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As frustrating as the final result was against Collingwood, the settling of dust combined with the ability to talk about through it in our recap pod has proven to be the perfect combination of therapy.

Nearly 24-hours after our thrilling comeback against the Pies, Darren and Brad came together to discuss:

* The first half;

* The reality of being a really young side;

* Stopping the rot - another game where we struggled to stop the run-ons;

* Second half success;

* Blake Hardwick up forward;

* Karl Amon’s second half improvement;

* The performances of Lloyd Meek, Max Ramsden, Finn Maginness, Connor Nash and Henry Hustwaite;

* Plus so much more…

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