POST MATCH DISCUSSION - ROUND 2, 2015

[Emerald 1,743]

Ah fk... I just bought a bunch of celebration beer this morning too.

Better drink them anyway to numb the feeling.

[jumbo returns 6,619]

Good team GWS - magnificent ball movement.

They just run and run and run.

Their leaders stood up, ours didn't.

Next week will be better.

[mrtwister 650]

Back to tenth. Goodbye top eight. Hopefully we might cross paths again next year.

[jane02 3,569]

I'm really scared about next week now.....

[John Crow Batty 8,369]

Off season - Get Dylan Shiel.

Throw in Howe as the free steak knives.

[Webber 10,181]

13 goal to 1 second half. All the defensive improvements we made last year are effectively an illusion. We are defensively an absolute shambles. We are also an attacking shambles....... Oh.....dear!

[Demon_spurs 1,727]

This will be the understatement of the season, but there is a vast gap between the talent of GWS and the talent of teams like MFC, don't jump off quite yet, GWS are going to be a scary team in the next few years, they just showed what happens when you give a team so many number one draft options (for two years running) and then let them top up with the likes of Patfull and Griffen. This team is a 10 goal better side than Gold Coast.Thanks AFL for making it so much harder for the lower clubs to climb

[Ted Lasso 17,312]

Let's take nothing away from the Giants, speed, skill, toughness! Absolutely showed up the lack of speed in the midfield.

I felt we were too top heavy, frost offers more up front than Dawes, and jkh would have been handy for a bit more speed

[SaberFang 7,141]

Geez the Bulldogs look the goods though.

[BAMF 3,909]

Because he'd leave today's winning team for the losing team?

Wants to come back to Victoria. Out of contract this year. Has put contract talks off until end of the season.

But yes. I highly doubt he would sign with us right now. Hopefully we dont continue like this for the rest of the year.

[Max Power 37]

Better drink them anyway to numb the feeling.

Need something a bit stronger for this one.

[Forest Demon 4,681]

I'm not angry/sad/disappointed etc. because we lost, because i actually thought we would. I am angry/sad/disappointed etc. because we were so far up and then let them come over the top of us, bully us, shame us: without even showing a bit of fight or retaliation.

Couldn't agree more. I thought we were maybe a 40-60 chance of winning, but the disgusting effort in the second half was every bit as bad as anything last year, the Neeld years, the Bailey years etc etc.

Edited April 11, 2015 by Demonland

[waynewussell 4,232]

Players who didn't impress me in second half

Jones

Kent

Garland

Garlett

Howe

[Emerald 1,743]

How can they play well in the first quarter and lose three quarters like that.

Gotta be some mental thing the players have to get their heads around.Same thing happened last year where you could swear you were watching two different teams in the same game.

[BAMF 3,909]

Geez the Bulldogs look the goods though.

Yeah. They look young and quick too.

[Moonshadow 16,605]

It's a team game, BUT, all those who desperately wanted Dawes in this week, hang your head in shame and apologise now. Come on, fess up.

Edited April 11, 2015 by Moonshadow

[Phadraig 760]

Their midfield farrrr too strong. Boy did Jones have a shocker!

[Webber 10,181]

Geez the Bulldogs look the goods though.

Amazing what toughness and endeavour will give you, huh?

[Coq au vin 754]

How can they play well in the first quarter and lose three quarters like that.

They all looked tired hot bothered and unfit. Except Salem and maybe Viney. Edited April 11, 2015 by Kali

[titan_uranus 23,168]

Players who didn't impress me in second half

Jones

Kent

Garland

Garlett

Howe

This implies there are other players not on this list who did impress you in the second half.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

It's a team game, BUT, all those who desperately wanted Dawes in this week, hang your headin shame and apologise now. Come on, fess up.

me, but JKH wouldn't have done better. Hogan shone, and that was helped by Dawes taking one of the other defenders.

[Strapping Young Lad 227]

Smashed in the midfield. Jones, Tyson & co all passengers, when we needed them to impact they got left for dead.

Dawes and Vince looked a little off pace.

Happy with Newton, Brayshaw, vanders, Garlett and Tommy Mac.

The sh!te part was not putting up a fight when they got a roll on. That hurts the most.

Geez I hope they learn from it and work harder next week.

[dee-tox 4,831]

Either GWS has the mother of all midfields or we have the worst in the AFL. Tyson, Jones, Vince gave nothing.

[SaberFang 7,141]

I think the saddest thing about losing today is looking ahead. Hawks, Adelaide, Sydney and Port all in the next 5 weeks. Be scared, people. Be scared.

[Bonkers 918]

In my opinion we went in with too many talls today. The inside 50s were dramatically less than last week. We were over run through the midfield mid way through the 2nd quarter & were not able to lock the ball inside 50 to exert enough pressure. Dawes had a decent first qtr but after that he was not effective. I'd be tempted to go with the line up from round one for next week.