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Goodwins Coaching and his assistants really need some scrutiny, this is so poor.  The coaches, are not getting the best out of this group. 

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    We are making too many bad decisions with the ball in our hand and not making the most of our forward entries. 
     

    Really hope one of our leaders steps up to dominate the remainder of the game. 

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    Come on a third quarter like last week 

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    6 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

    This is a soft effort from us.

    Viney and Lever really need to lift.

    Jv no disposals last quarter.  A grand two touches for a half.

    Jacko best on hound. Great work Dees.

    Can Tmac lay a tackle just once please.

     

    Soft? We've not been great but this is a hard contest. 

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    A free kick to us when the umpire called a throw with the Freo player with his back to the umpire and one agaist Salem for holding!! (Both in the first quarter.)

    It's so much a darn lottery out there with umpiring - so many random calls.

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    4 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    He could have kicked them straight? 😂

    Yeah but if he kicks the first one the ball goes back to the centre and future takes on a different path from that point onwards.  So you can't say it should of been two goals 

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    19 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

    Let’s clear the fwd 50 and just leave Fritsch, Kosi and Chandler in there. 

    Nowhere near it so far.  Our smalls just don't get to the right places at the drop often enough.

    I reckon Melk would do a better job playing deep and snagging the odd goal at this point than all three smalls (Sparg, Koz & Chander)

    Will be a struggle against the Blues and def get smacked around by the Pies if we continue in a similar vein in the 2nd half.

    A big lift needed by many, especially Kozzy & Chandler up forward with the pressure.

    Rivers, ANB and Grundy need to reduce their number of turnovers, many of those by hand.

    There is also a hole that remains unprotected straight in front of the goal square top often.  So when the ball gets out there either by handball, off hands or just bounces that way the only ones near it are Freo in numbers who clear with ease out of our 50.  Hope the FD highlights this aspect at the break.

    Our pressure at CBs on the ball carrier if we don't get it was an improvement on the last two weeks.  Also good to see a few slaps forward where we run onto it vs trying to tap down player's throats which usually doesn't work.  More of this pls.

    Other than Hibb, very little play making and run off HB & through the middle i  support.  The lack of run from and through there is a huge worry.

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    Yep, kicking long to a pack would be fine if our smalls were ever front and centre. But it seems they are always too far up the ground playing the press

    Effort is there but no fluency or zip.

    we’re in poor form. Just have to find a way to get the 4 points somehow 

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    10 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Darcy’s gone for the game which is good.

    Might help yeah 

    AnB is so frustrating with ball in hand. He tackles and pressures and that’s it.

    We’re carrying Chandler and JVR as well

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    3 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    That's exactly how it feels and it shouldn't. We are a top 4 team playing a team out of the 8 and should be comfortably winning. 

    All I can think is what Collingwood will do to us in 2 weeks time 

    Yep, it's a real worry.

    We will be slaughtered. 

    It's a wake up call coming.

    Not that today isn't.

    I'm waiting for all the pundits and posters to tell me how good a team freo are.

    We are pretenders . A real top finalist at home would be 5 goals up.

    Sorry buts there is no way this forward line is going to even get us to finals.

    Now our midfield has been exposed.

    We have to of the best ruckman out there playing a team with only the 2nd best ruck and we are a couple of behinds up.

    It's hard to put any spin on this. At least Salo seems settled again. Bowey ditto.

    Kozzie, Chandler, viney, Lever and tmac show some hunger please.

    Gosh we are making it hard work for ourselves.

     

    The most dangerous we’ve looked is when we’ve gone in quick. Then there’s all the handball bs.

    Spargo and Fritta need to eat some cement and harden up (look at Gus’s attack running back - get that into your games).

    Where has our accurate goal kicking gone? And for the love of god, someone get attack side of ball-ups

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    11 minutes ago, praha said:

    Longmuir and Lyon are ugly coaches. It's putrid football to watch. Neither team will win a flag playing oppressive football. The strategy is to minimise the deficit and steal a win. Onviously you do everything you can to win but it's terrible for the game. 

    Thankfully given how poorly we are playing our defensive structure is tight and back to being the best part of our game.

    This is true and while I don't think we've been our best I don't feel like we are really playing anyone either.

    Im happy to win ugly today. If we can just wear them down enough to kick enough winning scores that will do it for me.

    10 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

    This is a soft effort from us.

    Viney and Lever really need to lift.

    Jv no disposals last quarter.  A grand two touches for a half.

    Jacko best on hound. Great work Dees.

    Can Tmac lay a tackle just once please.

     

    Van Rooyen back to Casey. T Mac finished! Move May to Full Forward. Should have played BBB AND SMITH🙄

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