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Freddy Fuschia
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Writing is on the wall. Our heads have dropped and we are going to sleep yet again.

Saints will know they have us beaten despite being behind at half time.

That last 10 mins was So Melbourne.

Disgusting.

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    Our backline saves this team. May Hibberd Salem even Lever probably filthy some of the goals and entries teams get against us.

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      On 29/08/2020 at 10:39, 4_Kent_Watts said:

    Jones you been learning form Tomlinson you bloody donkey. Offs I cant stand this club. we are the worst side for giving away goals in the last two minutes. Useless

    I've been saying that for years. We give away goals in the last minute of most quarters. Its unforgivable. Costs us many games. We have some real talent at our club. But we have a coaching staff who selects absolute spuds, players who cannot kick and execute. As someone who knows the game, I find it completely baffling. We pay the price. Even as fans we hurt.

     

    Sorry Jones it's been great but you are done. You're meant to be a leader but I can guarantee that 21 seconds has cost us the game. [censored] off!!!! 

      On 29/08/2020 at 10:39, dazzledavey36 said:

    Typical [censored] Melbourne. 

    Fail to once again slow the game down at Red time.

    You’d think we would work on that. Learn to execute a shut down structure with 5 minutes left in quarters. But that requires two things we don’t have, disciplined players and good coaching. 


    I was ready to talk us up for that first half.

    The slower game style was working really well.  We were taking our chances and we had the game on our terms.

    Then they pay a soft free against Viney and we go to water.  Jones turns it over, then we fail to kill a contest a minute later and it brings them right back into the game.

    We are right in it, though.  Good time to get inside and reset.

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    Now they shut us down the last part of that quarter, work it out Goodwin and make the adjustments

    Geez, we are p15s weak. Don't deserve to win.

     

    All that hard work gone to chit. 

    WTF was Jones thinking???

    If Goody's position wasn't precarious enough, that last 10 mins was a coach killer!

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    Viney 4 disposals so far in the game, Brayshaw 4 disposals and Oliver 0 disposal that quarter. 

    Pull ya [censored] finger out lads!

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    We dominated the first half of the second quarter for one goal.

    Then we lapsed and let them back in.

    But even then, 47 seconds to go and we had a 14 point lead. And Jones had a free kick. His decision to kick across goal was abysmal. Coach-killing, abysmal football.

    We opened the door and then Jones welcomed them straight through it.

    Too many good players down, again: Viney 4, Brayshaw 4, Oliver 7, Petracca 8. 

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    And just like that it's a 2pt ballgame. FFS. Can easily see a 10 goal loss brewing here.

    Yes, that was bad by Jones, but Goodwin should be giving our big gun centre square crew an earful. Besides Petracca’s 2 goals, we need a big lift from our 4 primary mids.

    Big positive is our ability to shut down their run, so that must continue.

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    We totally took their one game away from them and then Jones kicks across goal, in between two Demons, goal and completely swings the momentum. 

    The play before that, we have them totally covered and Jack Viney clumsily hits Phillips above the neck, soft, but free kick. Goal.

     

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    That was terrible by Jones.  He cost us big time.  If he cleared it, we go in more than two goals up.  We now go in two points up.  His kick to Clarry in the middle also was 5 m too long, and cost us a goal.

    Need more from Oliver Trac was quiet that quarter

    Nothing from Pickett Hannan Spargo VandenBerg and turnovers everywhere. Yep. It’s all going to plan. 

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    Ten minutes of carp football. Says it all every week it seems 


      On 29/08/2020 at 10:42, loges said:

    Now they shut us down the last part of that quarter, work it out Goodwin and make the adjustments

    Players are the ones who need to make the adjustments.

    Consider the last three goals.  One was given up from a free kick.  Then Jones turns it over.  And finally we cough up a centre clearance for a goal.

    The players are the ones who need to get their heads back in the game.

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      On 29/08/2020 at 10:39, loges said:

    Vintage Melbourne

    Yes. And it's vintage because we persist with vintage losers like Jones. 

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    Our midfield is just ****house. Our defense covers for so many of their mistakes. Just no synergy or strategy to anything the midfield does. 

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    Yet again cannot tempo control a lead. 
     

    What a pack of teasers. 


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