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GAMEDAY: Rd 15 vs Geelong

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What an embarrassing final quarter. Outscored 5 goals to zip when the games on the line.

Coach needs a rocket. Team selection wrong. Team balance wrong. No changes made even when getting belted around the ball and on turnover. 

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    WHAT IS THIS [censored] FORWARD SET UP?

    Why are we letting them have an extra man when we have clearly lost unless we get the goals quickly 

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    Tracc has the worst goal sense for a player of his calibre 

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    Poor selection, and still can’t believe he took a running player in Jordan for Spargo and not Petty or Gawn. 

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    Petty a mile off and how they made an out of form player like spargo sub I’ll never know. Jordons last game as well

    Gee we look slow and terrible in the air as well

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    1 minute ago, Gunna’s said:

    Massive tug on Gawns jumper. Nothing. Nothing. Fmd

    HQ directive

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    I wonder what our F50 efficiency against top 8 sides has been since 2018?

     

    Anybody know a way to look this up as I’m struggling to be able to find it?


    6 minutes ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

    Where’s our energy advantage here?

     On the other side we’d be saying we’re coming off a 6 day break, we’ll that’s them so are we going to stand up or what? Where’s our run?

    Who will make a difference?

    I can't believe people are still asking this question around the bye.....

    1 minute ago, Demons11 said:

    Spare me mate! Tomlinson is a C grader at best 

    So is Garry Rohan but he's almost been the difference

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    Just now, dees189227 said:

    The trouble is Viney is the only player showing some leadership out there.

    Lever has been strong too. Max has cracked the [censored] and thrown in the towel this year. 

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    2 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    I wonder if there are any learnings from tonight?

    Maybe that our forward line is freaking useless.

    And out mids have no idea how / where to kick it into forward line

     

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    I'd be dropping Kozze Pickett, downhill skier extraordinaire 

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    1 minute ago, dees189227 said:

    The trouble is Viney is the only player showing some leadership out there.

    Yep, Petracca has shown he is the side kick of Oliver. You'd think he would step up with Oliver out. He hasn't 

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