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our backline was good but we're also flooding behind the ball.

[censored] kick straight to this grub Robinson. Get [censored].

reportable.

lmao how does Mitch Robinson get a free kick out of that.

Hibberd, Salem, Lever, May have had huge quarters and basically saved us. Midfield unsighted.

umpires are a joke now.

their front and centre work is under 10s stuff and they are standing at front of contests and getting easy possesions. Three goals now from front and centre roving/handball receive.

killing us this quarter.

who'd have thought a behind-the-goals camera would offer a worse view than a normal camera angle. every shot unless dead straight looks to be missing.

agree, feel our margin for error is smaller than theirs because we don't capitalise on opponent mistakes as much.

Jones looks like a deep depth VFL player. Brisbane is very flash in the pan. Put a body on them and the link is broken. Extremely beatable.

we are playing better wet weather football atm. which is probably the first time I've said that in 30 years.

On paper, our 1994 team was far and away the best side since our last flag. That team, healthy, would absolutely pummel our current list. Problem was we could never get them all on the park at once, and when we got close to, we would smash teams. Not all the unlike this current crop. Ultimately our issue now is depth. Whenever it's put to the test, we struggle to score. I do think we have a very good list atm but it's a combination of structure, coaching and behaviours that still let us down. We're far from perfect but certainly not a 17th-18th team. But we could be. That's the big unknown with this squad.

He was *solid* in an exceptionally bad side. Nathan Jones was "very good" at the time by that team's standards.

Might be time for Clarkson to move on imo. He knows that a draft bonanza like he got with Franklin, Roughead, Rioli, to name a few, happens once in a blue moon and he's ultimately drafted the likes of Paton, Scully, Omeara etc to avoid bottoming out completely. Wingard has been a bust for them. He'd barely crack Port's top 22 now. They have made some strange signings the last few years. Clarkson just seems to be collecting a pay check these days.

I'm getting better.

Jackson has been very good.

lol Frost on queue with a kick to the opposition.

The slightest inkling of opponent pressure and Brayshaw becomes a huge liability. He and Oliver come from the same School For Lazy Kickers.

Oufff that would have been a great goal.

You wait and see Clarkson put Frost in the ruck in the second half.

The quintessential Petracca game now would be for him to go missing in the second half. This is arguably the best half of footy he's ever played. For him to truly turn the corner now he needs to bring it in the second half.

Scully with 5 throws today.

Bennell having a great game. Question: is it pronounced "Ben-nell" or "Bennle"? I always thought the former.

We are smashing them. That goal hurts because we should be further ahead.