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Autopsy 5 point win vs St.Kilda

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caesar88 said:
I've kinda had it with McInerney personally.

Seventh year now, over 100 games in. The laziness and sloppiness and half-heartedness just isn't going away.
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Not sure what he actually offers us these days. Had a decent patch of form a few weeks ago, but can't hit a target or apply a tackle.

There's a few Victorian clubs that would throw a second-rounder at him. Would happily accept it tbh.
 
ashep said:
3-2 with him in the side, 5-7 without.
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Mills as captain is a problem, not Mills the player. There's no doubt hes a better player than the next one we have in line, but hes not captain inspiration, he's not the reason we got over the line today, far from it.
 

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Kbroome said:
So how do we get Hayward to have a superficial injury just so that he can go into beast mode
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I’d like the midfield to try kicking it somewhere near him instead of bombing high and wide to contests,


We seemed to have quite a few long bombs forward that a stkilda mid size manage to mark in the pack, like kick to the leading target occasionally
 
ashep said:
You've been shitting on him and calling for him to be dropped all year.
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Pretty sure I hadn't called for him to be dropped until a few weeks ago.

But it's called being fair and balanced.

I think he has under-performed all year.

And I think he has been one of our best players across the 2022-2024 period in which we've been pretty damn successful.

Both things can be true at once.
 
He should be debuting anyway but this could be a perfect match to rest Tommy even if he isn't concussed as North don't have the greatest talls.

PATTY SNELL TRAIN HAS LEFT THE STATION
 

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Twice in this game (the Saints player HTB and the Rowy throw) the umpires paid a free that wasn't there because their view was obscured.

If they can't see one, don't pay one.

It's better for an illegal disposal to be let go than for legitimate disposals to be penalised.
 
caesar88 said:
Twice in this game (the Saints player HTB and the Rowy throw) the umpires paid a free that wasn't there because their view was obscured.

If they can't see one, don't pay one.

It's better for an illegal disposal to be let go than for legitimate disposals to be penalised.
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And then they randomly pay htb, at least a couple against us, even when the person getting tackled eventually disposed of the ball whilst in the tackling motion.. umpiring of htb/incorrect disposal is genuinely diabolical league wide
 
I’m in the co-captains camp but I think it is hard to argue that Mills leadership and organisation does not help the defence.

The defence looked much stronger once Mills came in, the effect was immediate. I thought at the time it was a bit of an indictment of Rampe’s leadership up until then.

The defence also got weak when Mills shifted into midfield today.

Which is not to say that I think Mills is an outstanding captain - quite the opposite. I think he would be a solid member of a broader leadership group.
 
RedBloodBlackSwan said:
I’m in the co-captains camp but I think it is hard to argue that Mills leadership and organisation does not help the defence.

The defence looked much stronger once Mills came in, the effect was immediate. I thought at the time it was a bit of an indictment of Rampe’s leadership up until then.

The defence also got weak when Mills shifted into midfield today.

Which is not to say that I think Mills is an outstanding captain - quite the opposite. I think he would be a solid member of a broader leadership group.
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Agreed, I think a Leadership group of Mills captain, Rowbottom Gulden and maybe one more in Jordon would be good
 

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Dubai Quacker said:
Just got back from Marvel (bloody freezing!) and thought I’d go all AFL.com

7 things we learned

1. Umpire no. 13 is a cheat

2. Will Hayward plays the odd game where he’s the match-winner. Tonight was one such game. Brilliant in both offence and defence. Seems the more banged up he is, the better he performs.

3. Gus Sheldrick had a cracker. Played under significant duress & was in a lot of pain in Q3. I suspect he had to get needled up for the shoulder. That tackle on W-M was game saving. It was notable that Chad went to him at full-time and gave him an extra big hug.

4. Zone defence. Why? Q2 it was killing us & there was no shift to man-on-man. Left me a bit worried about Cox - Lyon out coached him in my view.

5. Our defence misses Rampe. Not sure there’s a leader down there in his absence. And that includes Mills.

6. Rowy stuck some absolutely critical tackles. He was instrumental in the win. Easy to under-appreciate the work he does off the ball too.

7. Grundy is in superb form. Rowan Marshall toyed with McLean - but Grundy had his measure. It was a terrific performance.

I’d never been to Marvel before, but it’s a very impressive stadium when Essendon aren’t there to stink it up.
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Since you were at the game DQ can I ask, did you notice how if Mills was organising the defence or his own positioning?
 
Cadsky said:
Mills as captain is a problem, not Mills the player. There's no doubt hes a better player than the next one we have in line, but hes not captain inspiration, he's not the reason we got over the line today, far from it.
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I hear you. I don't know that I agree but fair enough.
 

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