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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3556963, member: 9853"] I don't know about gloom and doom. We all know both clubs fielded a seconds team. We all know we fielded the weaker one. And we all know we lost (yet again). But we all hope our firsts team can progress through the finals regardless. The whole experience was thorougly dickless and left a bad taste. For me there were a few slightly worrying takeaways that probably don't amount to a whole lot: [INDENT]1. Our backs depth might not be as strong as I imagined. I think all the players could individually plug a gap but none looked like Kevvie has been holding them back from being selected. I can't see Pereira getting renewed.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]2. We looked by far the better team in the opening 20. And then we got gassed. By the end we looked the weaker side.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]3. Madden has a handy boot, and inside Mam might get the job done, but neither he nor Rogers are looking like our next generation of playmakers. It's all looking a bit Brodie Croft.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]4. I'm not as down on our three backup hookers as many here are, but again none set the world on fire. Mozer is probably ready but he didn't press his case hard enough to oust Smoothy. Neither did Paix.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]5. Which leads to the bench: Grant's ability to play 80 means Melbourne have the luxury of Papenhuyzen from the interchange. We don't have anyone of that calibre outside our 13, and we're a long way off being able to inject a world class back from the bench. We have Smoothy or Walters for spark.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]6. To add insult, that dancing kid is now Melbourne's third ranked fullback after Meaney and Papenhuyzen. Sailor was probably our best, but he wasn't as impressive as those two. We won't see the kid again this season. Nor Sailor, probably.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]7. As our most senior player, who is vying for a pay upgrade, Oates did not rise to the occasion.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]8. Piakura belongs in our top 17. **** knows what he'll be charged with and whether he'll be available. It would be handy to have Willison too.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]9. Te Kura should've come on with Mozer to try their routine in first grade. We were robbed of that. And for what?[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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