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Game Day Dees vs Crows

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The game can be a massive positive for us.

Gets us to 6-5 and keeps us in the mix for 8.

Plus categorically shows Pyke and everyone else that this group is not up to it. Going nowhere. We'll fall in against the lower ranked teams only. Wholesale changes needed. Jones, McHenry, Fogarty and others all need to be phased in asap.
Yep, almost the best possible result in some respects. 4 points but a clear demonstration that team mix is still badly wanting

Plus I had a sneaky 20 on the Dees, which Sportsbet paid out at half time

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How was Sam Weidemann cam for about 10 minutes post game?
Very harsh on the kid. Was a great grab

No mention of Garlett dropping an uncontested soda minutes earlier or any of their other umpteen chances to ice the game
 
Don’t know whether to say well played or lucky break. We unfortunately choked, if our season was not already done I would be pissed but can’t be bothered.

At least my wife is happy, good luck trying to make the eight and giving Tex the arse.

It was very much luck. We just usually don't have much of it - a win like this is a rarity.
 
Who wants to be the one to tell the Port board “ it’s the best win in the history of Pyke coaching “?

Might find Hinkley on Twitter and see what he thinks about the win !
 
As good as it was to turn it around, Melbourne kicked 1.8 in the last. That was an epic choke... but it's great to win a close one for once.

We have seen so many chokes from the Dee's, I was hoping we could do it too.
Poor lad Weiderman, nice for us to be on the winning team for a change
 
The irony Hartigan got dropped as we were going in too tall, he woukd have spoiled that Weideman mark you woukd think.
One disappointing thing from tonight is that we could have shown that we don't need 3 key defenders

Instead Keath was abysmal defensively and looked all at sea

So Hartigan will be straight back in
 
Don’t know whether to say well played or lucky break. We unfortunately choked, if our season was not already done I would be pissed but can’t be bothered.

At least my wife is happy, good luck trying to make the eight and giving Tex the arse.
No real winners tonight imo. Both sides have a long way to go regardless of the result. Let's hope next time we meet its a better quality game.
 

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Least of our issues though. If you're 4th tall defender is your problem you're in a good place
Those types of positions are the avenues you bring young talent into the team though.

We seal them off with passable role players.
 
One disappointing thing from tonight is that we could have shown that we don't need 3 key defenders

Instead Keath was abysmal defensively and looked all at sea

So Hartigan will be straight back in
Keath ain't a true KPD.

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Atkins had two chances to mark and ice the game. Heard footsteps twice and dropped it twice.
No complaints about him. Good honest footballer. I have about 3 ahead of him i would drop. Murphy (4 disposals for the night and a bad month prior), galluci was better tonight ,(but still have atkins ahead of him) and jones isnt ready. galluci with 13 and murphy with 4 disposals while atkins had 27. So almost double the disposals from 1 player compared to murphy and galluci combined.

Jenkins and gibbs need some security and given a 4 week block guarenteed, for their own confidence and self belief, because like it or not, we are a better side with them in the side than without them. Without them we lose imho.
 
No complaints about him. Good honest footballer. I have about 3 ahead of him i would drop. Murphy (4 disposals for the night and a bad month prior), galluci was better tonight ,(but still have atkins ahead of him) and jones isnt ready. galluci with 13 and murphy with 4 disposals while atkins had 27. So almost double the disposals from 1 player compared to murphy and galluci combined.

Jenkins and gibbs need some security and given a 4 week block guarenteed, for their own confidence and self belief, because like it or not, we are a better side with them in the side than without them. Without them we lose imho.
Gallucci has improved every week and was excellent tonight , his ball use into the forward 50 is elite .
He was also very good for the most part last season , he will be a player .
I have normally stuck up for Atkins but he was shocking tonight
 

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I have normally stuck up for Atkins but he was shocking tonight
I disagree. I certainly wouldn't be dropping him when he has 27, and Murphy had 4, and has done nothing for a long period of time. If it came down to the 2 of them being dropped (and who for?) it would 100% be Murphy imo.
 
I disagree. I certainly wouldn't be dropping him when he has 27, and Murphy had 4, and has done nothing for a long period of time. If it came down to the 2 of them being dropped (and who for?) it would 100% be Murphy imo.

It's not about how much of the ball Atkins gets, it's the errors he's been making.
 
It is not just about disposals , 7 clangers by Atkins . He also is an outside player and had 23 uncontested .
I am not saying to drop him necessarily but you can't just count possessions as a measure . Everyone has a different role ,
Gallucci kicked 1 and 3 direct goal assists from 6 inside 50's which was our clear best and = game high .
Atkins had no 1%ers at all , he was caught cold twice trying a weak fend off plus he squibbed 3 or 4 contests when it counted .
 
Mate
As pointed out by someone else / the guy was shattered in the rooms and Fox kept the camera on him for at least 10 minutes

Nobody went near him

Because they’d all got around him out on the ground. Were they supposed to do it all night? He’ll beat himself up about no matter what any of them say.
 

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