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Right now 8min left, keep going Dees!

Cheers Frost! Great finish from Langdon!

Nibbler’s had a quiet game but that was our best forward entry.

Big 5min now, we can put the game to bed or keep them in it. Good mark and goal from Brown.

Big captains goal!

Our misses on goal will cost us a win, could be today.

What was that handball from Oliver?

Our midfield needs to step up in the centre.

His set shot kicking is usually pretty good, that was a soda that should be kicking every time.

Pet hate of mine is umpires calling a free kick when their own team takes a mark, sure there should be an element of “advantage”. Ends up slowing the game down and allows the other team time to set up.

Spargo’s having a mare. Spoiled TMac then.

Jeez that’s a big goal, Hibberd saves a goal at one end then we get it the other end. Huge.

**** sake!!!! Kick straight Dees!

What the hell was Salem going for then?

Big finish from TMac there.

3 things that will win us the game: - tidy up our kicking - up our tackling tempo in the forward 50 - take our chances on goal The old premiership quarter here, let’s get early goals on the board and start to get the game on our terms.

Our forward pressure which has been a trait of ours this year is almost non-existent.

What has happened to Petracca’s kicking? He was sobbing them consistently last year, that was an absolute shank and not for the first time.

Frost being a thug and the umpires letting him do it.

Our kicking efficiency has to be really low today, missing some very easy kicks.

Hawks are out working us.

Really disappointed in Petty so far, rated him but so far has looked way out of his depth.

Except for the first 4 weeks of the season where he has...

I’ve just flicked on, this is exactly what I was expecting. Hawks have turned this into an ugly scrap, their balls inside 50 have been the chaos ball, not to anyone but not falling to our marking defenders. Then they’re putting good forward pressure on and we’re making silly mistakes. What’s standing out for me is that 3 of their goals just shouldn’t have happened. We had out balls that we coughed up or we fumbled at the critical moment. They’ve made the most of our backline looking a bit unsure. Meanwhile at the other end we haven’t made the most of good opportunities through poor entries. Melksham was completely unsighted that quarter, he really needs to step up.

I guess I see it as if the reserves players are going to be paid as full time professionals we can’t continue with the second tier being a nothing league with zero interest. I think there needs to be a level of interest and exposure to it that gives it respect in its own right. Perhaps the prize money for winning the reserves is worth say 400k or a salary cap concession. I’d agree that maybe it doesn’t need to be self sufficient but I think it should be sustainable where it doesn’t become a money pit.