What's worse we had so many more under most of the others. Summed up our year, and our last 20 years.

Just hope something turns around as, bar a few years, it's been a rotten 20 years. The only two major highlight were beating Essendon* in a final so badly they went on to the drugs, and beating Richmond from 9th in an EF. Other than that the last 2 decades have sucked bigtime. Last 2 years have been the closest to finals since then, talking at least about them deep into the season, and even then we were always behind the 8 ball. Not alot of joy. Something has to get better, surely.

Fisher in particular

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"I had to eat"

Same old story, I think we do have some players.
In saying that we don't have enough.

Interesting couple of weeks ahead.

My worry is the people at the top who are making bad decisions are untouchable.

#delist_all_pea_hearts

Yes congrats Harry.

Was talking on the phone to big boss of my major client just before that game (in fact he hurried me off the phone to see the game) and followed the game a bit for that reason as well as to see if Harry was under any threat. At half time Hawkins 4 goals and Geelong looking pretty good (albeit off a short burst just before half time) opened the risk up a fraction, even a 3QT and pretty much the same margin and no more Hawkins goals Harry might not have been entirely safe. And the Dees did the right thing by Harry - and their fans - in the last to get over the line - that was what matters to their fans but Harry to us. And when I checked out the situation just after their siren I didn't see how it was won but obviously tight and to quote the client (after I texted him a "!") "what a finish". I texted him asking for a reminder on how they did last time they won - 1964 I queried? His response "was there as a 4 yo to see them win" - clearly a big and lifelong fan.

I mean, it was the poor man's bison F10. But it was accessible.

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Congratulations CK95

they were, but i think if we had jones and harry, it may have been a different story

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my last one was rubbish

perfect summary Frank

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my last one was rubbish

Good point. It is my biggest annoyance with football- tackling or lack thereof. Players corral opponents- wait for them to make their handpass - and then attack the player with the ball who is in a more attacking position, but if you make the decision to attack the first player you prevent their chain of possessions.

Hopper dodging past 3 players to score a goal - disgraceful. Attack his hips. Forget the smother. If you attack the hips even if he kicks it it will go sideways.

Tackling would be my number 1 issue for 2022.

Next issue is what position will get the most out of the fringe players.

In 3rd quarter, GWS player treated Dow with contempt when he ran away from him out of centre squre. Now Dow might be a better option on the half-forward flank. He's playing with the big boys in the midfield and at this stage he just doesn't have it.

That draft that Dow came from wasn't great to be honest. I just reviewed it and there aren't many guns in it. So perhaps we have to be more accommodating with him. Find a position that can get his strengths going, and just realise he was a top 5 recruit in a draft year that wasn't fantastic. Some players just need to find their best position. Who would have thought Silvagni would shine in the ruck? He could even be a good ruck-rover option next year. Seems more focused than some others.

Yes... but our midfield would have still been smashed. No matter if jonesey and H came into the side.
Thats where games are won and lost and we dont have the midfield.

what a sad & Disappointing year... We have made no progress what so ever!

We brought in new players to bolster our progress but they have made little difference. Saad, Williams & Martin were supposed to take us into the 8, but their talent or lack of it, made a little difference.

what is even more concerning is that many of our young players failed to progress and have a break-out year...

Dow, Obrien, Fisher, Setterfield, PS & many more had little impact and surely some of them won't be there next Year!


The only 2 Pluses are Walsh who is a super Gun, and Harry winning the Colman.

We can only dream of a Harry-Curnow combination when both are fit & firing....

Goodbye friends... cya all in 2022

Walsh, what do you think of our midfield?

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Congratulations CK95

What …… only two pages

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

Hopefully they can get rid of McGovern

Hopefully we can convince freo that fisher is elite and they will take him for Cerra

On a brighter note , we don’t have to see Teague in the box anymore and how much. He believes In this group , he can watch from a afar , he had his chance 2 and bit years and he leaves us with no game style at all

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#sayerscouldbetheman!!

AFL quality - it's so obvious.

Umm luke Davis uniake , brayshaw , Cerra , Liam Ryan , tim kelly just to name a few out that draft

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#sayerscouldbetheman!!

I was such a poor man I headed to the Trading Post.

But got a Kyosho Tomahawk

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#DonTheStash

yeah, but aside from that, what have the romans ever done for us?

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my last one was rubbish

Wewease Bwian

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"Get ready, Teddy - you're on": Ron Barassi half time 1970 Grand Final

Finally didn’t bother watching tonight and I feel much better for it. Another season down the drain with no progress. We’ve actually gone backwards. Time to switch off from footy for 6 months again and fool myself into thinking next year will be different


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