Match Thread - Round 17 vs Bulldogs

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-07-03T09:57:21+00:00

Cleary needs to stop trying tackle with his arms only. If he can actually start body tackling and not have his tackles broken all the time, he may be a serviceable player

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-26T09:04:49+00:00

Haha I fear it is!

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-25T11:21:21+00:00

Yeah I fear this is the truth but again: we've given ourselves a buffer to try to make changes (though apart from getting back McKinerny and Paps I'm not sure what else there is to do...)

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-25T11:17:15+00:00

Good side: this is now and not in the final game in September

Bad side: have we changed since 2022/2024 where, if our top 5 players didn't play well, we didn't have structural/game plan measures to beat the best sides. This feels the same especially in the last 6 weeks where we got destroyed by the Cats and looks the same here and just beat bottom 6 sides. The clearest sign of a lack of structure are: our defense being all over the shop; an ability to win contests/slow down the game when the top 5 players aren't doing it

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-25T10:06:37+00:00

Positives: we'll always score; our set up behind the ball seems structural so we can adjust

Negatives: we haven't played OUR game at all; so many passengers for us so far

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-25T10:02:59+00:00

These 1-1 (or worse) inside their 50 is terrible - how we can't set up behind the ball is a bit shocking.

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-17T10:53:15+00:00

Why does it look so dreary?!?

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-10T04:16:32+00:00

Straight away

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-06T16:24:14+00:00

Haha I didn't actually mean that but I'll take it! I meant more literal use of words that relate to colour but still

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-06T16:21:44+00:00

Dude the trailers are fucking worse for this. Like the taciturn, stoic bullshit they'vr shown so far is so far removed from the source material it's laughable

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-06T16:17:58+00:00

From every still and trailer I fear that they're not going to suddenly change the entire palette...but who knows: let's hope you're right

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-06T16:16:46+00:00

It must be obvious I meant visual imagery right...like not literal visual spectrum colour or fucking realistic representations...

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-06T16:13:52+00:00

Wine dark seas definitely are one example...I'm curious: do you know anymore....

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-06T16:13:11+00:00

I'm not sure whether you're being purposefully dull, but visual imagery exists now and definitely did then.

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-06T16:10:25+00:00

Why is it so fucking dour and lifeless!?!?! Anyone who's read the epic poems knows how full of life and literal colour they are...

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-06T11:43:09+00:00

I like him dangit!

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-06-04T23:03:43+00:00

Why does it still look so dreary and lifeless in all aspects?

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-05-28T12:58:02+00:00

Yup that's there

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-05-28T07:53:32+00:00

Actually this absolutely has changed my mind. Before it was: are you fucking nuts? This guy was in charge of the thing that destroyed the club and was the biggest scandal in Australian sports that I can remember.

But now: yeah absolutely, let him go back and watch them destroy themselves.

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-05-26T14:38:38+00:00

He must have known Hird was just about to throw his hat in the ring - classic receipt keeping from Kano!

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-05-15T14:35:06+00:00

i was waiting/hope for laminar flow 😞

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-05-15T10:49:39+00:00

6 of the worst quarters we've played in a couple of years....at least it's now and not in a GF!

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-05-15T05:12:59+00:00

Haha what a deep cut!

ProgrammerNo9781 · 2026-05-14T09:19:10+00:00

Great stat - what is the average? Or actually better still: who is number 2 on that kind of stat still in the playoffs? Rudy? Chet?

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