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19-03-2023, 01:38 AM
#406
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
Originally Posted by
Boots
These two in particular sound like bad excuses. When you make shallow entries and let them over the back of you, you're not defending the whole ground.
Yes. Agree. We played way too high at times and just left too much space behind. But I also understand what Bevo is saying too, there were some horrific skill errors that are basically impossible to defend. Some of the Caleb kicks. Some school boy dropped marks. Keath handballs. Some things you just don't expect AFL standard players to do.
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19-03-2023, 01:38 AM
#407
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
Originally Posted by
Boots
These two in particular sound like bad excuses. When you make shallow entries and let them over the back of you, you're not defending the whole ground.
I think they're reasons and not excuses. We did put the ball shallow. We did turn the ball over through dropped marks and skill errors.
The players are in control of their skills and they let us down. The players are also in control over whether they hold width and depth, but when the skill errors creep in we fall into the width and depth trap.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
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19-03-2023, 02:04 AM
#408
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
Our supporters are disappointing also.... 48k Rd1 nice weather at the G seriously? You could barely hear us after we kicked a goal tonight.
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19-03-2023, 02:45 AM
#409
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
Originally Posted by
kruder
Our supporters are disappointing also.... 48k Rd1 nice weather at the G seriously? You could barely hear us after we kicked a goal tonight.
And folks in cheer squad seats leaving early. If they are cheer squad members code of conduct says you should stay until end of game.
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19-03-2023, 03:23 AM
#410
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
Pickett was an inch or two away from potentially crippling Baz. What an absolute stooge.
And yes I know, I would love him if he played for us.
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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19-03-2023, 03:35 AM
#411
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
How good is being in a different Timezone, waking up to find out we’ve been belted.
I don’t think nearly enough has changed from last year to see anything different.
We’re going to beat up sone teams, we’re going to get beaten comfortably, we’re clearly middle of the road. We are just not differentiating ourselves in any way.
On paper we’ve got a great team, but it’s just not working.
The grand final of 21’ haunts us. we are mentally weak, I’m all for some serious on-field changes to the team to bring in those that are relentless in application. Toby, west etc just need to be in the side.
I’m sick of the Bevo nice guy caring about the individuality of the players. I wonder what a 2008 Rodney eade would do with this team.
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19-03-2023, 04:04 AM
#412
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
My observations:
1) they walked the ball too easily out of out forward line. Have to question the role JJ and Hannan played here as the pressure level was pretty low;
2) we bombed the ball in hope into a tall and crowded forward line allowing Lever etc to have a veritable feast;
3) we weren't desperate enough for long enough.
Whose fault? I think we got the selections wrong with Hannan and JJ in particular. I also think we played Scott in the wrong spot. I think we got our tactics wrong too.
A week is a long time in football, but if we don't come out firing and full of intensity next week then I will call the season done and Bevo in deep trouble.
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19-03-2023, 08:04 AM
#413
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Maybe he gets cited for this too
I'm betting he gets off, almost anybody else gets two weeks.
The truth will set you free,
but first it will piss you off. ... Gloria Steinem.
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19-03-2023, 08:18 AM
#414
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
Man as dirty as Kozzie is, I wish we had a few players who had his desire and hunger for the contest. He's exactly what we are missing up forward.
The curse is dead.
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19-03-2023, 09:10 AM
#415
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
It should be 4 weeks minimum the AFL have a group action against them over concussion and if they go light on for this it doesn't send a good message that they are doing what they can to protect players.
On the game would it have been worthwhile to put Baker on the defensive side of the middle as he wasn't doing much on the wing.
He has a bit of speed and is supposed to be a good tackler even if it was just to get the game back on our terms.
I thought Macrae was ordinary got his 30 odd disposals but from what I saw a lot of it was long bombs and all of Keath, JUH, Lobb, JJ, Hannan, Darcy, McLean and Jones (Not his fault as he got injured) had less than 10 disposals.
Also I would think about dropping Daniel because his game last night was poor by his standards may be he gets a reprieve on history but he needs to pick his game up.
Don't piss off old people
The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...
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19-03-2023, 09:28 AM
#416
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
Originally Posted by
Dry Rot
DR did you just quote...yourself?
If so, surely that's a $2 fine.
What should I tell her? She's going to ask.
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19-03-2023, 09:52 AM
#417
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
Got an exclusive shot of the walls of our change room last night.
(seen on my morning bike ride)
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19-03-2023, 10:11 AM
#418
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
Got an exclusive shot of the walls of our change room last night.
(seen on my morning bike ride)
Might have been a dogs mid pondering transition running who wrote that...seem to be heaps of spare pickets to cover but we covered 1 with 3 and left others by themselves...and one of them (represented by 'IS') has gone missing and decided not to get on anyone at all.
What should I tell her? She's going to ask.
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19-03-2023, 10:17 AM
#419
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
Originally Posted by
josie
And folks in cheer squad seats leaving early. If they are cheer squad members code of conduct says you should stay until end of game.
Can you blame them?
What should I tell her? She's going to ask.
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19-03-2023, 10:23 AM
#420
Re: WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG
Originally Posted by
angelopetraglia
Yes. Agree. We played way too high at times and just left too much space behind. But I also understand what Bevo is saying too, there were some horrific skill errors that are basically impossible to defend. Some of the Caleb kicks. Some school boy dropped marks. Keath handballs. Some things you just don't expect AFL standard players to do.
At 3/4 time set shots were something like 2 goals 7 for us, 5 goals 2 for them.
We played terribly but still should have been in front.
Add some easy turnovers and we basically handed them the game
Western Bulldogs: 2016 Premiers
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