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it's job on the line time for simpson now. gf credits all used up.

should our mids prove more effective this weekend, will he have the balls to leave priddis out indefinitely?
As far as you're concerned, Simpson ran out of GF credits before he had even lead the team to a GF. Take a spell.
 

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went through it a while back....he's only missed about 7 games since 2010 and we've won them all
Tweet this to the Eagles official account or Kim Hackdorn or Basil or someone. Need this fact to circulate so that he isn't an automatic inclusion into the side.
 

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Our last quarter would not have been helped by Priddis lack of pace, and we could quite easily say that the only reason we were in a position to win was because our mis functioned well enough to get us a decent lead away from home in the first place. We all watched that game. We led the clearances for most of the game, ran down the opposition when they had the footy, and used the ball so much better kicking inside 50 because we weren't helicopter kicking it onto our forwards heads. Even the commentators mentioned how well we were using the ball through the middle and cutting the Dogs up in the process. There's no doubt were were better without turtles tackles, handball to feet, and helicopter kicks
 

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The only games he's missed for the last five years...all wins.

2017 Rd15 vs WB: 87-80
2016 Rd4 vs Rich: 125-57
2015 QF vs Haw: 96-64
2013 Rd19 vs Suns: 130-113
2012 Rd8 vs StK: 121-91
2012 Rd3 vs GWS: 150-69

There was one other game Rd5, 2013 where he was knocked out (I think) against Port in Adelaide and only had two touches. We lost that 84-79
 
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The only games he's missed for the last five years...all wins.

2017 Rd15 vs WB: 87-80
2016 Rd4 vs Rich: 125-57
2015 QF vs Haw: 96-64
2013 Rd19 vs Suns: 130-113
2012 Rd8 vs StK: 121-91
2012 Rd3 vs GWS: 150-69

There was one other game Rd5, 2013 where he was knocked out (I think) against Port in Adelaide and only had two touches. We lost that 84-79
And in that Port game we were all over them as soon as Matt went off and were clearly the better side until Q4 when we just collapsed in a heap.
 

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Our last quarter would not have been helped by Priddis lack of pace, and we could quite easily say that the only reason we were in a position to win was because our mis functioned well enough to get us a decent lead away from home in the first place. We all watched that game. We led the clearances for most of the game, ran down the opposition when they had the footy, and used the ball so much better kicking inside 50 because we weren't helicopter kicking it onto our forwards heads. Even the commentators mentioned how well we were using the ball through the middle and cutting the Dogs up in the process. There's no doubt were were better without turtles tackles, handball to feet, and helicopter kicks
If Pridda was playing, we would have been 3 men down instead of two. He seriously needs to call time. He doesn't add anything to this side anymore.
 

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The only games he's missed for the last five years...all wins.

2017 Rd15 vs WB: 87-80
2016 Rd4 vs Rich: 125-57
2015 QF vs Haw: 96-64
2013 Rd19 vs Suns: 130-113
2012 Rd8 vs StK: 121-91
2012 Rd3 vs GWS: 150-69

There was one other game Rd5, 2013 where he was knocked out (I think) against Port in Adelaide and only had two touches. We lost that 84-79
Oh but you see, it's too small a sample to come to any conclusion for or against...:rolleyes::D
 

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I think people need to realise correlation =/= causation.

And it's not like the games Priddis has missed have been important other then the QF in 2015, and that was our best game of the year.
 

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I don't really care about the results as such.
Some could have gone either way.
It's the dynamic in the middle. We look better we are faster with the ball and don't panic bomb as much.
And for the last quarter he is as bigger culprit as young players at just throwing it on the boot with no composure.
Each time we have played without him our ball movement has looked much better, different team like.
 

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I think people need to realise correlation =/= causation.

And it's not like the games Priddis has missed have been important other then the QF in 2015, and that was our best game of the year.
I don't really care about the results as such.
Some could have gone either way.
It's the dynamic in the middle. We look better we are faster with the ball and don't panic bomb as much.
And for the last quarter he is as bigger culprit as young players at just throwing it on the boot with no composure.
Each time we have played without him our ball movement has looked much better, different team like.
And we don't get burned on the rebound playing 1 less chaser cause it's not his role and he's too slow anyway.
 
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