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NON-MFC: Round 18, 2022

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23 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Being called an optimist is strange, as I am pessimistic about our game against Port. Port are basically at full strength and in good form, while we are not in great form and missing 60% of our goal to goal line, including our best player.

and 3-4 are in their worst form in some time.

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    13 minutes ago, old dee said:

    and 3-4 are in their worst form in some time.

    I can’t recall winning games a game without Clarry for about 6 years.😉

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    Can the Crows please beat the pies today. I'm sick of seeing those jammy bastards winning tight games. They are well and truly due a loss

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    24 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Pies are going to be equal on wins with us by tonight.

     

    Likely to be five teams on 48 points when our game starts tomorrow.

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    Adelaide lack class around the ball but for most of what I’ve seen this year you can’t question their effort.

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    Not many players can do what Tex can with both feet.

    Edited by Dee Zephyr

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    Scott Pendlebury has nearly 350 games under his belt. He has 8 tackles so far in this game. No sign of slowing up yet

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    Crows winning contested possessions. They are up for this one! Pies missing Adams 

    and Toby is having one of his magic games against the bears

    things looking good!!

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    5 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Could the USMC song be playing in around an hour.

    Go Crows

    Hope so but Collingwood, as one would expect, are experts at getting out of jail. 

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    1 minute ago, monoccular said:

    Hope so but Collingwood, as one would expect, are experts at getting out of jail. 

    Not so much their supporters.

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    1 minute ago, dees189227 said:

    Hope the crows and giants win. 

    Seems the umps are a wake to Ginnivan and he isn't going to get his high frees anymore. 

    Good to see the umps not fall for it.

    Ginnivan would fair better with frees if his technique was more like Selwood's.  Selwood leans his head into the opps upperarm  and drops his knees just a fraction but usually keeps his feet.  Ginnivan leans his head into the opps shoulder but stretches his own arm up high which is a giveaway to the umps that he is staging.  He goes to ground waiting for the free, doesn't try to dispose of the ball and is correctly called HTB.

    I certainly don't condone Selwood's technique.  Prefer they were all penalised.

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    Pies with the last 5 free kicks. Multiple missed for the crows. Insane

    whos at home?

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    Crows delivery inside 50 letting them down. Poor execution and taking the wrong options

    It'll be tight but maybe some home town umpiring will see the Crows home

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    6 minutes ago, BDA said:

    It'll be tight but maybe some home town umpiring will see the Crows home

    what a soft 50 that was. thank you umpire

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    Tex could give our forwards a few lessons on how and when to lead. I know he is a bit of a boofhead but I love watching his powerful forward movement.

    And although I hate to say anything good about the Pies, I consider Pendlebury the best Pies players I have seen. Sublime. 

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    I let myself get too excited by North last week, I'm not letting that happen again today with Adelaide.

    Fully assuming Collingwood pull yet another close win out of their rear ends.

    Winning close games is a bit of a skill, no doubt, but it's also a lot of luck. They're already 6-1 in close games this year, and IMO are in the conversation for having the least impressive "best" football for a top 4 contender I've ever seen. Their best football doesn't get close to us, Geelong, Fremantle, Carlton, Brisbane, or even Sydney, Richmond or the Dogs. But they keep games close with effort and they hold their nerve late.

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    They're 6-1 in close games, actually

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    The filth will probably win by a point.

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    6 minutes ago, dl4e said:

    The filth will probably win by a point.

    After a head high free paid to you know who.

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