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    4 hours ago, Jibroni said:

    They should have moved to Gold Coast when they had the chance.

    James Brayshaw chose to stay and now their stuck in the mud, this situation is on them.

    Not sure it is as black and white as this. The North members voted to stay and James along with Angus' dad, Mark were on a board that had to implement the wishes of the members. They did this pretty well to be fair and reached finals in most years.

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    We won't pay him what the Weagles are paying him.

    At 31/32 and only averaging 10 games a year for the past four years the Weagles are right to hold off talks.

    I'd rather someone with less miles on the clock.

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    3 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    For sure. I was busy packing up our gear so didn’t see it happen. I only know it happened coz Fritta told his mum in disgust and she told me. But I’m sure someone (from the DA who may’ve seen it) would’ve made sure he got a ball, even if it wasn’t the same one. Pretty sad that we may have to have a couple of our members concentrating just on this activity after the match in case something similar happens again. It shouldn’t be needed. 

    Kinda glad Fritta's old man didn't hear it! One of the toughest bar stewards I've ever come across!

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    The Cats are an interesting team. They slingshot from defence and they are exceptionally well drilled in how they move the ball. They don't put as much emphasis on clearances as others. They don't do chaos

    Losing Dangerfield makes helps because he is the one guy that can set up a Cat chain.

    Disrupting their precise ball movement and having some weapons ourselves will be the key. 

     

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    24 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    There was a thread I read somewhere and some guy who was deaf commented on it.

    DM walked past Viney 'well done mate' then walked past Windsor in a tracksuit, then came up to Fritsch and said 'F** that bloke looks about 12'

    Fritsch says "What?"

    Dusty repeats it and walks off.

    Fritsch looked bewildered.

    Kind of funny in a way. Well played Dusty.

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    20 minutes ago, Binmans PA said:

    Yeah, I also note that Carlton have scored big from clearance, where we are the best(?) if not second best at defending stoppage, and scoring more from stoppage than the opposition (minus against Brisbane). It means play the way we've been playing (minus Brisbane) and the Blues will have difficulty beating us.

    As for Geelong next week, minus Danger, means historically they'd go for a super slingshot slanted game, even with Danger in the team. 

    It'll be interesting to see if we try and concede territory and play from our back half. With no Danger, our scores from stoppage and our ability to defend from stoppage will be greatly improved.

    Good assessment.

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    7 minutes ago, Ollie fan said:

    This is such a good game for us - an opportunity for the coaches to really study the weaknesses in these teams. Geelong clearly have a powerful forward line but their rucks and mids are getting thrashed. We need to exploit that. With Carlton, they are doing a great job of getting good attacking clearances from the middle. We need to make sure we have a defensive sweeper at centre bounces - perhaps they could give that role to Sparrow. But it is all on display for us to learn from.

    They play to their strengths. Move the ball better than any team. 

    Carlton win clearances and contested ball but it is chaos and must be so taxing physically. Cats sit off.

    If Melb. are to beat them our outside runners are going to have to have a day out.

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    As much as it is popular to bag Geelong, they are exceptionally well drilled. Carlton work so hard to win contested possessions but the Cats sit off and wait for the turnover. They move the ball with system which means you don't need contested beasts like Carlton, Melbourne and others have.

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    2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    We got owned by Brisvegas for 4 Quarters, but you call it an overreaction. 
    Did you actually watch tonight’s game?

    One of the beauties of AFL is how much form can fluctuate dramatically from week to week. I suspect it is the physical nature of the game but that probably doesn't explain everything. Brisbane thrashed us for three quarters last week... at the MCG. GWS, who look to be the most talented side in the comp, thrashed the Lions. Teams will lose games they are expected to win and win games they are expected to lose.

    It all sorts itself out in the last week of September.

     

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    8 minutes ago, IRW said:

    Just finished watching the other Anzac game between the Pies and my least favourite team.

    Undoubtedly a great game with a fitting result but all I can think is why is Max Gawn the only  MFC player who can take an overhead mark with one grab. [censored]!!

    Interesting observation. Essendon were particularly strong in the air. In 2021, with Jackson, Gawn, TMac, BBB  May and Lever that was our modis operandi too.

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    27 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    Duursma, Gresham, mackay, Goldy

    terrific recruiting by the bombers

    😂😂

    McKay has generally been excellent this season, Gresham useful  and Goldy decent. 

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    7 minutes ago, Go Lordie said:

    Embarrassing that half our goals came from a duo with less than 10 games between them.

    Think there was a concerted effort to target Disco knowing how sticky his hands are. That's not embarrassing but smart.

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    Would be a huge statement by the coach to drop Petty. I can't see it but sometimes you have to make a statement.

    Not sure young Woey has any tricks at AFL level. Willing tryer, can tackle and OK disposal but has no point of difference.

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    4 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    What happened to our forward pressure? It was a staple of our game in 2021 and seems miles away now. I get we are playing a different style but we still shouldn't be letting teams waltz it out with ease.

    Agree. Apart from one chase down tackle from Chandler in the last I can't remember the Tiger runners being put under too much pressure coming out if their back 50.

    Overpowering them was always going to happen. We just had too much class all over the ground. That said the disposal in the first half was a bit shocking.

    Max, Lever, Turner, Rivers and May were great.

    Viney looked like he was going through the motions. Petty and Chandler very disappointing. TMac's kicking was back to 2014 levels!