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NON-MFC: Round 11, 2022

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Thank god for that. Keeps us 2 games clear of them and Freo play Brisbane next week. 

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    1 minute ago, Winners at last said:

    In fairness, it was a good win.

    That it was.  A good game, well umpired.  Missed a free kick at the end

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    You know that endless commentary that begins "we now know how to beat (insert team name here).

    Against the Dees, it is short kicking through our zone, but make sure you hit yoour targets.

    Cue the mind-numbing ad nauseum repetition of to beat Carlton, beat them at clearance."

    Both teams played well, Collingwood's pressure won it for them. Blues almost stole it when they won the clearances again in the last 10 minutes or so.

     

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    1 minute ago, Winners at last said:

    Carlton have a similar injury list to ours. And Weitering goes down was analagous to May going down.

    They put up way more than a fight than us, considering both teams lost their key defenders.

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    I feel so filthy  because of the joy of Collingwood smashing the Brown Baggers 🙃

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    11 minutes ago, Winners at last said:

    Carlton have a similar injury list to ours. And Weitering goes down was analogous to May going down.

    If you insist on using those sort of words Winners, you'll be banned from 'Land. 

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    16 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    They put up way more than a fight than us, considering both teams lost their key defenders.

    I wonder what may have contributed to us not putting up a fight so to speak, when we've fought pretty consistently for 18 months...

    I watched Gawn on his haunches in the first 5 minutes of the match.... I know in elite sport you can't use excuses publicly, and there are reasons why things occur.

    If a 'bug' was the case (Flu? It's [censored] everywhere in Vicco) and Goodwin mentioned it in the presser, he'd just be sounding a bit like the Geelong bloke...

    "Freo were outstanding, and we lost May, and Petty was crocked, and our backline was depleted, and we couldn't run because we had 1/3 of the playing side take the ground with the flu"... that'd be interesting to the narrative.

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    I hate the filth but it was good to see Carlton lose.

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    Just now, dl4e said:

    I hate the filth but it was good to see Carlton lose.

    Is there anyway the League can introduce nil all draws? That'd be a rule change worth supporting. 

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    1 minute ago, dees189227 said:

    Over 80,000 at the G. You have to hand it to the 2 clubs. They know how to bring a crowd

    Especially when one of them is 10th on the ladder. 

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    1 hour ago, Engorged Onion said:

    I wonder what may have contributed to us not putting up a fight so to speak, when we've fought pretty consistently for 18 months...

    I watched Gawn on his haunches in the first 5 minutes of the match.... I know in elite sport you can't use excuses publicly, and there are reasons why things occur.

    If a 'bug' was the case (Flu? It's [censored] everywhere in Vicco) and Goodwin mentioned it in the presser, he'd just be sounding a bit like the Geelong bloke...

    "Freo were outstanding, and we lost May, and Petty was crocked, and our backline was depleted, and we couldn't run because we had 1/3 of the playing side take the ground with the flu"... that'd be interesting to the narrative.

    Exactly, despite being the reigning premiers if Goodwin said this he’d be ripped to shreds by the media however when Chris Scott says it no one bats an eyelid.

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    1 hour ago, dees189227 said:

    Over 80,000 at the G. You have to hand it to the 2 clubs. They know how to bring a crowd

    Yep.

    You don't get excuses from either unlike some club supporters..

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    1 hour ago, dees189227 said:

    Over 80,000 at the G. You have to hand it to the 2 clubs. They know how to bring a crowd

    Having gigantic supporter bases and being on the “up” helps.

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    What was the story with Darcy Parrish on the news ?? Did he crack the sads!??

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    15 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    What was the story with Darcy Parrish on the news ?? Did he crack the sads!??

     

    Would that be it? I think he was frustrated at 1/4 time. 

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    Gee it's a good thing port had that good 1st half. 

    What a shocking final quarter with no side kicking a goal. 

    But the main thing is Essendon lose again 😁

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