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NON MFC: Rd 23 2021

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How typical of both of these teams is this game? Saints looking great because they have nothing to play for. Freo looking terrible because they have everything to play for.

 

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    17 minutes ago, BDA said:

    St Kilda are real spoil sports. They should have done the decent thing, let Freo win and make the Bombers sweat

    St Kilda; no sense of occasion.

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    9 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    Doggies have 1 job next week. Beat the bummers & put them out of finals

    Don't know dogs are up there too as my most hated side

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    Jeremy Howe is Captaining The Filth today. What an Honor for him…

    Hope he enjoys The Finals this year

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    32 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    Doggies have 1 job next week. Beat the bummers & put them out of finals

    On current form, I reckon the Bummers will roll them. I thought Bulldogs were terrible on Friday night and the score flaterred them

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    [Censored] Fremantle.

    Ruining all the fun for the rest of us.

    Now watch Essendon lose to Collingwood. A 10-12 finalist. I mean, 11-11 is bad enough. 

    Meanwhile Richmond finished 12th!

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    10 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    Just to reiterate how insane this round has been for the Bulldogs, the difference between them finishing 1st and 5th in the last round:

    1) 2 point loss after leading all game

    2) McCarthy scraping through a behind against West Coast (ignore Cameron’s after siren goal for a moment)

    3) Max Gawn kicking an after the siren goal (something he has missed before against same opposition) after his team was 44 points down

    I cannot remember a better round for football ever.

    An incredible round of football. Would have been the GOAT if Fremantle had won today and forced Essendon into a win-and-in situation, but not to be.

    Although for the Dogs it was 3rd they were hoping for, not 1st. Had we lost and they won, Geelong would have finished 1st, we would have finished 2nd, and they would have finished 3rd. 

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    This finals series would have been enjoyable without the Eagles, tigers & pies. A shame cats are in it but the bombers have ruined it. 

    I only want Essendon out because I can't stand there arrogant supporters

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    Imagine if Stringer does a hammy in the 4th...

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    Has Taylor Adams hit a target yet? Every kick or handball I've seen from him have either been grubbers or completely missed targets.

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    1 hour ago, Demon trucker said:

    Don't know dogs are up there too as my most hated side

    Prolonging Essendon's steel without winning a final is critical for the balance of the universe.

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    As long as the Dogs beat them so that 'Days since Essendon have won a final' counter can keeping ticking onwards.

    It's a great resource to point pesky Bombers fans to. 

    Edit: deanox beat me to it.

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    gee anyone going to tune into crows v nth. Think I will give it a miss. 

    Yesterday all the matches were so exciting, todays have just been dull. 

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    In a way its kind of good Essendon dont have to win their way into the finals and get momentum. Its better they just fall in by default as the other teams fell over.

    Does anyone know how long it is since Essendon last won a final? (number of days would be good) (approx)

    Gotta be .....5000+

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    2 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

    In a way its kind of good Essendon dont have to win their way into the finals and get momentum. Its better they just fall in by default as the other teams fell over.

    Does anyone know how long it is since Essendon last won a final? (number of days would be good) (approx)

    Gotta be .....5000+

    6,196!

     

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    Well I hope that the dogs give essenscum a good old belting next week.

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    It’s incredible how, after Friday night and yesterday and the excitement we were treated to, today’s matches are boring.

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    So collingwood finish up with a loss, no coach, president and an unstable board, will probably finish 2nd last and have to give there no 2 pick to gws. 

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    2m Peter is going to be a tough match up for the Doggies. 
     

    I think the Doggies midfield will lift for the occasion. They should be feeling quite embarrassed.

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    5 hours ago, Kumamoto_Ken said:

    6,196!

     

    Wauwwww.......Gold.

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    I just re-watched the last ~15min of Q2. A few observations:

    - Hawkins first two goals (in that 15min period) were critical and I think started to give the Cats some confidence after a gruelling 45min of football.  Both goals were probably on May who didn’t seem to read the ball’s flight allowing Hawkins to get in a better position. 
     

    - The subsequent run of goals from the centre seemed driven by their pace. Dangerfield was key. The first goal was probably on Harmes and to some degree Gawn. Harmes started next to Dangerfield on their offensive side but lost him. Dangerfield subsequently just waltzed past Gawn and ran almost up to 50m arc. 
     

    - Clarry started next to Dangerfield at the next bounce, also their offensive side.  Cats got a bit lucky getting this ball out of the centre but then they just waltzed forward. It seemed like our backs were just not set up. Can’t see on TV but maybe their forwards had dragged our backs out of position. Rivers seemed to have slipped over or perhaps was pushed off the ball, which opened up the space for Dangerfield. Bowey also got sucked toward Dangerfield, opening up the space behind him. 

    - the third goal out of the centre could have been a Cats set play in terms of how their forwards worked together. Hawkins kept May out of the contest, and Cameron grappled with Smith effectively blocking Lever and creating a space for Rohan to get across for the mark. At the centre bounce, Dangerfield was again on their offensive side this time Viney was on him. But Oliver and Harmes both got sucked into focusing on Dangerfield, which then allow Selwood and their #9 (I think) to clear the ball with pace. 

    Some overall observations:

    - their pace was key

    - not clear who was on dangerfield, and we got sucked towards him a few times (did Dangerfield have a tag?)

    - Cats were quite clever at blocking our pathways to create space for the ball carrier

    - May was not at his best in this period 

    I also wondered whether the extra space between the goal square and the 50m arc threw us off a bit.  GMHBA is longer than the MCG by 10m so there must be an extra 5m on either side of the goal square. They exploited that space. 

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    6 minutes ago, Nairobi_Demon said:

    I just re-watched the last ~15min of Q2. A few observations:

    - Hawkins first two goals (in that 15min period) were critical and I think started to give the Cats some confidence after a gruelling 45min of football.  Both goals were probably on May who didn’t seem to read the ball’s flight allowing Hawkins to get in a better position. 
     

    - The subsequent run of goals from the centre seemed driven by their pace. Dangerfield was key. The first goal was probably on Harmes and to some degree Gawn. Harmes started next to Dangerfield on their offensive side but lost him. Dangerfield subsequently just waltzed past Gawn and ran almost up to 50m arc. 
     

    - Clarry started next to Dangerfield at the next bounce, also their offensive side.  Cats got a bit lucky getting this ball out of the centre but then they just waltzed forward. It seemed like our backs were just not set up. Can’t see on TV but maybe their forwards had dragged our backs out of position. Rivers seemed to have slipped over or perhaps was pushed off the ball, which opened up the space for Dangerfield. Bowey also got sucked toward Dangerfield, opening up the space behind him. 

    - the third goal out of the centre could have been a Cats set play in terms of how their forwards worked together. Hawkins kept May out of the contest, and Cameron grappled with Smith effectively blocking Lever and creating a space for Rohan to get across for the mark. At the centre bounce, Dangerfield was again on their offensive side this time Viney was on him. But Oliver and Harmes both got sucked into focusing on Dangerfield, which then allow Selwood and their #9 (I think) to clear the ball with pace. 

    Some overall observations:

    - their pace was key

    - not clear who was on dangerfield, and we got sucked towards him a few times (did Dangerfield have a tag?)

    - Cats were quite clever at blocking our pathways to create space for the ball carrier

    - May was not at his best in this period 

    I also wondered whether the extra space between the goal square and the 50m arc threw us off a bit.  GMHBA is longer than the MCG by 10m so there must be an extra 5m on either side of the goal square. They exploited that space. 

    Just realised I posted this in the wrong thread, will repost it in the postgame thread. Whoops 😆

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    3 hours ago, Nairobi_Demon said:

    Just realised I posted this in the wrong thread, will repost it in the postgame thread. Whoops 😆

    We even have supporters in Nairobi!  Kenya believe it?

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