POST MATCH DISCUSSION - Round 19

[Demonland 72,193]

Never in doubt.

[What 18,810]

Can someone tell me if we have improved?  That was abysmal

[Chook 15,013]

Jack Watts goes alright. Other than that, Goody doesn't have much to work with.

[dazzledavey36 54,944]

I want to completely delete this game out of my memory span.

[DSP 1,488]

The most unconvincing win ive ever witnessed.

So many issues that we repeat and get ourselves into trouble.

Big Max and Watts stand up - the rest ranged from good to absolute putrid.

 

[Wiseblood 24,637]

I'll take it.  It was the worst game of football that I've seen in a long time, but we won.  Did we deserve it?  No, but then we deserved to win last week so it works both ways.

I'll let the others go with the negatives as there were plenty and I hate typing them out.

Positives - Jack Watts stood up for us today which was fantastic.  Stretch was good, after a poor first quarter and a half Vanders was a bit of X-Factor up forward, Petracca showed some flashes of brilliance, Brayshaw seems to be getting back to form and I thought our backline stood up well under pressure, especially considering how poorly we turned the ball over through the middle and up forward.

If we play like that next week Hawthorn will MURDER us, but consider this:

We now have 8 wins, 1 more than last year, and we still have 4 chances to build on it.  Let's hope we can.

[Demon Jack 6,909]

Nearly in tears. I'm so proud of Jack Watts. After all the pressure and criticism he's endured over the years, he's finally becoming the player and leader we always needed.

[Josh 1,420]

4 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Can someone tell me if we have improved?  That was abysmal

Found a way to win, when was the last time someone said that about us.

 

It's improving

[John Crow Batty 8,863]

I only know we won because I heard the team song at the end.

Edited July 31, 2016 by america de cali

[chook fowler 19,459]

Dawes the most useless player in the comp. Garlett the laziest. Bernie Vince needs a huge kick in the arse for his recent form.

It is a win but feels like a loss.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Pathetic, anyone who thinks there were positives out of this game needs their head checked.

I have serious concerns about our coaching going forward. Our structure and inability to carry out the most simple of football decisions afrer almost three years is frightening.

[Wiseblood 24,637]

4 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Can someone tell me if we have improved?  That was abysmal

I get what you're saying, but we have 8 wins now.  If we hadn't improved then we wouldn't be at that point.  Yes, we were abysmal, but the abysmal Melbourne of years gone by would have been beaten today by 8 goals.  

[P-man 13,366]

I'm spent after that tbh.

The non-HTB call at the death was absolutely extraordinary.

[Cards13 9,117]

Thank goodness my little terror decided he didn't want his afternoon nap, so I missed the last 7 mins. Please tell me they didn't celebrate like it was winning a flag?

[Ethan Tremblay 30,861]

What's up with Hogan post match and during singing of the club song? 

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Just now, Ethan Tremblay said:

What's up with Hogan post match and during singing of the club song? 

Was he playing for a free kick?

[Ethan Tremblay 30,861]

1 minute ago, P-man said:

I'm spent after that tbh.

The non-HTB call at the death was absolutely extraordinary.

I literally drank half a bottle of Baron Samedi during the last 10 minutes of the game. 

[Wiseblood 24,637]

1 minute ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

What's up with Hogan post match and during singing of the club song? 

Injured. 

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,654]

That game was a crime against football!

Edited July 31, 2016 by Rod Grinter Riot Squad

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

1 minute ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

What's up with Hogan post match and during singing of the club song? 

gone.

[Generation dee 1,336]

Well. The less said about that game the better. I'd take a win, considering the past 10 years. But that was not a good spectacle of AFL footy. 

Good boy jack watts

[DemonOX 8,791]

Thank good for Jack Watts.

He won the game for us IMO. 

Edited July 31, 2016 by DemonOX

[dazzledavey36 54,944]

Christian Petracca yelled out ''4 points is 4 points boys"

Its true.. Il take it but now we turn our focus to the Hawks.

[What 18,810]

We would have been annihilated if not for Dom Tyson.  Herculean effort.

[bing181 9,238]

I always look for positives after a loss, but am struggling to find too many after this win.