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POSTGAME: Rd 04 vs Port Adelaide

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Ordinary start but we went on to crush a pretender side.

That's what premiers do!!!

Then we give away junk time [censored] which costs me a big  40+ margin bet . FMD !!!!  FMD again !!!!!!!

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    For the majority of that game it was like watching a boa constrictor slowly crush it's next meal. We were really disjointed trying to go inside fifty though. Hawthorn at their peak would have won that game by 20 goals. 

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    So much wrist slitting.

    We conceded 35 points

    We are 4 and 0

    Plenty of people have short memories, not long ago we were rubbish.  This was a complete defensive effort

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    Neal Bullen spending so much time in the middle of the ground is part of the problem why we can’t keep the ball inside 50 for as long.  

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    One of the most painful wins I've watched but it's still a win. Gawn, Harmes, May, Langdon and Jordan played well, not much else to take out of it except it was a win without Oliver and Petracca starring.

    Hope Wines is OK.

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    lol

    I was there in 1997 at Footy Park when Port ended Balme's coaching career. 

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    Never looked like losing it to be honest, but won’t be rewatching any of that. That was a grind. 

    Well done James Jordan, best game he’s played for us. 

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    Had we not been coming off 2 6 day breaks that would have been an 80 point win. The game was over at half time.

    Best team defence in the game by a country mile.

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    2 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    Ordinary start but we went on to crush a pretender side.

    That's what premiers do!!!

    Then we give away junk time [censored] which costs me a big  40+ margin bet . FMD !!!!  FMD again !!!!!!!

    Same here! 👿

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    Maxy back to his best

    Very solid defensively

    I won't be watching the replay

    Another 4 points in the bag

    Move on

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    That was like watching 2022 Melbourne play 2014 Melbourne.

    Ruthless.

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    Port flooded hardcore they were trying to minimise the damage all match…off 2 short breaks and 2 interstate trips not sure why any of our supporters could be upset by that…

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    Mega Frustrated- gift kills where we could have won by 20 goals are so rare  this was a big missed opportunity.

    Still very happy for the win, and I loved tehe deefence.

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    Love how we are banking wins playing in second gear. 

    Offence will switch on when we need. 

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    Percentage won't matter if we never lose again.

    We clearly put the cue in the rack at the end of the game, and if you don't believe that, Ed Langdon was on the bench at the end of the game.

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    Ok again 

    how long since we won 4 wins start. Two years in a row. Must be in the 50’s

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    Defensive side of our game was brilliant tonight. Work out the forward entry's and some poor side is going in the history books.

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    Feels weird to feel unsatisfied when 4-0. We just know we can play so much better than we’ve shown this far this year. Doesn’t matter as long as we click into gear later in the year when it matters.

    Carn the Dees!!

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    We did what we needed to do - nothing flash but an absolutely strangling defence.

    Need to spruce up our inside 50 delivery considerably ...... most were random and ugly. Felt sorry for weed and Fritter - even BBBBB would have struggled.

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