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Messages - Professer E
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Rd 20: Carlton V Bulldogs (Pre-Game)
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Marc Murphy launches a defence of his season and vows to break free of tags
He hasn't been doing this deck level work since his knee, so wondering if he is only just getting confident with it again.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Marc Murphy launches a defence of his season and vows to break free of tags
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Rd 20: Carlton V Bulldogs (Pre-Game)
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Third Test @ Old Trafford
Watson has NFI how to be a top 6 batsman (looks like an elevated allroudner) and Warner drinks his own bathwater.
Sorry but I expect the fourth test to go along the lines of the second - we just can't back performances up.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: RD 19 : Blues Lose To Frockers (Aftermatch Angst)
Until we can find a balance - or blokes that can/will do both (more ideal) we will go backwards relative to the other sides.
Something I cannot fathom is why our blokes will not run hard to create options for the blokes further up the ground. The amount of times the defenders had the ball and kicked to contested situations because nobody presented was infuriating.
I know he is largely forgotten but that third tall defender role - either White or McInnes or Laidler would have been so handy for our defensive structure last night. I reckon that was a costly omission,
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: RD 19 : Blues Lose To Frockers (Aftermatch Angst)
Can't play Cachia, Carrots and Curnow in the same side. 3 taggers is like playing without half a midfield. Too defensive because the big names don't have a defensive side.
Robinson has had a dog of year - can't buy a kick.
Give Bell or even Graham a go.. and tell 'em to do they do best - hunt the ball. Force the other mob to be accountable by causing scoreboard hurt.
Mundy, Fyfe, Crowley, Barlow at 190 + cm and similar weight...and they run both ways. That's why we were crushed.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: RD 19 : Blues Lose To Frockers (Aftermatch Angst)
Ditto one of the three amigos should have been dropped for Menzel and Temay should have been running round, not Carazzo on one leg and half fit.
Our MC have burned us this year. Zero common sense and foresight.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: RD 19 : Blues Lose To Frockers (Aftermatch Angst)
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: RD 19 : Blues Lose To Frockers (Aftermatch Angst)
1. The play the boundary line game plan (and always kick to a contest) was horribly flawed tonight, can't believe we paid a bloke $1m a year for this rubbish. Had no idea how to beat the press - how's about playing on at all costs? Nup, lets stop, prop, kick sideways....NO FLAIR = NO HOPE AGAINST THE PRESS.
2. Thanks Simmo for having a real go and putting your body in, I'd give Touhy, Jamo and K a tick as well. But why so many passengers??? Time to start playing kids as Murphy, Gibbs, Betts, Yarran, Robinson and many of the others just don't care. Gave NADA.
3. Our mids are all too small. They all gave away 5-10 kgs each and we were monstered tonight in just about every position on the ground. The amount of times they broke tackles was embarrassing.
4. The Rowe experiment is over. Hard hands and no second efforts. Can't win without a forward line.
5. Worst game I've seen from Walker for years. Constantly our of position, fumbles...errors. Stupid frees AARGH.
6. The three amigos. Play like millionaires.. won't do the basics. Playing for kicks instead of attacking the ball - cost 3 goals tonight. Yarra, is taking the urine on that "effort" tonight.
7. Lazy, lazy, lazy. Hard to clear the ball from 50 when nobody presents. Hard to defend when the forwards and mids let the opposition run into space most of the night.
All in all, bitterly disappointed. I said before this year that we are a 9-12 ranked side and that is exactly what we are. We need a CHF, a CHB and 3 midfielders around 190/90 kg. Our gnomes (eg Armfield, Murphy) just aren't in the game against Barlow, Mundy etc
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Rd 19 - Carlton vs Fremantle (Pre Contest Conundrums)
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Third Test @ Old Trafford
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Third Test @ Old Trafford
The ball before pitched 6" outside leg and the poms were going to review.... they are the better side but how much "home" umpiring can the game stand?
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