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5 minutes ago, Gunna’s said:

Was the boo for Zorko due to anything off the ball tonight? Or just cause he’s a little [censored]?

At the ground and didn't see anything specific, I think its just bc he's an awful person.

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    They killed us at the stoppages, and we are letting their wide onballers run free. But we are only 14 points down. Need Gawn to stop the big slaps to nowhere, and our mids to get their hands on the ball.

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    1 minute ago, The heart beats true said:

    Folks watching on the TV, is the umpiring appearing very one dimensional to you?

    No

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    1 minute ago, praha said:

    Raynor's quarter:

    12 disposals

    7 contested possessions

    7 inside 50s

    6 clearances

    2 goal assists

     

     

    Absolutely punishing our lazy mids tonight. He is running off Windsor at will.

    Umpires copping the blame for a shambolic first quarter.

    Wrong. It's the woeful under-performance of most of our players.

    Oliver, van Rooyen, Petty, Windsor and Brown might as well have stayed on holiday in Adelaide.

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    1 minute ago, The heart beats true said:

    Folks watching on the TV, is the umpiring appearing very one dimensional to you?

    A little but our midfield not getting hands on the ball 

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    1 minute ago, Nascent said:

    There's our Kingsley

    Can we give more than one award for the night?


    18 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Oliver without a touch so far

    Whoever passed him fit needs to be SACKED Clearly not🤮

    Should never have played Oliver. Liability with that finger injury. I can see a 5+ goal loss coming our way. 

    First quarter and we look to be off our game a bit and half a step behind the Lions. Given the amount of time that ball spent in our defensive 50 I am surprised that we are only 2 goals down.

    Brisbane pressure was off the charts in that quarter and we were not clean with the ball in hand. We need to combat Brisbane by stepping up our pressure and putting them back on their heels. and making them think.

    Neale and Rayner causing problems and need to be contained.

    we deserve to be losing right now but the umpiring decisions aren't going our way either. they get every 50/50 and we get none.

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    Viney and Oliver zero impact is a worry.

    Bbb no touch but to be fair the ball rarely goes inside our fifty.

    Salem down equals an injury every week.

    Need to rally.

    Umps pull your head in.

    You can't play soft, fumbly football and expect to compete.

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    Starting to come around for a line forwards or backs cannot cross during play, this is just ruby.

    Fancy the lions serving up slop so far this year and here even hipwood is having a dip. To be fair though we are helping them along. Midfield getting thrashed, defence pretty poor. Sloppy, no marks, lots of passengers.

    Positive? Kolt looks the goods. Great kick to Fritta 


    2 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    Folks watching on the TV, is the umpiring appearing very one dimensional to you?

    Definitely- putrid umpiring again

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    1 minute ago, Chook said:

    Absolutely punishing our lazy mids tonight. He is running off Windsor at will.

    And Rayner is not that frihgen good

    Clarry is a champion. I'm backing him to work his way back into the game.

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