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GAMEDAY: Rd 05 vs Hawthorn

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If  Jones is gifted a game next week to play his 300th when Chandler and Bedford are smashing down the door it will prove the club hasnt changed one bit.

He and Melksham are useless

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    2 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    No May no backline. No Fritsch no forwardline. 
    Prove me wrong Melbourne. Please. 

    No May and Jetta.

    Jetta may be slow but he’s still a general down there that provides so much structure and poise.

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    1 minute ago, loges said:

    When we get first hands on the ball how about hanging on to it!

    This

    clarry a few short flicks of old, fit us into trouble

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    1 minute ago, Jaded said:

    No May no backline. No Fritsch no forwardline. 
    Prove me wrong Melbourne. Please. 

    Pretty sure we did the former last week. Forwardline is at Casey.

    Hawthorn are red hot on us when we get the ball, and are able to shrug some important tackles when they have it.
    Their intensity and speed is better today so far, and that's not to do with personnel but with attitude.

    The challenge has come early this round. What have we got?

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    To be honest, this is what I expected first up. Getting ahead of ourselves and not doing basic things well. We look like we’re just expecting things to workout for us instead of making sure they work out for us.

     

    This is where top 4 type teams re-group, reset their mindsets to what the opposition teams are doing and come out and get the job done.

     

    If we can do that and win from here, I’m on board that we’re a top 4 team.

    Do it boys!

     

     

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    2 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Fix the shambles down back boys 

    Petty needs some time to adjust to this level again. At our cost perhaps.

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    1 minute ago, chook fowler said:

    A lot of bath water has been consumed this week 

    Totally expected cf.

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    Our set shots are putrid again. We put ourselves under pressure by not putting them under scoreboard pressure early. We look better, they look sharper when they go forward.
     

    Easily fixable, but it’s a matter if it does get fixed.

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    Terrible use of the ball when we go forward. We aren't putting any pressure on the Hawks when they bring it out of our 50. Just little things we need to fix.

    Maxy has been awesome but he really needs to kick those goals

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    They’re playing a predictable way. Numbers behind, open forward line. We’re struggling to generate space forward of centre. But still did well enough for 7 shots on goal, same as them. We’re going to lose a game this year with our inaccurate goalkicking and it might be today. 

    Petty and Rivers are really struggling. 

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    4 minutes ago, The Swimming Dee said:

    Midfield needs to step up...that is where the issue is atm 

    No more over the head not looking handballs. Were losing.

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    I’ve just flicked on, this is exactly what I was expecting. Hawks have turned this into an ugly scrap, their balls inside 50 have been the chaos ball, not to anyone but not falling to our marking defenders. Then they’re putting good forward pressure on and we’re making silly mistakes. 

    What’s standing out for me is that 3 of their goals just shouldn’t have happened. We had out balls that we coughed up or we fumbled at the critical moment. They’ve made the most of our backline looking a bit unsure. 

    Meanwhile at the other end we haven’t made the most of good opportunities through poor entries. Melksham was completely unsighted that quarter, he really needs to step up. 

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    ANB is a space cadet today.

    No intensity.

    Two classic demontime goals.

    There's still mental fragility there.

    So good to have Hibberd back.

    Gawn is saving us.

    Loved Pickett's hit late in the quarter. He's a great finisher too.

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    Good maturity test today. If we don’t play smart we’ll lose this, and the Hawks are a [censored] team so we better not fold.

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    Getting killed for ground ball gets in our defence.

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    Only seen the last five minutes of the qtr and it was horrific. The panic and lack of work rate is very alarming. 

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    Hawks have numbers everywhere. That won't be sustainable.

    Petty, Rivers and ANB really struggling.

    Some Hollywood stuff from Oliver.

    We'll break the open this quarter.

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    1 minute ago, Pates said:

    I’ve just flicked on, this is exactly what I was expecting. Hawks have turned this into an ugly scrap, their balls inside 50 have been the chaos ball, not to anyone but not falling to our marking defenders. Then they’re putting good forward pressure on and we’re making silly mistakes. 

    What’s standing out for me is that 3 of their goals just shouldn’t have happened. We had out balls that we coughed up or we fumbled at the critical moment. They’ve made the most of our backline looking a bit unsure. 

    Meanwhile at the other end we haven’t made the most of good opportunities through poor entries. Melksham was completely unsighted that quarter, he really needs to step up. 

    After last year, I doubt Melksham will

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    Ahhhh yes. The real ANB has turned up today. Never ever a best 22 player.

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