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Went exactly how I thought.

Positives: Oliver, Brayshaw, Viney all looked way better than last week. Viney in particular. 

Still so many passengers, and we have no one to replace them. Very concerning.

3 minutes ago, Demonland said:

25 more inside 50s. Lose by 80 points. 

Oliver 44 disp, 21 contested.

Lose by 80 points

 

Our game style is shithouse. It’s like we’ve gone back to 2014 when Paul Roos was just starting to teach our players how to defend and they were running around like headless chooks.

14 minutes ago, McQueen said:

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Nice table/floor/wall/ceiling

I wont comment on your rod. I don't go that way.


Just now, brendan said:

Season over after round 2, how I have missed that 

Rubbish.  It's marathon, not a sprint.  We'll be there in September.

3 minutes ago, drdrake said:

Oliver and Viney well done the rest can get stuffed

Bit harsh on Brayshaw

 
4 minutes ago, faultydet said:

Stopped watching very early 2nd qtr, when it was apparent we were no better than last week.

 

Ok, we know the talent is there, so what happened?

Was it effort?

Was it game plan?

Was it literally "one of those nights"?

 

ATTITUDE....

8 minutes ago, drdrake said:

Cant blame backline, no forward pressure no mid field pressure our year is done.  10 to 16th we will finish

How can you say that when we had WAY more inside 50s than them. You’ve missed the point entirely.


13 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

I spent $615 on a redlegs membership for a guaranteed grand final ticket. For what? Watching this crap? Our forward line and backline are a shambles and we are slow and can't use the ball properly. Only a handful of players putting in and that is only the start of our problems. 

You fooled me once Melbourne you won't fool me again. Back to 3 game membership for me. What a disgrace this club is.

How about me I just clocked up my 20th consecutive year in the Redlegs....

Midfield dominated, Forward line and Backline got spanked.

 

I expected that this would be a comfortable loss but it’s the way this team lets everyone down that is just so depressing and predictable 

 

Thanks so much Demons....

Over to you Goodwin, i am over it 

What did you do over summer?, i know you refused to watch the Perth Final but Maybe, just maybe you should have watched it many times, and i mean all of it...

You may have learnt about attitude....

Pauline Hanson complains about being stitched up by the media. We have been drowned by media bathwater. 


Just now, Wiseblood said:

Rubbish.  It's marathon, not a sprint.  We'll be there in September.

I agree.

Are we in a different training program from other sides due to our high finish last year?

I recall Horforn losing various pre-season/early games in their premiership years.

 

maybe we are targeting a later "peak"

maybe i'm, delusional.

1 minute ago, Lord Travis said:

Our game style is shithouse. It’s like we’ve gone back to 2014 when Paul Roos was just starting to teach our players how to defend and they were running around like headless chooks.

I agree re: the game style, LT.  It's a mess at the minute.  The stats suggest we are still doing some of the things that make us a good side, but our use going forward and the pressure in there is non-existent.  Not to mention the ease with which they run it out of there and the acres and acres of space they have.

4 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

One word..... Gameplan

One word..well two

Football Department

1 minute ago, faultydet said:

I agree.

Are we in a different training program from other sides due to our high finish last year?

I recall Horforn losing various pre-season/early games in their premiership years.

 

maybe we are targeting a later "peak"

maybe i'm, delusional.

I can confirm you are most definitely delusional 

2 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

ATTITUDE....

1Clayton Oliver 15 29 44 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 130
2Angus Brayshaw 22 11 33 2 0 1 0 5 1 0 121
3Jack Viney 11 16 27 4 0 2 1 8 1 1 115
4James Harmes 12 12 24 2 0 0 3 9 0 1 94
5Christian Salem 14 9 23 3 0 0 1 6 0 0 90

 

 

This is the biggest worry for me.

These are the guys who we think are the future premiership core, and yet it's a copy and paste of our top 5 possession getters.

Where does our improvement come from?


8 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Again, right now, it really isn't the problem.  The game plan is.  We bomb it, they get it and then run it down in space to score.  Rinse and repeat.

The game plan appears to be - no game plan 

7 minutes ago, Demonland said:

25 more inside 50s. Lose by 80 points. 

Just emphasise the lack of game plan #1, #2 etc

 

Why did we always seem to be receiving the ball facing in the wrong direction, so having to turn and get tackled or just hack it forward to the opposition. Plenty of grit but no system. Too many players down on confidence Jones, Fritsch, OMac, Hibberd. Max going OK but not linking up well with Oliver who put in a blinder and Viney, so to no effect. 

 
1 minute ago, faultydet said:

I agree.

Are we in a different training program from other sides due to our high finish last year?

I recall Horforn losing various pre-season/early games in their premiership years.

 

maybe we are targeting a later "peak"

maybe i'm, delusional.

You're probably right, although getting rolled by 80 points in Geelong wouldn't have been on the agenda.

We need to change some things in a big way, and I'm already keen to see that response on Friday night.

Forward line is stuffed, but there are massive problems in our midfield as well, which I think is worse.

Choo choo get's a pass, but the way the rest of them play is yuck. They get the ball, move it forward to no advantage whatsoever, and make us trivia questions on biggest loss after "statistical" dominance.

Trying to find positives right now, but it's bloody hard.


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