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Our defensive zone clearly holding up: each of OMac, Lever and May have taken intercept marks and ended scoring chains.

Gawn utterly dominant. Petracca going to another level. Jackson looks markedly better than his first game. Bennell keeping involved. Pickett getting some reward for effort. Weideman competing in the air, so important for us. Midfield doing well at CPs and clearances.

+20 CPs, +5 CMs, +4 marks inside 50, +5 clearances, +6 tackles (despite being +31 in disposals), and +18 inside 50s. Could argue we should be more than 5 goals in front but I'll take it.

We can improve, still, on our inside 50s and we're still turning it over a bit through the middle, but compare our turnover rate today to the Richmond game.

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Great half Dees! At least our second best quarter of footy this year. Completely smashing the contested ball and running our butts off. Weid looks powerful, Jackson is impressing. Hannan looks fully back now and offers so much without the ball. Salem' s kicking is back, Petracca is a colossus and Gawn is just taking the pi55. It's just all coming together!

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Burgoyne is playing like the end has come.

Love our tackling.Love the defensive pressure.

Still too panicky in attack.

 

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This is one of the best performances I’ve seen in ages. I know it’s only hawthorn, but we’re all over them. Outmarking them, out hand balling them. Its usually happens to us.

Great word. Don’t turn this into another Carlton game please.

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2 minutes ago, Dame Gaga said:

Please stop showing vision of whinging Clarkson in the box. It's making me nauseous.

Careful. He’ll ask for another rule change/interpretation

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Geez this half time commentary is all about how bad the hawks are.

Nothing about our hard running and pressure.

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Nice to see, even after a good quarter, we have supporters watching the game  for mistakes only and noting them down

The main aim seems to be get it forward any way, trap it in, expect some scrubby kicks and handball, but follow up has been excellent

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Lever in his HT interview mentioned that we have to keep playing to win, rather than playing to not lose. Surely thinking about the Carlton second half. Let's hope we've learned some lessons from that game.

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Like I said pre game the big problem with the hawks and cats game plan is if they fall behind by 3-4 goals the plan is useless

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If we can play like this for the 2nd half I’ll be wrapped. But being a melb supporter there is always a bit of anxiety about what we will do. 

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Weid just keep smashing those packs, bringing the smaller blokes into it.

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Great selections by Goodwin. Jackson’s mobility and marking has been great. 
Kozzi is very comfortable at this level 

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So far so good. Lets go on and belt them to high heaven.


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10 minutes ago, Dame Gaga said:

Please stop showing vision of whinging Clarkson in the box. It's making me nauseous.

I want more.

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1 minute ago, titan_uranus said:

Lever in his HT interview mentioned that we have to keep playing to win, rather than playing to not lose. Surely thinking about the Carlton second half. Let's hope we've learned some lessons from that game.

Yes, will be interesting to see how we come out after half time.

Wipe the scoreboard and start again Dees.

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Would hope the players aren't getting ahead of themselves as we are! We coughed up a 42 point lead to Carlton and we know we're prone to goalless quarters and lapses in our play.

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1 minute ago, Satyriconhome said:

Nice to see, even after a good quarter, we have supporters watching the game  for mistakes only and nothing them down

Can always rely on you for a negative comment even when we are playing so well

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5 minutes ago, Biffen said:

You know what I mean.Offence not intended.

I understand that, I just prefer it’s not used in that way... just call him a dumb f*%#er, which is probably more appropriate anyway ?

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1 minute ago, Brownie said:

Geez this half time commentary is all about how bad the hawks are.

Never give credit where credit is due. The mantra of the commentators who like to whip a lame horse.

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