GAMEDAY - Round 17

[DeeZee 6,855]

St Kilda is a far better list than Melbournes will ever be, for one reason and that is that they seem to have players with real heart.

[Wiseblood 24,636]

Just now, Akum said:

We need a game-day tactician on the coaching panel.

I think what's most disappointing about today is that the same thing happened as it did earlier in the year - they hounded us, got the turnover and then ran hard the other way and made us pay.  It's almost as if they sit back and wait for it to happen.  Why didn't we plan for this?  Only they coaching panel and the players can tell us that.

Even that last pass to Acres is a case on point - they picked off the kick and then got it over the back without an pressure.  We didn't work back hard enough the other way and they made us look silly.

Forget being tired, forget the players on the park - this coaching effort is what has hurt us today.  We didn't plan well enough, nor did we execute what we set out to do.

[Old Bear 388]

And stupid

[layzie 29,777]

I'd like a stat of how many games we've won in this jumper.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

6 minutes ago, Mickey said:

When they get tackled, they put it on the boot and get it moving forward. When we get tackled, we handball...

We drop our arms when tackle in an attempt to break it, they keep their hands free.

[Die Hard Demon 1,154]

1 minute ago, olisik said:

Roos better not say we were tired. Will lose my [censored]

in Roosy's defence.. we have looked tired

[Forest Demon 4,681]

Concerned by Brayshaw's lack of awareness. Not just the times he was caught with it, but also dodgey handballs to teammates directly under the pump.

[monoccular 16,411]

IF Roos and / or Jackson pull the excuse that we were tired after Darwin I will seriously considering abandoning this club, after 60 years  -- IF they think it true then they should bloody well do something about and DEMAND that if we are to play there, to promote the AFL then it must precede a bye.

If they lack the balls to demand that then I think despite the 'progress' we are truly stuffed.

[beelzebub 22,349]

Jesus chunk ...how hard to kick it to a bloke ffs

[praha 10,368]

This might be the official end of the Nathan Jones era. He has beaten them once in his career and his irrelevance and lack of leadership today has been putrid.

Love the bloke, but is a loser. He hasn't played like a bloke who would want to lead his team to a great victory.

Instead, he puts in a shocking performance in a match that ends our season, against the Saints, at Etihad.

This match epitomises this football club, and all that have been involved for the past decade.

Saints fans laughing at us. Fans of a team with 26 spoons and 1 flag are laughing at us.

[demon4eva 110]

6 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

Dear coaching staff and leadership group,

If you get beaten by the same team, on the same ground, in the same way twice in a season with essentially the same team - it's on you and you need to never, ever let it happen again.

Not just beaten. We are slaughtered. Choose players some who didn't play in Nothern Territory. So that we have some good run.

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3 minutes ago, Webber said:

Why should we beat them every time? They're a better team than us by every measure. This idea that we're better than St. Kilda is just delusional. Please tell me how you work it out? 

The Saints used to get rated above Geelong as well because of draft picks.

How did that turn out? 

[doc roet 1,232]

Shut up tim.

[frankie_d 1,410]

3 minutes ago, Mickey said:

They play one on one when we have the ball... There is no zone. Then they work their ass off the other way

This.  And completely out coached

[Diamond_Jim 12,020]

lucky they missed a few

the score line flatters us

serious lack of class in our senior players continues to undermine any real improvement

[Demonetta13 95]

Just now, Forest Demon said:

Concerned by Brayshaw's lack of awareness. Not just the times he was caught with it, but also dodgey handballs to teammates directly under the pump.

Kick behind play, spending time out will do that. The VFL is nowhere near the AFL in terms of pace, even if half our side look like they belong there.

[monoccular 16,411]

Just now, Clint Bizkit said:

We drop our arms when tackle in an attempt to break it, they keep their hands free.

Carrie wouldn't: he would get the handball away cleanly and accurately  - oh, but he wasn't playing today, was he?

Just now, layzie said:

I'd like a stat of how many games we've won in this jumper.

Can't recall too many.  And by the way no way it would clash with the Saints today.

[leucopogon 1,475]

commentators taking the right royal [censored] out of us at the moment, can't really argue with them either. I reckon next week we're in for our first 100 pointer next week.

[beelzebub 22,349]

3 minutes ago, olisik said:

Roos better not say we were tired. Will lose my [censored]

But we are ....

Reason ......hmmmm 

[John Demonic 4,911]

5 minutes ago, KrazyJay said:

Would be nice to play this mob of [censored] on the MCG in Winter next year... Soft pricks can keep your indoor arena!

46-83

2015

Edited July 17, 2016 by johndemons

[DeeZee 6,855]

Don't have to worry about footy for the rest of the year now.

[olisik 4,060]

Step aside N Jones

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

This could be the game that Jacky Viney figuratively takes the captaincy from Jonesy 

[bing181 8,228]

6 minutes ago, Seraph said:

White, Grimes, Omac and Wagner does not a backline make. 

The game right there. Add in Hunt as well ... love his attack, but defending still a work in progress.

[demon4eva 110]

Just now, doc roet said:

Shut up tim.

They have been talking about us how pathetic we were giving history of how we have lost for the last ten years. He can shut up now.