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Hopefully next time we get the wind behind us we will be smart and kick more than we handball.

Nice work from Gus who put himself in the perfect spot. But snuffs it. Gotta nail those.

10 second display of why Melksham will never get dropped 

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    We certainly have to work hard for our kicks.Kicks

     


    2 minutes ago, cantstandyasam said:

    Spargo has a hand in our only 2 goals

    Brayshaw could've had a hand in 2 as well, but missed. 

    Disappointing finish there.  Should have kicked that.

    Pretty average start but, hey, we lead.  Lots of improvement still to come and we generally start slow.

     

    Surely a 50 against Papley for being in Brayshaw's protected zone?

    He should have kicked that regardless, though.

    We played poorly but have a 3 point lead. Question is whether the breeze will cause us grief in the second quarter. 


    Just now, cantstandyasam said:

    Brayshaw could've had a hand in 2 as well, but missed. 

    Hope we don't regret missed opportunities now that they have the wind in the second,


    Anybody noticed Brayshaw has a subtle physical similarity to Rod “Tilt” Carter? 

    Midfield. It’s all about the midfield. Swans are playing a spare down back so unless we can win some clearances we will keep battling a congested forwardline which Sydney love. 

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    Hopefully next time we get the wind behind us we will be smart and kick more than we handball.

    Nice work from Gus who put himself in the perfect spot. But snuffs it. Gotta nail those.

    Hopefully Weid can get a touch soon.

    At least we rallied late.


    2 minutes ago, dpositive said:

    We certainly have to work hard for our kicks.Kicks

     

    Why does Melksham give away lazy head high frees all the time????

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    Great pressure from Sydney then. They’ve got the matchups right so far. Goodwin will have to make a change or three to make a break.

    Will he do it?

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    Alarm bells ringing for me we don’t look switched on at all soft tackling, back to just bombing it in and mids hesitating with ball in hand and getting caught or smothered. This quarter against the wind will be a test of how much we want this. 

     
    1 minute ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

    Weideman 0 disposals, 0 marks, 0 goals, 0 tackles, 0 hitouts, 0 anything...  get involved FFS

    Bit hard when our forward 50 entries have been abysmal. 

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    Spargo. Great snap but that was Wagners goal. Great pressure/spoil

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