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I reckon sides think we're soft too Shawny, too many dish it out against our mob without any comebacks.  Lynch has been a school yard bully to us for years...fancy some young no name punk  like Faull thinking he could gut punch Weitering off the ball without any fear. We are too nice playing a gladiatorial sport.

“If you’re going to give it to me, I’ll give it back - it’s straightforward like that,” Dean told Fox Footy after the Blues’ four-point win against Richmond on Thursday night.

Dean got physical with Richmond spearhead Tom Lynch - who’s not one to shy away from some push and shove - throughout the evening.

“You’re not gonna cop it; obviously, you’re going to give some back and show that you’re not here to be pushed around,” Dean added.

Never been more disappointed after a win

Young, Hollands x2 and Fogarty are genuinely VFL at best. We lack run, power and polish

I reckon sides think we're soft too Shawny, too many dish it out against our mob without any comebacks.  Lynch has been a school yard bully to us for years...fancy some young no name punk  like Faull thinking he could gut punch Weitering off the ball without any fear. We are too nice playing a gladiatorial sport.

Quote from: crashlander – on March 12, 2026, 10:24:30 pm

Positives:
Cripps: 32 possessions, 9 clearances, 3 tackles. Must be BOG

Would have been if he could kick for goal - still woeful after all these years

That free to Green that gifted them their first goal was rubbish

I reckon sides think we're soft too Shawny, too many dish it out against our mob without any comebacks.  Lynch has been a school yard bully to us for years...fancy some young no name punk like Faull thinking he could gut punch Weitering off the ball without any fear. We are too nice playing a gladiatorial sport.

Quote from: BluePhantom – on Today at 08:15:05 am

https://youtu.be/1Xcy0dQjxxk?si=UXGyD6mdowPHrDOm

Older game but this guy pin points our problem.

I don't mind the analysis, but I think he is over simplifying what we see vs dont see.

Sure, we are utilising forward handball, and being proactive.  I dont think we are stopping this strategy, I think it stops working the same, because our opponents are doing something to one stop the run and then two, keep us in the contest, or clear from being able to run.

Richmond players last night were preventing our tackled players from getting up and contributing to the next chain of handballs which stops the run. Its like we just get held down, and thats it, hes out of the next chain, and after doing that, they get up and run off as soon as posession flips, and we are getting cut up outside corridor.  Inside its fine, but teams just arent using the corridor, and setting up for long kicks.

When the game was hot last night, we were kicking long to contests, and I noted a couple of opportunities where we probably should have looked to open up the fat side of the ground, but our team was staying compact.  A deliberate tactic probably to prevent the opposition from opening us up, but when we have the ball in hand, sometimes after playing one mode for a bit, you need to change up and switch to more open play.  the opposition wont expect it, but it requires a bit of nous and comms.