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1 minute ago, GCDee said:

Why the [censored] would we sub kolt.

Sparrow and chandler have been 100000% worse 

Zero tackles given his role might have something to do with it.

1 minute ago, GCDee said:

Why the [censored] would we sub kolt.

Sparrow and chandler have been 100000% worse 

Because they play the same role 


Just now, DeeZee said:

Why are they all unmanned so often in their forward 50?

Ok we are down in the ruck but why so poor in defensive effort today??

You can't defend so many horrid turnovers in bad spots.

Sparrow needs to be dropped for Laurie.  Too slow and badly out of form for months now.

Just now, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

Is Petty worth anything as a trade now??

Even a packet of Twisties?

I'd even take Chicken Twisties

Yes the 2023 off season not looking good at all decision wise by our off-field team.

 
47 minutes ago, Canplay said:

Lever is our Darcy Moore -  just wants to lay off and can’t defend a man…

can’t believe we didn’t pick a ruck - either stupidity or arrogance

Hubris. We got away with it in the wet against a B grade ruck combo but on a dry-ish deck against one of the best if not the best ruck combos in the league it was always going to bite us.

You can say "oh yeah a VFL ruck is going to be the difference in a 10 goal loss" but it just gave us no chance, being on the back foot from the get go, unable to win a clearance and the ball locked in their forward line for a large portion of the game.

Coaching clinic by Longmuir today. Utterly disgraceful effort by the coaching team. Major changes needed.


5 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Hawks deserve to be ahead of us. Been sensational for weeks

They will be by the end of this. 

Is Melksham even playing?

He should have been subbed off rather than the Kolt

This is going to get very ugly now 

100 point loss on the cards

FFS we won a Flag on this ground…


18 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Why would you start Salem in the middle instead of Rivers??

Rivers is a mile ahead in the middle.  SG has seriously lost the plot this season for mine.

Ahhh because we are 6 goals down and need a change. Rivers was slow and lazy in the middle today. He wasn’t dominating.

Rivers has improved the backline. Salem has been more involved in the middle.

If we had 2 Rivers we’d just play both of them.


5 minutes of sustained effort  wow

Hope you don’t pull a muscle Dees

1 minute ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Hubris. We got away with it in the wet against a B grade ruck combo but on a dry-ish deck against one of the best if not the best ruck combos in the league it was always going to bite us.

You can say "oh yeah a VFL ruck is going to be the difference in a 10 goal loss" but it just gave us no chance, being on the back foot from the get go, unable to win a clearance and the ball locked in their forward line for a large portion of the game.

Also allowed too many easy around ground relief marks from Darcy.

A two meter tall competitor just might get a few more of those to ground and give you a 50/50 chance.

Especially up around the wing where a ground ball win can often result in a shot on goal.

How wasn’t that 50 against the “athlete”

 

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