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Yeah 100%, our clearances seemed to be: handball, handball, handball, we get tackled, they run away with it.

10% less disposal efficiency turning over the ball 10 more times, with eagles intercepting 10 more times than us leading to 21 more inside fifties for Eagles which produced: 10 goals from turnovers for them. 1 goal from turnover for us. We won a lot of stats: We won hit outs, stoppage clearance and clearances and we got 6 more free kicks. We were also more efficient going forward but not by a lot. Obvs with a lot less entries. I’m not a stats guy but this tells a story. They won by converting turnovers into goals.

Top 4 just got waaaayyyy harder.

Well this loss is definitely going to come back to bite us with a top 4 finish.

Well. Classic Melbourne game incoming. Have to grind out a win.

Let’s see how prickly Ross Lion gets with some negative media spotlight.

Geeeeezuz, 50 meter goal from 7-8 steps sideways from goal

Does anyone else remember an interview with Cyril Rioli where he was asked if he was the best player from his community and he responded by laughing and basically saying there were heaps of better players than him? I *think* he even said his cousin was way better than him? So extrapolating outwards, this would suggest that there are a lot of people from indigenous communities that don’t end up playing professionally. If we’re worried about a shallowing of the pool of players, here’s an option: If one of those reasons is having to move 1000’s of km away or not having infrastructure set up to pipeline them to an AFL club as to why some of these guys don’t end up playing professionally, wouldn’t a NT club at least give access/incentive to these remote communities? (Edit: Rioli didn’t seem like he was just being humble when he said what he said)

Big time, went from being the most damaging player in the comp to just being an ‘ok’ player. You’d be paying for the Dusty Martin brand too over what he is now in reality. The biggest argument for taking him at his name worth, is that he historically performs in finals to a freakish degree.

Has he been a top 50 player the last 3 years? Genuinely asking.

Perfect timing for Richmond to bottom out now and get 2-3 years of early draft picks before Tassie come in. In terms of list ages as of this year… Pies are the oldest. Geelong comes in second oldest. Dees are third oldest. Brisbane and Richmond equal fourth.

Yeah but I want my super footy 24/7

Our best is unbeatable, we just aren’t in that zone for long periods of time. That’s the most grit and grunt from Tracc I reckon I’ve seen from him and he should really try and channel that headspace every week. We play our best when we play with ferocity but we don’t seem to click into that mode very often.

We don’t have an Eddie Maguire to yell all over the media about it like would happen if this was Collingwood so I’d support that for sure. That level of umpiring can’t just be let go.

That the weirdest game of football I’ve ever seen. Felt like we were dominated for 80% of the game and we almost won?

What the [censored]!! C’mon boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh 100%, but both those umpire calls are unacceptable. They aren’t 50/50 calls.

So we’ve got Steven mays touched not called. And that obvious not free cost us a direct goal. we’d be 9 points down now. cool.

Oh my god

Our field kicking tonight has been shocking. Feels like a big drop off. All throughout the game, kicks to disadvantage regularly.

Ok we’re having a crack now, just gotta kick em

Imagine that choice. Things as they are now. or Lockdowns again but we just belt every team and win the flag. I could do another 3 years of lockdown.

[censored] let’s goooooo

Jeez we’re just not handling it well anywhere on the ground. I’m kinda stunned our backline hasn’t held up at all essentially.

It’s like Voss can read Goodwins mind? They have an answer to everything we’re doing.