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6 minutes ago, Heart Beats True said:

Petty and Turner, our two key forwards, with only one possession each in the half. 

Surely, BBB and JEFFO Play next week, plus AMW, plus WOEY memo Badloss chuck the magnets around and play May or Tommo forward sub Disco and bring Woey on in midfield, game gone friggen try something different FFS

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    It’s just so embarrassing following this club. Our current ladder position flatters us. 

    2 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

    I think I might petition to have no Binman on the pod this week because I just can’t put up with 2 hours of this isn’t our midfield’s fault.

    You don't have to listen.

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    14 minutes ago, Garbo said:

    Goodwin the tactical genius would rather loose the game than make adjustments on the fly 

    100% Blind Faith bordering on stubborness

    0%     Creativity / innovation

    If there’s ever a time to break your stereotype, it’s right now.

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    We had a second AA ruck signed sealed and delivered. They gave it 10 weeks to work then gave up, and crashed out in straight sets for the second year in a row.

    They traded that ruck to another contender who is now 1st halfway through the year. 

    Meanwhile we sigh McAdam who can't kick 30 metres, ignore trade requests for Petty who average 5 touches a game and no goals, and gave Oliver an ultimatum only for him to turn into a potato.

    Our best players are all turning/in their 30s, we have zero ruck depth, no forward craft, and a wasted midfield.

    McRae has demonstrated what good coaching craft does with a solid list.

    Melbourne has choked so hard post-flag. Today is the eye opening I think many needed.

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    1 minute ago, bing181 said:

    - Angus Brayshaw.

    Heart and soul player but was inconsistent in the midfield, not to mention one paced, and would have made little difference over a whole season. Around the ground he is missed no doubt.

    We are short 2 or 3 decent rotating mids. Goodwin's reluctance to develop other players in the guts has also exacerbated this.

    Moronic gameplan and we've recruited accordingly.

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    1 minute ago, Jack Vineys Anger Manager said:

    New game style doesn't suit our team.

    This is what I think too

    feels like we’ve lost our identity

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    If you assess player by player we are just bog ordinary. We have the best ever ruckman my god where would be without Gawny. You can only look at club structures that have allowed this deterioration. We have also been up for a number of years and blown top 4 chances. Our best is not good enough and we need to transition now or we will be the next Tigers but without three premierships. We are miles of the best teams simple as that

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    Overall the Club is just too “nice”

    Losing to Brisvegas,Meth Coke and now The Shockers

    We don’t have that nasty edge anymore 

     

    What are you going to do Simon?

    We don’t learn from your “Learnings”

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    KO to the season. Haven't watched the game but just had a look at the score.

    50 points against a middle of the road team. Freo is 6th at best in the ladder.

    Oh well, at least I can have a leisurely Sunday Arvo. I am sorry for all those who traveled north.

    Our bad is very bad, can't be a contender like that.

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    1 minute ago, beelzebub said:

    Or is it killing-coach stuff ?? 

    Nothing to do with the coaches. We've managed to paper over the cracks for a while but Oliver missing the pre-season and down on form, Trac needed up forward because we have no key forwards, losing Brayshaw, Lever out ... it just goes on and on. JVR in for Turner next week but deck chairs.

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    Dropped 7% in a half of footy.

    My only interest in the second half is whether we can salvage a bit of percentage of back. 

    GC can even replace us in the 8.

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    9 minutes ago, Deecisive said:

    absolutely terrible effort, while max is getting the tap out it is going to the opposition and they are clearing the ball, he need to get the ball to our players. when it goes the freo players out of the ruck, our midfield is not putting pressure on them. why they hell do we not man up they are running rings around us with this stupid zone game we play. collingwood and north must be loving this.

    In case you haven't noticed Max ,for all his qualities, often doesn't tap to his midfield

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    Just now, leave it to deever said:

    Look at the players on our list .

    There are so many we don't play.

    Not saying we should but why are we paying them?

    The injury list is what is is.

    BBB - won us a flag
    Billings - desperate attempt to find a wing/forward with skills in the hope we could fix him
    Fullarton - no good

    Laurie, Howes - NQR draft picks who aren’t far off but just lacking enough to really be afl footballers at the moment 

    Kolt, Brown, AMW, Jefferson, Adams, Sestan, Verrall - kids developing 

    You got to get list management right and find contributors each year, especially when up the ladder as you can’t rely on the draft.

    Sadly. Since the flag our list management has been dreadful. 

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    4 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

    3 goals in a half of football is pathetic. Wouldn’t happen if this game had of been played on the G. 

    Lol absolutely would have. We kicked 3 in a half against the blues in the G 3 weeks ago, and the same against the cats the week before. The venue isn’t the problem the team is the problem 

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    Completely beaten.

    So many kicks and handballs falling short of the target it is comical. Turnovers or lost contests everywhere and then holes all over the place for the opposition to come through.

    I've not seen us that flustered and all-round ineffective in four years.

    Clearly at the moment we are wildly up and down each week and the up isn't as up as the down is down.

    For all that the result has been just about decided already, this second half is an important one for the mentality of the club.

    -28 in contested possession. Seriously that is not a gameplan thing, that is lack of desire and no care factor. 

    Apparently it's not about clearance it's post clearance possession, well we're getting rinsed in that area too. 

    When you pride yourself on so few areas you need to excel in, you better damn well excel in them or else.

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    38 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

    And some think he is elite with disposal.

    He tried to do too much when he's in front of the indigenous crowd. Needs to cool down a bit when making decisions with the footy.

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