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I wasn't there but the commentators (especially those at ground level) spoke of the noise level when Charlie and H (especially the former) went to work and did their thing. They were saying how it was like nothing else they've ve heard in along time. Can anyone comment on this?
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The biggest roar I heard in recent memory was when Kreuzer kicked the winner against Port Adelaide at the Dome in Simmos 250th to put us ahead with only a couple of mins left.
My niece actually started crying, and we were up on level 3.
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(06-26-2022, 11:34 PM)Thryleon link Wrote:The biggest roar I heard in recent memory was when Kreuzer kicked the winner against Port Adelaide at the Dome in Simmos 250th to put us ahead with only a couple of mins left.
My niece actually started crying, and we were up on level 3.
That was an amazing and emotional moment which I will always remember.
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Having the roof closed probably amplifies crowd noise; Darklands’ crowds certainly seem noisier than the MCG.
Charlie’s goals certainly produced a great response but I’m not sure that the crowd was any noisier than when responding to other plays, positively or negatively. The frequent high noise levels seemed louder than at other games … but we still didn’t achieve the positive affirmation that other well-supported teams seem to enjoy.
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Agree with the sentiment...best win of the season. In terms of 4 quarters of footy AND given who we had out with injuries and not forgetting it was against a team that beat Melbourne and Brisbane in consecutive weeks. Voss clearly doesn't like dwelling on who isn't out there, but it's hard as a fan not to think "what might be" if we could get the likes of Weitering, McGovern, Marchbank, Pittonet, Williams, Cerra, Martin, Owies etc back fit and firing.
Lewis Young is shaping up as a real find and no doubt the last 3 or so weeks out there without Weitering will probably prove to be a huge boost for his confidence in knowing he can mix it with the good forwards and spoil and compete.
The midfield was back to its best, our defence held strong and we got 6 goals from Harry/Charlie.
For me, the biggest thing to take out of that win is the performances of our blokes who play a role....Newnes, Cottrell, Fisher, O'Brien etc. If I'm correct, 5 of our 12 goals came from Newnes, Cottrell and O'Brien? At the start of the season, the majority of us wouldn't have had any of them in our best 22. And yet a bloke like Cottrell has probably cemented his spot in the 22 and O'Brien is probably the same? They seem to be able to do the little things and play their part.
No doubt a lot of this comes back to Voss as the coach. He looks to have instilled something in the players we haven't seen before. They love the contest, they love getting in there and scrapping. He was a brutal competitor and 14 games into the season, it's starting to show I reckon. As someone else commented, Silvagni is right in the opposition's face every chance he gets. But he backs up the verbal jousting with a fierce competitiveness....he doesn't back down....don't tell me Voss wouldn't just love that.
Injuries might cruel any chance of going deep into the finals....who knows. But I see a playing list that's capable of winning one within the next couple of years:
1. Quality backline with the likes of Weitering, Docherty and Saad.
2. Quality midfield with Cripps, Walsh, Kennedy, Cerra, Hewett.
3. TDK developing very quickly and his ability to go forward with his skillset...he can become a real weapon.
4. Elite tall forwards with Harry and Charlie...and a bevy of small forward options who can apply the pressure...Owies, Durdin, Motlop, Honey and Fisher (who gets up the ground and uses his pace too).
Play like that against St Kilda and we should account for them
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Thought I noticed Fisher using his right foot a couple of times Saturday, something I'd like him to persevere with just a few times a game.
