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Looks easier to score left of screen must hold them this term and come home strong in the last.

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    Good news is we are winning despite being way off our best, if we can get through the next qtr without being to far down then we should get them in the last with the wind and out superior fitness, think we have only lost one last qtr all year

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    Good sign that our mids are struggling a bit today & we’re still in front, good efficiency 

    Time for the Burgo belief to kick in now

    1 minute ago, Clint Bizkit said:

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

    you dont get out enough,have seen a lot of your previous posts  and you have no idea about football


    6 minutes ago, Flower Magic said:

    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.

    Was surprised at Tmac's burst of speed then. Needs pull down some more marks though.

     

     

    Is it as simple as the wind favours the left of screen?

    The grandstand at the right end should be reducing the wind disturbance?

    1 minute ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

    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. 

    A bit like Collingwood last week. But we looked better in the second quarter as we got more of the ball inside our forward half.


    1 minute ago, Garbo said:

    Good news is we are winning despite being way off our best, if we can get through the next qtr without being to far down then we should get them in the last with the wind and out superior fitness, think we have only last one last qtr all year

    Wind ain’t gonna do it, need to be up at 3/4 time

    actual wind is well below forecast and appears to be dropping on chart, now down to 22kmh


    Can someone PLEASE man the [censored] up on Bontempelli?? I hear he’s a good player. Ffs

    Lucky ricochet


    Just now, Satan said:

    Bad punch attempt by lever led to goal

    His punching is rather poor. Hit it like you mean it

    3 minutes ago, Jaded said:

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

    He isn't soft.  But as good as he is in the  air it's almost a 180 when the ball's on the ground (which is most of the time).

     

    We’re getting killed in tight tight and off half back and we were still in front at the half. Turn that around a bit and we should coast home. Our movement is relatively good. Tough match though. Also, stop kicking to Tomald. C’mon Dees.


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