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Kozzie showing how dangerous he can be with a few flashes of brilliance in a minute. Just needs to build consistency s he's got the attributes we need up forward.

 
2 minutes ago, Call Me What You Will said:

Maggots are back. Crow 8 metre kicks and marks “paid” in the first quarter. “Play on” for Dees in second quarter.

 

don't forget the high paid to BCrouch in the first, exact same thing to Clarry and ball-up.

Getting screwed by the umps in February. They're all in on it i tells you

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    Oliver uncharacteristically fumbling a lot today, dropped a couple of easy marks.

     

    The first posts complaining about umpiring for the year are always something special. Especially in a practice match ?

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    Petracca has 20 touches

    clarry 13


    1 hour ago, Demonland said:

    Mystery injury of the week strikes again. 

    Not an injury as such. More a medical issue. Picked up some form of infection

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    7 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    You think we're going to be able to fix that in a month when we've had all summer?

    Match pressure is always tougher than in club

    The Coaches are paid to sort this stuff out

    This year is put up or get out

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    Trac dominant today. Hopefully he's fit enough to play proper midfield all year and become a real bull.

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    360 and given an age, but no wave your arms you muppet.

    Crows can't miss.

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    3 minutes ago, Go the Biff said:

    Not an injury as such. More a medical issue. Picked up some form of infection

    Corona virus?


    So diving has now been added to the list of things to be rewarded for?

    Just now, Clint Bizkit said:

    Good to see ANB spent all of 3 seconds over summer working on his crippling fumbling deficiency.

    He'll never stop doing it.  Never.  I wish our selectors would accept it too and not pick him.

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    Just now, jnrmac said:

    So diving has now been added to the list of things to be rewarded for?

    Clumsy by Salem though mac.


    9 and 8 shots at goal at one end versus

    2 and 3 at the other. 
    wind must be decent

    Just now, Wiseblood said:

    He'll never stop doing it.  Never.  I wish our selectors would accept it too and not pick him.

    Not give him contract extensions.

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    5 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Jackson in the guts as a midfielder. 

    Looks like a headless chook at the moment to be honest. Not sure the super tall midfielder is the role he should be playing. I know he's undersized for a ruck, but given it's a practice match and Gawn is out, we should give him more of a taste in the ruck. He showed great leap in the few minutes he had there. Either that, or play him goal square as a target. 

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    The only meaningful conclusion to draw from that half is that if Weideman has to ruck for an extended period we will struggle.


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