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GAMEDAY: Rd 04 vs Adelaide

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Getting pretty much nothing from our forwards, and moving the ball sloppily from defence. We do look tired, as you'd expect.

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    Lets face it.
    We're going about as good as the umpires right now.

     

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    I don't think there was any reason not to see out the quarter without conceding. Why did Rivers go inboard?

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    Just now, Gawndy the Great said:

    We look tired and sloppy. 

    5 days break will do that to you

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    the boys needed to sharpen up otherwise we're in trouble


    They were always going to come out firing

    7 shots to 2 and we are 5 points down 

    i’ll take that!

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    Rivers first quarter kicking again. Grrr.

    Flat game of footy without lots of intensity. 

    We usually play and score so well from a halfback turnovers, but we can't seem to get it past the wing. 

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    Choppy game so far, I think we’ll be ok when it settles. Crows getting away with a fair few throws, drops, arm chops - looks like they’re getting unco allowance. 

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    Poor kicking performance so far from Riv. Turned it over with his last 3 kicks.

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    Noise of affirmation working well

    Completely outcoached and outplayed that quarter

    Lucky they didn't kick straight

    Adelaide play a chip game.... you win 70 metres out from their goal and rebound

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    We look pretty tired and sloppy. 

    Getting smashed in the middle and our foot skills have been bad. 

    Hopefully we’re saving the energy for.. . Well, from now because we can’t afford them entering the 50 like that all game, eventually they’ll improve conversion.

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    Hard to see on the Telly, Is Oliver being tagged? Can’t seem to get near it. 

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