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Well, what to make of it?

I thought we were done 10 minutes into that term and then... we just clicked a bit.  We tackled harder, won the clearances and, for the first time this season, took our chances!!

What it means is that we are well and truly in this contest.  If we keep up this hard work then we are every chance.

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2 minutes ago, P-man said:

Ling could not sound less enthused when talking about Melbourne. 

The whole commentary team have just been waiting for us to stuff up so they can say how loose and leaky we have been.

I don't think we have been playing great but neither have the Swans and they haven't been all all year so far.

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1 minute ago, Wadda We Sing said:

How we are only 4 points down is amazing. Some great inspiring goals by the Skips.

Yes incredible at times it looked like blowing out.

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They still seem to score the ‘easy’ goals. Where as we look like we work so much harder to score. 

If we can start to win the clearances then hopefully the one armed monster can create a contest and give spargo melksham and co and crumbing chance. 

Cmon Dees. 

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4 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Well, what to make of it?

I thought we were done 10 minutes into that term and then... we just clicked a bit.  We tackled harder, won the clearances and, for the first time this season, took our chances!!

What it means is that we are well and truly in this contest.  If we keep up this hard work then we are every chance.

Key to that quarter was a willingness to taking the dangerous kick on. Apart from Fritz it was non existent in the first.

Got lucky with a few of those snaps in the pocket but that will generate confidence which we desperately need.

Jones being moved into the middle has been well overdue.

We were good in the second quarter last week too. Need to actually show up in the second half.

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we are playing so damn poorly, very few players actually playing well and we are still in the game, thanks to their poor kicking for goal.

i just wish they would stop this zone defence and man up. When sydney runs and gets the overlap like every other team that has played us this year we are toast.

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Lucky to still be in this game. Our skills are sub VFL standard. Luckily the Swans Are just as bad and haven’t converted.

The optimism i can take out of this is that our midfield can only get better. They started to show signs in the last 5 minutes. If it continues, we will win this game.

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5 minutes ago, —coach— said:

Are you agreeing with me now?

I never disagreed. I just hate it when supporters attack players in such a personal way. Even if it’s just a figure of speech I would never suggest shooting a player. None of them are out there trying to be bad. 

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Our third terms have been our achilles heel all season.  You could argue, on the scoreboard anyway, that we've still been in the contest for our first three games at half time and fallen away badly after that.  We need to turn the tide this week and come our firing.

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