GAME THREAD: Steelers v Flames: PLAYOFF Q-Final: Sun 12th April

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greeny wrote:
Sun Apr 12, 2026 7:46 pm
where has this team been for half of the season,,,,, the name of the game this year has been inconsistency,,,,, good win tonight and who knows in one off games next w/end
Consistently inconsistent.
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Tremendous 60 tonight by everyone my MOM was Ritchie who put in a real power forward playoff show especially in those first two periods.
As Fox said in post game interview, we are either very good, which is rare, or very bad, which is much more common. Can we play like that three games in a row??
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I feel short changed watching that tonight.

Why couldn't we put in a performance like that week in and week out. We were physical, good passing, clinical finishing and stuck up for each other.

Watching that we do have a chance in Nottingham, because we are a decent team.

Heard deserves a fine though. How stupid to get thrown out when we're on top?

Great effort guys, glad my prediction was off.

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Doom wrote:
Sun Apr 12, 2026 8:10 pm
I feel short changed watching that tonight.

Why couldn't we put in a performance like that week in and week out. We were physical, good passing, clinical finishing and stuck up for each other.

Watching that we do have a chance in Nottingham, because we are a decent team.

Heard deserves a fine though. How stupid to get thrown out when we're on top?

Great effort guys, glad my prediction was off.

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Many may disagree here but I think he's becoming a bit of a liability.
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Probably the best game of the season for me.

Really enjoyed the game, it had something for everyone I thought.

However, I’m not getting too excited beating a 5th placed team, who over two legs we should be doing the business.

Fox has had weeks to prepare for the playoffs, being out of the league title race early. So there really isn’t any excuses for progressing to the semi-finals IMO.

I hope I’m proven wrong, but I don’t think this team has what it takes to win the Playoffs.
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Agreed Nathan, we can't afford to accommodate stupidity.

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What did he actually do?
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Sun Apr 12, 2026 8:43 pm
What did he actually do?
I didn't see anything physical, so it must have been verbal.

You don't get thrown out on a whim, so I'm guessing he challenged some of their decisions too vigorously.

Not necessary when a team is on top.

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Doom wrote:
Sun Apr 12, 2026 8:48 pm
Rendo wrote:
Sun Apr 12, 2026 8:43 pm
What did he actually do?
I didn't see anything physical, so it must have been verbal.

You don't get thrown out on a whim, so I'm guessing he challenged some of their decisions too vigorously.

Not necessary when a team is on top.

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There was a melee at the end of the 1st and he was the main aggressor, jabbing at anyone and carrying on. He probably was a bit too verbal as well.

That was a good game but like you I think we’ve been cheated of that sort of effort from the team all too many times this season.
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I think that ranks as probably our most entertaining game of the season. I have long felt that we have a very good team that too often plays badly and inconsistently. Tonight we would have been a match for anyone
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