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Probably counted 4-5 times, players in acres of space being ignored going into our F-50. Instead we kick it high and to the boundary line against a defence that has two of the best intercept markers and a ruckman that is 3 miles tall. We don’t take the best options going forward and miss opportunities that other teams take in a heartbeat. We literally make it harder on ourselves and I don’t understand why as this seems like an incredibly easy thing to fix. We burn so many leads or opportunities.

I’ve watched a few Collingwood games this year and I can tell you right now, they’re going to run over the top of us in the last.

Workspace cleared the crows for any workplace wrongdoing, does that mean the company that ran the camp can’t be sued?

For what it’s worth, I seem to remember a number of hawthorn players taking well below what they were worth in their prime. Sewell was being hunted by clubs and stayed for less money and Lake took about $150,000+ pay cut to join the hawks from the dogs. For us, it’s going to have to be our mid tier players that do a lake/Sewell and knock back better offers from other clubs. If Jackson wants more money over success, then good luck to him. It’s just how things go. Players have to be prepared to give up some pay if they want to keep the other good players around them.

Was at the game. Our system was absolutely perfect. I was looking for more pressure ‘effort’ but honestly it wasn’t even needed. Every player on the ground worked in unison in plugging the gaps, peeling off and getting into space. We completely shut them down and they couldn’t get into the game at all. Very glad I came over!

It shows a pattern of selfishness in our forwards. Reckon it’s pretty pertinent.

I am putting my hand up to eat my own words about forward connection. That’s not the issue. This is unforgivable. We’ve gone from the 3rd ranked pressure team to 18th. We have 4 weeks to fix this or we’re well and truly cooked. A bit of positivity (mixed in with immense frustration) we have been able to stay in the contest in all of our losses on the back of the worst pressure. That says to me that our system is incredible, we just aren’t applying the standard. We’re absolutely flag favourites if we can get this part of our game in check. Pressure is a mindset and willingness to execute EFFORT.

I guess it’s the style that won them 3 flags that is now biting them. Playing on or looking for another option in a game condition that just needs a score… gotta back yourself in. The cards are falling against them now.

That was an awesome game to watch. Both teams played like it was a final and the mistakes that were made were because of perceived pressure. This game has reinforced my confidence in our game plan come finals time. The first half of this year where we won was us absorbing a lot of pressure. As long as we are able to apply the same high pressure environments and attitude like we did last year, we’ll do it again. Freo, Sydney, Carlton and Brisbane are fallible. As long as you apply pressure, they will wilt. The only other team that worries me is Geelong. They’ve shown they can absorb a lot of pressure as well as getting rebound goals based on forcing mistakes. I feel like they have the right players in the right positions to do shutdown roles now also. They didn’t allow us an inch through their effort and we couldn’t play that game we wanted to play. Geelong will be in the granny if we don’t meet them beforehand.

This was prescient

Yeah I’ve noticed in a couple games that Bedford can go missing for long periods. So much so that when the ball will go near him, I’ll be like ‘oh, Bedford’s playing’. Happened in both the Port and Geelong game. Don’t know if it’s because he only runs one way, doesn’t have a very big aerobic capacity or like you said he’s playing a defensive role, but if he can take the next step of imposing himself on the game, he’ll grow into a gun player. His speed around the ground can be utilised for sure, just needs to figure out how to get in good spots when the game isn’t going his way.

A lot of our players were ball watching from what I saw. Felt like some players were waiting for others to attack the ball. Off night for us.

Hope he gets on going support to transition into a normal life.

I watch it when I’m feeling down, haha

It’s just as embarrassing as the NRL footy show. Dunno who watches it.

I find that show insufferable as it seems like a competition for who can interrupt who first followed by who can be faux-confrontational the most. Really awkward and manufactured feel.

We won this without the best ruckman this century. Get Maxy as fresh as can be for finals.

And to think, if we had kicked straighter, we’d be nearing 100 points.

Bedford is a gun. He’s gotta play more.

Bedford and Kozzie especially

Double falcon

We had a free man right there NB!!!!!!!!!

Second half goal. Incredible!

Poor choice of handball Dogga

We are incredibly lucky to be this close. Lions look like they have all the time in the world, we look like we are about to be tackled as soon as we get it