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POSTGAME: Rd 11 vs St. Kilda

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17 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Petty is woefully out of form. Maybe just not a forward I guess. It happens.

You can't say that!!

EVERYONE has saying he was " the answer" after about 3 games last year.

Hilarious 

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    6 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    Not really thrilled.

    Poor last quarter.

    The 3 goals against cost us 3rd spot on the ladder by %.

    Sounds trivial?

    It isn't and wont be come final time.

    Lol we are at 28 points, Port at 32 - enjoy the win!

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    Positives. 4 points and Tomlinson

    Negatives. Too conservative again and slow moving ball.

    St Kilda were pathetic.

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    15 minutes ago, greenwaves said:

    He struggles against the better forwards.  

    Running and contesting is a great thing

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    At the end of the day hell triumphs over heaven yet again.

    Not a perfect win but still a good one.

    Edited by layzie

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    9 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    Not really thrilled.

    Poor last quarter.

    The 3 goals against cost us 3rd spot on the ladder by %.

    Sounds trivial?

    It isn't and wont be come final time.

    No it didn’t. Port are a game ahead of us.

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    26 minutes ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

    Pity we got smashed by the 2nd worst team in the comp last week ain’t it

    Might be the catharsis required to shake off the mid-season lethargy. Top four you need fight to stay up there.

    Edited by Tarax Club

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    10 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    Not really thrilled.

    Poor last quarter.

    The 3 goals against cost us 3rd spot on the ladder by %.

    Sounds trivial?

    It isn't and wont be come final time.

    To say nothing of the rubbish they served up last week.

     

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    10 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    Not really thrilled.

    Poor last quarter.

    The 3 goals against cost us 3rd spot on the ladder by %.

    Sounds trivial?

    It isn't and wont be come final time.

    What the f are you even saying right now? 

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    Letting them get the last 3 was soft

    BURY THEM

    Meanwhile the Crows are destroying the Eagles, normal transmission resumes

    We are Jekkyl and Hyde level footy

     

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    Great to see a dominant 1st quarter. We've been too slow out of the traps recently.

    Set shots better but still room to improve. we were 4-9 at one stage but thankfully found our shooting boots after that.

    Good last quarter from Clarry. he hasn't been his normal beast mode self recently. hopefully that's the springboard to return to top form.

    All in all a good days work at the G.

    Go Dees

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    Enjoyed the awe in Dangerfield’s voice when talking about Gawn. Marshall is meant to be one of the elite rucks going around and Max treated him with disdain.

    It shouldn’t get lost that we are watching an all time great every week.

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    This win gives me confidence we're still a contender. Liked having Salem back in his old role given he'd been pushed into the middle with an extra defender in the side. Defensive unit had the right balance, Tommo is a great Lever insurance but probably just that. Hunter had a strong return showing. Gawn is still scarily dominant even with an injury niggle. On the other hand, don't know how the Saints have managed to go downhill this much in such a short time.

    Would love to have gotten a bit more out of Petty and McAdam, but ok to persist with this forward set up until Melksham comes into the fold. Langdon's got a bit of unutilised forward craft. 

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    6 minutes ago, IRW said:

    You can't say that!!

    EVERYONE has saying he was " the answer" after about 3 games last year.

    Hilarious 

    I agree, we can’t keep trying to find positives, give Jeffo a go or Tmac forward or Thommo forward, let’s face it 5 possessions a game would be a bonus 

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    Just now, P-man said:

    Enjoyed the awe in Dangerfield’s voice when talking about Gawn. Marshall is meant to be one of the elite rucks going around and Max treated him with disdain.

    It shouldn’t get lost that we are watching an all time great every week.

    He is approaching GOAT. Without a question .

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    Anyone who has been going to the games noticed how nice Tmac’s kicks have been looking? Hits the ball at its lowest point, and its resulting in absolute bullets. 

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    Still a lot of work to do but enjoyed the win

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    3 minutes ago, JJR said:

    What the f are you even saying right now? 

    You need to calm down. 

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    14 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    Not really thrilled.

    Poor last quarter.

    The 3 goals against cost us 3rd spot on the ladder by %.

    Sounds trivial?

    It isn't and wont be come final time.

    The fact that Port have won an extra game would have made that difficult Einstein.

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    For those laying into McAdam, it’s a bit rough. 2nd game. It’ll take time to find his feet and rhythm at this level, in a new team. I thought he got into some good spots. He’ll be fine. Got to give these guys some time! Even if it was smart strategy to drop guys after 2 rounds, we don’t have the depth for that! 

     

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    3 minutes ago, P-man said:

    Enjoyed the awe in Dangerfield’s voice when talking about Gawn. Marshall is meant to be one of the elite rucks going around and Max treated him with disdain.

    It shouldn’t get lost that we are watching an all time great every week.

    Agree, containing Gawn is a whole team effort. Just on another level to his peers. Didn't think he'd be doing this 3 years after the flag 

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    Nibbla 27 @ 74%, 12 contested and 2 goal assists, 11 centre bounce attendances, he’s above a role player now 👏🏻 

    would’ve been nice to win by 50 instead of 38 but we’d put the cue in the rack and benched Max and a couple of others. Did what we needed to do and comfortably beat a weak opponent.

    Am I convinced we’re back? No but it’s better than last week. 

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    Gee the saints are SH eeee T.

    Thats the softest AFL midfield I’ve seen since we got called Bruise Free in 2011.

    Hard to take much out of that. If we were any good we would have been 8 goals up at half time.

    Stafford needs to go at the end of the year. Can we get an actual modern day forward coach?

    Edited by Doug Reemer

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