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GAMEDAY: Rd 12 vs Collingwood

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Very great game. Not giving them one unanswered goal. Very proud of my boys. Glad we didn’t risk Gawn now. 

 

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    Have to say great quarter. Took everything Collingwood had to throw at us and responded each time. Still a few players that can lift but I'll take this.

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    Langdon really exploiting Phillips' lack of defensive game. Has been terrific.

    Langdon is just as damaging as Sidebottom, albeit with a different influence. Sidebottom is a score involvement king and Langdon is a transition king.

    Interesting to see how we come out in the third.

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    Any danger of Salem making contact? Looks scared in every contest. Won't tackle. 

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    Need to be on our toes in the second half - the maggots will need to even up the frees, it won't be 2:1 when the final siren sounds

    Maintain the belief Dees!!!

    1 minute ago, A F said:

    Langdon really exploiting Phillips' lack of defensive game. Has been terrific. Langdon is just as damaging as Sidebottom, albeit different influences. Sidebottom is a score involvement king and Langdon is a transition king.

    Interesting to see how we come out in the third.

    What a pick up Langdon has been.  He is everything we hoped he would be.

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    Geez, 3 weeks ago we couldn't buy a goal. Didn't even know where they were. But here we are against more formidable opponents (at least compared to the Roos and Adelaide), and we're direct, creative, energetic, and relentless in our own 50. Heck, even Tom Mc is taking grabs and looking like a target of sorts.

    Much better structure, energy and focus.

    Great half of footy. More, please!

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    Umpiring is awful again, but this time we're getting the rub of the green a bit (the free to Viney was correct though, that's not a slide below the knees, that's someone going for the ball harder than his opponent).

    This is not how I expected this game to play out at all. We do well to kick 10 goals in a normal game but to put 10 on the board against a top 8 side which happens to have the second best defence in the comp (albeit missing Howe and Roughead) is a strong effort.

    First quarter I felt we should have been further in front. That quarter, oddly, I felt like we didn't play well enough to extend our lead by 3 goals. We're obviously doing incredibly well inside 50 but we're losing clearances and inside 50s are level at 20 apiece. Collingwood look dangerous when Adams, Pendlebury or Sidebottom get near it.

    32 points is a really impressive buffer and we look good, but I'm still very much concerned about whether we can keep this up.

    Loved Spargo's quarter. Oliver is dominating. Petracca does a lot right but is making mistakes. TMac worked his way back into it. Weideman keeps competing, really important for our structure.

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    I doff my cap to you sir Spargo!!! 

    How good has the small man been. 

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    That last goal... Clarry to Tracc to Langdon...

    Started that bounce with Clarry vs Pendles, Tracc vs Sidey.

    Great to see our two young guns win that one with no Maxy ? ?

    Pruess getting shaded in the middle but holding his own elsewhere and giving some back ✊

    Well I haven’t seen us play like that for a very long time. 
     

    I really HOPE we can keep it up in the second half and not go into our shell. 
     

    First few minutes of the 3rd will be crucial.

    I can’t say I’m confident. I know it’s a big lead and they are a man down on the back of a 4 day break, but... Melbourne 

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    1 minute ago, juzzk1d said:

    Collingwood are getting most of their goals from centre clearances and hack kick forwards.

    Need to ensure we compete harder in the middle and just hang off Pendlebury and Sidebottom. They are the only 2 keeping them in this. 

    Those 2 often rip us up.
    They have class and disposal skills that we've lacked.

    Need to lift in the middle, seems like we are allergic to a centre clearance.

    Otherwise great half


    Clearances are a major worry for me. We need to start getting on top here. Our Defence is leaky so they will eventually kick big scores if they keep winning clearances. 

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    Good half. Forwards looking dangerous and the message appears to get it down there long and quick. Preuss holding his own, our mids just 2nd to the ball at the moment. Two good defensive efforts by Jones out of the wing. They haven't got us on the outside which they normally do. If we can break even in the centre we'll put these guys away pretty quickly. 

    2 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    I can’t say I’m confident. I know it’s a big lead and they are a man down on the back of a 4 day break, but... Melbourne 

    Our final qtrs have been good though, and they have a number playing their first game back from injury.

    All that said, I'm also not confident


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