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Omg. I'm embarrassed for this kid. At least bring Weeds in for forward pressure.

Stupid call to bring White in against a team like this. We have so little forward pressure and are playing far too defensively.

Stupid advantage to take there.

Any news on Viney or should I just slit my wrists now?

Viney hurt his hamstring in the warm up.

Lol

I feel like we haven't even left second gear yet. We're competing, but not really. Sydney dominated but are only 3 goals up. We are in this. You lot are crazy negative.

We can beat this mob. We are in this.

We haven't even put the key in the ignition. There's bad football, there's not trying, and then there's pacing. We are pacing ourselves. We are confident in our defense and we should be. Every shot they had was on an angle except for that last one. Once we kick into second gear as we did in the second half of that quarter, we kick goals. They might shoot ahead but we'll come back. We are well drilled and smart. That was a great contest and we deserve to be in front imo.

40k max. Is Hunt playing?

Guys like Hunt, ANB, Harmes would have struggled at the club between 2008 and 2013. Coaching personalle and development can't be understated. It's so much more than drafting talent. They were all very raw, hence the deep draft position.

Beginning of the end, that game. There was something "off" from round 1. We were hot favourites and should have smashed them. It was an ugly game to watch if I remember correctly.

They're not really.

I hate when people say things about player salaries or that they're "just playing sport". Those sorts have absolutely no idea how hard it is to stay in shape. Of course it makes it easier when you're being paid to stay in shape but it's as big a mental drain as it is a physical one. Being completely dedicated to staying healthy and avoiding many of life's most delicious, pleasuring vices is a lot tougher than most people think. I envy these guys and the resources they have available but at the same time I would never be able to work as physically and mentally hard as they do, all with the glaring eye of a public just waiting for these young men to do or say the wrong thing. This is why I earn under 6 figures and they're earning in a month what many of us earn in 6 months.

Ah yes, the "Holier than thou, Do as I say, Not as I do" intellectual elitism of modern day insults.

IMO their 6 straight losses has shocked them into playing half-decent football. They still have winners across the ground that get them over the line but the thing is the game and league has passed them by. That's not to say they are finished and can still very well make finals. But they are on edge atm. Would love to finish off their season tonight. Just wish we were meeting them in better circumstances with a 7-day break and fewer injuries. Such is life. Go Dees.

Rubbish. Brimming with talent. It's not 2013 anymore.

Plenty of raw talent there. It's not 2013 anymore.

Tyson is a star. Some of you have unrealistically high expectations for this group.

McGovern

Playing the MCG where we have struggled this year maybe Garlett out is a blessing in disguise. Opens the door for Weeds maybe. I like our structure going forward, as it showed against the Eagles we didn't let them flood until the last minutes when it was a given for them to. Believe we can beat them in the middle and our defense has been very solid lately. If we can force Buddy to push up it would be even better. Salem is a huge out though because we lose our loose defender. Not sure who you replace with him because few in the VFL are as level headed and reliable with the ball. We lose a lot of skill with him out. Bigger loss than Garlett imo. Jones and Garlett are both big outs but easily covered because we have players to come directly in at those positions.

JKH and Wagner in? How's Kennedy tracking in VFL?

What was the Melbourne contingency like? Sound louder compared to other interstate games. There was a decent roar when we kicked the winning goal and during the song you could faintly hear the crowd singing it in the back on the broadcast.

Can't understate the quality of the coaching team. No ruck or KPF and we have the best midfield in the league and one of the best forward lines. This shows fantastic adaptability and depth. We definitely have the ability to win more so bevause we have some very smart and cool under pressure heads in the coaching box. I would just love to beat and knock Geelong out of the finals. IMO they are the true gatekeepers. Put GWS on the MCG in front of 80k. I'd love to come up against them in the first week. Imo beyond GWS, there's no clear standout. Even GWS hasn't broken out of their shell yet. Dare I say neither have we. We are still learning. Oliver, Petracca, Hogan and others haven't even played 50 games.

It'll be 60k+. You'll get a lot of random AFL members rocking up imo.