We weren't trying.

So we still need to find 2-5 goals in the season proper?

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And so while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.

Given what they have that is a fair statement. The first quarter will be such brilliant value for our young team.

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"our electorate seeks less to be informed and more to be validated." Sad times.

we were appalling at the start rather than the hawks beating us

4 quarters rather than the 3 we played and thats close to a 10 goal win i reckon

plus we had to play against the 3 umpires all day too

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

hahaha get your hand off it

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Another week playing on proper grounds against another Grand Final team. Couldn't have had a better pre-season.

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when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth

Feelgood Hit of the Winter - GHRP-2, GHRP-6, CJC-1295, AOD-9604, Humanofort and Hexarelin

You were in the first quarter.

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"our electorate seeks less to be informed and more to be validated." Sad times.

You didn't have your best 22 out there.

But you still did your best to snipe and take cheap shots whenever you had the opportunity.

After all, look at who is in your coaches box

Clarkson - wrecks a young players career and then HIDES behind a goal post.

Hardwick - Tutored well by the king of cheap shots Sheedy and part of the scum culture of going the knuckle.

Your captain is a good example to the younger players as well...he's lucky he's a short arse otherwise he would have got weeks for some of the cheap shots he's had.

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"You are being watched. The government has a secret system. A machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it." - Finch

Looking forward to watching the match (when I get to look at the tele some time soon). Just don't know how we're going to fare next Saturday

My MVP votes imho, fwiw
5 Stevens
4 Judd
3 Robinson
2 Murphy
1 Fevola
with honourable mentions to Armfield, Betts, Garlett, and Jacobs

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[Sam Jacobs] looks like a 7' Lance Whitnall, and [Mitch Robinson] looks like a 4' Lance Whitnall
(The SEN team during the Carlton v Cats 2009 pre-season match)

I'm sure your blokes sitting on the bench wearing bruises and leg injuries agree with you there.

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Given how much ice she was taking from the esky yesterday, I thought it would have been Ben Cousins.

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"there’s more chance of me becoming the full forward for the [Western Bulldogs] than there is of any change in the Labor Party." Julia Gillard 18-05-2010

Jesus I reckon Gartlet might just be the pick of the year! From the moment he came on the forward line began to work.

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Could have put her on the Hawks bench so they couldn't address those bruises.

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Mjonc signing off at 8888

Garlett seemed like the only player in our forward line that could stick a tackle?!

Who cares about how much he weighs?

ELEVATE HIM NOW!

Apart from Browndog, Robbie Campbell is our 3rd string ruckman.

whats gilham ?

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

If that is the case then why didn't Taylor play ahead of Campbell in the Grand Final?

Taylor's spot was taken by another sniper in Renouf...who has obviously been listening very intently to instructions given by his leaders!

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"You are being watched. The government has a secret system. A machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it." - Finch

As always you hawks fans miss your gun defender Gilham. For shame

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Hawks were trying allright.

It was a 10 goal turnaround. We clawed our way back, 3 goals per quarter.

We were harder at the man and the ball while they continued to cluster.

That first quarter was a revelation to me. Hawks drop their knees to receive head high tackles, time after time. They really know what they're doing. Good thing is we picked it up and changed many facets of our game including pressure on the man with the ball.

No doubt if they had Buddy there, we would be height deficient down back against Buddy and Roguehead. No wonder they isolate their big fellas. So would I if I could get a 5-10 cm advantage (head and reach advantage). Our backline were fantastic against the odds, but I think it was the midfield pressure and support which helped them out a lot (as they should.

Armfield!!! Anyone doubt him now? Way ahead of his counterpart at the Blues imo. Fast, agile, great tackles and good kick on the run. He created run from the back half. All class. Garlett's another.

Good even spread. Very happy. Predictable won, but at the end of the day, we won a game of footy against formidable opposition.

The perfect practise match imo. Glad we're still in it trying things in games which are recognised and scrutinised by the public.

I think our boys like and are ready for the big stage.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

mr tuck i think you should just leave with your tail between your legs

you lost , we won

you didnt have your best team in and experimented

guess what

we didnt either and we experimented too

yes you are still a better team than us, but we beat you today and you tried as hard as we did

to come on here and say oh we didnt try and oh we had this player out and oh he is only our 3rd string ruckman is weak and pathetic

pathetic , sniping , diving pack of cheats and and we dont like you

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.