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To give credit where credit is due - the Brisbane mids were in good positions to get possession off our rucks even when we won the tap outs. We were also horribly fumbly and Brisbane were just cleaner. I think Oliver has to be able to find a way to shake a tag or Goodwin has to protect him or make him take the tagger to parts of the ground the opposition doesn’t want him to go. I would be shocked if Oliver doesn’t get tagged like how Berry does a lot from now on. It’s worked twice on him, two games in a row from Brisbane. There were other parts of the ground where we played horribly, but Brisbane beat us fair and square in the middle. Purely outplayed and out coached in there. We couldn’t get momentum until those last 12 minutes of play when we had nothing to lose and Brisbane had everything to lose. Which is Collingwoods entire 4th quarter game plan, they just put the foot to the floor, go on an all out attack and overwhelm the opposition because they play like they have nothing to lose. If you win you win, if you don’t you don’t. Nothing left on the ground.

Besides getting mauled in the middle until the last 5 minutes, the other thing that happened all night was Brisbane players, playing in front. Didn’t matter if it was our backline or forward line, they seemed to always play in front. There were other things that were poor but when it comes down to it, you aren’t going to win many games of footy when you get slaughtered in the middle like that.

Anybody else noticed that he’s breathing heavily??? Sounds like he has a bad bout of asthma or something, not joking

Any chance every other team in the comp doesn’t tag Oliver for the rest of the year? Genuinely asking as I can’t remember, has Oliver beaten a tagger in a game before?

Maxy has flicked the lights off. He’s had enough.

24 degrees at night in Brisbane would make the ball pretty slippery. I think Brisbane are just used to it and we’re not (compounded by the fact that we are objectively not playing well).

C’mon Dees… we can do this!!!!

C’mon Dees, go back to back.

Given the smashing in clearances we’re doing alright scoreboard wise. Start winning the clearances and find a way to lock it in our F50 and we win.

Is that why Brisbane were able to get away with 3 short kicks in a row inside their forward 50? Or 3 demons players standing side by side not attacking the Brisbane player with the ball in our D50? Thats an attitude thing, not a ‘Brisbane are playing so well our players can’t execute pressure’ thing.

Come on boys!!!! Gonna be a slog but just have to concentrate on winning the next contest.

Players thinking the game was won before the first bounce. Then getting shocked when we’re being dominated.

We’re mentally shaken. Dees minds aren’t on the game

This is a big call, but I reckon there’s a few boys out there that just thought this game was going to happen. Our effort looks 95% whilst Brisbane’s looks 100% and that’s the difference. Have to switch on and get hungry otherwise this could easily be a 10 goal loss.

Man our mids are so fumbly!!!! What is happening? We look like Brisbane did last wek

We look off. Playing behind the pace of the game. Their players look like they have an extra second compared to us. Where’s the pressure especially in the forward line? Looks like our boys are waiting for someone else to apply pressure

WHAT WAS THAT!!!!! Kicked it to 3 of them

Come on boys!!!! Mcvee is going to be a player! Looks so calm and like he has so much time

Good start TMAC!

Yeah same. The thought of both Geelong and Brisbane being 0-2 seems unlikely. And yet I think we’re going to win, haha. Cognitive Dissonance is a hellava thing.

Ohhhhh yup true. Henry and Kolodjashnij in at least and this is a different game.

No Stewart as well? Backline looks very penetrable without him

Big preseason coming up for the blues. Next March isn’t far away. Back to back to back.

What’s the farmland down at Casey like? Asking for a Cameron. I mean, friend.

One reason I hate Geelong is how commentators bang on and on and on about how ‘Hawkins is so good in these ruck situation up forward’, which is usually the precedent for an explanation of what he does even though EVERYONE that follows AFL even a little bit knows that and has heard it a billion times. WE GET IT HE’S GOOD IN THE RUCK UP FORWARD