POSTGAME: Rd 12 vs Sydney

[Mr Steve 3,820]

There was a moment in the last where Harmes was 50 mt clear running into 50 and we kicked to a one on one in the pocket. Just choose the wrong option over and over all night.

[Mickey 4,757]

Why would we be loading already? We aren't. It didn't start last year until after the bye.

These losses aren't coming at the same time as last year, bar the Adelaide game. This time last year, we were pumping the dogs and knocking off Brisbane.

We simply have no key forward depth, and with Tmac out for the rest of the year (apparently), we are in serious [censored].

[I'va Worn Smith 988]

1 minute ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Mate they are no where near their best form last year. Last year even when playing bad we had more fight and grit.

We have made 2 solid but not premier teams look like gods.

The team is making opposition feel at home in our hollow ground!!

Last week's the Freo chants and now this, the team is killing the supporters momentum

You are perhaps right, under current circumstances, but I suspect you meant hallow.

[Stiff Arm 4,419]

Our forward line

Edited June 4, 2022 by Stiff Arm

[dees189227 12,459]

Our forward line is just not functioning. How many goals did we kick in the gf? Now we can barely kick half that

We only kicked 4 goals after 1/4 time. We just bombed it in.

Goody it's over to you to fix this

[adonski 13,062]

The Sparrow experiment has to end

[Demonland 73,877]

 

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

11 minutes ago, MurDoc516 said:

Felt like we lost game when Sparrow missed a basic handball which was probably the wrong option in the end anyway.

Something needs to be said for some players in terrible form at the moment on top of missing some key players (or key players playing under done).

A few times tonight we kept trying to be unselfish when the right option was to have a ping. Spargo, Harmes, Brayshaw and Gawn all guilty of this.

The Sparrow had pass was terrible because he should have kicked it.

Our forward line is a mess so we seldom have enough options forward of the ball to kick it to meaning we end up hand passing when we should be kicking.

[Jaded No More 68,976]

Ball use. 
Connection going inside 50 and our forwards literally staring at the ground as the ball runs out. 
Midfield all at sea. 
No May = backline is falling apart at the seams. 
 

It was a bad day made worse by putrid umpiring. 

[Garbo 1,559]

Signs have been there all year of the drop off in some aspects since last year combine that with a few injuries and we are back in the pack. Until we can generate more scores per entry we are going to be vulnerable to the better teams. We were lucky we were so accurate to start and swans missed chances or the game could have been over at half time 

[Pipefitter 2,225]

Too many players out of form. 

[picket fence 18,068]

10 minutes ago, Purple77 said:

Very disappointing circumstances for final 2 goals.

GG Sydney, they played out of their skins and deserved the win. 

See you in September 

Yeah like Freo last week!! What does that tell you??

Tomlinson very very average BBB what has happened ? Hunt very avg again... more to come just shizen stuff

[dees189227 12,459]

Maybe it would have been better if buddy played because they suddenly discovered other options

[Maldonboy38 6,420]

Very harsh on Hunt. He kept Papley to no impact, and his one goal was from a free kick that was soft ( but it was a free kick).

Both Browns, Sparrow, were the worst of us tonight. Sparrow's decision making was just awful, a standout among a heap of poor decisions. ANB, Jackson, Harmes and Tomlinson were almost as bad.

[Demon Disciple 12,494]

We look like a lazy team at the moment. Winning covers the cracks, we’re not winning atm

[Jaded No More 68,976]

2 minutes ago, Stiff Arm said:

Our forward line

I wish they would lead this fast or move at all. They all just stand there. 

[Swooper1987 3,322]

The sky isn't falling.  But we have proven to be over reliant on a few players - May missing, McDonald missing, Oliver missing for the first half, Petracca's numbers belie his complete lack of influence, Lever completely out of sorts.  Gawn plays one of the all time great games which makes the game closer than it should've been.  Lot's to work on but we are 10-2.  16 will get us top 4, 17 probably top 2.  We are still in a great position.

[dee-tox 4,835]

It ain't the end of the world. But we have a few worries.

Our hunger seems to have dropped off.

The kids Jackson, Bowey, Kozzie and Sparrow are struggling. Jackson in particular was again ordinary.

Our forward structure seems disfunctional. People will pot BBB tonight but he had no hope on most occasions tonight.

A backline with Tomlinson, a half fit Petty and Hunt is probably not going to cut it.

Petracca's stats look OK but he was pretty ineffective.  

Positives: Harmes, Salem and others will get fitter after injury lay offs..

Max played one helluva game. Viney cracked in hard.

 

[OhMyDees 1,834]

Nowhere near premiership contenders. Pathetic performance. So many half baked efforts. Only good thing about tonight was being too sick to go to the game.

Clip me on this - Collingwood and Brisbane will smoke us.

[picket fence 18,068]

Just now, Maldonboy38 said:

Very harsh on Hunt. He kept Papley to no impact, and his one goal was from a free kick that was soft ( but it was a free kick).

Both Browns, Sparrow, were the worst of us tonight. Sparrow's decision making was just awful, a standout among a heap of poor decisions. ANB, Jackson, Harmes and Tomlinson were almost as bad.

ANB missed targets and unmissable goals

[deegirl 1,584]

7 minutes ago, watchtheeyes said:

Hunt has to be nervous with hibberd now back, much much better 1 on 1 defender

Hunt is horrible last line one-on-one

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Praying for another lockdown so we have to go into a bubble outside of Melbourne again.

[Maldonboy38 6,420]

What to do with Lever, Jackson, Sparrow and BBB? Their touch has gone, their confidence has gone, their intensity is totally shot.

[Demonstone 23,444]

17 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Not up to it. On current form we’re a middle of the road team.

[Tarax Club 4,127]

8 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Shocking disposal.

Poor decision making.

Lack of hard effective tackling pressure allowing easy options.

5 goals from frees, to not one free in our forward 50.

Key forwards useless again.

 

 

Max got a free kick goal beginning of 4th.

Edited June 4, 2022 by Tarax Club