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This short [censored] has to go

 

Chipping around half back and then creating a path through seems to be used a lot more than previous seasons.

Tackling and pressure excellent.

An uninspiring game, with few highlights, lots of spilled marks, lots of fumbling, and missed shots at goal.

May and Langdon excellent. Trac and Clarry looking really good.

Goalkicking - grrrrr...

Johnson looking handy.

Flat and uninspiring so far.

Our skills are appalling. Really hope we’re lulling them into a false sense of security only to switch it up in the second half.

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    1 minute ago, gs77 said:

    Billings has gone to Kynan Brown's barber it seems!

    And Simon Eishold’s goal kicking school 

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    Billing’s can’t handle pressure. Gameplan is still a mystery, looks slow and uncertain 

     

    Dee Spencer is correct - we just don't move the ball. Zero run and carry....other than Koz there is no speed or dare. Devoid of ideas at half back because no one has the speed or creativity to create any space. 

    Very vanilla and boring so far 

    1 minute ago, fr_ap said:

    Dee Spencer is correct - we just don't move the ball. Zero run and carry....other than Koz there is no speed or dare. Devoid of ideas at half back because no one has the speed or creativity to create any space. 

    Very vanilla and boring so far 

    So I assume Windsor is not playing HB?

    Slow ball movement = no space up the ground = turnovers = mounting scores against = lose the game.

    How can billings make that kick but miss two relatively easy shots on goal?

    How many psychologists can we fit in the soft cap?

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    1.8 in nearly two quarters. 

    Not only is that woeful but who the hell is our goalkicking coach??

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    I thought we were going to be more aggressive with our ball movement?

    This is uninspiring. A praccy is a perfect place to trial dash and dare! If we lose, we lose, it’s ok, but if we lose playing safe and boring like much of last year, what’s the point? 

    Freo embarrassed us TWICE last year.

    What’s the point of this? 

    What’s the message?

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    1 minute ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    1.8 in nearly two quarters. 

    Not only is that woeful but who the hell is our goalkicking coach??

    Ray Charles Laugh GIF

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    2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    1.8 in nearly two quarters. 

    Not only is that woeful but who the hell is our goalkicking coach??

    Chocos kicking school is worse than Trump University

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    We've made zero adjustment with our ball movement.  It's the same as 2024.

    Look at the way Freo transition off half back compared to us.

    Another year of slow boring football. 

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    4 minutes ago, Sydee said:

    So I assume Windsor is not playing HB?

    He's never done it before....

    Horrible kicking in front of goal to have 1.5 from set shots inside 50, how do you coach for that

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    I was hoping to see at least a glimmer of a new game plan

    We are getting towelled up again

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