Our goal kicking ratio looked a little better this week than the last couple, but again our opposition has had incredible efficiency in front of goal (15 goals 1 behind after half time?). Haven't seen the game yet, but was this another case of opposition sides kicking goals repeatedly out of their behind? Or did we fail to defend the hot spots and they were kicking easy goals?

Sounded again like we missed some easy shots up forward ourselves today. Is it worth demoting Davies until he learns to be more efficient in front of goal?

A bit of both Stefchook, but in the second half Tarrant and Rocca certainly controlled our defenders and we were exposed pretty badly here. Collingwood just played too good and put themselves in opportunities that enabled them to convert so accurately. They were able to move the ball inside 50 with great pace and much deeper than usual, thereby negating the effect of French and the like filling the hole.

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Our shots at goal were shocking.

Step forward Jason Davies...accept this forehead slap for your ineptitude with the boots.

So too Waite, although he got a couple back, which sort of lessens the pain.

Wiggins played well below par.

Wouldn't be suprised to see them all in the 'Ants next week.

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The pies certainly pulled a few out of their arses, but most in the second half were from good play.

We weren't that bad in front of goal this week, but missed them when it mattered. Bad miss by Lappin when we were really starting to get on top of them. Tough miss from Deluca (who to be fair had kicked 2 or 3 already), that would have given us the lead in the 4th.

My main concern is that we seemed to start each quarter cold. We gave away 2-3 goals at the start of each quarter before we snapped back into it.

Davies' inability to convert the gimmie goals is starting to concern me, and I'm one of his biggests supporters. His sloppy attack on the ball cost us more today though. Couple of really careless in the backs.

Yep, we let through 5 goals over the game within the first 5 minutes of each quarter.

Could have been more, the intensity at the start of quarters needs to be ratcheted up a notch.

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Marking the ball would be nice. I heard about 5-10 times that someone dropped an easy mark. I'm sick of hearing it and I wanna hear GOOD things.

Goal kicking is also a must. We need to kick the ball into the BIG STICKS.

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