GAMEDAY - Round 17

[monoccular 16,040]

Just now, Razor said:

The real question is what does this mean for next week?

And next week has become a must win.

[leave it to deever 15,231]

4 minutes ago, defuture15 said:

Where is the team defence?

Its the one game where they are MIA

[McQueen 17,862]

A loss is one thing but this is going to really do some damage to our percentage if it keeps up.

[DemonOX 8,529]

I need another drink or 5 after watching that. 

 

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Not much joy tonight...

[Dwight Schrute 16,746]

Worrying signs for the club. Spanked by the swans, flattered by the scoreboard 

lucky to beat the blues 

spanked by the crows.. 

we are a young side that plays a high tempo style and may be out of legs. The rubbish short breaks also hurt us badly in this regard. 

[Moonshadow 16,155]

Getting smasjed in the midfield. Little pressure. Oliver lacking impact. 

Missing Jones, Viney and Tyson badly

[At the break of Gawn 3,480]

Thanks for your contributions this year, Pedo. It's been wild. Hello, Jack Watts.

[DistrACTION Jackson 6,416]

Just now, Abe said:

Worrying signs for the club. Spanked by the swans, flattered by the scoreboard 

lucky to beat the blues 

spanked by the crows.. 

we are a young side that plays a high tempo style and may be out of legs. The rubbish short breaks also hurt us badly in this regard. 

Plus having 5 of our best players out compared to Crows zero.

[chook fowler 18,187]

Why the hell are we playing Son of Sean - so clearly not ready.

[monoccular 16,040]

Just now, leave it to deever said:

Its the one game where they are MIA

They are under immense pressure largely due to the forwards not exerting enough pressure when we lose the ball......and that extends back to poor delivery into the forward line. 

[Nasher 33,047]

Kicking forward to three Crows defenders. Feels like Roos era footy. The Petracca kick staight to Brown (I think) was a classic case in point. Classic clearance, streams through the middle, nice kick deep forward to... Adelaide. Good question for the 'offensive coordinator' if anyone ever gets the chance to ask.

Plugger has played a bit like Tom McDonald in this game. Hogan is only slightly off but it's slightly too much.

Not feeling a win in the air in this one. Not writing us off entirely because we've shown we can come back, but I think our opponents are too classy in this instance.

 

[Dee Zephyr 17,369]

I've seen Hogan make numerous leads where he's been clear of his opponent by at least 10 metres and often they ignored him.

What do you want the guy to do when the ball gets kicked 30 metres over his head?

[Sideshow Bob 2,155]

1 minute ago, DemonOX said:

I need another drink or 5 after watching that. 

 

started the game with a bottle of spiced rum in arms reach.... might not be much left soon

[Moonshadow 16,155]

Is Hogan playing?

[Watts Jurrah Dunn? 735]

3 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Not sure we can carry max any longer. Should have left him at ff with tmac rucking and hogan in the middle. Pedo see max.

Should have left Gawn in Melbourne. Terribly out of touch. He is not the answer at FF as they will just keep bombing it and playing into Adelaide's hands. Been absolutely spanked the last few weeks, Gawn. 

[Coq au vin 754]

The four players every time at the drop of the ball with massive tackling pressure around the ball is what won it last time. It wasn't the midfield cleatances at all. In fact we're often winning the centre hitouts and clearances but there's no forward structure and very weak tackling.

[layzie 28,561]

Stupid thing to say but it annoys me how we're running into teams like this where as Richmond get a nice bloopy tomorrow when they need it.

[DemonOX 8,529]

The only hope we have is if the crows feel the heat in the second half and we run over the top of them. 

It is a very small bit of hope but maybe something we can hold onto. Well at least until 5min into the third quarter. 

[SFebes 4,692]

6 minutes ago, praha said:

Close in clearances and stoppages. Winning contested ball against the league's best contested ball winners. More inside 50s.

We are losing in delivery going forward, and utterly deplorable defense structure when they're rebounding. We have competed well but structurally we've been badly outplayed.

Exactly

[Guest]

Until we get our full team back in, it's going to be heads above water stuff.

Doesn't mean we should give up on games but as supporters that's where we are.

[BenJamin on Deesy St 792]

Outclassed tonight, like the Sydney game. That's what happens when you don't have 4 of your top 5 B&F place getters (from 2016) on the field.

[monoccular 16,040]

1 minute ago, Abe said:

Worrying signs for the club. Spanked by the swans, flattered by the scoreboard 

lucky to beat the blues 

spanked by the crows.. 

we are a young side that plays a high tempo style and may be out of legs. The rubbish short breaks also hurt us badly in this regard. 

And we are without three of our best  mids, AND our cleanest ball users Watts and Salem. 

[Coq au vin 754]

Just now, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

Should have left Gawn in Melbourne. Terribly out of touch. He is not the answer at FF as they will just keep bombing it and playing into Adelaide's hands. Been absolutely spanked the last few weeks, Gawn. 

He can't take a mark. Neither can Hogan. Neither can most of our players in a contested situation.

[leave it to deever 15,231]

Why does trac always have quiet first halves?and why is smith playing? Why does lewis give off so many hospital handballs with his experience and why does jeffy fade away towards the end of the sesson. So many riddles.