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I watched the whole game. For 3/4's of that game we withstood and held our own against a Top 3 side imposing enormous pressure despite us being one man down and having several passengers.

I'm not sure where people expect us to be at?

The writing was on the wall when Sandilands lined up against Kreuzer who has wrecked himself over the last fortnight.

Yes, certain parts of the game showed our soft underbelly. But this has been part of our club for many years now. It will take take to overcome that. Fortunately we have the right coach for the job now.

Again: it was a fair effort for where we are at as a club.

Quote from: tex on August 04, 2013, 08:52:59 am

I watched the whole game. For 3/4's of that game we withstood and held our own against a Top 3 side imposing enormous pressure despite us being one man down and having several passengers.

They were down their two best key position players (some may argue their two best players)

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I'm not sure where people expect us to be at?

The same place you expected us to be at last year.

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The writing was on the wall when Sandilands lined up against Kreuzer who has wrecked himself over the last fortnight.

This comment means nothing. How did Kreuzer wreck himself? By playing two decent games? What a fkn joke, that doesn't even rate as a cop out.

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Yes, certain parts of the game showed our soft underbelly. But this has been part of our club for many years now. It will take take to overcome that. Fortunately we have the right coach for the job now.

Our underbelly is softer and we have in fact gone backwards with the new coach. Many players way down on form. Once again, your comments make little to no sense.

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Again: it was a fair effort for where we are at as a club.

Again, you must be delusional. I think you're the only person on here who thinks that. I think you should just face up to the realisation that Ratts was not that bad and the appointment of MM is another c0ck up from the very board you no doubt criticise.

I also point towards Kane Lucas, Cachia, McLean, Henderson as players who have come on under MM.

Re 5: Well fme Carrots, atleast I dont go changing my opinion after every week.

Quote from: tex on August 04, 2013, 09:30:06 am

I also point towards Kane Lucas, Cachia, McLean, Henderson as players who have come on under MM.

Lucas has shown a little for sure. Cachia wasn't on our list I dont see how he comes into that equation. Mclean played better last year than this year. Henderson was injured all through last year and you can pout his improvement down to natural progression. The rest of the list is going backwards. What happened to them Tex? You seem to think all is fine so what's your explanation?

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Re 5: Well fme Carrots, atleast I dont go changing my opinion after every week.

Proof please. I have said for quite some time Malthouse concerns me, my opinion hasn't changed. You're not just throwing that BS comment in to fill in the space because you have no reply are you? You seem to be favouring the cop outs quite a lot of late.

100%.  Our midfield is that of a bottom 8 side.  Small, slow, low skill.  Low "hurt factor".  Can't get it, or get it AND stop the other bloke.

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.

Our blokes do not run hard enough both ways. Freo worked much harder all night.

Just watching the MM interview with Richo Yarran limping badly in the background with his shin iced.

Quote from: PassIt2Carrots on August 03, 2013, 10:52:30 pm

Our blokes do not run hard enough both ways. Freo worked much harder all night.

Just watching the MM interview with Richo Yarran limping badly in the background with his shin iced.

Been saying it for years..

Yarran limping,    just trying to justify why he had such a sh1t day at the office. Weak bastard!

Dockers gameplan is simple.

Pressure and numbers around the contest and down back.

Wait for opposition mistake

Counter.

With dumb sexond class footballers such as Mitch Robinson, Andrew Walker, Ed Curnow disposing of the ball, mistakes are just waiting to happen.


Defensive mindset and gameplan eh Mick? You just let a team averaging 70
Points a game and had 33 inside 50's last week score 116 points.

116.

The 3 amigo's are really starting to p155 me off.
get rid of at least 1 of them , if not 2.

Quote from: bigblue on August 03, 2013, 11:43:48 pm

The 3 amigo's are really starting to p155 me off.
get rid of at least 1 of them , if not 2.

What a difference a few weeks make eh?
8 goals between them in a one point win over North, the team who beat Geelong on Friday night, and 6 last week in a 7 goal win.
We had a bad night as a team last night, it happens when you're a middle of the road side playing against a genuine Premiership chance, but tipping buckets on our good players won't change the fact that we have an average list.
We can't sack 20 players.