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POSTGAME: Opening Round vs Sydney

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So many players were atrocious tonight. Talk about a captain's performance from Max, dominated by a guy who couldn't get in our 22 last year. 

The worst part of the night is yet to come, the dreaded Goodwin press conference.

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    Among other things…

    It’s a bummer our key forward can only kick goals by accident. 

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    The only way is up, feeling disappointed is an understatement.

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    Going in I thought our midfield would be too good, especially with their outs. I was wrong we underestimated them and got what we deserved

    Edited by Bates Mate

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    Embarrassing start to our campaign. 

    Carrying too many passengers like Laurie, Schache, Chandler, Spargo.

    Would be infinitely better with Ben Brown in. JVR had to take McCartin all night and got spliffed. 

    Our entire forward line except Fritta was garbage tonight. Missing Petty, McAdam, Pickett and Melksham on the injury list - no wonder we were useless. 

    We’re very much looking at an 0-2 start. 

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    Viney, the good, the bad and the ugly. Forward line, the bad and the ugly. The rest just ugly.

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    2 minutes ago, TheWiz said:

    Pathetic.

    Oliver was clearly not ready. Schache, Chandler and Laurie are not AFL standard.

    Thank goodness for our defence. This could have been a blood bath.

    Thought our defence was poor too

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    Clarry completely gassed by the end. Not his best game tonight but still pretty serviceable. 29 disposals and 6 clearances off bugger all preseason and other issues to overcome is a strong effort from a champion. Chin up Clarry!

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    2 minutes ago, MurDoc516 said:

    So many players were atrocious tonight. Talk about a captain's performance from Max, dominated by a guy who couldn't get in our 22 last year. 

    The worst part of the night is yet to come, the dreaded Goodwin press conference.

    Learnings...eternal learnings until the day he's gone

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    Glad we locked up Sparrow for another 2 years. Don't know where we would have been tonight without those 13 touches.

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    I’m normally a very half glass full guy but that was the most pathetic showing I can imagine.

    Im done with Goodwin. Mini-rebuild now please.

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    Like Heeney said, they play and train all preseason in this heat and humidity. We couldn't handle the ball.

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    Too many players not up to AFL in the one team. Schache and Laurie chief among them, Chandler and Spargo not far behind. I'm not an ANB basher but he hardly did much tonight, Petraccas disposal was awful, as was Rivers, Clarry underdone, Salem too many dinky handballs etc

    Gameplan is garbage, nothing has changed. Our one wood is contest and defence? Maybe it should be kicking goals.

    Edited by Dr. Gonzo

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    Not a great way to start the long weekend 😪

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    Gawn was taken to the cleaners by Grundy. It was a pathetic performance by him - he should have expected it. Frankly should be ashamed of his performance tonight.

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    We tried moving the ball more aggressively, but the conditions and the SCG didn’t suit. Can’t be throwing the baby out with the bath water just yet.

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    Don’t know what to say about that other than we ain’t it. No flag. 

    Maxy given a towelling by Grundy. Too many passengers. Chandler, Laurie and Schache vvv poor. Even with a few ins I don’t know how we win games like this

     Pretty deflated tbh. 

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    Same old cr4p. Hodgey stated just before we kicked our 2nd goal on 1/2 time, we had kicked 1.8 from 29 entries. We never put teams away early when we have the chance.

     

    Edit: We needed to take advantage before the humidity kicked in.

    Edited by Males

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    Sydney are a quality side. We were too fumbly(did not handle the conditions) and lacked offensive spread away from the contest. Gawn and Lever very disappointing. May and Viney could not have done much more. Howes has a very bright future. We really missed Koz and Laurie, Chandler, Spargo, Billings when on all may as well not played. Good to get that tough game on the postage stamp of a ground out of the way. Best to forget it and move on. 

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    Oh dear.

    Are the media right?

    What has happened to Langdon and Rivers.

    Lever rusty and loose.

    Laurie and Schache not up to it.

    Sparrow just doesn't improve.

    Spargo shouldn't have been out there.

    Billings not much from him in just over a quarter.

    Max talked a big game but didn't deliver at all.

    Oliver not ready yet.

    Same learnings ......no fwd line other than a Fritta purple patch.

    Kozzie let his mates down again being reported.

    I feel from tonight we will be lucky to make the eight and all our hopes are on Petty not getting injured.

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