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GAMEDAY: Rd 08 vs Geelong

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Just now, Brownie said:

PTSD baby

It seems a bit that way, considering Geelong were there to be run over. Holmes didn’t want it inside early, and now the games opened up he’s a factor. Petracca needs to just tell our midfield to get out of his way. Sometimes I think Viney is a liability for Petracca. 

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So much good footy finished with sloppy lazy goal kicking. We are very much in and they are playing as well as they can. It's about composure under pressure and composure while exhausted now. We need someone to stand up and LEAD us to a win.

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    1 minute ago, 640MD said:

    Will that knee to Gawns head get looked at.  It bloody well should !!!

    How was that not a free kick???????


    I feel like I’ve seen this movie against the cats about 50 times before. Dominate large chucks of the game, kick a boat load of behinds, loose by a narrow margin when we should have won by 5-6 goals

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    1 minute ago, DemonWheels said:

    Are you allowed to knee someone in the head in the ruck? You’re not marking the ball

    It was a deliberate tactic. 100%. 

    1 minute ago, Chook said:

    Inability to take our chances in high pressure games is a serious trend.

    Hey but you can't criticise the sacrosanct coaches. At some point, they are responsible for list recruiting and development. It's 3 years of the same thing, can't kick a score and fall short. How long more are we going to cope?

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    2.7 to 4.2 in that qtr…

    5.4 and we’d be a handy couple of goals up. Instead we’re only a couple of points down but they are now converting, even if flukey sometimes and we can’t even slot them in from 30

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    Just now, Red But Mostly Blue said:

    2.7 to 4.2 in that qtr…

    5.4 and we’d be a handy couple of goals up. Instead we’re only a couple of points down but they are now converting, even if flukey sometimes and we can’t even slot them in from 30

    it hurts doesn’t it. the problem feels all too  familiar

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    Just now, —coach— said:

    I feel like I’ve seen this movie against the cats about 50 times before. Dominate large chucks of the game, kick a boat load of behinds, loose by a narrow margin when we should have won by 5-6 goals

    Like watching a car accident in slow motion.

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    Cats get ball from backline spread it to outside every time with loose players time and time again someone in the box wake up.

    1 minute ago, —coach— said:

    I feel like I’ve seen this movie against the cats about 50 times before. Dominate large chucks of the game, kick a boat load of behinds, loose by a narrow margin when we should have won by 5-6 goals

    The same against Collingwood and Carlton last year... Honestly how many more years of this BS?

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    How many important games has this [censored] kicking for goal cost us 

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    4 minutes ago, 640MD said:

    Will that knee to Gawns head get looked at.  It bloody well should !!!

    I thought it should have been a free because it stopped gawn competing in the ruck contest 

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    2 minutes ago, loges said:

    How many important games has this [censored] kicking for goal cost us 

    Not a good advert for Chocko's footys.


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