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POSTGAME: Rd 18 vs West Coast Eagles

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Slow start when we kicked badly and flat finish in the last where they kicked 4.3 to our 1.2 but on the whole we played well.

Good to see the switch across half back and the tempo changes.  We lost but a lot to like for the last few games of the season.

Huge game by Clarrie and Fritsch not far behind.

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    Our 4th Quarter fitness is an indictment on Missons tenure at the Dees. 

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    God i hate West Coast.

    Great to see Lever taking those intercept marks

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    Like last week and many other games this season no matter how competitive and strong we are during the game we toss it away in the last quarter. We rarely look like winners at the death. 

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    We had a really good stab at it, a lot of things worked for us. 

    An encouraging performance, but ultimately not there yet.

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    Missed easy goals again. Petty, lewis missed 2 each they should have kicked and max again missed a sitter. 

    4th quarter we just couldn't kick goals

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    The game was lost when that (censored) umpire gave a free against Max for trying to mark the ball. Terrible decision. Blind.

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    3 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    I’m sick of saying this ..... but..... we were our own worst enemies 

    AGAIN!!!!!

    Yep we were not good enough to win.

    Some good signs but bitters sums it up wellm

    Disappointing 

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    We were ok but have lost the confidence to take the game on when it’s there to be won

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    3 minutes ago, olisik said:

    Our 4th Quarter fitness is an indictment on Missons tenure at the Dees. 

    Hands down our biggest issue.

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    We were ok but have lost the confidence to take the game on when it’s there to be won

    This.

    Also, skills. Also, both of those: experience.

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    Preuss.

    Laughable that some on here questioned the FD’s decision not to pick him earlier this season. The least fittest bloke on our list by a mile. Todd Viney would have beaten him in the 3km time trial.

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    Fritsch up forward is a game changer.

    Begs belief why he was down back for so long.

    Wagner (Older) did well as well I thought, was hard at it in contests winning several.

    Brayshaw did well keeping Yeo quiet, maybe that was the trade off of him going back into the center.

    Petty worth continuing up forward, Lewis also. 

    Poor games from Preuss, Lockhart and female umpire

     

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    • Demonland changed the title to POSTGAME: Rd 18 vs West Coast Eagles
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    To continue the theme of patting myself on the back: exactly as I said last week. Has ten thumbs. Not AFL tandem-ruck quality until rectified.

     

    Just now, Watts the matter said:

    I wonder what all the posters that were saying he would make a difference think now.

    Er, i didn't see it - what happened?

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