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GAMEDAY: Rd 12 vs Collingwood

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5 minutes ago, Purple77 said:

We're getting some good service from the umps, but we're clearly the better team of the half.

Spargo has been devine!

8 frees to 1 collingwoods way that qtr

 
6 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Reckon Vanders has shown us in this first half why Goody loves having him in the side.  He might make a few errors, but his toughness around the contest is invaluable.  Smashed Mihocek and got up and walked away like it was nothing.

Spot on. That attack on the ball was great and I'm going to admit while you hate to see players lying on the ground like that, I'm glad it wasn't vanders that got the concussion. 

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    Just now, Diamond_Jim said:

    rain  to hit in around 15 mins

    It's a small storm with a heavy central cell. Could miss the Gabba but it will make it slippery

    A 5 goal lead is good as long as we keep up the pressure 

     
    1 minute ago, MF-C said:

    Wow ok so first half has actually been enjoyable to watch. If we lead by this margin at 3/4 time I might actually jump off here and enjoy the last qtr lol 

    Actually the first half has been equally good to listen to. I have just put on my ACFC tie on (Black tie with the words ACFC underneath the motif of a dead magpie with a trident through its heart). ?

    ACFC = Anti-Collingwood Football Club.

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    I'm a Salem fan but he has been weak and terrible today. Avoiding contact at all costs. 

     

    Needs a rocket

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    6 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    Reckon Vanders has shown us in this first half why Goody loves having him in the side.  He might make a few errors, but his toughness around the contest is invaluable.  Smashed Mihocek and got up and walked away like it was nothing.

    https://www.afl.com.au/video/485998/sickening-collision-leaves-mihocek-motionless?videoId=485998&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1597478492001

    We can’t come out all cocky that we got this in the bag. We do not. Must go hard in the first part of this third quarter and back ourselves to go in with a good lead in the last with fresher legs. 

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    Part-time girlfriend at half-time wants to switch to the Dees. Told her there would be some sort of hazing/initiation ceremony involved. Over to you Uncle Bitters. 

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    Just now, Demonland said:

    Just quietly 14 frees to 7 to us. 

    Shhhhh. 

    Don’t worry it’ll even out now. Collingwood will get multiple frees in front of goal. Nothing surer. 

    1 minute ago, Parmalove said:

    8 frees to 1 collingwoods way that qtr

    we are first to the ball thats why

     

    Can we check our footwear during the break a few of our guys are slipping over. Looking for a big second half from Petracca and Oliver to take the game away from them completely. 


    So that first half. Loved our forward work. Outstanding almost every time we went in there.

    Things to tidy up. Making a few too many mistakes in our defensive 50. Lever a couple of times and Tomlinson has been sloppy too.

    Around sceptre stoppage we're being sucked in to the ball too.much, leaving us vulnerable on the outside. Viney a clear culprit. 

    And on Viney, he seemed to be playing off the back of the stoppage in the second d half of the second quarter. Interesting. If be doesn't impact the contest and get it going out way, we'll get done from stoppage every time.

    Oliver really good in that first half. Petracca needs to tidy up things, but made one or two good decisions late.

    Spargo and Kozzie getting to really dangerous areas and Weid, Tom and Preuss competing well to bring the ball to the ground. It's very Richmond. 

    We also seem to be playing one behind the ball quite a bit, which is really helping us propel Collingwood attacks. 

    Preuss needs to jump into Grundy a little more. Grundy taking care of him at this stage.

     

    5 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    Just keep Oliver in the centre square at every bounce. 

    Preuss doing well, better than I thought he'd go. Plus his long kicks have been great. Accurate kicking also helps. 

    Spargo doing well. Just saty down and don't fly for the marks. 

    Just need to tighten down on pendles, adams and steele. 

    But I love how after the pies kick a goal we seem to respond. 

    The umps will relaise they have given us more frees, so no doubt they will try to even it up. 

    Tommy is getting into the game and Weid has looked good. 

    Just keep on going melbourne. 

    What's your interpretation? ? @Satyriconhome

    2 minutes ago, Skuit said:

    Part-time girlfriend at half-time wants to switch to the Dees. Told her there would be some sort of hazing/initiation ceremony involved. Over to you Uncle Bitters. 

    What the hell is a part time girlfriend?

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    3 minutes ago, Parmalove said:

    8 frees to 1 collingwoods way that qtr

    The free kick they got was a dive from Reid for a goal. We are getting very very lucky with this week's interpretation of HTB.


    2 minutes ago, big_red_fire_engine said:

    The contest is closer than the half time score suggests. The Melbourne would be to come out and think the result will look after itself. Need to get the first couple and push on, best way to to blunt their clearances a touch and control the ball a bit more. Great first halves by Oliver.Langdon and Spargo in particular.  Reset. Go again 

    Agree with this.

    We should have been 20-30 up at quarter time but we weren't 3 goals better than them in the second.

    2 minutes ago, Parmalove said:

    8 frees to 1 collingwoods way that qtr

    I think you've got that the wrong way around.

    We had at least three that quarter (high on Viney, high on Oliver, and one in a marking contest late).

    Plus Collingwood's only had 7 for the match.

    Cant believe how many think the glass is half empty.... wait we are melbourne!

    Go Dees!

    I hope Goodwin tells the team to forget the scoreline and continue to take risks and play attacking football.

    What we love to do is once we hit a lead, play a game style where we suddenly look to negate instead of trying to score. We hardly kick in the corridor, do switch plays and just play careful footy. We need to ensure we continue playing the same brand for the next half. 

    Please Dees. Don't go into your shells. Keep playing aggressive footy. 

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    Carn Demons keep it up. 50 points plus. 
    they are out on their legs already

    Buckley just essentially said they think they’ve been okay but have been outclassed.


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