Post Match Discussion - Round 15

[Deestroy All 14,262]

10 steps backwards.

Bulldogs [censored] reserves? Are you serious?

Dom Tyson, even in form let alone out of form, is the most tackled bloke in the world.

Garland is now a ineffectual footballer.

Give us a decent pick for brain fade Frawley.

BAIL. Hey satyriconhome - I've got a question you can ask at training, ask Bail who came up with the play where he has a mark 60m out from goal, and the selected delivery method is to run on to his left and snap it into the forward line. Would love to know the thinking behind this innovation.

Shut down Jones and Vince and we have sweet [censored] all.

Roos still has no idea how to use the sub.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Frawley was actually one of our best. He kept Jones touchless in 3/4 of football and then shut down Stringer once Jones was subbed out. Plus he gave us some run out of the backline.

If you only ever look at mistakes then you're going to have a really unpleasant life.

If those mistakes cost several goals in a tight game where you lose by one then they do count.

When you see an established player make so many fundamental errors you have to ask why would any club offer him a big contract.

Oh, and run out of the back line only counts if you don't turn the ball over when you kick it.

[thaipantsman 180]

Dudes! The effort was there.

Get rid of the imposters. Matt Jones is rarely effective with possessions. Garland run around today like a rabbit dazed by the headlights. His disposal was putrid. Frawley? Take the money cos the Guy is lacking between the ears. Wasn't Dawes day. Dropped too many marks. Jamar was our best with good back up from Gawn.

Jetta, Viney and Pederson deserve honorable mentions.

[Juicebox 628]

Missed Cross today big time.

Yeh we did. But imagine if they had Cooney, Griffen and Gia! Not a good thought.

[Deemotivated 550]

I'm very disappointed too, but why say silly things? I'd say the bottom 3 teams are the 3 teams in the bottom 3 teams on the ladder, and we're not one of them.

That said, bottom 4ish is probably about right anyway, and it's about what I expected at the start of the year. It's easy to start getting way ahead of yourself after a few good wins and I reckon plenty of us are guilty of it.

I'm calling the spoon. Hate away... We are schizen.

[bing181 9,193]

Well, they say you learn from your mistakes, so on the basis of that we won't lose another match this season.

We found ways to butcher it when there weren't any ways.

Lowest 3 disposals to Terlich, Salem, Kent - all forwards (today). Therein lies a tale.

And for all the bitching about Tom McDonald, back line doesn't look the same without him down there - though Garland just isn't the same Garland, which isn't helping either.

[thaipantsman 180]

10 steps backwards.

Bulldogs [censored] reserves? Are you serious?

Dom Tyson, even in form let alone out of form, is the most tackled bloke in the world.

Garland is now a ineffectual footballer.

Give us a decent pick for brain fade Frawley.

BAIL. Hey satyriconhome - I've got a question you can ask at training, ask Bail who came up with the play where he has a mark 60m out from goal, and the selected delivery method is to run on to his left and snap it into the forward line. Would love to know the thinking behind this innovation.

Shut down Jones and Vince and we have sweet [censored] all.

Roos still has no idea how to use the sub.agreed until the last bit! think he has a fair idea our Roosy

[olisik 4,060]

Pick 4 - Jimmy Toumpas Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Melbourne

Pick 5 - Jake Stringer Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup Western Bulldogs

Pick 6 - Jackson Macrae Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Western Bulldogs

Why didnt u include pick 7? You know the kid who desperately wanted to play for us but god forbid we pickup a kid higher then what the other clubs rated him

[titan_uranus 24,963]

It's easy to pick on fourth quarter efforts and free kicks and what not that happened late, but surely that run of Dogs goals early is the true disgrace?

With only two winnable games left for the year, we cannot afford to be playing so awfully against a depleted 14th-placed side.

[piddz 118]

Didn't deserve to win it. But how f@cking infuriating is that loss. My biggest pet peeve in footy by far is when footballers don't know their limits, M Jones, Frawley, Garland and (I hate to say it) Tyson were caught trying to do way too much today on more than one occaision. Why do melbourne players always try and barge through 3 opposition players. They f@cking get pinned so often it's maddening!!!

[KingDingAling 3,752]

Pathetic effort from the team today. We just lost to a depleted bottom 4 team. We are now entrenched in the bottom 4 and are a chance for the spoon if Brisbanes revival continues.

Also Chip Frawley needs to go. Hasn't played great footy for a few years, but at present he isn't best 22 and cost us multiple goals today through dumb decision making and poor skills. Really disappointing to see such a fantastic defender degenerate into a poor utility. Hopefully we can still make out with good compo even though he isn't worth it.

Yeah I agree Chip needs to go.

Made some terrible decisions when the heat was on.

[Young Dee 1,303]

I'm calling the spoon. Hate away... We are schizen.

I think some may be jumping the gun - yes we were poor today but I think some need to go and watch a couple replays from 2013. Effort was nearly there - just some silly brain fades.

We need to bring in some classy players at the end of the year that can lead this group and scrap a couple (Nicho, Terlich etc.).

I think we also made a couple poor selections - Michie should have come in for cross not Nicho

Edited June 29, 2014 by Young Dee

[DemonOX 8,779]

Frawley while he did a great job on Jones but FMD what goes through his head when he has the ball?

He confuses himself by going one way then another and then either stuffs the handball or kick up.

IMO he probably doesn't have his full 100% mind on the job as he knows he is already gone.

[demonique 314]

Delist:

Byrnes

Clark

Blease

Strauss

Nicholson

Riley

Evans

Tapscott

Terlich

This club still stinks sometimes.

What Clark , we have no Clark!

[Dannyz 2,664]

Tyson costly late with those side steps. Just kick it!

We came out like millionaires today with our 4 wins. We're put back where we belong. Equal on wins with GWS, Brisbane.

[thaipantsman 180]

bring back skilled players Toumpass and Blease. Georgiou back in for Garland.

outs..M. Jones and either Kent/Terlich

[Dee Since 73 267]

Surely the umpire boss is answerable to somebody. The HTB rule is effectively gone. Dropping the ball, gone. [censored] hopeless. When will the rolling mauls and stacks on the mill stop. The game is not enjoyable to watch anymore.

[Jaded No More 68,855]

Pathetic disgusting etc etc

Dumb footballers everywhere. Can't kick, can't handball, can't win a damn clearance.

Umpires can also go and get [censored]. That deliberate was the final margin. Hope whoever paid it is relegated to the VFL for life.

Days like today remind me why being a Melbourne supporter is just so exhausting.

[The heart beats true 18,088]

Wow, I just read some of the other posts on here. Some people forget that this time last year we would have gone done by 15 goals after giving away that start.

Losing this game teaches our players about concentration and consistency. We are on the improve.

Lose the battle and win the war folks.

[T-34 409]

Stringer kicking 4 goals as a developing player, meanwhile Toumpas is playing off the extended bench in the rabble at Casey. It wasnt only Wines we missed but we have also seen Stringer Grundy Wines Vlastuin Mcarae ect all tearing it up now.

Dumbest quote of the season, none of them with the exception of Wines have torn it up. They have simply shown some improvement, which is hardly tearing it up.

[Nasher 33,607]

I'm calling the spoon. Hate away... We are schizen.

Demonland poster forecasts the worst possible case scenario after a loss. Groundbreaking first.

Why do I still bother reading this forum? I already know what everyone's going to say before I even open most threads.

[olisik 4,060]

How about you comment on the game, pal? Toumpas has probably got one of the best kicks on our list. You think we might want someone who knows how to kick?

No point having a good kick if you cant even get a kick

[whatwhat say what 22,587]

Disappointing, another opportunity missed.

[Pirlo 813]

How about you comment on the game, pal? Toumpas has probably got one of the best kicks on our list. You think we might want someone who knows how to kick?

Yet he can't get a game, in this side, despite being fully fit.

I don't love hating Toumpas, but we're looking at a player at the end of his second season who has no confidence and has shown none of his wares.

He's now coming from a long way back.

Edited June 29, 2014 by Andrea Pirlo

[olisik 4,060]

Dumbest quote of the season, none of them with the exception of Wines have torn it up. They have simply shown some improvement, which is hardly tearing it up.

Biggest goal kicker of the game today not tearing it up? Yeah ok, whateva makes you feel better.