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AN_Inkling
Joined: 06 Oct 2007
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Understood. It was the "especially our backs" bit that I was contesting.
Brown's our best tall defender and we have a number of first choice (or close to) smaller defenders out of the side. We're also missing our second best tall defender in Reid.
In terms of defense we couldn't realistically be much more short handed than we are. Given that, we are coping remarkably well.
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melliot
Joined: 07 Apr 2006
Location: Bendigo
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Agree. Backs are thin and many first choice players. We currently have Faz down there, who would be 3rd or 4th choice. And depth wise we have shown some quality coming through and not been exposed.
But majority of our A graders are still playing. No side copes losing a batch of their top liners. |
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swoop42 
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
Joined: 02 Aug 2008
Location: The 18
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| melliot wrote: | I guess my point is that the injuries haven't been to our A graders (other than Reid). Just our back line and fringe players.
No doubt we haven't been lucky in terms of injury numbers. But lucky in terms of talent missing.
Imagine, instead of Brown, Sinclair, Seedsman & William, we were missing Pendles, Beams, Cloke, & Swan. |
Any team would struggle under the same circumstances.
Take out Mitchell, Hodge, Lewis and Roughead and see how Hawthorn go for the next couple of months.
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Duff Soviet Union
Joined: 16 Aug 2010
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I never thought the round one performance was that bad.
I mean, yeah ok, it WAS bad, but it wasn't as bad as the score indicated. The main reason the scoreboard was so bad was because of three sequences where we missed an easy shot at goal and then Freo sliced up our atrocious kick in zones and got a goal. That's three 11 point turnarounds which is 33 points. That's almost half the margin right there! It's no surprise we've looked much better once we've fixed that up, although we're still kicking way too many points.
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Brown26
Joined: 14 Sep 2001
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Is anyone else excited that we're currently 6th on the ladder? And percentage off 4th?
With all the doom and gloom talk up until recently, one could be forgiven for assuming that we were last (still)!!
This week is really important, with most of the teams around us likely to win which shows how close it is in the middle section still, but I'm still impressed that with our young team and injuries and difficult draw we are there or there abouts. We were always going to improve during the year (nature of players returning from injury / building match fitness and kids getting experience) but it looks like we'll be building from a much better platform than I thought!
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MagpieBat
Joined: 27 Nov 2010
Location: Brooding in a cave... somewhere... maybe...
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Quietly happy is more how I would categorise it.
Still going to take it one week at a time, but the thought of possibly going into the bye at 5-2 is an admittedly juicy one.
And to think that but for 2 goals more against Geelong we'd be sitting 4th right now...  |
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Joel 
Joined: 23 Mar 1999
Location: Mornington Peninsula
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| Also looking forward to seeing Scharenberg play at some stage this season. |
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Donny 
Formerly known as MAGFAN8.
Joined: 04 Aug 2002
Location: Toonumbar NSW Australia
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Remember that mob that pummelled us in Round 1 ?
Well, they're 7th. and we're 4th. (5th. at worst, if West Coast beats Carlton) - 5 games later.
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Jezza 
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Joined: 05 Sep 2010
Location: Ponsford End
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| Donny wrote: | Remember that mob that pummelled us in Round 1 ?
Well, they're 7th. and we're 4th. (5th. at worst, if WCE beats Carlton) - 5 games later. |
I don't think anyone would have realistically predicted us to be above Fremantle after round 6. Hard to believe after what happened in the opening game of the season.
It's a testament to the club in the way they've responded since the disappointment of the opening match of the season.
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swoop42
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Joined: 02 Aug 2008
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I'm happy to be 5th if that means the eagles beat the scum.
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Leggie
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Joined: 11 Apr 2005
Location: Perth
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| Jezza wrote: | | Donny wrote: | Remember that mob that pummelled us in Round 1 ?
Well, they're 7th. and we're 4th. (5th. at worst, if WCE beats Carlton) - 5 games later. |
I don't think anyone would have realistically predicted us to be above Fremantle after round 6. Hard to believe after what happened in the opening game of the season.
It's a testament to the club in the way they've responded since the disappointment of the opening match of the season. |
Actually it's quite funny.
Over here in WA after round 1 they seriously and I mean seriously predicted an eagles freo grand final. I love living in WA when one or both of these sides lose. Man I'm a happy camper tonight. Time for another bourbon.
Cheers all
Go Pies
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Jezza
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Joined: 05 Sep 2010
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| Leggie wrote: | | Jezza wrote: | | Donny wrote: | Remember that mob that pummelled us in Round 1 ?
Well, they're 7th. and we're 4th. (5th. at worst, if WCE beats Carlton) - 5 games later. |
I don't think anyone would have realistically predicted us to be above Fremantle after round 6. Hard to believe after what happened in the opening game of the season.
It's a testament to the club in the way they've responded since the disappointment of the opening match of the season. |
Actually it's quite funny.
Over here in WA after round 1 they seriously and I mean seriously predicted an eagles freo grand final. I love living in WA when one or both of these sides lose. Man I'm a happy camper tonight. Time for another bourbon.
Cheers all
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They're deluded!
Enjoy the bourbons mate!
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John Wren
"Look after the game. It means so much to so many."
Joined: 15 Jul 2007
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| swoop42 wrote: | | I'm happy to be 5th if that means the eagles beat the scum. |
you almost want the flogs from pricefixer park to beat them so it creates a one game gap between fourth and fifth. a bit like your mother in law driving off a cliff in your new car.
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Brown26
Joined: 14 Sep 2001
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Good analogy JW, except it' have to be a maserati to equate it to the blues winning  |
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Piethagoras' Theorem
the hypotenuse, is always a cakewalk
Joined: 29 May 2006
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I actually don't mind them winning this week. There, I said it. Might even put a tenner on them. I can't lose 
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