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POSTGAME: Rd 09 vs Carlton

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Just now, Nasher said:

Sounds stupid given a 0.0 to 5.0 first quarter but I really didn’t feel like the score reflected the effort. It was our usual arm wrestle first quarter but the score somehow didn’t reflect.

This game was a freak anomaly for mine. 

Our midfield were sound asleep at the start.

It's happened three times this year.

What are they doing before the game. Watching TV?

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    3 minutes ago, doc roet said:

    The touched may goal review wtf

    Dump tackle from JVR which was a goal.

    That two decisions from resulting goal scenarios where is the technology AFL?

    We were [censored] in the 1st yes, but this happens in a final, they've got to be full time professional put the chip in the ball.

    Edited by YesitwasaWin4theAges

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    1 minute ago, Nasher said:

    Sounds stupid given a 0.0 to 5.0 first quarter but I really didn’t feel like the score reflected the effort. It was our usual arm wrestle first quarter but the score somehow didn’t reflect.

    This game was a freak anomaly for mine. 

    I didn’t see an “arm-wrestle” first quarter at all. I saw us getting completely owned by a side who chose to turn up to the game on time. 

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    Normally pretty depressed after a loss like that but how proud of the boys. Magnificent. Definitely take 6/3 and finally shove the five day breaks. 

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    When May touched Curnow’s goal and they brought out the Nokia 3310 camera for the score review I knew it wasn’t going to be our night.

     

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    Most one sided 1 pt loss in recent memory. The fightback was excellent, I'm sure plenty will read way too much into it but I'm proud they never gave up.

    Smashed at centre clearance. Carlton kicked 5 from CC and that was really the difference.

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    Don't kid yourself, we deserved to win that. That pretty obviously touched by May "goal" and the dangerous tackle call too. Thats a moral victory and shows us that when we bring our best out, we are incredible. Just need to tidy up the first halves.

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    Melbourne copped an owies.

    The equivalent in Portuguese is doi doi. 

    I know this, as I currently live with a Portuguese kid with a fondness for scissors. 

    But if he got caught in a perfect tackle and hit his head: holding the ball little mate. 

    Edited by Skuit

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    the first half was a confident Blues carried by the umpiring favouritism 

    third quarter was a slow wresting back with umpires not dominating and paying melbourne free kicks in the back half

    last quarter as melbourne surged and game played inside our fifty the umpires had to invent a few decisions to ensure the result.

    Im going to look at the replay but would like to see the free kick stats distribution .

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    6-3 after a tough opening fixture is a very good position to be in. Still well in the hunt for top 4.

    lets write off this loss and move on.

    go dees

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    1 minute ago, leave it to deever said:

    Our midfield were sound asleep at the start.

    It's happened three times this year.

    What are they doing before the game. Watching TV?

    Clarrie is coming from a mile back, and we have no Gus. Sparrow hasn’t taken the step the club needs him too, and we are still fiddling with the balance of outside kickers and grunt.

    Our midfield got absolutely spanked early, and have honestly had a pretty middling year.

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    9 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    Left the run to late

    Had more scoring shots

    Missed easy goals

    Petty looking at you

    Can't allow a team to kick the first 6

    Review that 1st quarter goody

    There's bound to be a few 'learnings' in there, for YOU, Goodie.

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    4 minutes ago, croydick said:

    Don't kid yourself, we deserved to win that. That pretty obviously touched by May "goal" and the dangerous tackle call too. Thats a moral victory and shows us that when we bring our best out, we are incredible. Just need to tidy up the first halves.

    Us winning would have been highway robbery. 2nd best for 3 1/2 quarters by a long way 

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    5 minutes ago, Nasher said:

    Sounds stupid given a 0.0 to 5.0 first quarter but I really didn’t feel like the score reflected the effort. It was our usual arm wrestle first quarter but the score somehow didn’t reflect.

    This game was a freak anomaly for mine. I write it off as a disappointing loss that we should have won and move on.

    Great calming post.

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    4 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

    I didn’t see an “arm-wrestle” first quarter at all. I saw us getting completely owned by a side who chose to turn up to the game on time. 

    Do you think the second quarter (score wise basically even) was a marked improvement in “effort”? 

    I don’t. The game looked basically the same to me, we just found ways to score.

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    3 minutes ago, croydick said:

    Don't kid yourself, we deserved to win that. That pretty obviously touched by May "goal" and the dangerous tackle call too. Thats a moral victory and shows us that when we bring our best out, we are incredible. Just need to tidy up the first halves.

    Curnow knew it was touched.

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    It only stings cause it’s that filthy club.

    Our boys are made of the right stuff, we’re in this big time.

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    The better team, again, scored more shots but fluffed it (easy misses, a complete.no-show in q1) and was done by the umps (that dangerous tackle was simply fraudulent), but yet we walk away with nothing. Again. 

    Proud of the boys for not giving up, but I really hate seeing the blues after these games. 

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    The media will say bugger all about the umpiring. An email will find them reminding who gives them accreditation.

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    11 minutes ago, SPC said:

    Or Christian will give Roo a week suspension 

    That will test the 'pudding'.....

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    How the hell did we allow them to score 5 goals from centre clearances. Midfield needs a kick up [censored] the big time.

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