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1 minute ago, ANG13 said:

Where so far off our best footy it’s not funny just need to hope we get over the line somehow. It really is hard to believe where reigning premiers and second on the ladder at the moment. 

Yup, said in a group chat, we have 5 games coming up and can easily lose them all. We haven’t been great all year, we have had great qtrs etc and got wins, but overall been good, but not great and if we play like we have been, including today, we are making up numbers.

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    Melky is done as an afl player,play a kid with potential rather than a burnt out hack

     
    2 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Love it.  Everyone of the 65000 members can see it!! Goodwin??? They both need a fuc@)$$(t rocket.  

    Because he's Goody mate lol. Gotta look after your mates out there.

    The Bedford selection is just utter bizarre 

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    BB is playing well. It’s not his fault we don’t have a player in the team who can hit him on the goddamn chest when he’s leading at the ball… 

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    2 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    Fritta i would drop you if Tmac wasn't injured burnt another player in the goalsquare.

    He is doing some selfish things of late.

    I think his last two errors (pulling the kick from a set shot and playing on to handball to a teammate under pressure) was him trying to make amends for that early burn.

    Just needs to play smart..

    3 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

    Yup, said in a group chat, we have 5 games coming up and can easily lose them all. We haven’t been great all year, we have had great qtrs etc and got wins, but overall been good, but not great and if we play like we have been, including today, we are making up numbers.

    This is the truth. Talk loading, injuries and other stuff all we want but we qre simply not playing well enough right now.

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    Just now, Jaded No More said:

    BB is playing well. It’s not his fault we don’t have a player in the team who can hit him on the goddamn chest when he’s leading at the ball… 

    Yes BBB was on the move clear of Aliir and Salem kicked it short i50 to Aliir's advantage 🤷

     
    7 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    Fritta i would drop you if Tmac wasn't injured burnt another player in the goalsquare.

    He is doing some selfish things of late.

    Do it anyway.  Learnings.

    3 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    BB is playing well. It’s not his fault we don’t have a player in the team who can hit him on the goddamn chest when he’s leading at the ball… 

    BBB getting marks in the wing and CHF. Need him inside 50 kicking goals. It’s our lack of Tmcd or a CHF that’s a killer !! 


    13 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

    Weid or JVR would have been a better selection than Bedford.

    It’s a shame cause his skills are sublime.

    He’ll come into the game in the second half…. *casually crosses fingers*

    We are butchering the ball, and I think the harder ground is making then ball bounce with higher variation because of it. So many fumbles from both clubs, from players who usually have clean hands. I don't understand the poor kicking though. So many unpressured kicks missing targets by a long way.

    Our forward pressure is back on which is good, and our forward system is at last showing early signs of organisation, but it would be good to have someone actually taking a contested mark for a shot on goal. 

    Sparrow has such a huge upside, but he is quickly becoming a momentum killer. Some of his decision making is outright poor. 

    I thought Harmes, Trac, Langdon & Kozzie lifted well that quarter.

    5 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    BB is playing well. It’s not his fault we don’t have a player in the team who can hit him on the goddamn chest when he’s leading at the ball… 

    100%. Salem missed him by 10 metres

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    7 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    BB is playing well. It’s not his fault we don’t have a player in the team who can hit him on the goddamn chest when he’s leading at the ball… 

    He’s also playing a heap of time in in the middle of the ground

    edit: by middle I mean wings not on the ball

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    Liked Tomlinson today. Playing well.

    Kozzie's been electri

    Sparrow and Rivers working hard.

    BBB doing some good things.

    Dislike Petracca playing like a millionaire.

    Mindless bombs into forwardline.

     

     


    11 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Maybe @bing181 can explain? You're big advocate for his selection. 

    I never advocated for his selection, nor for any player for that matter. I tried to understand the reasoning behind his call-up, from those who are paid to make those decisions. 


    5 minutes ago, layzie said:

    This is the truth. Talk loading, injuries and other stuff all we want but we qre simply not playing well enough right now.

    Don’t know how you play well when you have a certain amount of injuries and are loading. Form isn’t a magical thing. It is often explainable. 

     

    BT the geologist

    FMD!

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