago, scarlett said:

    How was that not holding the ball to petracca, then nibbler gets dragged down never taking possession 

     

    Definitely both frees unrewarded. 


    1 minute ago, Alex Flood said:

    We have the worst fullback/centre half back combo in the league history

    Fixed :)

    Oscar is a [censored] spud! Amazing how he has already played 60 AFL games...


    Does our backline have a clue?

    Just now, beelzebub said:

    Wagners not in system long enough to know what not to do maybe !! Still have a little footy smarts .

    They aren't the answer though.

    It’s funny you say that, I made a comment back in 2017 I think it was that Hunt showed an X factor that we were missing and that it was probably because he hadn’t had time to learn to conform to a plan rather just trusted his instinct. He’s lost that now it seems. Fritch seems to be the same, not a shadow of himself from last year. Will probs be the same with these young blokes.

     

    No other way to say it we just have too many substandard players on the park. Kk, wagners, frost, Omac.

    McDonald injury just will provide another excuse


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