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1 minute ago, praha said:

I'll be very, VERY surprised if we win this. Collingwood just look primed to absolutely go nuts. Just like Freo. Brace yourselves fam.

That’s the spirit @praha

 
1 minute ago, dees189227 said:

So it would be really great if trac, both browns & kozzie get busy this quarter

Just leave Kozzie up fwd.

Too tall, M Brown should never be playing, Kozzie was passed by Oliver in a chase down… Sparrow still isn’t in good form, Trac is slowly getting better. 
We need to a lift off those lesser players Fritta and M Brown getting marks inside 50 would help too.

 
2 minutes ago, Beetle said:

Correct, he serves no purpose, doesn’t crash packs and can’t take a contested mark.

I would much rather Weid up forward despite his recent performances.

Or JVR. Young and not ready but he gives a crack. Weid and Mitch Brown appear not wanting to hurt anyone in a contest 

Given the last few weeks and the fact that the Pies should be up right now, they'll be smelling blood in the water.

If we don't come out firing, we lose. We look tired and it's going to take a few more games to get our mojo back. Today is about getting a win to settle things.

Geez we look like a pale imitation of ourselves from last year. 


12 minutes ago, DaveyJones'sLocker said:

Harmes streaming into the 50 runs to 40m and doesn’t make the distance or doesn’t have a shot. I’m unsure which it was but I was sick to death of this from last week as well 

Unforgiveable.

really hope max is ok, need everyone to take the tackle pressure and intensity up a notch in the second half. Come on Dees!

2 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

It's obvious from level 4 of the ponsford we are just not moving. We get the ball and the team is stagnant. No one leading into space. M.brown non existent

Yep and this is the case in general around stoppages and in game play.

A few too many handball receivers are flat footed but....this is also being brought about by one or two extra (unecessary)  handballs to a nearby player drawing further pressure.

Too me this is a structural adjustment thing.  Get the outliers out a little further so they have a tad more time to change lanes after the receive & execute by foot or get the overlap going over the top by hand.

 

Know it's been said, but missing May.

Random cursing.


We just have to find a way to hang on. We rely on Oliver at clearances way to much. Mitch Brown looks like an old man. 

Missing Tom McDonald up in the forward line to.

Gawn shouldn't worry about ginnivan. Don't even waste a breath on him. 

Just now, Tom Dyson said:

really hope max is ok, need everyone to take the tackle pressure and intensity up a notch in the second half. Come on Dees!

Got a spray from Ginnivan while in the hands of trainers ..didn’t like it max. Came for him at the bench. Hope he comes out steaming 

1 minute ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

Geez we look like a pale imitation of ourselves from last year. 

And yet, up until 2 weeks ago everything was going great. Is it complacency?


Vines


1 minute ago, dees189227 said:

Trac has had a shocker lately

Cost a certain goal

 

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