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POSTGAME: Rd 09 vs Carlton

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Can anyone clarify if Bowey was injured or if he was simply a tactical sub? If the latter, surely Turner, Petty or JVR would've been a better option to take off considering the conditions?

On that note, I thought Woewodin showed a bit when he came on. Nine touches in the final quarter.

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    16 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    AFL will come out and say they made a mistake on that sling tackle free kick

    Which means we won, again, against Carlton, except for the umpiring.

    unbelievable.

    Yes but that's all they'll admit. Forget the 11 to 3 anomaly of putrid softies that helped a five zip insurmountable first quarter lead. The game was won with that and then lost by the one they might decide to admit.

    It's a double whammy.

    Because we were good enough in the end but despite the anomaly we were putrid at the start.

    Jack Viney was missing first three quarters. 

    Our 3 tall fwds were missing and with Fritta down that's all folks.

    Full credit to Tracca tonight.

    Anb was great for me.

    What a painful loss from a game that could have at least been a draw if we could have pushed a point on the first.

    Again to not score on the first quarter means our preparation is really out of whack.

    Are we meditating beforehand?

    It's a strange way to play.

    Edited by leave it to deever

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    everyone knew how to beat the old melbourne- outside run and don’t  commit too many to the contest. 

     

    the new melbourne is harder to beat, so we helpfully do that ourselves with lousy score return on forward entries. 

     

    When do we think about a change of forward coaching personnel.  Everyone knows it’s a pattern. everyone knows  that’ if it’s fixed, we win big. 

    it’s been happening for years. 

    Edited by frankie_d

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    1 minute ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    Curnow knew it was touched.

    Of course he did. He’s dishonest like the rest of them.

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    3 minutes ago, layzie said:

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

    we absolutely dominated the last half, 4 goals to 8.

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    9 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

    Worst 1st quarter I have seen since the Neeld era, just dont get it.

    Should have beaten these clowns.

     

     

    It wasn't that bad, first 10 minutes we were in

     There was a chop to the arm to Petty, should have been paid free kick in front of goal.

    Then we panicked after 3 goals from them, felt we needed to score ASAP and got sloppy.

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    Just now, Demon Jack said:

    Can anyone clarify if Bowey was injured or if he was simply a tactical sub? If the latter, surely Turner, Petty or JVR would've been a better option to take off considering the conditions?

    On that note, I thought Woewodin showed a bit when he came on. Nine touches in the final quarter.

    I would have subbed Woey on at half time. That was slow from Goody. Tracca fwd was great but Goody missed that one.

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    Great comeback

    Trac was possessed

    The Blues will know deep down we are far better and they fluked that 

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    10 minutes ago, doc roet said:

    The touched may goal review wtf

    Same as last year, no improvement whatsoever.

    Joke AFL.

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    I’ll say it again. 
     

    “Hey @Binmans PA  remember when you so arrogantly shut me down after the Richmond game, when I said we were belted in the stoppages and out of the middle.”

    Remember how I said that would bite us in the [censored] against Carlton? Wheres your smug reply to this now?”

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    1 minute ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

    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. 

    Nothing for the boys to be ashamed of as a result of that last quarter and their persistence in the third quarter beforehand. We know what happened, we know how it happened. 

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    We need to fix going for long periods without scoring. It's becoming habitual.

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    7 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    Umps hands all over this game, yes we were [censored] 1st qtr but this is shameful.

    Chosen club this year I’m afraid to say, too many dodgy decisions to think otherwise.

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    1 minute ago, wizardinoz said:

    Should have replaced Billings earlier.

    Billings was good.

    Serious?

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    Just now, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    Same as last year, no improvement whatsoever.

    Joke AFL.

    Throw in the “Dangerous” tackle. The AFL is almost unwatchable. Once our Era is over, I think I’ll be reverting back to local footy.

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    I am sorry for being too harsh on the team at HT.

    Great comeback and we deserved the win.

    Carlton are an ordinary team, will be making the numbers come September.

     

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    1 minute ago, dees189227 said:

    Trac played his heart out, shame not many others came along for the ride

    C Petracca - 3 votes

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