I really, really do not understand why all the doomsdayers are out in force after
that loss.
We played terribly. The scoreline flattered us incredibly, yet people are still suggesting we should've won the match.
This is more the build-up of two straight weeks of sub-par performance, but
jeez...
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We lost our FF and leading goal-kicker, as well as structural lynch-pin during the previous match.
We lost our most attacking midfielder before the bounce.
We lost our ruckman within the first 10 or so minutes.
We played the majority of the match with one less rotation, of all places in the midfield.
We played against the most dominant ruckman in the competition with a 10 gamer and a 3rd tall as backup.
We played a 3rd tall in the ruck that is now
third or fourth choice third tall behind Austin and White (and Henderson).
We managed to keep the most damaging player in the competition this year to minimum impact.
We played terribly yet could've won if our midfield was more accurate when shooting for goal.
We were somehow in the game against a side that is genuine top 4 material and has proven it with wins over the Saints and Geelong.
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Last week was inexcusable, but this week - completely different set of circumstances.