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POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

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Unacceptable q1, average from there. Lost players early which impacted rotations, but we are just not good enough.

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    Just now, dees189227 said:

    Another wasted year.

    Not sure what happens now.

    We've wrecked these kids development & they don't seem to take the next step.

    Or maybe they were never that good.

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    It should have been May dropped instead of Lever. Has gotten absolutely smashed by his opponents the last few games and has just seemed to have lost it. If the selection team had some sense, TMac would be in next week in his place,

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    Just now, Demonland said:

    Season over

    Been over since the opening 5 games. Just has.

    But it's not all doom and gloom. Is a lovely sunny winters day up here in Qld. Apparently all but an hour away some clown mob in red and blue played at playing football. Alas...no chocolates.

    The Dees wouldn’t come to the party but I had one , well a very nice lunch at Ciao Papi on the Brissy River with family and friends. See....you can enjoy football. Just don't watch us !!

    Insensitive some might protest. Well not nearly as much as the contempt shown by Melbourne to it's supporters. I truly salute those that ventured down the road. I do.

    You'll excuse me , I have a dinner to get ready for.

    The players got their just desserts ... I've yet to ponder mine. Maybe Tiramasu or a moorish Creme Brulee ...mmmmm

    It's a Grand ol' .. It's a G̶r̶a̶n̶d̶ o̶l̶d̶ team... just, barely..

    Anyone recommend the replay ?

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    Third game out of our the last four on the road. A player down for three quarters (we had 13 fewer interchange rotations as a result). Opponent is a top 8 contender who’s lost something like 2 games at home in 2 years.

    Is that enough to offset a disgraceful first quarter? Laying just 7 tackles in the first quarter (to their 18) despite them having 23 more touches is nothing but unacceptable.

    And if that wasn’t enough, we then had 8 more inside 50s (all in the fourth) and 7 more scoring shots than them across the last three quarters but only outscored them by a combined 17 points, because we kicked 12.12 to their 10.7.

    Yet another game where we have one awful quarter, and yet another game of inaccuracy (is it any wonder that the inaccuracy got worse as the game got closer? No, is the answer).

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    Pack up your stuff Simon, your Gameplan is not up to it & the Team is not Fit enough

    The Longer you stay on, the more damage will occur

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    it’s like watching a train wreck and it starts from the top with what’s occurred off field to our President & CEO then it filtrates to decisions made at the footy dept & target both experienced assistant coaches & trade in experience talent to fill the holes in our list yet we got VFL players and all due respect to Jones who we love but he’s no Yze or Maqualter both come from premiership teams and are now coaching.

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    I reckon that was the most enjoyable game so far this season!

    During the first quarter I was in a meeting with my local footy club discussing how we can improve the development of our younger players.

    During the second quarter I cleaned up the front yard.

    During the third quarter I watched our friends place get auctioned off.

    During the 4th quarter I was preparing our windows ready for installation into our extension.

    Can somebody tell me how the team went? On second thought, its been a great day, let's not spoil it.

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    2 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    Third game out of our the last four on the road. A player down for three quarters (we had 13 fewer interchange rotations as a result). Opponent is a top 8 contender who’s lost something like 2 games at home in 2 years.

    Is that enough to offset a disgraceful first quarter? Laying just 7 tackles in the first quarter (to their 18) despite them having 23 more touches is nothing but unacceptable.

    And if that wasn’t enough, we then had 8 more inside 50s (all in the fourth) and 7 more scoring shots than them across the last three quarters but only outscored them by a combined 17 points, because we kicked 12.12 to their 10.7.

    Yet another game where we have one awful quarter, and yet another game of inaccuracy (is it any wonder that the inaccuracy got worse as the game got closer? No, is the answer).

    Not trying to seem facetious , truly not but I will ask THE question and it's really the only one:

    Why, why the same same same maladies ??

    Aren't there people ; professional types, specifically employed to oversee and fix these things ??

    And then there's us.

    Ahhh... uber here...

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    That first Q was putrid. As Jono Brown said it was the worst quarter all year from any team

    If we put in any effort in that Q we win. so damn frustrating

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    Clayton Oliver is a shadow of his former self. Sad to see and hard to watch.

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    1 minute ago, dees189227 said:

    So after quarter time we kick 12-12 to 10-7. Typical

    Coulda, shoulda been 16-8 .. but hey.... 'tis us 😉

    Same, same , same

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    23 minutes ago, dondemon said:

    Jefferson is not afl level. JVR would of had more impact.

    I disagree, probably didn't get to enough contests, but when he did, brought it to ground.

    And he actually leads at ball carrier, apart from melksham all others ran away from ball.

    Need to persist.

    See how he and JVR go next few weeks.

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    2 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    Coulda, shoulda been 16-8 .. but hey.... 'tis us 😉

    Same, same , same

    Congrats to him but shame that Melksham kicked 5 goals. He's not the future

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