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he did not drop his head but he was worked over very well. he engaged his opponent too much to their advantage, blocking his run into the forward line. this game isnt easy when you get serious attention.

Disagree, we again and again had good chances in front of goals. It started with trac and Kozzie missing gimmes in close early to many set shots close to goal. its not like our only looks were quick snaps from the boundary. This was a simple issue of horrendous kicking at goal. this 'we bombed it long in hope as the real reason is not true.

I'm one of the more optimistic on here I think, but I just don't see it with Laurie. He has enough experience to know coming off fresh is such an advantage to provide some drive for us and he gave us nothing. I'm convinced he wont make it. I'd rather try a Sestan, Henderson, Brown or Culley.

people do get the level of the AFL and the difficulty coming back from injury yeah ? again and again supporters question players coming back from a long injury lay off expecting them to play at their peak.

rubbish, we had so many shots straight in front it was laughable. some of them looked unmissable. We gifted the saints the game today. most of their goals came without a physical contest as they spread us and kicked well to position. infuriating.

Same here. Viney had not gone through full contact training so we have to see how he pulls up from that first. It's not ticked off yet.

of course they are. they were given Lockett, then had Buddy.

the lack of press on this cheating is astonishing.

disagree. he had an open goal against the lions, he should have a shot and did but missed it (badly) . against the swans he had a millisecond to get the ball to foot and have a shot. he missed, that happens a lot in matches.

im a fan of his kicking. maybe we push him forward at Casey and see how he goes now his confidence is up. more likely to get a game at least. also handy as a sub.

it appear the rule is if you cheat the cap you get heavily sanctioned, but if you 'forget' to lodge some payments, then you get a modest fine. and Caro sits there and pretends thats actually the case. what a joke.

I made this comment a weeks ago. We 'potentially' have the best midfield and backline going forward. it looked like that on paper. today watching live against a tough opposition it was everything I thought it could be. I loved everyhing about today bu the 'final kick'. We are are back.

A coaches knightmare (dream) where we cant fit 4 v good talls into 3. if only that problem existed up forward !!

look. Im a fan and glad you pointed him out. Ha Ha

this. watching him live today, he's in great form, probs our best tall back when the ball hits the ground, and marking beautifully. Great call by Goodwin to rest Tmac. I think this is a crucial period in Turners development where he is playing elite footy. you don't want to mess with that. They will bring Tmac back no doubt but they may have to move him forward. turner is playing irresistible footy.

no Melksham is up the top of that list. his asset is our biggest weakness.

this reminds when most of when demonland were giving it to chandler early this year after a couple of poor performances. not taking into account any injury concerns, game plan etc. they have shut up now.

Agreed. I think we are in a critical moment for Turner. Watching the replay he was sensational down back spoiling in the air and agility on the ground, showing genuine speed to burn smaller opponents. A few more games like that and he will have gone to another level. what a conundrum with Lever coming back.

glad this is getting airtime, their diving for downfield frees and ducking is atrocious. dont know why umpires continue to pay fake frees.

Grundy was bordering on illegal tactics last time grabbing him and running straight into him bith the ball in the air.

I will need to watch it again but he was thumping the ball forward again and again, which we needed when they were gaining ascendency. I thought he was pivotal and dominant, whereas AJ seemed to be 'halving the contest'. Gawn did get 15 contested possessions, the most from both sides. phenomenal from your ruckman. one thing that isnt mentioned too much about gawn is he is an excellent driver in heavy traffic better than most midfielders once the contest spreads. He almost always picks the right option and executes when the fleas around him fly around in different directions.

agreed. at 3/4 time i though thats the best side we've played this year by the flemington straight. i thought we were playing well but they just turned on the jets when needed like they did in the grand final. I did sense though, that some lions players thought it was 'in the bag' not just celebrating but so relaxed it was like 'show time'. So glad we continued the pressure and gave it back to them. interesting they were so clean all day but once we got in front good players started fumbling under pressure.

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what rough patch ?

will have to watch it again but he maintained pressure on them with his pace and i cant remember any 'run in' goals out the back. his last 3 games were over 20 possessions so looks like an aberration. and hes learning a new position.