Exactly, when we win four in a row I'll start investing emotionally again.

If our players want to pick and choose so will I.

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

Winston Churchill

I thought Bell was exceptional today, kept on going all day. Probably the best game I've seen him play.

Yep, as I see it as the only way we'll wake up to what needs to be done long term. I don't want to follow a team that will be irrelevant for the next two decades. That's where we are at.

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Just because I'm offended, doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Not sure Heady , I have no doubt that he has high expectations re his game.It was clear that he was struggling and my experience having watched kids like Andrew is that they wear their heart on their sleeves.

I have watched him closely over the last few weeks and quite often the error rate can be attributed to trying to do to much.

good win

don't get carried away

we are sitting 16th

Agree, MM made a bad decision to drop him against Melbourne. Has limitations but needs consistency of senior games to see if he can make it at this level.

Watched it at the local pub with no audio. Could have been a good thing. I thought that WB were lucky to get as close as they did. Very lucky mis-kicks that landed on the chest of team mates, freakish bounces, stupid free kicks or non-free kicks paid.
At the end of the day I took this out of the game:
* Bell (despite the rough edges) should be persisted with. Provides run & grunt and was important to
our win today
* If we had not dropped Waite & Garlett we would have beaten Melbourne last week
* Yarran is improving & it is about time. Very good today
* Good to see Murphy back in form - but still not back to his absolute best
* Gibbs needs to stay on the ball - good first half - average second
* Daisy Thomas in defence was a good move, but I hope that it is not permanent. Too good & too
expensive for a half back flanker
* Judd's injury came about because he had not picked up the pace of the game & thought that he had
an extra step when he didn't. Not a coaching or selection mistake. Just bad luck.
* We have lost our best tagger (Ed Curnow) for a while by the look of it - is there a replacement ?
* Couldn't understand what they were doing with Cripps. Permanent forward in his second game ?
Hope that they don't drop him now after playing him out of position

So you want us to lose? Classy.

Yeah and possibly would have lost today as a result. We needed to make a stand buy dropping senior players that weren't prepared to put in 100%.

I bet at least 90% who are on this site shouldn't be preaching to me about being 'classy'.

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Just because I'm offended, doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Liked how they used Cripps.

He gets to see how the game evolves at AFL tempo

He hasn't got pace, so he needs smarts

Needs to learn where to position himself on the ground as a mid

Keep playing him at this level... he needs knowledge and experience

Quite a miserable approach to life. Do something about it, pronto.

Do you know, the way I look at things you are the most miserable poster on this site. Have been for at least three years.

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..good game, need hendo and Waite to stay forward and I like casboult presence and meanness.. ..thought we played with more effort, hefu''y it's not a case of effort purely because they were allowed what they want.

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

Should take the family out to celebrate on the pokies tonight, Paf. Big win today. Enjoy it.

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BLUES 2010: PAV AND JUDD = FLAGS. DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF DICK PRATT.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

It is the only way to get the top shelf talent we need to get us to 17. In pagan we trust.

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The only way for some people to understand is for them to be on the receiving end

Left wing moralists
In self serving denial
They shit me no end

what a totally enjoyable game.
good on ya blueboys
I love that kind of effort.
great to watch too.
my favorite type of game.
let's bring it again next week.

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That’s not a political statement — it’s a harsh reality, and we must act,” she said. “He is a clear and present danger to the things that keep us strong and free. I support impeachment.”

Three years? That's generous. I've been loving life for at least four, possibly five years, but who's keeping count? So you weren't paying much attention if it's only been the past three years that you've realised I'm the opposite to you.

Good to get on the board against a team that pantsed us last year, and to show some genuine grit for a change.

If Juddy's gone for a while, think the time to stick a fork in him can't be far away.

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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

Henderson 5 games in; been getting better each week

Murphy with some zip

Carlton FC ‏@CarltonFC 39m

Malthouse: "It was a pretty challenging match for both sides. There were no half measures."
Malthouse: "The media scrutiny doesn't impact what we do. I felt today we were mentally prepared." #UNITED
Malthouse: "It's handy when you've got three forwards who can mark the ball. That instils confidence in the group."
Malthouse: "To me, that was the best game Rob Warnock has played." #UNITED

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