POST MATCH DISCUSSION - Round 17

[Demonland 73,140]

A debacle?

[Guest]

We had our moments.

However, we aren't near where we need to be.

The foot comes on and off the pedal too much. 

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

We were consistent for most of the game, the difference was St Kilda got better and took their chances.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,246]

When does the rebuild start?

[Cheap Seats 3,310]

Just not good enough simple as that.

Ball use was poor and our pressure when we lost it was poor. 

We continued to bomb it to the saints advantage and couldnt keep up with front runners. Overuse of the handball played in to aints hands as well.

A few blokes with poor disposal and slow should be worried about their careers.

We continually lose to teams who rebound against us

Edited July 17, 2016 by Unleash Hell

[McQueen 17,867]

Just shithouse.

nothing more.

[chook fowler 19,544]

Viney and T Mac the only contributors. We still have big gaps in our list.

[Return to Glory 8,448]

1 minute ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

When does the rebuild start?

Tried to come up with a pithy comment BBO. Couldn't. That trip to Darwin took it out of me. Very disappointed.

[DemonLad5 1,642]

Time to pull out the "next year" card

[John Crow Batty 8,879]

2 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

When does the rebuild start?

When Etihad is demolished?

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Not angry, just disappointed.  I've yelled, gotten angry and been frustrated at our decisions today, but in the end I'm more disappointed than anything.

But we lost the game up in the box with our gameplan.  St. Kilda beat us EXACTLY how they beat us last time and we didn't seem to plan for it.  No change at all.  We started well, but the moment they put us under pressure we faltered.  They made us look slow and we played some dumb footy which allowed them to get it down there end without trouble and score.  

I don't buy us being tired or whatever.  Not enough players rose to the occasion.  They stopped Hunt's run, Kennedy was poor, White and Grimes were WELL down on last week, Hogan had a mare, the captain was quiet, Vandenberg didn't do a whole lot... and the list goes on.

So, what do we do?  We reboot and look to next week.  What else can we do?  A few will get dropped and I think we know that guys like Grimes aren't the way forward.  When the pressure lifted some of our guys were found wanting.  

Chin up fellas. 

Edited July 17, 2016 by Wiseblood

[dazzledavey36 55,342]

Pathetic and Gutless.

[Chris 2,892]

No one stood up for the whole game. Only a few cameos here and there. Most of the team down today. Entire forward line thrashed. Worst umpires today too, going both ways, not idea what rules the were umpiring for

[chook fowler 19,544]

The most inept handball I've seen.

[beelzebub 23,383]

4 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

When does the rebuild start?

Lol

[Moonshadow 17,677]

Just now, DemonLad5 said:

Time to pull out the "next year" card

Can we play Saints twice at the G next year? Won't happen of course....

[leucopogon 1,519]

4 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Just shithouse.

nothing more.

you going this week?

[Bitter but optimistic 22,246]

1 minute ago, chook fowler said:

The most inept handball I've seen.

Inept handball is one of our strong points chook.

[beelzebub 23,383]

2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Pathetic and Gutless.

Preempting Joeboy ?

[Cheap Seats 3,310]

1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

Not angry, just disappointed.  I've yelled, gotten angry and been frustrated at our decisions today.

But we lost the game up in the box with our gameplan.  St. Kilda beat us EXACTLY how they beat us last time and we didn't seem to plan for it.  No change at all.  We started well, but the moment they put us under pressure we faltered.  They made us look slow and we played some dumb footy which allowed them to get it down there end without trouble and score.  

I don't buy us being tired or whatever.  Not enough players rose to the occasion.  They stopped Hunt's run, Kennedy was poor, White and Grimes were WELL down on last week, Hogan had a mare, the captain was quiet, Vandenberg didn't do a whole lot... and the list goes on.

So, what do we do?  We reboot and look to next week.  What else can we do?  A few will get dropped and I think we know that guys like Grimes aren't the way forward.  When the pressure lifted some of our guys were found wanting.  

Chin up fellas. 

Yep agree WB

I like that we want to play our style but it played in to saints hands. Overuse off thr footy killed us.

I'm not going to bag individual players as the whole team was down but there are a few blokes who are too slow and cant kick, which is a terrible combination to carry in our game plan 

[chook fowler 19,544]

Just now, Bitter but optimistic said:

Inept handball is one of our strong points chook.

Well at least I don't have to face up to one of your floggings 

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That was shizen  getting beaten so badly  by that croc side.  Fair dinkum  !!!!   

[stuie 7,374]

Lost it on Thursday night.

 

[demon4eva 110]

Frustated. Whenever we go in as favorites we don't turn up. That's the simple excuse i can see.

[Pates 9,660]

Players and coaching staff learned nothing from our first game against them this year. You could play footage of the game side by side and it would look exactly the same.

We haven't turned the corner yet, and we won't have until we beat this mob.