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Really interesting watching this. Hard to tell how we are doing because the Saints are seriously struggling. Ross Lyon has a huge task ahead.

Our general game play, positional strengths and all-ground defence is looking good. Hitting targets across the ground looking good. Our choosing and hitting targets who are 25 - 40 metres out continues to be a work in progress. A bit disappointing.

Chandler, Hunter and McVee very, very  impressive. 

Grundy looking rusty. I am really wanting to see JVR, but TMac and Brown doing everything right.

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    Kicking skills.  Will be our most exploited weakness yet again in 2023.

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    May has 3 weeks to stop [censored] himself under high kicks. That was awful. 

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    1 minute ago, DeeSpencer said:

    May has 3 weeks to stop [censored] himself under high kicks.

    The game day thread never fails to disappoint.

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    Pickett’s ball use has been poor. I get he’s keen to impress but he has to take better options and not try to reinvent the wheel 

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    Lack of two way running now is costing us. I am giving them a break because it’s 900 degrees. 

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    2 minutes ago, Buzzy said:

    Kicking skills.  Will be our most exploited weakness yet again in 2023.

    A few real howlers in the past 3 mins going into half forward from people like Kozzie, Chandler and others.

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    1 minute ago, Axis of Bob said:

    The game day thread never fails to disappoint.

    If you aren’t seeing May drop his head and spill marks when going back with the flight way too often then you aren’t watching close enough 

     

    Good to see we changed up our forward entries, we go to left pocket....oh wait 

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    Ground announcing saying 5Q’s to go. That would mean a full game for the Casey lads 


    1 minute ago, DeeSpencer said:

    If you aren’t seeing May drop his head and spill marks when going back with the flight way too often then you aren’t watching close enough 

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    The old 'let's stop playing after we're comfortably ahead' never fails to disappoint! 

    Love how Richo said during the week that this was something the boys had been working on to fix over summer. 

    Let's see it then ey. 

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    4 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Lack of two way running now is costing us. I am giving them a break because it’s 900 degrees. 

    I’ve been sitting comfortably in the shade and I’m finished. 

    If the Saints want to wake up and bust a gut now in this heat them all power to them. 

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    Just now, JimmyGadson said:

    The old 'let's stop playing after we're comfortably ahead' never fails to disappoint! 

    Love how Richo said during the week that this was something the boys had been working on to fix over summer. 

    Let's see it then ey. 

    It’s 11,000 degrees and a practice match. 
     

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    Schache, Hibbo, Verrell, Disco all warming up with the rest of the Casey squad. 


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    1 minute ago, JimmyGadson said:

    The old 'let's stop playing after we're comfortably ahead' never fails to disappoint! 

    Love how Richo said during the week that this was something the boys had been working on to fix over summer. 

    Let's see it then ey. 

    In any other conditions I’d agree but it’s [censored] hot. 

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    2 minutes ago, JimmyGadson said:

    The old 'let's stop playing after we're comfortably ahead' never fails to disappoint! 

    Love how Richo said during the week that this was something the boys had been working on to fix over summer. 

    Let's see it then ey. 

    Saints definitely had the scoring end and we had Oliver at half back, plus a few ordinary turnovers. It’s not all effort 

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    The commentators keep saying it's 8 periods today, but all the early official info was only 6.  Anyone know whats actually going on?

     

    Just now, Vipercrunch said:

    The commentators keep saying it's 8 periods today, but all the early official info was only 6.  Anyone know whats actually going on?

     

    they changed it yesterday

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    1 minute ago, whatwhat say what said:

    they changed it yesterday

    Because they looked at the forecast and went “we need more heat stroke”

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    Petracca with a set shot early in the 4th. And he....  nails it.   73-38

     

    Kick to hot spot where there was lots of numbers.  ANB had kept his width though.  Ball got out to him who went back to Gus who had drifted forward who dropped it into Trac about 35 out.

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    7 hours ago, AzzKikA said:

    Is it 4 o'clock yet!??

    It's 4 somewhere


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