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Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

Koltyn had to be better then. Costs us a potential goal which results in them transition forward for a goal right on the siren.

He's just a kid Daz. Still trying to get the tempo of the game. That last goal was down to missed tackles from experienced players at that last stoppage.

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    1 minute ago, Demon Jack said:

    Clearances now at a much more respectable 24-3

    Very optimistic of you. Do you have time to co-host a Demonland podcast?


    1 minute ago, The heart beats true said:

    11-4 frees. The umpiring has never been better apparently.

    Clearly only looking at one side.

    what a shocker of an effort  GWS next week   no point in making finals   Its all lost  the rebuild starts

    11 minutes ago, Golly123 said:

    Chandler isnt good enough

    Apologies for poking the bear, but

    Chandler or Bedford ?

     
    1 minute ago, Demon Jack said:

    Clearances now at a much more respectable 24-3

    Yep.

    Rivers

    Oliver

    Viney

    Kozzie

    All on you.

    1 minute ago, Clintosaurus said:

    One tackle and that doesn't happen

    Yes but shouldn't have had to.  Kolt needs to learn to kick off a few steps and not lollypops either


    Just now, The heart beats true said:

    He's just a kid Daz. Still trying to get the tempo of the game. That last goal was down to missed tackles from experienced players at that last stoppage.

    Agreed. I can’t be mad at Kolt when I’m watching Salem, Viney, Oliver and Sparrow let their opponents run unmarked for half a game. 
    Can’t stick a tackle. Can’t win a clearance. Can’t hit a target. Hence can’t win. 

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    I love the Kolt, and yes he's only played a handful of games, but hes regularly slow to react and doesn't read his surroundings well. He had eons to get rid of that ball going forward, it was almost as if he waited to be tackled. He'll get better with more games for sure, but boy, he'd want to get that slow reaction out of his game

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    Not having an experienced backup ruck is killing us. Hopefully the boys were just saving themselves for the second half.

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    How disappointing. Kolt should have made a better go at that, how aren’t we communicating with each other?? Then it goes the other end to an unmarked Walter’s, again. For a goal. Instead of being maybe 3 goals down, we’re back to 5 mainly because they’re not kicking straight.

    Maybe I’m delusional but we can come out and be aggressive. Mids need to work very hard. May being our top ball getter tells the story. 

    let’s just come out and fight, throw everything at these guys we have nothing to lose. 

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    2nd half of that wtf we actually got some control back.  Less free players around the ground that killed is up to that point.  Also a pretty small ground, about 1/2 full.

     

    some of the umpiring has been second rate.  
     

    that last goal really hurt after getting the game back even.  But wd looked better in the middle. Maybe Darcy tiring with his first game back.  Up to them he’d been ministering us.  
     

    half to go. 

    Looks like freo will have to wait a bit longer to see the best of us. 

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    3 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Kosi non existent today after an amazing month. 

    Really hope he can find a way into it in the second half. We need him badly!

    King wants to see a 15-20 goal win for the dockers. That’s what he thinks of us. 

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    I hope the spray Goody delivers to these players at half time peels the paint off the walls.

    I can deal with mistakes and wrong decisions but lack of effort is not acceptable. we've been chasing shadows most of that half. We should not be out worked to this extent by any team.

     

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    1 minute ago, Red But Mostly Blue said:

    How disappointing. Kolt should have made a better go at that, how aren’t we communicating with each other?? Then it goes the other end to an unmarked Walter’s, again. For a goal. Instead of being maybe 3 goals down, we’re back to 5 mainly because they’re not kicking straight.

    Maybe I’m delusional but we can come out and be aggressive. Mids need to work very hard. May being our top ball getter tells the story. 

    let’s just come out and fight, throw everything at these guys we have nothing to lose. 

    May has been great.

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    1 minute ago, Boots and all said:

    Not having an experienced backup ruck is killing us. Hopefully the boys were just saving themselves for the second half.

    I think Verrall is going to be a player, but it's going to take some time. Fullarton should have been in the team today, absolutely no excuses.

    Our lack of defensive accountability at stoppage from our mids considering the ruck set up is disgusting. 

    Our lack of work rate through the midfield is disgusting. 

    The lack of leadership from senior players (May aside) is disgusting. 

    Discipline and effort requires no talent. 

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    1st half. 20c Dry conditions 

    scores Freo. 51  Dees. 21

    👏👏Riv. May. McVee. Lingers 

    just Ok.  Turner. JVR AMW Viney
    the rest are very disappointing very disappointing - uncompetitive 
    💩💩💩Petty Sparrow Lever Pickett Fritsch. Lever.  Fritsch. Sparrow. Lever. Salem. Chandler. Lever. Bowey. Tmcd. Tholstrup. Pickett. Lever. Oliver. 

    just Ok.  Turner. JVR AMW Viney 

    🤮🤮🤮umps Freo free kicks  11-4. 
    💩💩💩clearances 24-3

    💩💩💩marks inside 50 12-4

    Goodwin. no ruckman !!! Smashing !! 
    FFS. Tell them. Don’t kick it to Darcy or Pearce or Jackson.  Run it !!

    Goodwin   Mids. Get goal side Get into the contest  !!! 

    Pickett - I love you But you’re playing midfield and just 2 disposals- worst half ever - fumbles every contests - missed tackles , miskick, falls to ground all the time. 

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