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POSTGAME: Rd 13 vs Collingwood

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It's the same issues that we have had since 2022, our forwards do not lead so we bomb it in. We then fail to bring the ball to ground or are out marked in a two on one.

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    Our players need to display some composure

    we handle the ball like its a hot potato and blaze away rather than assess and take better options

    the boys emptied the tank today. cannot fault the effort. but we are our own worst enemies

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    I'm really proud of this team today. Premiership players stood up, Max was incredible, Clarry and May brilliant. We just lacked that cutting edge.

    It sucks because near enough is not good enough right now, we had to win. But credit where it's due that was effort for 4 quarters.

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    4 minutes ago, Devil In Disguise said:

    That soft 50 cost us the game. Hope the AFL is happy with that disgraceful display by those umpires.

    Oh, they are. You know it.

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    2 minutes ago, Previously known as LITD. said:

    Commentators drooling over pies all day.

    Dunstall is not my favourite commentator but he was fair and balanced all day

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    Blaming the umpires is easy but lazy

    We are hopeless with composure and kicking for goal

    Fritsch not spotting the free player in the goal square

    Petracca and Oliver losing their minds with 2 mins left on the entry - turnover

    Hopeless

    I’m sacking everyone involved with our goal kicking ailments

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    Just now, layzie said:

    I'm really proud of this team today. Premiership players stood up, Max was incredible, Clarry and May brilliant. We just lacked that cutting edge.

    It sucks because near enough is not good enough right now, we had to win. But credit where it's due that was effort for 4 quarters.

    100%

    I ain't even mad.

    I'm gutted because we COULD have won it.

    But I am really proud of the group, and their effort.

    Some skills errors and brain fades, but we can work on those and build for 2026.

    Just gotta keep Maxy fresh for one more solid tilt at it.

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    4 minutes ago, Demon Jack said:

    Free kicks 15 to 24

    But how many of the dinky Pies kicks less than 15 mt were called?????

    NONE!!!!!

    UMPIRES.......F$%$##@ing BS!!!

    Edited by DeeBlood

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    We really should have won that, the better side lost today.umpiring was atrocious. It simply has to be fixed. It’s so amateurish to have umpiring ruining great games.

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    Did anyone catch what happened with Max right after the siren?

    It looked like some players were trying to calm him down…

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    Some naivety and lack of finesse when it counted, the endeavour from the Dees was great though and they should have won. Make no mistake, the umpires steered this win, its nauseating 🤮

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    11 minutes ago, The end is nigh said:

    I hope May gets dropped. Going Gawn after the siren for his missed kick. That’s not the love Melbourne plays with. Bring back TMac.

    Max knows he f’ed that up and he knows May knows no other way than to say how it is, at the tone in which he’s feeling it. They’re big boys. They’ll be fine.

    May was outstanding today by the way.

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    Just now, Roost it far said:

    We really should have won that, the better side lost today.umpiring was atrocious. It simply has to be fixed. It’s so amateurish to have umpiring ruining great games.

    The club remains silent on it though though so it mustn’t be an issue?

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    Stephen May is not the villain, providing direct feedback - even to the captain, is why we have had one of the best defences.

    I know Maxy was frustrated but I think he’ll wish he had that moment back.

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    7 minutes ago, Webber said:

    And the deciding factor…….the umpiring. It’s a blight on this great game, and the voices that matter aren’t allowed to talk about it.

    Sorry disagree. Its the composure of Pendlebury and Sidebottom V Clarry and others in the heat. And poor decisions and kicking. Should be proud of the effort. May was lucky Max didnt floor him. He is the GOAT. Dont blame him.

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    Own worst enemy & either players are thickhead or Goodwin just can’t get them to stop bombing it long, ignoring free players over & over honestly it’s just stupidity! Decision making by senior players, Petty going for glory on the boundary, Fritsch playing on. The umpiring was total BS

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    The effort was outstanding, but we're just not a good enough football team to overcome the breathtakingly bad skill and decision making errors that we throw in every time we get some positive momentum. It felt as though almost every Collingwood goal was the result of a Melbourne turnover.

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    Geez we play some DUMB DUMB DUMB footy sometimes and it’s cost us another W.

    So FRUSTRATING (and we don’t [censored] learn from it).

    Edited by DemonOX

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