Three Things I've Learned - Round 7 Edition

[Remi Moses]

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3. Fletcher Roberts looks like he'll get there
( we've gone from having no key backs to having a plethora )
2. We need a decent strong ruck who can get around the ground .
1. Tory Dickson getting of the leash with the attention on Jake and Tom B

Footnote- great to see the best soccer team in the country win the league

[The Doctor]

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Footnote- great to see the best soccer team in the country win the league

Glenorchy Knights?

[Remi Moses]

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Glenorchy Knights?

Definitely not the Melbourne Knights

[ratsmac]

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What did you think contributed more to our loss.......the ruck dominance of Freo or our delivery into Johnston......er, sorry....I mean our forward line?

Yeah that was definitely an area where we failed today. We just have to lower our eyes a bit more heading into our forward line. Freo did this a few times today especially the last one to Walters which iced the game. We panicked in the last where they didn't. Youth V experience.

[LostDoggy]

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1. Freo are the land of the giants, we need to get much bigger and stronger
2. Still have a lot of work to do with our decision making, too many kicks to 2 on 1s, hospital handballs
3. Bailey Dale is going to be great to watch for a long time

[Greystache]

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1. When we can allow Dickson the freedom to spend more time so in the forward line we are far more dangerous. Or forward line is just about the perfect mix, probably just lacks another key forward.

2. We can fight back when things don't start or way. This group has done metal (excluding last week's second half.

3. We are improving extremely quickly. The rise may not be far off.

[Maddog37]

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1. Koby Stevens has a higher ceiling than I anticipated and is hard as a cats head.

2. We learn very quickly as a team and implement changes from week to week now.

3. Our back six is going to look ok without Morris and Murph.

[whythelongface]

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1. Wood and Dickson were magnificent yesterday and have really cemented their spots in the team this year. Kudos to these guys.

2. Our team are thereabouts and will be serious contenders. It is hard to believe how hard they played for such a young group especially against a much more experienced team who have at least a couple of years extra body development and AFL fitness behind them.

3. I thought we were dead for all money when it was 30-0 midway through the first. That was an enormous step to come back from that position against one of the favourites for the flag. It was disappointing losing, however I take great heart from the way the team was able to tough it out and get back into the game. That was one helluva performance. They talk about honorable losses well this was as honorable as they come.

[Mofra]

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1. We are mentally tougher than I remember for a long time. A big lead against the top team and we kept fighting.

2. If anyone said last year we'd be 4 and 2 before round 7 and we'll push the top undefeated team all the way despite losing our top 3 in the B&F nobody would have believed them.

3. I really worry about life post-Murphy. Twinkle-toes still has it but none of our developing defenders play the same way.

[Sedat]

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3. I really worry about life post-Murphy. Twinkle-toes still has it but none of our developing defenders play the same way.

Call be a cock-eyed optimist, but on Friday night I saw Brent Harvey at 37yo and Dustin Fletcher at 40yo still plying their trade more than adequately enough at this level. I can see Bob doing the same thing - he is a wiry build and hasn't lost any of his pace, skill and evasiveness. He will be a year to year proposition but I can see Bob playing at this level for another 2-3 years, injuries notwithstanding.

[boydogs]

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Call be a cock-eyed optimist, but on Friday night I saw Brent Harvey at 37yo and Dustin Fletcher at 40yo still plying their trade more than adequately enough at this level. I can see Bob doing the same thing - he is a wiry build and hasn't lost any of his pace, skill and evasiveness. He will be a year to year proposition but I can see Bob playing at this level for another 2-3 years, injuries notwithstanding.

He had a lot of trouble with his knees in his late 20's which lead to the move down back, I hope you're right though

[Ghost Dog]

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1. We were very efficient with kicking yesterday. In the McCartney era that was a real achilles. Greatwork.
2. JJ is a key part of our defence. His run is really important.
3. While it didn't really work, I was glad to see The Boss try and make some tactical decisions, creative ones, to negate Sandy.

[Greystache]

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He had a lot of trouble with his knees in his late 20's which lead to the move down back, I hope you're right though

From memory wasn't that due to misdiagnosed patella tendinitis after his reconstruction that they eventually discovered was a cyst on the underside of the tendon?

He hasn't seemed to have any trouble since then.

[LostDoggy]

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Call be a cock-eyed optimist, but on Friday night I saw Brent Harvey at 37yo and Dustin Fletcher at 40yo still plying their trade more than adequately enough at this level. I can see Bob doing the same thing - he is a wiry build and hasn't lost any of his pace, skill and evasiveness. He will be a year to year proposition but I can see Bob playing at this level for another 2-3 years, injuries notwithstanding.

Ssshhhh. Don't put the mozz on.

[boydogs]

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From memory wasn't that due to misdiagnosed patella tendinitis after his reconstruction that they eventually discovered was a cyst on the underside of the tendon?

He hasn't seemed to have any trouble since then.

Didn't know that, thanks