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I also feel they get the especially dubious frees/50s early in the game so it's not so glaringly obvious in the dying minutes.

Thought similar today. We're reactive rather than proactive.

I saw him drop his knees onto his legs after a mark. Wouldn't have been surprised if Melk jumped up and had a go but didn't. 29-20, somethin' like that.

Totally agree for the reasons you state. Also their elite disposal. Been watching those 2 carve us up for years and they've been the difference more than once. Sidebottom particularly.

Thought good coaching long term myself when I heard he was on Sidebottom. Would've learnt some things from one of the best today.

nemo curis

Agree .... I was watching with my daughter. Declared "You gotta go." He went for the open side, and Gawned it. The game was gone by then anyway for all the reasons mentioned in this thread already. Was going to be a Hail Mary play whatever happened.

If you couldn't understand then it's your intelligence in question.

They know they can't deliver with precision. So they bomb. Get it in there and hope someone else can finish. That's the game plan. Problem is they cannot even bomb to the forwards advantage.

I found myself far more invested in this one as well. Haven't screamed out the "F bomb" so often since I dunno ..... Last Kings Birthday maybe. My god I hate Collingwood. They're my GF. Essendons the Prelim. And we've lost 'em both.

Thing that bugs me it's often our "best" players doin' the brain fades. They should be the ones we rely on to keep their heads and deliver the ball.

Let us blow off steam for abit 😂

Yeah, fair call. I woulda pulled Howes and hoped JVR pulled something out his backside.

Not sure if he's our version yet but yeah, that surprised me. But who else? Kolt was goin' ok.

Not enough.

Ho hum .... Had our opportunities but blew it late with poor disposal of course. Happy we made a game of it though.

Now don't let them #$%^&*& reply.

Need some Kozzie Petracca magic.

Hmmnnn ..... Frustrating.

What a load of sheet. This is forken BS

Righto. Don't let them reply.

I don't get it. He was moving away from the mark

If he was clean he'd be far more magic.

"And he wastes it."

That'll be the difference. We fumble round and collingwood make you pay.