GAMEDAY - Round 15

[Radar Detector 1,347]

Still too many who don’t consistently make good decisions and use the footy well. ANB, Harmes, Tyson the usual culprits. Hibberd increasingly so and guys like Petty and J Smith who look out of their depth.

[brendan 3,439]

I have seen enough we won’t win this game, and our season is quickly going down the toilet another wasted year coming up, t lever going down has hurt more than we thought I’m off to bed gotta work tonight I will be very surprised if I wake up to a win 

[Lord Travis 10,763]

Gawn is a one man team today. So disappointing from our midfield. No leadership shown by Jones and Viney. They’ve both been horrendous and while they try hard, they aren’t leaders who can direct and fire the boys up.

[Melbournepotter 383]

9.3 to 11.6 st kildas way at half time. Umpiring gets worse every week...Bit like our form. St Kilda running much harder  than we are...disappointing.

[Jaded No More 68,974]

1 minute ago, Earl Hood said:

Tracc has kicked a goal! 

And? When I say zero return I mean zero impact. Shane mother[censored] Savage is on fire. I feel sick just writing this. 

[John Crow Batty 8,879]

Time to put Tmac down back. For evey goal he scores we are conceding 3.

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[praha 11,240]

Just now, Purple77 said:

That was a fairly ordinary half of footy by us.

Expecting us to come out with a different tac from half time. There is no way the players will accept a loss today, and I'll back them to put a poor half behind them.

Only 15 points... can catch that in 5 mins.

I still back us.

I'll give you 20/1 odds for a Melbourne win. 

[shorty 233]

Embarassing half , no pressure , too many passengers , you just can't trust this mob , pathetic.

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,464]

Hogan still in All Australian form anyone?

[monoccular 17,607]

49 minutes ago, timbo said:

If our football club does not publicly question the umpiring heads should roll

the behind closed doors enquiries aren't working 

I don't care if they need to take Dill to goldfingers

Our club administration shows just as much determination and persistence as do our on field players - so, no there will be no questions asked.

Just roll over and take it - accept mediocrity on the field, and also from the AFL and their maggots.

[Jaded No More 68,974]

1 minute ago, Lord Travis said:

Gawn is a one man team today. So disappointing from our midfield. No leadership shown by Jones and Viney. They’ve both been horrendous and while they try hard, they aren’t leaders who can direct and fire the boys up.

Couldn’t agree more. Gawn is a lone hand. 

Our lack of leadership is costing us dearly. Lewis is VC. I mean come on. 

Until we start having players who stand up and can win us games, we will continue to struggle under pressure. 

[John Crow Batty 8,879]

Barely seen a tackle stick after the first 5 minutes.

[Wiseblood 24,637]

We are having the same issues as last season.

First half of the year we looked the goods, game plan clicked and we were winning games of footy.  Then teams worked us out and we had no answer for it.

This is happening again.  The game plan changed slightly, we won games of footy and now teams are starting to work us out again and we don't know what to do.  Big half of footy coming up.

Our forward structure, right now, is deplorable.  We don't give each other enough space, we all seem to congregate about 25 metres out from goal and hope someone marks it.  It works every now and then but our defensive pressure is non existent at the moment.  Not sure a Spargo or Garlett changes that, but it's glaringly obvious that as the soon as the ball hits the deck we're in trouble.

[DeeZee 7,445]

They are doing a job on us on the outside just like Collingwood . 

Untill we get some players with genuine outside pace this will keep happening to us.

Spargo and stretch would have been handy today.

[Elegt 872]

28 minutes ago, Undeeterred said:

That just gives the players a free kick for being flat out lazy.

 

[chook fowler 19,675]

Boy has Melksham gone to shite.

[whatwhat say what 23,122]

Sitting on the wing, early observations:

- Ill-disciplined, given away 50m penalties for certain goals time and time again

- Forward line dysfunctional when the ball coming in

- Forward line not providing any defensive effort

- Midfield too slow in transition

- Backline under siege and under sized

- Big ground exposes our lack of leg speed

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,262]

2 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Of course he isn’t. Never said it was!

Just noting that he isn’t ready for footy. Looks overawed and nervous with ball in hand and not reading the ball in flight. 

Havent watched enough VFL to make a call on this, but surely Frost is ahead of him?

Looks like a first gamer. When that is the first comment you mention after watching that I would think you would mean it’s had an impact. Both have looked good at VFL. 

[Wiseblood 24,637]

2 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Hogan still in All Australian form anyone?

We get it.  You've got a problem with Hogan.  Congratulations.

[Nasher 33,617]

Feel for Petty, has had an absolute nightmare. Hope the boys get around him and he can lift in the second half - his confidence would have taken a pounding.

[frankie_d 1,471]

So we've been worked out. One or 2 extras back and spread hard

Same as it ever was

 

[KysaiahMessiah 725]

4 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Playing with 3 tall forwards and turning it over at CHF when our mid size forwards aren’t marking it.

Goodwin moved our best small-mid sized forward to the backline early in the second. (fritter). Mind boggling

[titan_uranus 25,058]

We’re cooked. 

We can’t score with sides dropping numbers back, we’re too slow in transition, our zone doesn’t hold up on the G, we’re carrying way too many passengers (Lewis, Tyson, Petty, Petracca). 

We’ve been found out and against any side with a semblance of pace we can’t compete on the G. 

[dees189227 12,441]

To the latter of the law the umps have been correct. But that protected area rule is stupid. We have been lazy with our pressure and a lot of players need to pull there finger out.thank goodness for max or we would be copping a hiding. Big 2nd half coming up 

[Wiseblood 24,637]

1 minute ago, Nasher said:

Feel for Petty, has had an absolute nightmare. Hope the boys get around him and he can lift in the second half - his confidence would have taken a pounding.

That mis kick he has early in the second term seemed to shatter his confidence.  As you say, hopefully the boys get around him and he can improve in the second half.  I guess it can't go much worse than the first.