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I think they got tunnel vision on that pick 9 trade. Gave Bombers way too many picks. Will probably come back to haunt us when/if trying to split pick 9. Pick 9 is great but shocking negotiating on our end.

Correct. Yet if you have massive racism issues like Pies or Hawks, no culture issues to speak of. Mainstream footy media is [censored] weak.

At some point the AFL will send out the memo to the media outlets to STFU about all this stuff as it is detracting from finals.

Despite my rant with a few aspects there were genuinely some good things to take out of the game.

That may have been the intimation from Goodwin but surely he should have anticipated that and encouraged the group to keep going. Positive mistakes are better than defensive/negative mistakes as long as you continue to pressure the opposition. Given our defensive game style in general it's hard not to be sceptical.

Flicking the switch from attacking to safe mode plays with players' heada at tines. I'm not surprised we saw some dumb mistakes in the final quarter. Instinct becomes at odds with instruction and you end up defaulting to dumb [censored]. Listening to Goodwin in the after game pressers over the years. Dour, uninspiring summations and never takes ownership. I reckon he has mastered the art of sublinally blaming the players without actually coming out and blaming them. We always need to "work harder". Tonight he said we played too safe in the final quarter. Doesn't elaborate on why though. Leaves us to assume it was player error even though he likely directed that [censored]. Bit of a sly communicator at tines.

Petty 4.13 for the year now. After kicking 12.1 last year, wtf has happened? Technique gone? Mental? Both? Killed us tonight. As a team, 4 behinds in last two final quarters. What message are they getting at 3/4 time?

The AFL is a [censored] weak organisation.

Garbage final quarter. Potentially our last win for the year. Slow, unfit, average skills, no discernable method or team rules, no midfield depth. What a shambles. Goodwin probably happy with himself after that win. Sure, umps had a few howlers but not scoring at all in a final quarter is pathetic.

OK, so Goodwin presser. I'm not going to dissect it but one thing that irks me. He pointed out that Pies are a high pressure team and that we need to execute better under pressure. Fine. Howabout as part of that we APPLY pressure of our own. Pies played an easy, third gear style of game today and won by 8 goals Because we let them.

Our guys don't do physical pressure that well full stop. We don't body spoil. We don't run hard enough straight line at opponents. We corale too much. We don't know the sneaky art of hurting opponents. Ala Moore knee into Petracca. We play happy happy joy joy footy under Goodwin. No wonder Maysy gets so [censored] off.

47 inside 50s 6 goals We were actually 4 from 40 before the last 2 junk goals. I guess there's a bit more to footy than just contested ball and territory hey Simon.

The scary thing is Pies are only in third gear.

Yep, that's the other ramification. We're unwatchable. Even when we win it is a hard slog but it could get seriously embarrassing.

It's a big problem for the rest of the year too. No Petracca is going to show up our serious lack of midfield depth and this diabolical gameplan. Godwin is going to get exposed big tine here.