Macca
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With 7 experienced players out it's hard to see a game-style that can win us the game. But you never know This is the perfect game to experiment in terms of trying players in different positions Windsor back to a wing (HFF ➡️ Wing for the centre ball ups) XL as a loose man in defence (Wing ➡️ HBF for the centre ball ups JVR to the backline has merit (if T-Mac is out) Kentfield (or Jeffo) up forward Moose as a 2nd ruck Langford more midfield minutes Lindsay on the other wing Langdon maybe back
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Butters got off lightly ... incredibly so Because he was found guilty he should have copped a few weeks (at least) It's about time umpires were treated with a lot more respect Fact is they are trying to umpire an unumpirable sport and at best they might get 7 out of 10 decisions right So accept the umpires decision and get on with it Stop calling them cheats and stop talking as if they are on the take .... all that is a nonsense I could go through 20 different types of adjudications and find grey area in each of those rulings That's how difficult it is. An impossible task Nothing has changed since the 19th century. The issue is the sport, not the umpires
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@hardtack Converting the book to a movie would be quite the task. I feel like they'd have to leave a fair portion of the book to the wayside I won't go into detail but if you do get a copy to read, you'll probably see what I mean Many of the reviews of the film describe it as a Dark Comedy but also as Epic Sci-fi, which I'm thinking will suit your taste! Anyway, how are holding up with your treatment?
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As a collective (simplified) Our senior players well down on their best Their senior players had a good day Our youngsters had an off day Their youngsters had a good day Now, if we put up that sort of performance against a good team, heaven knows what the margin might have been Against Essendon, it's enough to give them a chance at victory and they duly took it Sure, we can move on, but there's a lot we can learn from the loss It's starts with turning up, ready to play (against any opposition) An eye-opener for King, but it's probably good that he's seen things early
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Butters coach would be the most annoyed There's a game to be won and Butters is tempting fate arguing with an upmire over a decision What a fool
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Andy Weir's 'Project Hail Mary' is fabulous and could well go down as an all time classic (certainly in the sci-fi genre) A recently released movie, based on the book, has already grossed half a billion dollars! (Stars Ryan Gosling) For reviews, description and further info ... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54493401-project-hail-mary?from_search=true
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Enough with the congregate round! Rory won the Masters again! Is he the most universally liked sportsperson going around? Great to watch with his attacking style
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We had a bad day at the office yesterday. But we've also seen the other side of the ledger against the Saints, Blues & Suns Nonetheless, yesterday was very disappointing With the Demons it's maybe 'expect the unexpected' The Senior players have to bring it because if they don't, we can't expect the young and/or the inexperienced players to win us games. It's too big of an ask Our inexperienced players are learning how to play, at AFL level. Any player can be critiqued, but who's leading the way? We need Bowey, Rivers & Viney back, asap
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What about all the unforced errors (turnovers) 138 so far Edit (4 minutes later) 155 (turnovers)
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The young players are not the issue.* All of them need a few pre-seasons & 60-80 games under their belts but more importantly, they need the senior players to lead the way Which was sadly lacking yesterday (senior players output) I counted up to at least 10 experienced players who were well below their best The danger pre-game was complacency and whether King could read what might get delivered Let's face it, we starting having these no-show-up games a few years ago with arguably, a much better team But even the best teams have off days (Bulldogs yesterday as well) Steep learning curve ahead with lots of ups & downs. We just need to stay ahead in the win column *Even the great Chris Judd could only average 18 possessions per game in his first 68 matches (3 years)
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What an opportunity hey? 4 & 1 staring us in the face ... a win and we might be a contender (maybe) A loss and it's another re-start Seize the day!
