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POSTGAME: QF vs Sydney


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44 minutes ago, Dwight Schrute said:

Beaten by a better team, no need to panic 

We were a little bit off outside of a couple of patches, very confident we will bounce back against the Lions next week

lots of teams who win multiple flags have lost qualifying finals 

 

I agree but we look quite banged up.  The group next us spotted Trac struggling very early and mentioned it a lot.  That got me looking and when you start to notice the limping and strapping where you haven’t seen it before, you can’t stop seeing it.  On top of a Trac, Kozzy looks very sore with heavy knee strapping, BBB too.  Dogga’s knee also strapped.  Salem looked off.  
 

We live to fight another day.

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That result may be a blessing in disguise.

Win tonight and no changes and same midset and we could easily lose a PF.

I think if we regroup and make a few changes, we beat the Lions and take a different side and mentality into a PF which might get us another GF.

All is not lost, YET.

Now stop talking about winning it in front of family and friends. Ban interviews this week. Rejig the forward line, by bringing in another key forward Weid/Tom/JVR, get Bowey in and drop Melk and ANB.

When you apply supreme pressure to a side, the poorly skilled ones fall apart, as we saw tonight.

6 OOB on the full and countless disposal errors which cost clearances, turnovers and ultimately goals.

Yes we can make a PF, but without changes we could stop there.

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24 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Ok so if may and harmes didn't give away those goals from brain fades Melksham kicks the 2 he missed and we kick that goal that we absolutely butchered we win. But hindsights a wonderful thing.

And if Heeney and Reid kick goals instead of posters …….you get the idea.

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2 minutes ago, Undeeterred said:

The momentum turned massively when Buddy flopped like he’d been shot. 
 

He got into May because he hadn’t had a touch and May fell for it. Because he’s May

Yes May shouldn't have gotten sucked in but neither should have the umpire. Thought umpiring was a bit on the ordinary side tonight.

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8 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

Anyone know what the crowd size was tonight. Sounded like there were more Sydney fans there as will.

78k.

We outnumbered them 10:1. They just had more to yell about.

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Tonight we were horribly schooled by our betters. The Swans own us, as do Collingwood, and in fact Geelong. They are the 3 best teams in the 4. This idea that our ‘best’ is the best in the AFL is errant nonsense when it can’t be sustained to win games over 4 quarters. To their credit, the Swans exposed that brutally tonight.

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3 minutes ago, Spaghetti said:

~78k 

It was a very Melbourne heavy crowd, but the crowd goes quiet when the team is playing badly and not kicking goals. 
 

Thought the crowd was good tbh.

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78k.

We outnumbered them 10:1. They just had more to yell about.

This. 

The noise after the Sparrow goal was insane. 

But the Melbourne crowd went silent in the fourth because the game was gone. 

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14 minutes ago, rpfc said:

Huh? Sydney are a better team. Might want to reread it, champ. And maybe calm down. Your stream of consciousness is weighing down the servers.

Haha face palm away pal…..read your last 10 posts. Not accepting reality clearly!!!

we had a final won, and buddy faking a 50 actually turned the game. Nothing more, nothing less. Accept reality. Not a dynasty team. Just a team that won 1 flag, and didn’t have what it takes to accept a tiny bit of adversity and back in a plan to get things back on track.

Truth hurts peeps! 

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5 minutes ago, Spaghetti said:

~78k 

It was a very Melbourne heavy crowd, but the crowd goes quiet when the team is playing badly and not kicking goals. 
 

Thought the crowd was good tbh.

100%. I can’t handle people who don’t go to the ground say how quite it is. If you want to make a difference. Show up.

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2 minutes ago, stranga said:

A shameful performance. So many moments that bordered on embarrassing. Couldn't be more disappointed with the effort, coaching and execution for a qualifying final.

Very hard to see how this team beats 3 more finalists. 

Careful

 

you Might have people PMing you asking if you’re a real supporter 

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2 minutes ago, Undeeterred said:

It was a shocker. But May could have said hey Buddy, I’ve had about 16 intercept marks on you, get a kick 

Yes, exactly

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33 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Players played like rubbish.

Supporters supported like rubbish. Felt like I was at a funeral it was that quiet.

Yep, spot on. Has hurt us all year, that the “premiership” team couldn’t create an environment that helps us win games. Just a run of the mill club rather than a Ess, Coll, Carl etc 

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15 minutes ago, CYB said:

100%. If we do anything this pre season. It’s ball movement drills . Repeat, repeat and repeat. Off HB and then into F50. Repeat. 

We fall apart when pressure applied. 
 

 

That's exactly it. Poor skill is exposed under pressure.

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2 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Players played like rubbish.

Supporters supported like rubbish. Felt like I was at a funeral it was that quiet.

I was screaming my head off. Felt like a real feral and probably upset the children in the general area. No one around me had much to say. Felt very lonely. 

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4 minutes ago, Webber said:

Tonight we were horribly schooled by our betters. The Swans own us, as do Collingwood, and in fact Geelong. They are the 3 best teams in the 4. This idea that our ‘best’ is the best in the AFL is errant nonsense when it can’t be sustained to win games over 4 quarters. To their credit, the Swans exposed that brutally tonight.

I don’t think it’s fair to say Geelong own us given that two of the last three times we’ve beaten them, once by 80 odd in a prelim 

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We will likely face Geelong in the prelim, I think we will beat Brisbane, their defence just isn’t good enough and can’t be compared to Sydney.

Geelong is the one team I’d most want to face in the prelim out of Coll and Sydney. Their pressure game just overwhelms us and we lose all composure. That’s not to say we will beat Geelong but I think it will be the best matchup we could ask for.

- Max is ruckman not a forward! We were smashed in clearance use our best ruck in the middle for 80% game time. [censored]

- Salem is not the same player. He had groin soreness for 2-3 weeks, he is not fit just play Bowey.

- Brayshaw’s kicking is horrendous at times, 11 turnovers! Back to halfback.

- Get Brown out and put Mcdonald in. He is a liability in anything but a mark on lead. Mcdonald can crash a pack, Brown is as weak as a baby giraffe. Melk Tmac are better together up forward. 

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