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Port fumbling along. Making pies look good.

Doesn't look good. Fingers crossed.

Harry sharp through traffic. Goal. Nice.

Dee's really dominating now. 105 - 70

Johnson very impressive. Winning almost every contest he's in.

Langford kicking. Wow. Silver service inside 50.

Does anyone know where in Vic?

even if the Tribunal finds he was contesting the ball “it was not reasonable to elect to bump at any stage”. This doesn't make sence. You can't ever elect to protect your space under any circumstances, while contesting the ball? Rubbish.

He certainly looks to be a tallent. I'm fascinated to see who we take. We already have a pretty healthy list. It's also great to be able to have confidence in out draft and development departments. They've done a steller job the last few years.

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I agree with most of the positive comments but the forward line dynamic is still completely off imo. There is no leading forward coming out from the square on any occasion. Waiting in the pockets or coming up the ground and then the ball is either kicked over there heads as they are all running back or the kicker waits Untill they are all back and bombs it. The exception was a nice tmac lead out in the first qtr. I just don't get it. We've got multiple forwards that can lead and mark but are clearly being instructed not to do it.

Dominating play but hitting up leading forwards is still very poor.

Brutal day for a praccy. 33 degrees for your first hit out of the year. Who's our drinks sponsor? Will get their worth today.

It's worth considering. Teams that time their run just right to peak at finals, win finals. Is our training intensity now, or 'going too hard early' going to show at the back end of the season? Or is our intensity more of a mental hunger rather than physical?

A very welcome observation. We play best when we do this.