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Just now, loges said:

Thought we were 15 goals down with the comments 

As long as we're in front with f50 entries, we win yeah?

 
1 minute ago, Ugottobekidding said:

I think Goodwin is clueless 

Start a thread about it

 
1 minute ago, Ugottobekidding said:

I think Goodwin is clueless 

ugottabekidding by name and nature

 

Just now, dee-tox said:

Any positives? We're only 11 points down 😀

4 actually

and NO injuries (touch wood)

Good to see Petracca has obviously learnt that a high ball drop and exaggerated arc pays dividends as he kicks yet another piont🤮


A lot better ball movement this qtr/eight whatever

Just now, dee-tox said:

Any positives? We're only 11 points down 😀

Windsor, brown, verrell, all getting a bunch of it. Viney and petracca popping up when the game needs correcting. Koz looking dangerous, sparrow looks more confident. There’s a bunch, don’t let 8-15 panicky posters think the sky is falling in the first 3 quarters of a practice practice game get you down

 

Zero injuries is all I want from this game. It’s the only thing of relevance to round 1


6 minutes ago, dee-tox said:

Any positives? We're only 11 points down 😀

Caleb getting involved this quarter. Kynan Brown done a few good things. 
 

Less tackle today than an empty fishing box though.

Hore or Adams better play well in the seconds because you couldn’t pick Tomlinson for round 1 based on this effort 

Rivers ball use has been deplorable

Just now, DeeSpencer said:

Hore or Adams better play well in the seconds because you couldn’t pick Tomlinson for round 1 based on this effort 

He has been atrocious. May not much better though. Lever the only real stand out in defence. 


1 minute ago, The Stigga said:

Doggy Brown Jr gun

Excited Pup GIF by AT&TYouthful enthusiasm! Love it!

Billings been good

The Sparrow charging up the middle and a kick goes to 2 players getting in each others way is the big thing to review in terms of structures.

A mountain of fat side space and an open 50, short of a completely flubbed kick or simple dropped mark that has to end with a set shot.

 

 
5 minutes ago, Rigatoni Rigoni said:

Windsor, brown, verrell, all getting a bunch of it. Viney and petracca popping up when the game needs correcting. Koz looking dangerous, sparrow looks more confident. There’s a bunch, don’t let 8-15 panicky posters think the sky is falling in the first 3 quarters of a practice practice game get you down

I think there were (and are) enough worrying signs against a second string outfit to warrant some panicky posts, pre-season or not.


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