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Chris Scott looks like a James Bond villain.

 
26 minutes ago, Jaded said:

I’m not keen on the team selections. But shall reserve my judgements until post game. 
 

Confidence is not high here. 

top gun i feel the need GIF

4 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Will certainly be watching how we deliver the ball into our forward 50. We have gone with a smallish forward setup so we better not be bombing long to the square! 

Fingers crossed we deliver the ball properly EH but our forwards need to play as forwards are meant to play ... leading to space,  multiple leads (at speed), defensive pressure,  play in front,  kick straight etc etc

But our clearance work needs to be clean & efficient.  Scrubbing the ball forward or banging it forward won't work

It all starts from the dominant ruckman ... and our schemes & set plays from the tap.

 
7 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

What's the reasoning there?

Geelong's got Ford in that same sport.

Zurich still on the front for us.

A game we had to win, were favourites and didn't come to play. Whereas we're not favourites today don't really rate Geelong and if we bring the right attitude we should be right in it. Hopefully winning.

Brayshaw with no helmet? Not sure about that? ?


 

Umpires are already woeful. Going to be a long afternoon


Why is our third man up specialist flat footed not contesting?

1 minute ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Two kicks to the hot spot (both correct kicks to make) but no tall forwards to contest.

Nice.

Contrast this to Geelong’s first goal.

 

Another [censored] waste of inside 50s. Geelong one inside 50 and goal. 
Will Goodwin ever fix this?!


Melbourne football right there. Repeat rubbish forward entries, goes the other way defence a mess, easy goal to the opposition.

 

Count the easy goals for them. That’s 1. 

Lever misread that and didn't go up. 

On the one hand in happy that there weren't 3 players trying to spoil. 

On the other I'm not happy that it was Lockhart vs a ruck


Horrendous defence. They had three floating back to the goalsquare.

Suggests our forward press was too high and once they got through, it was too easy.

Dangerous signs.

Cats implementing a transition and MCG masterclass just then. We couldn't get near it

 

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