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And as I suspected, Doc didnt get the freedom he had for 3 weeks, Ratts gave everyone the road map to beating Carlton. Make Doc and his co defenders defend. Shut Cripps down, get 5 goals up early, easy peasy.
2017-16th
2018-Wooden Spoon
2019-16th
2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
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The most embarassing part in this 20 year saga, is the fact that it's the same mistakes, continual poor draft picks and zero progress. Why is it so hard to find someone who can kick?
It's like ground hog day.
Drugs are bad, mmmkay...
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Fish wasn’t playing, thought Setters was ok
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random thoughts
yeah ok - a more athletic ruck might be useful. Pitto was jumped all over tonight, but battled away still.
we got out run and gunned early again. need better contested ball winners from the get go. crippa doesn't always start so hot (always finishes hard though) - but we need more mongrel around the ball, especially early.
newnes doesn't do enough and i didn't want to pot him until i'd seen a few games. i'd be giving LO'B a few games to see how he's coming along.
philps went from 5 to 9 touches, and did a couple of nice things. he needs to go back and develop.
a shame fish got sick - we needed his pace and tenacity around the pill early.
jack martin is a good player. a shame he didn't have his kicking boots on tonight.
Levi, H, Eddie & Gov had stinkers. H I can't pot because he simply hasn't had any continuity, but is not in form.
Liam, Liam, Liam. Does so many things right. But NEVER switch across the ground. please.
I agree with someone above about Simmo & Ed being very close to the end. Both wonderful servants, but you can't go on forever.
Willo you can see has been out of the game for a while. he'll get better.
Doc being tagged was an obvious move, and it worked a treat.
I think Jones should have played on King - Weitering couldn't get up high enough to spoil, but probably broke even by the end of the game.
SPS has not had a good year. i dunno about him as a back.
cunners did not back it up.
setterfield played ok, but didn't do enough.
all of the above negative comments due to not going hard enough early enough. switch it on and things can change next week.
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I didn't watch Q4, but you know what?
Cripps kicks that goal late in the third I reckon we would have won.
That's not to excuse the abject laziness of many, the cheap cough ups and the incredibly bad decision making, but hey.....and the bizarre umpiring.
Teague just needs to drop a few - big h, simmo, McGovern, newnes.
Still think Cripps is injured.
Finals, then 4 in a row!
