Don't give two shits about this game.
Won't be watching it and will probably find the final score out from someone who mistakenly thinks I care about the result.

Asterisk.

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"One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds." - Frank Zappa

..of course he needs to be fitter, he has needed to for a few years now.. ..but he is lazy.. ....had to do some extra sessions in the off season to try and catch up.. ..but even then didn't do enough.. ..and it's his laziness which stops him from getting fitter.. ..I can accept a player running out of puff cos they are not fit enough and they empty their tank before the game is over...but he doesn't even do that..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

No l just want Waite & Robbo to smash em

That's bullshit.

The conditioning staff set the fitness levels and give him benchmarks to meet.

If he hasn't met them he should not be playing.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

..hey, that's another issue.... ..there's plenty that for various reasons should not be selected.. ..but still are.. ..how many under done players over the years have we rushed in..?.. ..unfit players..?.. ..hurt players..?..

....but if he ran as hard and as much as he should, he'd be spent before the match is over.. ..but he doesn't.. ..same issues that he had with the dogs, and as we know we are not a good enough culture to undo his bad habits.. ..we can't undo the bad habits of our own players, why should another clubs bad habit players have any more hope..?..

....case in point, Everitt.. ....you can tell he didn't get his work rate from our club..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

Our team can't get past the 2 quarter.

Something is up.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

We gave it to them more than most during the last two years.
Hirdy will just walk into the rooms before the game and say this,
The supporters of this team have been calling you drug cheats for two years. Go out and shove their team up their arses." and walk out.

This has the makings of a 100 point plus defeat and MM has to stop it before it starts.

Walker has to come in and play the third tall up front.

I'kk go with Jimmae's team more or less. I love Armfield's footy. He gives you 100% at pace when he's fit and he knows where the goals are and he doesn't mind the hard stuff. Byrne is quick and has the Irish penchant for body contact. Touhy. Bell. Levi. Simmo. This will be a physical contest and we have to be ready for it. Gibbs is already shaking in his boots.

This is 2015 on the line. Go hard or go home.

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)

..you say can't, I say won't..

....why are players like simmo, doc, hendo, everitt running all game up and back..?.. ....even smith who is blatantly not fit enough is trying as had as he can for as long as he can until he is spent, ditto cripps...... ..too many players lack of effort/heart.. ..not fitness..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

Nah,

Saw it in the first game. Our guys could not chase a guy an arms length ahead of them 10 minutes into the second quarter.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

..sure, but no way that is a fitness issue.. ..not for seasoned players so early in the season and in a game.. ....chasing players to put on pressure takes effort.. ..we lack effort.. ....we have some players that do put in the effort.... ..others simply don't.. ..it's just token crap.. ..too many want to play shoot out footy.. ....its as if they'd rather save their energy for the next stoppage to try and go forward, but running back to Chase to bring numbers for support isn't worth their effort..

..Cimm, our beloved blues don't love us back.... ..I agree there is something seriously wrong, but I don't think it is a fitness issue.. ....it can't be.. ..we have fit players, the preseason training period was actually good for a change.... ..seasoned fitness levels don't just dry up.. ....like the names I listed above, obviously some use their fitness.. ..others don't. Not because they can't, but because they won't..

....fitness levels looked up in both games' first Qs because the opposition was off their game.. ..but as soon as the tigers/eagles applied heat we just crumbled and went back into our shells, effort levels blatantly dropped.. ..that isn't about fitness.. ..it's about fragility..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

So they just give up after getting almost 5 goals in front?

Something ain't right.

If you're not fit you can't execute an can't implement the plan, do the hard running, maintain the pace.

Have a look at the first quarter of the Tigers game.

We got shot's on goal White and a couple of others (names escape) and they are blowing so hard they can barely stand up, in the first 15 minutes of the game.

IMO They've cooked the pre-season, just like last year.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

So Whiley wasn't ready last week because he faded and he's not ready this week because he got his possessions late?

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Wood is....

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Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience!!!

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heavy work load before the finals

Draw to 100 point loss in 3 rounds.

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dane's trolling again

He'd be picked as a clearance midfielder, and likely after Cripps. The AIS squad would have had pace and skill, but not necessarily much body strength to a man; where are all his contested ball gets and clearances?

Players can blow up during a game and recover, and I think that's what happened here. Second game back after an achilles injury; missed half of the pre-season. I think he can wait.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Official press conference notes:

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

"Lead the players on Match Day and I need to lead that".


I'm glad he cleared that up, because before that I was terribly confused.

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

Winston Churchill

More words.
How many times have we heard the players say it's disappointing we didn't protect someone being tagged????

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I just want my old club back ... (edit) maybe I have!

Several people have made a similar joke but i really hope we have a large supply of Lube-All Plus handy....