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NON-MFC: Rd 03 2023

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8 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Hey! That’s my son you’re talking about! JK as if that boy would ever leave his bedroom. Not sure he even knows where the living room is. 

Wait....how the hec can my son be in two places at once!! 🤔

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    1 hour ago, Demonland said:

     

    With Cameron off the ground, against Nankervis, the Pies still won most of the clearances.

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    21 hours ago, Action Jackson said:

    So does this make us feel better about beating the Dogs or worse about losing to the Lions?

     

    Definitely worse about losing to the Lions, particularly as that is two in a row, but they got us at a good time and in a good place for them.

    Interesting that most of the tipsters in The Age have stayed with us for this week. Possibly they judge that last week was an aberration for our midfield down to Max's injury, the conditions and that weird thing that sometimes infects all teams of a generalised down game through the entire group.

    We are expected to regroup. Given it's Sydney, a win is not guaranteed but a cracking game is.

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    53 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    With Cameron off the ground, against Nankervis, the Pies still won most of the clearances.

    I've been saying all along that it's easy for a coach to counteract when their ruckman is losing the hit-outs. 

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    The Pies are so damaging because they have 2 qualities which are too often under-rated:

    • They have a lot of natural footballers who understand the game, where the ball is going, where to run to, what to do in close etc... It is much better to impose fitness on natural footballers, than it is to try and upskill athletes. Moore, Pendlebury, De Goey, 2 x Daicos, Elliot etc... The most appealing football is played by natural footballers. 
    • I am not sure how kicking efficiency is measured, but their kicking skills look as good as I have seen. Likewise their handballs. It feels like they rarely miss targets.

    However, with their manic running in waves through the middle of the ground, I am convinced that they will have significant periods of exhaustion throughout the year, including the finals. 

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    1 hour ago, Redleg said:

    With Cameron off the ground, against Nankervis, the Pies still won most of the clearances.

    but with Cox and Cameron out and Mcstay having to ruck this will mess with their fwd structure over time. certainly a blow as Cameron was playing very well

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    Cats ‘managing’ Stanley and Rowan after 2 rounds??

    hope it blows up in their face

    cmon suns, show some fight!!!

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    Hawks have some decent ins. expect them to get a win over north after they come back from perth

    Saints will run out of luck. Steele out in addition to the other 8-9 blokes is too many. bombers should win

    blues will beat giants 

    get on board Dubs multi!!

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    2 hours ago, Redleg said:

    With Cameron off the ground, against Nankervis, the Pies still won most of the clearances.

    Tigers on -ballers were smashed all game

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    9 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

    When was the last time any side kept up blistering form for 23 weeks?

    Even if they stay fit enough to play like this through winter, they have to stay in form whilst sides start targeting them in more depth. We didn’t cope well with that last year. 

    It’s almost impossible to keep this form up for the whole year and the competition is so even they will lose games. And hopefully they get caught in some loss of form, opposition strategy hole in the finals. 

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    4 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    [censored] weak by Daicos here.

     

    Can do without that.

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    39 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    Hawks have some decent ins. expect them to get a win over north after they come back from perth

    Saints will run out of luck. Steele out in addition to the other 8-9 blokes is too many. bombers should win

    blues will beat giants 

    get on board Dubs multi!!

    Ok I buy it. I'm feeling something with the Hawks as well, been hammered around all week and aren't that far behind North list wise. 

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    12 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    We probably would have beaten the Pies tonight.

    Problem is they won't kick 8:15 that often

    Probably wouldnt have. Pies match up so well against us. Cox being out would have helped us but still cant see us beating them again this year except Septembet.

    If we cut out all the unnecessary distractions in the week leading up to the KB MCG match our chances rise.

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    Love the sound of F1 cars across the road in the morning. 

    No I really do, good to see people out and about again.

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    1 hour ago, DubDee said:

    Hawks have some decent ins. expect them to get a win over north after they come back from perth

    Saints will run out of luck. Steele out in addition to the other 8-9 blokes is too many. bombers should win

    blues will beat giants 

    get on board Dubs multi!!

    Gill McLachlan gifted several bottom sides soft draws to start the season. Essendon will stick around a while  .  Norff should go 3-0 against Clarkos old team.Saints are winning with a VFL side but cant last much longer.

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    1 hour ago, DubDee said:

    Hawks have some decent ins. expect them to get a win over north after they come back from perth

    Was just about to post the same thing. I think we'll know more after today whether they're tanking or not (i don't think they are btw)

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    If hawthorn get smashed by nth today then look out.

    I just really hope the saints can win tonight. I'm not really coping with Collingwood & Essendon being undefeated 

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    2 hours ago, DubDee said:

    but with Cox and Cameron out and Mcstay having to ruck this will mess with their fwd structure over time. certainly a blow as Cameron was playing very well

    Elliott can play as a FF if required he is a natural lead up forward in the traditional sense, just undersized.

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    14 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

    But they play a physically taxing style and will need to sustain it for another 5 months just to get to the finals starting gate. 

     

    Spot on.

    They are super fit.

    I heard an interview yesterday on RSN brekafast with Daicos senior who said the thing that was missed last year when people talked about all their close wins was how brilliant their 'condtioning' was last season

    Mcrae has made a point of referencing their condtion and how solid their preseason was mutiple times this year. 

    Their game plan is actually very similar to ours in the sense that it relies on wave running and creating out numbers thouygh work rate.

    And just like ours,  it relies on them being, and remaining, super fit to work.

    All credit to them for being so fit - they must have teriifc program in place. And the players are obvipoulsy fully invested. But if they can't mainatin that condtioning they will fall aawy like we did last year.

    Three of their key players in Cameron, Howe and Cox are all out with medium term injuries that will impact both their own fitness levels and the teams performnce.

    As you say, it's a long season

     

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    Really like the way Jai Newcombe goes about it. The Don from Poowong

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