He wasn't BV; he'd always flirted with being more than an impact forward who would drift in and out for a half a season.

Garlett's best is sensational, but that was not his best yesterday. He ran forward of the play much more than he did with us and GC let him get away with it; the contested possessions and the centre clearance stats mask the near-uncontested nature of all of those gathers.

What's disappointing is that we've never had the structure to release running players like that; it's almost like we think it's cheating the contest.

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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.

I can understand MM letting Betts and Garlett go as time and time again in big games where it counted they went missing.
Only issue we have now is what they have been replaced with go missing in every game.
At least with Eddie and Garlett they gave us something some of the time.
Now we are getting nothing all of the time

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If you allow the Government to change the Laws in an emergency
They will create an Emergency to change the Laws

Is there any basis to that comment whatsoever?

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Any time we've made the second week of the finals in their careers.

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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.

Yeah, lets pretend the first week of finals didn't happen to suit our argument.
That's not really a big game, is it?

Plus I wouldn't think 3 goals and 13 tackles between them in 2011 was "going missing"!
The old wives tales live on.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Looking back, we did OK to win finals with names like Davies, Joseph, OhAilpin, Laidler, Bower, Russell and Laidler running around.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

...and the top 4 teams were and usually are far more accomplished than the rest...

The point of excluding the first week is to see how it stacks up against battle-hardened and form teams; it's generally accepted that the top 5/6 in the competition are the only ones in the hunt that year.

I'd argue that when the intensity lifts, they don't as much as those around them, Garlett moreso than Betts. Waite was another.

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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.

yep its much better finishing 14th than losing in week 2 of the finals

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Garlett was unreliable and had no ticker playing for us.
Dribbling shots at goal from ten metres out and missing instead of a simple drop punt, not watching the ball and fearful of physical contact in the marking contest and doing it time and time again.

Every player that leaves will have good games playing for an opposing side.

What was disappointing was the value we got at the trade table for him.

All ancient history now. Let's get a tank into young Clem.

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We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion.

though i don't miss any of those guys and understand why they had to go - we just stuffed up the replacements

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Most realistic supporters wouldn't ve been expecting to make finals, so it wasn't that we lost against the Tiges that upset people. It's the manner in which we lost.
However, the conclusions about our team some people, particularly media 'experts', are drawing on the basis of one loss is a bit of a joke.
All of a sudden, it's being said as a matter of fact that we have no forward line, we have the worst midfield depth in the League, Murph is the worst Captain in our history, our defence is rubbish, our off season recruiting was a joke, and MM should be sacked. All on the basis of a game that we were still in the hunt to win halfway through the last term.
Still prepared to give MM the benefit of the doubt until at least the halfway mark on 2015.
If these issues are still persisting, then yes, it may most probably mean that this ll be his last year.
If things improve like they did the 2nd half of 2014, then like Richmobd showed last years, our fortunes can turn around pretty quickly.

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James Hird and Essendon* FC - #FOREVERDRUGCHEATS

Let's face it, if he can't fire up first round on his home ground against iffy opponents he NEVER will

Anyhow,dont worry about it coz Mick aint gonna be there next year.Its gonna be Woosha or Vossy.

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All my dangerous friends

Its like this.........the new bloke Marco Lo Go is gonna get HIS team in place and he will succeed or fail on his terms and not someone elses left overs.Good for him i say.This bloke has got ticker.Time will tell whether he has good judgement....................no good just meandering along HOPING it will come good.

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All my dangerous friends

Perhaps, but there might be someone else out there we miss if we don't do a proper search.

it's gonna be rootsy.
Rootsy I tels ya.
Jeannie always gits her man.

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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.”

Voss was an absolute abject failure as a coach. Surely we couldn't be that stupid.....yet again...

Adam_chatfield definitely would of.

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Congratulations CK95

We played 2 Semi finals and were robbed in one we lost by 3 points. Waite didn't play in the 2011 Semi at Subi where we lost. The 2013 Semi was played in a swimming pool. Garlett played alright in finals generally. Betts had often lost form by round 18 in those earlier finals years so he was out of touch anyway by finals time. Last final we won Betts this time, who maintained form all year, kicked 3 and Garlett 2. Betts also kicked 2 goals also in the swimming pool semi final at ANZ against the Swans where we got smacked. Waite kicked 3 in that semi against the Swans too. So the blokes you criticised kicked 5 of our 8 goals that night.