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5 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Hunt is a worry

Because he beat Bontempelli in a one on one and wasn’t rewarded with a free kick? FMD. 

 
1 minute ago, Jaded said:

Gawn is doing my head in. Be smarter ffs. 

He just coughs it up far too much. Kills momentum with his turn overs and ****ty taps to the opposition. 

 

Wieds is making a contest I'll give him that, but he is not best 22 at the moment.

We are winning games off tremendous workrate and defensive pressure (and Tom McDonald). Let's just bite the bullet and put Wiedeman and Brown at Casey until they can do what Tom can do.

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5 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

5 mark attempts, has crashed packs... 5 could have stuck another night. Takes a forward from TMAC.... a range of things he is doing that doesn't quite count on the stats sheet...

Hes done a couple but your being generous. No matter who is on him He MUST score.


we started well, but lost the 2nd quarter, hopefully the coach will use that to spur them on a bit more. We know they are going to switch need to be better prepared for it. our picking up of players on the switch resulted in them scoring. We are ahead we just need to keep working hard, and hopefully some of our forwards will start to put in a bit more, even if that is just leading out so as to not crowd the forward line we we take the ball in. all in all a great performance so far, but the job is only half done.

Just now, Cards13 said:

How silly of him trying to organise the defence, he should have just been selfish and focus on one bloke and made sure he didn’t get a block off the ball….. ok chief 

Yep, he's playing on an enormous target

2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Gawn, Jackson, Weiderman,  Hunt have all been pathetic.  

Both Weideman and Jackson are simply giving us nothing up forward.

What's Hunts role exactly? Dead set witches hat having 1 disposal in a half of football playing in one of the easiest positions on the ground.

Weideman 1 handball to half time. You must be joking. Pity the dogs if we ever get our passengers going. Start polishing your boots for next week Ben

 
8 minutes ago, Gunna’s said:

Why are our players told to stand on mark but theirs aren’t - but they can stand within 5mtrs. 

Agreed. It’s bizarrely different and seemingly we aren’t in the umps good books. 

1 minute ago, Engorged Onion said:

5 mark attempts, has crashed packs... 5 could have stuck another night. Takes a forward from TMAC.... a range of things he is doing that doesn't quite count on the stats sheet...

The thing is they wouldn't have stuck.


2 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

The umpires haven't missed paying a bunch of  marginal deliberate out of bounds against us this game have they?

FFS ?????

Melkshsm 0.5 metres away from ball as it ran out of bounds apparently. That was dog ?umpire.

I get the feeling the umpires are getting a twisted satisfaction in giving deliberate out of bounds against Melbourne tonight. 

I’ll swim against the tide here and say a 19 point lead against the top team is something I’ll take. 
 

Forward line pressure and kicking into the fifty has been much improved. Clarry and Tracc have been silk. 
 

If our form is to be taken into account, we’ll strangle the Dogs as opposed to steamrolling them (if that makes sense). Fingers crossed. ?

Weid is a decoy

1 minute ago, Engorged Onion said:

5 mark attempts, has crashed packs... 5 could have stuck another night. Takes a forward from TMAC.... a range of things he is doing that doesn't quite count on the stats sheet...

You must be watching a replay of a 2018 final EO


Just now, loges said:

The thing is they wouldn't have stuck.

They stick in other contexts... but I get the point... 

I'm still hoping for the Max Gawn at Kardinia Park breakout, where he feels he belongs... 

4 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Gawn, Jackson, Weiderman,  Hunt have all been pathetic.  

Both Weideman and Jackson are simply giving us nothing up forward. Put in another performance that half and they can spend next week at Casey.

What's Hunts role exactly? Dead set witches hat having 1 disposal in a half of football playing in one of the easiest positions on the ground.

To be fair to hunt, razor was on board the bont wankfest and didn't reward hunts great defensive tackle which would have doubled his touches for the half. 

We will win. Levels above. Should be 40 points up, we come home well, the bullies have kicked accurate and their luck will run out. We will play stronger opposition this year. I’m happy to be on us for 25 plus tonight. 


I too would have loved to see BB out there tonight.  English and TMac are showing that if you hold your marks you then go back and kick goals.  Weid has one mark on the wing and a tackle.

C’mon mate you need to lift in the second half. 

The key to our dominance in the first quarter was the Centre clearances. We dropped off in the second quarter and it really hurt us. 

Straw Poll

19 points up at half time against the top team....

Would you take it?

without any buts??

 

Weed Jacko and Hunt 4 possessions between them. All low on confidence for some reason. Need to lift as bulldogs cranked it up in the last 10 minutes. 


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