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Better but the dogs have the breeze in the 3rd so we need to keep the pressure up.

May has been magnificent for us. 

Fritta bounced back with a nice goal. 

Presuss finally doing what he had to do. He is taller and much more bigger than english. He needs to dominate those ruck contests and he started to hit it in the right spots. 

 

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    We look the more dangerous side when we go forward, just need the midfield to lift, started to get going in that quarter 

     
    Just now, leave it to deever said:

    Pound for pound and inch for inch Fritta is a premier forward.

    you are kidding

    1 minute ago, FritschyBusiness said:

    May is a defence god

    Also how did Lever get a blood nose?

    picking it

    Just now, Jjrogan said:

    Once the clearances evened up that quarter, we comfortably had their measure. Dogs have an elite midfield so have to break even in this second half. In the arcs, Melbourne is clearly superior. 

    Agreed. We need to start winning clearances. Do that and I think we will win comfortably. 
    They are killing us when they get the easy clearance because they have so much speed they always have a man out.

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    We know which end is the scoring end. Smart move is to make Q3 a bog and play for the win in Q4. If we try to go head on in Q3, they will get a lead and then turn it into a bog in Q4 and we will lose.

    7 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

    Thank God for Viney and Langdon 

    Langdon very good. Very fast.

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    4 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    I think after today’s game it’s time to rest Pickett and bring in Bennell to play small forward. Pickett doesn’t give us enough. 

    His 2nd half would want to be pretty good to stay in.  Depending how they go in this 2nd half it could be Bedford for Picket and Harley for Harmes (if the FD deem him fit enough).

     

    I it is always a worry with Pickett, Spargo and Hannan in the same side. They all are very low possession players 

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    Just now, olisik said:

    We know which end is the scoring end. Smart move is to make Q3 a bog and play for the win in Q4. If we try to go head on in Q3, they will get a lead and then turn it into a bog in Q4 and we will lose.

    Gotta risk it to get the biscuit, oli

    7 minutes ago, forever demons said:

    you are kidding

    picking it

    Has taken seven marks.

    3 minutes ago, forever demons said:

    fritter is becoming our new cale morton,toughen boy or f off

    This is genuinely the worst post on
    Demonland I have seen in a long time.

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    Just now, chook fowler said:

    I it is always a worry with Pickett, Spargo and Hannan in the same side. They all are very low possession players 

    Spargo has offered nothing except 1 good tackle

    Umps ❌ 

    Bulldogs mids on top - losing inside contest ❌

    Spargo and Pickett not effective❌
     

    Defence ✅
    May Preuss Langdon our best ✅

     

    Just now, Clint Bizkit said:

    This is genuinely the worst post on
    Demonland I have seen in a long time.

    Agreed. He isn’t soft. He just can’t kick. 

    Just now, Clint Bizkit said:

    This is genuinely the worst post on
    Demonland I have seen in a long time.

    Yep.

    Won't argue that he could have laid a better tackle on English in the first term, but he's had 8 kicks to go with 6 marks and a goal.  Plays his role for the team perfectly.

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    I reckon TMac is playing his guts out and going OK. He was the player chasing the Bulldogs player who was penalised for running too far.


    2 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    Better but the dogs have the breeze in the 3rd so we need to keep the pressure up.

    May has been magnificent for us. 

    Fritta bounced back with a nice goal. 

    Presuss finally doing what he had to do. He is taller and much more bigger than english. He needs to dominate those ruck contests and he started to hit it in the right spots. 

     

    needs to stop hitting it out wide (mostly to doggy outliers so far).... just dump it in close and let our boys do what they do best and muscle it from the inside to the out.

    Just now, Deecisive said:

    time to turn up the pressure on the doggies and win this game.

     

    Kossie and Spargo, all they need to do this quarter is apply relentless pressure, keep it in the forward line

    2 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Interesting Open Mike coming 

    My heart breaks watching him. What a monumental [censored] up, one of many, by this club.

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    Just now, Demon Disciple said:

    Kossie and Spargo, all they need to do this quarter is apply relentless pressure, keep it in the forward line

    Which both did do in that second term.  Their pressure might not come up as stats, but they have been better as a game has gone on.

    If they can hit the scoreboard in the second half it will be a massive bonus!

    Steven May is showing why we so despately needed him. we wouldn't be in this game without him. 

    it's the opposite of our usual games, we aren't winning the contest, or inside 50's but we look really efficient and winning the game. 

    backing us in, but we need to take our chances. 

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