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Something about Sydney and Collingwood, our system goes to absolute tripe against these two clubs.

So disappointing we continually serve up absolute rubbish against the swans. 

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    Sydney too good. They have a better game plan. I’ve said it since half way in the year that the game has moved away from contest and stoppage. They have the defensive pressure to counteract our contest game and have a better outside and HB game. 
     

    Salem on the HB is not the answer anymore, Bowey inexperienced and Brayshaw is a turnover merchant.

    We are not going to trouble the other top 4 this year I’m afraid.

    Scott and Longmire are still coaching after 10 years for a reason.. 

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    3 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

    Really ill disciplined and fumbling tonight.

    Spargo and Brown were liabilities. (Brown is cooked.)

    Petracca not fit.

    Jackson given a lesson.

    Goodwin made a big error changing the game plan in Round 23 by encouraging kicks into the corridor. Too late to learn it and this cost 2 goals. 

    There is merit to that, it's not so much doing it, it is how slow they do it that causes the problem high kicks instead of bullet passes.

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    Brayshaw was horrible.

    Kozzie invisible.

    ANB momentum killer.

    Tracc injured.

    Rivers overawed.

    Jackson ineffective.

     Brown weak through core.

    Worried now about Salem. Something holding him back.

     

     

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    They worked harder for longer, undisciplined at times and does ANB give us enough offensively.

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    6 minutes ago, praha said:

    If anyone thinks we're a sure thing against Brisbane you're delusional.

    They will be primed and fierce. 

    Too true. The more you lose to someone the closer you come to beating them, really didn't want this rematch as well because of the Zorko circus. Ah well 

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    Presumably everyone was fit and well in that game?

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    May was sensational BUT he also killed our momentum because he can’t control his brain or his anger. As a leader he needs to be better. 

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    3 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

    All our loses have been the same this year. and I think 6 of the 7 have been at the MCG.

    We don’t have a home. Like Roma or travellers. At our best on the road. The MCG has become like a cage for us.

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    4 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

    Really ill disciplined and fumbling tonight.

    Spargo and Brown were liabilities. (Brown is cooked.)

    Petracca not fit.

    Jackson given a lesson.

    Goodwin made a big error changing the game plan in Round 23 by encouraging kicks into the corridor. Too late to learn it and this cost 2 goals. 

    Oh ffs, give me a spell, Spargo a liability. It was turnovers that hurt us and he doesn’t turn it over

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    We learnt nothing from last time they beat us.

    Just so disappointing. 

    Also I didn't really want to have to go next week. Oh well boys it's over to you how much you want this

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    Oh, and Salem hasn't looked right vall year.

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    Sydney Geelong GF. 

    We've been off the pace all year, not helped by injuries. Hibberd maybe shouldn't have played tonight, Salem hasn't been the same since he came back. Then there are a few of the 'fringe' players who were really solid last year but just haven't put it together in 2022, ANB being the prime example.

    For mine, best long term result would be to lose against Brisbane so we can have a decent break, freshen up mentally and physically and be primed to attack next season.

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    1 minute ago, Click_Bate said:

    Can we request the game at the Gabba? We are dead set sh*thouse at the G

    Absolutely agree with that.

    Since our impressive win over St Kilda in round 8 we’re 2-5 at the MCG and one of them we stole one over Carlton.

    The stats don’t lie and I feel we may have gone to the SCG with less pressure and a rock solid interstate record under belt. May have been a different result.

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    3 minutes ago, Tom Dyson said:

    Something about Sydney and Collingwood, our system goes to absolute tripe against these two clubs.

    So disappointing we continually serve up absolute rubbish against the swans. 

    They pressure the ball user/corale.

    Feel sorry for him as it must be embarrassing, but Ben Brown is cooked. Way too many passengers tonight and it wasn't loading.

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    24 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

    Going to have to beat the Lions and then Collingwood or Geelong to make it. and i'm guessing Sydney again in the grand Final.

    And it's interesting that if we'd won tonight we would have probably been playing Collingwood or Geelong in a prelim anyway (unless the Dogs or Freo win 2 finals)

    So the same outcome except we don't get the week off because we now can only reach a PF with a win next week against the Lions

    The bottom line is we need to play a lot better (and that's quite possible)

    Our players just need a mindset of making amends.  No good stewing over what went wrong

    And we won't be playing Sydney again unless both us and them reach the GF

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    4 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Too true. The more you lose to someone the closer you come to beating them, really didn't want this rematch as well because of the Zorko circus. Ah well 

    There’s always  one side in the top 4 that goes straight sets. 

    Edited by CYB

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    6 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Gee wiz. Time to get NIN - With Teeth in the ears for the long walk back to Flinders. 

    Good choice!

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    8 minutes ago, Dwight Schrute said:

     

    Anyone who doesn't acknowledge the reality of loading in professional sport simply doesn't know what they're talking about. anyway back to the topic.

    You clearly missed the point of the loading debate. Nobody denies that loading takes place. It was the nonsense that we were losing games due to it, and we would peak come finals time.

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    1 minute ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

    Good choice!

    This album has a beautiful calming effect on me!

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    16 minutes ago, bluey said:

    Just not our night.

    The stars were not aligning for us 😓

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    Gee wiz.. where do you start?

    I was waiting for our senior leaders and stars to stand up but yet they just went missing. Petracca, Viney, Lever, Brayshaw Salem, Gawn were all terrible tonight. Brayshaw looked completely cooked with that knee bandage and Salem was scared of physical contact.

    Gawn and Jackson got absolutely smashed by a ruckman that's been a battler throughout his career. Gawn paid no respect tonight which was disappointing and Jackson was a witches hat out there.

    Nibbler was god awful, in fact he was genuinely terrible. I'm sorry but he can't be getting games next year. He's been ordinary for the last 7 weeks and yet we continue to persist with his momentum killers and ability to somehow [censored] up every transition chains. 

    You look at the way Sydney's half forwards operate and they're so much cleaner with the ball. A gun small forward should be high on our list come the trade period.

    Thank you for your time and effort Melky. Enjoy retirement. 

    Rivers, Sparrow and Brown were fumbles galore.

    Where the hell was Pickett?? Our forward line is still an obvious mess and we've had all year to rectify this by getting the right set up. The Gawn up forward experiment simple has to cease, he's not a a forwards [censored] and never will be.

    A few could hold their hands up high. May and Oliver especially were our two best and Oliver especially tried to will the team on his back but unfortunately he had no support whatsoever. 

    I thought Harmes was good on his wing. Did a lot of defensive chop out down back and that's all you can ask.

    Unfortunately we looked completely cooked and banged up. Guys with knee bandages tonight looked so poppy and unfit.

    Onto next week we go.

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