GAMEDAY - Round 1

[BAMF 4,385]

6 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Why we kick long and don’t cover their loose player is beyond me.

Rushing the kicking too. Need composure, they are not even applying pressure to us.

We work so hard to get the ball then give it away so easy

 

[DeeZee 7,445]

Soft and slow the usual Melbourne.

Believing their own press

[darkhorse72 1,925]

Marks 18 to 53!  Way too much space.

 

Now we need to listen about Selwood...

[Chris 2,892]

5 minutes ago, praha said:

would you blame them? we are being owned and bullied by a better team. we couldn't even complete a camp.

Nope, not one bit. I would be joining in

[olisik 4,060]

Lol @ Kane Cornes

[Nasher 33,617]

1 minute ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

This is like watching a bunch of ten year olds. They all run to where the ball is, get in each other's way, kick into each other and then when one of them randomly finds themselves free with the ball they kick it as hard as they can towards the goals.

Meanwhile we gave up two first round picks for a guy who built his reputation by never having an opponent and promptly put him in a situation where he always has an opponent. We left out two quality users in favour of a spare inside ball-winner and the inexplicable Wagner, and the umpires are all wearing blue and white undies.

In lieu of being at the ground, I watched the player tracker on the AFL Live app and it looks to me like Lever is always the spare defender at stoppage setups, but by the time the ball arrives in their 50 he's always been forced to take someone. This suggests that we're not getting back as quickly as Geelong are getting forward - this to me is a whole of system failure rather than an individual.

I accept this is a lot to extrapolate based on watching dots move about a phone screen.

[picket fence 17,495]

What's John Northey up to these days???

[Lord Travis 10,763]

Is there still anyone on here that thinks Wagner and Maynard were the right selections? The selection panel has learnt nothing from their repeated mistakes last year.

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,876]

2 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

Why was Maynard picked? Absolutely not ready....

Was great in the first quarter 

[Gorgoroth 13,016]

The centre of the MCG has been wide open for them... so so open.

[reynolds46 1,266]

Unfortunately if we continually don't come to the party things like this will never change

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

This feels like 2007 all over again.

[leave it to deever 17,517]

Well we see soon how much heart this club has.

[frankie_d 1,471]

1 minute ago, Darkhorse72 said:

The whole telecast has been all Geelong, I thought it was out home game.  Nothing about Melbourne.  Surely they can find something to promote us.

Yep, but to be fair there is NOTHING that could be considered a Melbourne highlight

[Dr.D 1,771]

looking so fricken slow.

hibberd getting side stepped too easily.

wagner dumb kent giving away a goal with his 50m.

tell me frost isnt better than oscar mcdonald! he doesnt deserve to be called Omac or have a nickname. 

petracca needs to play mid...only person that is cracking in. 

 

[BAMF 4,385]

5 minutes ago, BigFez said:

Defensive transition. They are waltzing it up the field every time they get it. Also, when Cam Guthrie can go from the centre bounce breaking tackles and kicking goals you know you are battling. Need to fix that if we are any chance to get back into. 

What tackles? We didnt even make body contact. 

[Chris 2,892]

3 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Yeah and imagine if Henderson was playing for the Cats. 

There are no excuses. We should be in this game and we are not. 

No matter how many disappointment this club faces, they don’t seem to learn. Goodwin has a lot of answer for. Poor selection and awful match day coaching. Either we are serious about winning or we are trying to develop NQRs like Wagner and Maynard and Hannan?!

That was my point. We can’t say they are weakened by injury and neither are we. I would say it is about a draw. What we have served up is not good enough

[Purple77 1,001]

No doubt, an awful second quarter.

Still, can turn it around pretty quickly. I believe we can do it. 

But even then, these quarter fade outs just need to stop, for goodness sake.

[Jaded No More 68,972]

Just now, Lord Travis said:

Is there still anyone on here that thinks Wagner and Maynard were the right selections? The selection panel has learnt nothing from their repeated mistakes last year.

A half fit Tyson is 10 times the player Maynard is. And I am twice the player Wagner is, in that I don’t play, and that’s less damaging to the team. 

 

[Kumamoto_Ken 1,531]

7 minutes ago, picket fence said:

1 As I strongly said We should have played TYSON FROST AND GUS 

HARMES WAGNER AND MAYNARD NOT UP TO IT

LEVER is overrated and overpaid 

Goodwin is shizzzzen coach 

A lot of these players drink there own bathwater and wont do the hard years !!

The cancelled training camp says it all 

Thank God I didn't buy a membership this year

You should step up that protest by refusing to post here as well...

[Maldonboy38 6,406]

Unpressured turnovers.

Defensive setup at stoppages.

Being outmarked badly.

Fixable, but not gretat to watch.

[Redleg 41,418]

2 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Anb and  hunt no touch that quarter.

Hunt had a shot and missed from straight in front. 

[Monocology 1,109]

Calm, calm, calm everyone - Viney back round 10.

 

 

[praha 11,240]

1 minute ago, Clint Bizkit said:

This feels like 2007 all over again.

actually...this is very much like round 1 2007.

[Demon Disciple 12,270]

Whatever Roosy instilled defensively in us during his 3 year reign, has been completely dismissed by Goodwin.

Our defensive set-up is currently, and our midfield is lazy running back the other way to cover their free men. Lazy football going backwards, error riddled going forwards.