At about 5 mins to go in the third the free kick count was 10-16 our way, it ended up 22-19 their way. Says a lot, especially when Gawn gets done for holding when he was held all bloody day.

Good effort, just couldn't get clean inside 50. 

deeflating

Just now, Whispering_Jack said:

In 12 months time we win games like that by 5 goals. 

Not unless we learn to score in tight games. Which we always fail to do in final quarters. 

3 minutes ago, praha said:

Our defense was good. Ultimately, their defense was better.

Deplorable umpiring in the last that made it very difficult to build momentum. I never knew how blatant the bias was in Perth because we always get smashed there. It was clear the umps were looking for any reason to award a free.

Shows a lack of integrity that they are  so easily influenced  by the crowd.....

Edited July 23, 20168 yr by nomed

66 inside 50's for 8 goals.

Far too many long bombs to no one in particular (or maybe to an Eagles player)

Congested forward line makes it hard for quality players like Watts and Hogan to lead out or take 1:1 marks.

Edited July 23, 20168 yr by Moonshadow

2 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Don't give me any positive [censored].   Once again we proved what a spiritless [censored] up club we've become.

I am distraught over this result, but this is garbage.

3 years ago a lot of us said "I live for the day we can take it up to the top teams."

Apparently we can now do that but it still doesn't feel much good.

Would've loved the win but kicked ourselves out of it and crap umpiring in the last quarter hurt  

 

Edited July 23, 20168 yr by Robot Devil

3 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Yeah but he always costs match turning goals! Pathetic!

Poor turnover but how many did he repel today. Kennedy took 2 marks for the game. 

1 minute ago, Deeoldfart said:

Robbed by those f'wits in yellow!

Come on. We robbed ourselves. Our inability to kick straight and make fundamental decisions. It's never the team's fault. The team failed to get the job done on countless occasions.

Wagner's kicking; Chris Dawes; Hogan's inability to be able to lay a tackle; Bernie Vince's lack of leadership and stupidity; and Kent's laziness. Yuck. The most heartbreaking loss of Roos' tenure.

I've never seen anyone play a worse game of footy than Jesse Hogan today, does not lead.

We need to be very careful...the AFL could easily fine us for not tanking again!

2 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

In 12 months time we win games like that by 5 goals. 

If only it was that simple.

With this club I am expecting we take a step backward next season.  We are  perennial losers.

Edited July 23, 20168 yr by Petraccattack

2 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

In 12 months time we win games like that by 5 goals. 

You're right WJ.  Today hurts and it will be hard for some to see, but with more games we will take those chances today.

Still have a losers mind set. God forbid we kick 2 goals in a close game and win. 

30 more direct chances to kick a goal and we stuffed almost every one of them.

Still dont know how to win when its on the line. Should of won that by a 4+ goal margin.

Absolutely livid.

We don't know how to win. Occasionally we know how to Kick a winning score but the nuances of WINNING still escapes us. 

Shattered not to get the win, but that is a massive FU to the Demonland selection panel. Which guy/girl is going to have the guts to stand up say that they don't actually know more than the coaching panel. Terrific effort by the boys today. A few less skill errors and some better goal kicking and we win that. 

Only saw from near the end of the third quarter. Didn't see a Melbourne goal and didnt see a Melbourne free kick. 

1 minute ago, AdamFphlebeb said:

Come on. We robbed ourselves. Our inability to kick straight and make fundamental decisions. It's never the team's fault. The team failed to get the job done on countless occasions.

Wagner's kicking; Chris Dawes; Hogan's inability to be able to lay a tackle; Bernie Vince's lack of leadership and stupidity; and Kent's laziness. Yuck. The most heartbreaking loss of Roos' tenure.

I was there, Kent was not lazy, one of our best today by miles. Hogan was embarrassing.

Just now, leehow said:

Shattered not to get the win, but that is a massive FU to the Demonland selection panel. Which guy/girl is going to have the guts to stand up say that they don't actually know more than the coaching panel. Terrific effort by the boys today. A few less skill errors and some better goal kicking and we win that. 

0 goal final term in a close game is not a terrific effort

3 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

In 12 months time we win games like that by 5 goals. 

We've played that song far too often Jack. I'm over this "potential" , "inexperience  and " next year" bullshite!

8 minutes ago, BrisbaneDemon said:

For [censored] sake, OMac, Wagner, TMac [censored] off back to the VFL until you can kick the fucken ball.  700k Sydney you can have him.....

This is crap!! anyone who knows anything about footy knows that they way that defence worked today was the reason we were in the game at all. You want to blame individuals? fine look into the forward line that kicked 8 goals from 66 inside 50s. Wet or not that is not good enough. 

Love them both and hop they stay at the club for years but.

Watts and Hogan today didn't assert themselves.
Everyone has their bad days and unfortunatley both theirs fell on the same day.

another 4th quarter fade out which will always happen to a young team but still.

Really would have loved to get an upset win this year, St Kilda, Essendon, Carlton, Collingwood ALL have upset wins, unfortunatley we have none.

Major bummer.

11 minutes ago, Deeoldfart said:

Robbed by those f'wits in yellow!

Rubbish. We were "robbed" by our skills and weak backline.

1 minute ago, leehow said:

Shattered not to get the win, but that is a massive FU to the Demonland selection panel. Which guy/girl is going to have the guts to stand up say that they don't actually know more than the coaching panel. Terrific effort by the boys today. A few less skill errors and some better goal kicking and we win that. 

Really? Terrific effort?