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POSTGAME: Rd 06 vs Fremantle

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  On 19/04/2025 at 07:05, Bang Bang Bang said:

As soon as Langford got the ball I knew it was a certain goal and very close to curtains. The guy is a jet.

It worked out OK that we didn't get Houston.

The Bison is rising fast.

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    Tipped the dees, Had some hard solo, saw a dees win.

    What a day

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      On 19/04/2025 at 07:06, dees189227 said:

    Impressed with koltyn today. He used the ball well & led up for it.

    Also lovedhis enthusiasm. When he was on the bench & we'd score a goal he'd pump the fist, he was clapping his teamates, getting into the freo players & having a ball

    100%

    We call that youthful enthusiasm.

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    On the train home, nice to see all the Freo supporters (who probably came expecting an easy kill) head to the Quiet Sulking compartment.

    And amazing to read their carry-on in the Twitters re how hard-done-by they were by the folk in green! (Or did I have my red and blue glasses on?)

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    Grill'd's good run has come to an end. They're bracing for the rush on Monday. Good job I didn't trash my voucher early on.

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      On 19/04/2025 at 06:31, GS_1905 said:

    I think at face value those two have been contributing to our woes. Not solely responsible, but the forward line functioned better without them today. I hope they are made to earn there way back.

    Want them to have earnt it, but I also want Fritta and JVR to find their way and find some confidence and form as soon as possible. We're a better side when Fritta is at his best and JVR should be the future of our forward line and stamping his authority all over the place.

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    As much as I love him, we really need to have a set play for when Max has a set shot for goal. The old run past/handball receive by Riv, Salo, ANYONE would be a good idea.

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    Good win, but it’s only 1.

    Coaching group deserves credit for game plan and execution today.

    Pressure rating up, 1%ers and a team effort across the board

    Let’s bring it again Thursday because Richmond will bring effort and intensity

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      On 19/04/2025 at 07:11, Bates Mate said:

    Increased when Trac , clarry had it

    Clarry with his early brain fades and Trac with his mongrels 😬
    Unless he learns to kick at 29yrs old he won't be no Dangerfield ageing forward.

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    We kill the clock correctly in Round 1 and we're 2-4.

    The strange thing is it was a very similar game to the GWS game. Though today our bounce off half back was scintillating. Bowey BOG for mine. Set up so much of our play.

    There's a sample size of 2 really clear examples of the game plan we're trying to play and so much starts from at stoppage, which we finally got mostly right today. But the biggest change was that final kick inside. It was superb today. I could count on one hand how many poor entries we had. A very welcome change, and you can see when we get that kick right, it doesn't matter too much who's down there, but as long as we get a contest, we look super dangerous.

    We also looked to use the corridor and a short chipping game again that was more attacking than just possession maintenance that we saw in Round 1.

    Amazing how we look when the players put in and the forwards lead at the ball carrier.

    The game, even more so than Round 1, felt like the 2018 Goodwin team.

    To paraphrase thegreat Roger Moore in For Your Eyes Only, "we're not dead yet, Goody".

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      On 19/04/2025 at 07:09, Bowserpower said:

    Backline wssnt good enough. Cant be leaking 100 point every week.

    You mean the backline missing 3 of our starting backs?

    You also called for Spargo to be subbed off in the last, when Turner had already been subbed.

    Might be time to have a spell.

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      On 19/04/2025 at 07:09, Bowserpower said:

    Backline wssnt good enough. Cant be leaking 100 point every week.

    Agreed. We should’ve kept em to 97 and won that game.

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      On 19/04/2025 at 06:29, Maldonboy38 said:

    A shout out to some things that might go under the radar.

    Fullarton a good chop out for Max, and seemed to understand his forward role well.

    The tackling from Viney, Trac and Oliver. A lot of in-close hard work from all three.

    Langford's strength and poise in the last quarter.

    The gut running from Langdon, Chandler, Rivers and Spargo in the last quarter.

    The quiet but effective games from Howes and Windsor.

    There is something to be said for giving Chandler more opportunity further up the ground. He has the pace & he competes hard. Hopefully he’ll continue to get a run in that position rather than deep forward

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    Not sure if anyone has commented on this but we've been particularly bad at defending leads in the closing minutes, and one of the most frustrating parts is we've often succumbed to the long kick up the middle from the kick in, which is the obvious tactic when you're trailing and time is against you.

    This game showed a genuine "learning" from that, Gawn was planted roughly in the middle of the ground and Freo proceeded to put it to contests with him in them three times in a row when they were coming at us, each time it ate up clock (and if we'd been a little cleaner would have buried them). Their last goal came because they adjusted and went with shorter kicks again, but too little too late. Was great to see.

    Fantastic game, it's honestly hard to understand how we can play like we did against Essendon then play like this, it's like two different teams.

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      On 19/04/2025 at 06:55, dees189227 said:

    I know it was a different team today & we played differently, but I look at that today & I saw what nth did yesterday & I think how the hell did we get thrashed by them?

    Attitude and effort.

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    What I also liked was how quickly we kicked it out after freo would score a behind. And we had different options to use rather than the standard kick it to gawn

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      On 19/04/2025 at 06:50, binman said:

    This is something I just don't get.

    People want us to play aggressive transition footy with quick ball movement like the best teams currently do.

    But the problem, and key weakness, of that game plan is it impossible not to risk giving up goals on the counter.

    Can't have our cake and eat it too.

    And besides, our bacline was missing two All Australian defenders, the twin pillars of of our backline.

    It was a brilliant defensive effort today I thought, particularly in the last quarter when Freo were coming and mutiple defenders made potentially game saving spoils and tackles.

    Absolutely.

    But if we can score 100+ points regularly, then we can concentrate on shutting the gate as we go forward.

    Just need to score freely first.

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      On 19/04/2025 at 06:04, Buzzy said:

    Finally showed some spirit.

    Controversial opinion - but if we don't make finals, I think it might have been better for the club long term if we'd lost that game.

    I hope I'm proven wrong but I'm convinced Goodie is not the way forward and this is just delaying the inevitable.

    I had a Jack Russell for 18 years called Buzzy, he was a happy positive little dog, Shane your not 😉

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    What a fantastic performance and credit to Goodwin for moving the magnets around a bit too.

    Absolutely stoked with that performance, the run and carry, lowering the eyes, kicking to advantage, leading up to the ball carrier and above all the PRESSURE was there from the first bounce. I would rather see that maniacal attack on the ball and fight each other for it than see two players sitting back.

    A game that I will enjoy watching the replay for.

    Kozzie, 5 goals and actually hung onto a soeccy as well! Petty was great in attack and Petracca, Gawn, Viney and Oliver were back to their best.

    Bowey was superb as well, his first quarter was unbelievable, the pressure, ferocity and ball use 👏

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    We would have beaten a lot of teams today. And Freo are a good team and kept coming at us

    Loved the constant playing on and the sharing of the ball with great teamwork. Our default move was to look for a teammate

    We looked and played really well. Kozzie set us alight and away we went

    Petty was excellent up forward and the 4 musketeers all contributed to a good degree. Future looks bright with that quartet

    And we won without May, Lever & McVee (all walk up starters)

    Not sure that JVR or Fritsch get back anytime soon as our forward line worked really well without them today ... still, a spell in the ressies never hurt anyone

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