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POSTGAME: Rd 18 vs Essendon

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2 minutes ago, sue said:

Sometimes I think MFC has shares in a medical practice specialising in thoracic surgery and depression. 
 

Well my doctor is a melbourne member and said we spend a $$$$ on depression pills?

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    11 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    Twitter. 

    I'll obviously take the word of some on here over that, so going by someone like titan, whose view on a game I trust, he gave us nothing. 

    Not quite true. I generally agree with @titan_uranus on Smith in that he's not a footballer, but he actually made a number of good spoils and rebounded off his man a number of times in the first three quarters. I wouldn't have him in my team, but he probably played his best defensive game ever today.

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    Put the cue stick in the rack at 3rd qtr time and pulled it back out for the last 5 mins.

    Thanks again to the AFL for making us play 15 games straight without a bye and scheduling 2 games cramned in Cairns in abhorrent conditions.

    Wouldn't happen to a Geelong, Collingwood, Carlton, Richmond would it. 

    Phark you'se where it hurts.

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    22 minutes ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

    Mitch brown 20 disposals and 13 marks..  this is the guy who was out of the side all season when we have been crying out for a big forward.

    Our selection committee is pure rubbish.

    It could be worse. You could be Essendon watching a player they delisted play like that against them.

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    Want trouble any side playing finals with fade outs like that to a bottom side once again.. same old issues & Goodwin can’t fix them... our fwd structures not working & can’t take a mark vs a bottom side taking marks & scoring, Weiderman goalless 4 games in a row 

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    8 minutes ago, Hellish Inferno said:

    Melksham nowhere. What is his role? What happened since 2018?? Very lazy

    Really needs to be addressed Im afraid.

    To think the bloke was given a captains birth in one game.

    Had more chances than Tmac.

     

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    Just now, Win4theAges said:

    Put the cue stick in the rack at 3rd qtr time and pulled it back out for the last 5 mins.

    Thanks again to the AFL for making us play 15 games straight without a bye and scheduling 2 games cramned in Cairns in abhorrent conditions.

    Wouldn't happen to a Geelong, Collingwood, Carlton or Richmond would it. 

    Phark you'se where it hurts.

     

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    12 minutes ago, Uncle Fester said:

    Smith kept Daniher goalless 

    Ah yes, but.... Daniher also kept Smith goaless!

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    14 minutes ago, drdrake said:

    I reckon the Eagles will be barracking for the Dockers tomorrow as well   they would rather play us than the dogs 

    100% spot on.

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    2 minutes ago, A F said:

    Not quite true. I generally agree with @titan_uranus on Smith in that he's not a footballer, but he actually made a number of good spoils and rebounded off his man a number of times in the first three quarters. I wouldn't have him in my team, but he probably played his best defensive game ever today.

    Don't leave out his perfect hand pass to the Essendon player in that last quarter.

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    5 minutes ago, Hogan2014 said:

    Want trouble any side playing finals with fade outs like that to a bottom side once again.. same old issues & Goodwin can’t fix them... our fwd structures not working & can’t take a mark vs a bottom side taking marks & scoring, Weiderman goalless 4 games in a row 

    We need a Power Forward desperately.

    As many problems as Hogan had he was a Powerhouse in the forward line who took all the pressure off by crashing packs and taking clunk marks.

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    9 minutes ago, No Plan B said:

    Eddie McGuire has to be the worst commentator of all time.

    His job is to call the play.

    Instead we get a combination of cheering for the underdog, umpire bashing, expert analysis, lame Collingwood references, and snide remarks to an entire supporter base. Every time he's on.

    He can [censored] right off.

    You can add in self congratulation

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    2 minutes ago, Hogan2014 said:

    Want trouble any side playing finals with fade outs like that to a bottom side once again.. same old issues & Goodwin can’t fix them... our fwd structures not working & can’t take a mark vs a bottom side taking marks & scoring, Weiderman goalless 4 games in a row 

    If Freo get up I hope we bring Jackson in to provide some X-factor and a foil for Weideman up forward.

    It'd be great too to see May play his first ever final.

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    Our second tier players  in Hunt, ANB, Brown, and the youngy's in Rivers and Kossi  kept us in it.

    Petrac, Clarry, , Langdon and Gawn   stood up as usual.  However  Lever had a great game IMO he steadied the ship all day.  Held the backline together while May was his usual best defending stoutly.

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    1 minute ago, binman said:

    You can add in self congratulation

    thats self flagulation

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    That really was The Salem that we all loved.

    Made a big difference.

    I think he and Jetta not like they used to be has been a big difference since 2018.

    Them and Hogan, Tmac and Garlett  scoring a bag load of goals.

    On the positive we now have AA  May, Langdon, young and young Rivers.

    Fix Frittas kicking and pick up a proven 40 plus goaler and we could be in business next season.

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    11 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

    Don't leave out his perfect hand pass to the Essendon player in that last quarter.

    As I said, I wouldn't have him in my team, but I don't think it's fair to say he didn't do his job in the first three quarters. For the most part, he did.

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    3 minutes ago, gs77 said:

    If Freo get up I hope we bring Jackson in to provide some X-factor and a foil for Weideman up forward.

     

    If we make finals Weideman should be dropped for LJ.

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    so SAY we qualify and play away to Weagles

    Smith stays in due to their height unless we role the ball on Hore?

    vandenberg makes way for Harmes who trains the house down?

    ANB makes way for the Jones fairytail?

    Melky did not do enough to keep out Jackson to match their aerial power?

    theyre the calls we have to make

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    It was a decent win in a must-win game.  Essendon have talent and they've gone 12-10 the last 3 years.  Notable that we've gone 6-4 since the compressed fixture while they've gone 1-1-8.  They were going to get momentum at some stage and to play the all out attack they needed gave us opportunities out the back which we took.  We won 68-49.

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