GAMEDAY: Rd 23 vs Hawthorn

[Roost it far 9,481]

We’re going to lose

[Dannyz 2,986]

5 minutes ago, Ugottobekidding said:

Since his contract, has hardly lifted a finger. Might be trade bait

Seriously what? 

[At the break of Gawn 4,460]

1 minute ago, layzie said:

Petracca is having a bog of a game and not the good kind.

Worst game since he had the flu game last year.

[layzie 34,326]

5 minutes ago, praha said:

Someone is smoking a massive blunt outside gate 6. Smells like Bob Marley took a [censored] on the grass.

Noticed that. Must have raided our refreshment room.

[ANG13 2,086]

Is Salem currently loading. 
 

we have been bloody average, just our work rate alone as been way off. 

[dees189227 12,453]

Come on  dees. Lift. Christ this effort will get us nowhere in finals

[Bates Mate 4,511]

2 minutes ago, layzie said:

Petracca is having a bog of a game and not the good kind.

Salem worse

[demon3165 2,829]

1 minute ago, layzie said:

Petracca is having a bog of a game and not the good kind.

Odds are his second half will be better seems to be a pattern 

[Mel Bourne 4,537]

1 minute ago, Dannyz said:

Seriously what? 

I wouldn’t trouble the word “seriously” in this instance. 
 

But I am more and more of the opinion that a lot of Kozzie’s issues stem from not being coached well enough. 

Edited August 20, 2023 by Mel Bourne

[demon3165 2,829]

1 minute ago, Bates Mate said:

Salem worse

Bring Turner in for him least he likes contact.

[Red But Mostly Blue 4,558]

1 minute ago, Mel Bourne said:

Of course I’m not happy. 
 

But the modern league is very competitive these days, and even teams who are low on the ladder find pockets of excellent form. I don’t see it as “Demons are being showed-up by duds”

I agree with you completely. The comp is probably the most even it has ever been. 

BUT they lost their best mid just before the game, we are nearly full strength. A top 4, recent premier, hopeful premier again. The only reason this is an arm wrestle is because we have been very poor, not because they have set the world on fire. If they had, I’d agree that we are just battling with a team on fire and nothing to lose. 

We likely win this, and should, and tbf will need to as I’m not confident about beating the swans over there in the last. So it’s super important we come out in the second half significantly less bad. Hopefully good! 

But you’re right. The hawks ain’t bad at all they’re building a good team. I just remember many, many losses to them, and would very much like that not to continue for another 5 years at least haha

[leave it to deever 17,591]

This has just been sloppy by us.

Mids getting crushed except for Jvr.

Poor skills and some very poor decisions.

 

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

God i hate this Hawthorn dirt bag of a team....hope we beat em by 1 point.

[dazzledavey36 55,853]

Oskar Baker and Hugh Greenwood story made the throat lumpy..

[layzie 34,326]

Need to get busy 

[Pipefitter 2,213]

Do we even use footballs at training? Seriously need to fix our skill level this 2nd half 

[demon3165 2,829]

1 minute ago, Mel Bourne said:

I wouldn’t trouble the word “seriously” in this instance. 
 

But I am more and more of the opinion that a lot of Kozzie’s issues stem from not being coached well enough. 

Really think that goes for the forward line....

[jnrmac 20,271]

7 minutes ago, Stiff Arm said:

Hawks cutting our zone up with deft short kicks and good delivery I50. They've been doing that to us for years

We are guarding grass and their chip kicks are making us defend. But it's hard chasing tail all day. 

 

Need to go man on man for a while,  control the footy,  make them run AND KICK STRAIGHT FFS

[leave it to deever 17,591]

2 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

Odds are his second half will be better seems to be a pattern 

Spot on but it's not a good pattern .

[old dee 23,998]

Laurie has contributed way more than Kossie but guess who will get dropped first.

[dees189227 12,453]

Just observing our lack of pressure when the Hawks have the ball. The umps call play on & our players don't move. 

Then some of our players haven't bothered to man up and are just walking along the ground 

[DeeSince73 488]

9 minutes ago, praha said:

Someone is smoking a massive blunt outside gate 6. Smells like Bob Marley took a [censored] on the grass.

Hope it wafts into the Hawks dressing rooms. 

[John Crow Batty 8,880]

We would have been better with Grundy instead of Gawn today so far. Reeves is cleaning him up.

[BDA 23,015]

5 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

We’re going to lose

Pull yourself together man

[speed demon 818]

9 minutes ago, Ugottobekidding said:

Since his contract, has hardly lifted a finger. Might be trade bait

Ugottobekidding

He's our leading goal kicker with 33