I actually didn’t mind the game. With key personnel missing, the boys stayed in it. Losing a key player early sucks. Would have helped if we had Oscar or waterman were in.
He was great. Botched a couple of things like a first-gamer but the boy can jump and didn't look overwhelmed at all. I'll be surprised if he doesn't make it.
I did live through it. Extremely painful. Hopeless times mixed with the heights of mediocrity. Most weekends were spent enjoying other games in the round. It's no fun and because it went on so long it makes you really aware of how passionate you are for the club because you follow them through the depths and feel all of it. These days are utterly euphoric because of the enormity of the wasteland journey.
We held our own. As someone else mentioned, Richmond beat us by 4 goals kicking 14.4. We weren't perfect tonight, far from it, but on another night that might be 10.8 or 11.7. I'll take tonight's performance over any of our games between rounds 2-6.
Feels like the players and fans in particular were really gearing up for this game big time. The way some of their fans have already reacted on this board says a lot. They couldn’t have had more go their way and they’re all carrying on like they’ve won the flag, the players too. I’d back us in to respond and smoke them if we got the advantages back to somewhere around 50/50.
Hes not the only one. Sheed and Gaff do it all the time. They should both have composure by this stage in their careers.
Outcoached here, Cotchin and Bolton allowed to win way too many easy clearances. Hutchings was poor defensively. We missed Yeo and Redden badly in the stoppage work :/
Got Essendon at 18:10 at the Gabba, Dogs at 16:10 at Metricon, Saints at 17:10 at the Gabba. Unless we're near full strength we'll struggle to win one of them
Well if we had won tonight it would have added more credence . Now we are middle of the 8 team
Totally agree, the game was still up for grabs at the start of the final qtr.
If we nailed our marking it would have covered a lot of sins
Dogs at 16.10 should be ok. At least the first 2 or 3 quarters until the humidity wears us down.
We were down 4 or 5 starting players , we played pretty crap the umps gave them the rub but we were right in it .
Yeah no grunt around the footy bar Shuey and Nic. I cringe when I see Gaff do a dinky little chip and snap forward 20m when he's under pressure. He should be left out on his wing.
