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 Sheet kicking's, sheet footy.
 

8 minutes ago, layzie said:

Dunno if it just looks worse from the standing room but that quarter was rancid. Losing at the contest and inaccuracy and long bombing is back.

Tell ne please, why should I be more confident than last week if it's exactly the same? We look bereft of ideas going forward and it's blinkers central. 

Didn't look good on the box either.

 

 OMFG

31 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Not much in it 

What about now ?
He aint the sharpest.

Well ... Kozzies not playin next week.
 

1 minute ago, Jjrogan said:

Yessss!!! Growing up, I'd love to watch the wrestling and in Royal Rumbles every wrestler would come in at spaced intervals. Just when you thought it was quiet a new entrant emerged.  :) 

Keep the mob entertained.

7 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Viney, May, Sparrow, Kozzie wouldn't take a backwards step. I reckon Rivers would go alright too, hell if Melksham can stand without falling over suit him up, tell him to run amok for 10 minutes then sub him out. That way he still gets his premiership medal too 😉

 
Lever is very handy with the gloves.
Don't let the moustache fool you.

 

Just now, BoBo said:

OMG this is actually painful. 
 

Do you think it is a good or bad thing to wish injury on Jeremy Howe WCW?

 

Give it up.
It is painful.
No-one cares you got offended on someone elses behalf who'll never read this anyway.

3 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

They’re gonna go out of business pretty quickly with the amount of lawsuits and litigation coming their way from players. 

Meh.
The game's going to complete sheet anyway.

People forget the AFL is a business.
And if you run a business like the AFL how do you maximise profits and trigger bonuses?
You ensure your big clubs are playing at the best venues in the best time slots and winning.
And if a blind eye needs to be turned now and then to ensure this happens, so be it.
 

12 minutes ago, dice said:

The only journo worth listening to is one of the most experienced - Mark Duffield in WA. He says Maynard "plays like a human cannonball":

 

 

How does he think Viney plays?

2 hours ago, Superunknown said:

I want to believe, I do. But something seems amiss with us. 

The forward line?

2 minutes ago, Cheap Seats said:

True,

Our execution in the forward half is woeful, it's hard to be optimistic after that.

Even though i know it was tough conditions, Collingwood played well and defended excellently, no one stood up. Koz was our closest but great teams have those great players who stand up when needed, and we didn't have that last night.

Really disappointing.

And great players/teams kick straight when it counts.
We've got 3 forwards I'm reasonably confident they can kick a goal with a set shot.
Petty, JVR and Melksham.
Petty and Melk weren't there and JVR only gets it a couple times a game.

Ever-one else including Fritta I'd rather not look they're kicking is so flakey.

Maynard does love the tough guy act but I don't think he's a "dirty player."
Plays hard but fair.
Much like our own Jack Viney who we love so much.

Cox on the other hand is 100% a dirty player.
Probably the dirtiest in the league along with Toby Greene.
There was one reason he was selected and that was to drive his knees into Gawn as often as he could.

2 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

Deever, I thought Lever had some OK moments in the 1st half when everyone else was asleep, but Salem was... wow... grass watching. If he cannot play his role due to health issues, we can't play him because of what his best looks like. With Rivers, Bowey and Hibbo doing OK, I would consider Tomlinson for Salem if we play Carlton.

Salem played a great GF but my god he's overrated.

13 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

 I don't think we can wait to draft a monster forward, or wait for Jefferson who isn't big enough. We need an aerial beast who has forward craft, contested marking ability, and who can make the play. We also need an elite kick who can deliver inside F50. We also need a different perspective in our forward line. Apart from Fritsch, very few players lead. We kick to stationary targets (and this appears deliberate, an intentional set up)

Heard a stat from some podcast during the week and the average contested mark stat per game per team is 5 ... Total.
That's not just inside 50.
Argument was put out there that maybe too much stock was put into contested marking forwards.

And we know Goody is all about stats.
All he cares about is that our forwards don't get outmarked.


 

14 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

 It's almost as if yea we got the flag in 21. That will do.

 

Thankfully they did or I'd be in alot darker place right now.
Throwing the toys from the cot in all directions.
Probably good I've got a month off from work which means a month off from Collingwood supporters too.

It's always worse waking up the next morning and then realising that watching us spud it up in a final wasn't just a bad dream.

Luckily I have experience dealing with such disappointments.

Typical MFC choke.

4 minutes ago, Go Lordie said:

So wrong, VC. Pies were faster to the ball, created more pressure. They also were better at ground level, while we two-grabbed ball pick-ups and marks. And still we were in with a chance in Q4. When we had the chance to win, we fluffed it in front of goal in Q4. I don't think choking was the issue. Skills were.

I'll bet they kick 'em all day long at training.

If that was Viney in Maynards shoes and got suspended I'd be fuming.
 Brayshaw took too long to kick it, Maynard tried to spoil and then protected himself on the way down.
Split second stuff.
Play on.

6 minutes ago, BAMF said:

Choked in my opinion 

Making a habit of it.

 
That was sheethouse.
Continuous long bombs into a crowded forward line and sheet kicking.
I'm sure there'll be "learnings."
But it won't be from the coach.

Not looking good folks.
Gonna need some heroics from a few players here.
Well some who can kick straight anyway.

  Ahh yes, Carlton.