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North trying to make the only impact on the eight they can - through inflicting injuries.

That's a lot of emojis.

As we all thought - it's ribs. Damn.

You guys want to win 32 on the trot and have a perfect year? Smashing North is small beans compared to that so let's keep an eye on the big picture hey?

Still the most handsome winger in footy. I'll let you know when I know more than that, but he's hard to track down.

Amazing work from Oliver there in the defensive 50 stoppage to win the ball on hands and knees and have the smarts to handball BACKWARDS towards the goals where Lever and Brayshaw were waiting for him in space. Great growth and team play from him to use his strengths (ballwinning in the contest + handball) in a way that helps our defensive setup. Love it.

He has never lost? He is an elite intercept mark and defensive organiser? Oh - Jake MEKLSHAM? Yeah, me either.

Petracca is starting to annoy me. He thinks he can do it all, and he clearly cannot. He's a really good (EDIT best in the comp) in tight player with burst speed but isn't a great finisher especially when he has to think about it. Play to your strengths mate.

Brayshaw is having a day he will not want to remember. Not all his fault, but man nothing is going right for him so far today. Where's the dangerous tackle ump?

That Fritsch goal was something out of the 2013 Melbourne vintage.

McDonald in the short sleeves now - thank f for that. I think we'll be ok now.

If the dees boys don't believe Goodwin's "respect the opposition" mantra, they need to start. More respect for the opposition and we wouldn't have left 14 premiership points on the table last year and possibly 4 today.

lol let's just get the win and get out of here. We're not in trouble just cause the most handsome winger in the comp is out. Let's go Bedford!

North making us look a little slow running and carrying through the middle.

As much as we talk about poor forward connection, that was perfect forward connection between Brown and Rivers. Brown led back to the square gesturing to Rivers where he wanted it (20 out on the far pocket, a hard kick but Rivers can get there). He then led to where he wanted it, and Rivers put it there. Brown grabbed the mark as it was put to his advantage. Too bad about the kick for goal from Brown, but that was forward 50 gold.

How did you gain access to Goody's whiteboard notes?

Totally. North couldn't play much better than this, and we're still impenetrable.

Everything Dunstan touches is turning sour. Very much a downgrade on Viney.

Waaahh!!! Why aren't we smashing teams? Pathetic you lot.

Excellent umpiring decision to pay a free and a 50 for the push and then slow pass back. Rivers is becoming a goalkicking defender wtf?

Mids might want to pull their fingers out here. Every game we've lost in the last year is because our midfield didn't turn up.

EDIT: Wrong thread

What is May doing on Goldstein? Giving away so much height!

Very split on that Langdon tackle. I reckon it's fair...

Eleni very happy to pay a free against Langdon for a push that makes no difference a few weeks ago, but not happy to pay a 50 for the ball not being thrown back on the full to Jackson just now. You want to be a stickler, then be a stickler.