GAMEDAY: Rd 02 vs Brisbane

[Colm 2,195]

1 minute ago, McQueen said:

Might be time for the first Billy of tonight. 

I’m on it!!

[BDA 23,031]

that quarter couldnt have gone much worse. everyone needs to pull their collective fingers out otherwise we on a hiding here

[Red But Mostly Blue 4,593]

We are not just Max Gawn. This is inexcusable. A poor showing from a team full of guns, supposedly pushing for a premiership. 

[titan_uranus 25,209]

I can’t recall a worse quarter from us since 2020. 

6 goals conceded (the Dogs probably kicked 6 in a quarter in Round 1 last year but it would be rare). Something like 15-0 inside 50s in the last 10 minutes. And I reckon all 6 of their goals have been from stoppage. Brutalised in clearances 16-6, losing CPs to boot. Not to mention fumbly and resorting to long kicks with no obvious target. 

Let’s hope it was a mulligan quarter. 

[layzie 34,375]

I really hope a lot of people learned something today. You might want to be a pig-headed arrogant footy fan, you know? The type you despise so much in Geelong and Hawthorn fans. But this doesnt mean everyone else does. It's a two team sport and treating an opposition with caution is not a weakness.

[Demon Disciple 12,489]

Brisbane have their tails up and we are still on the plane it seems. Could get ugly.

Will be interesting to see if anyone wants to stand up for us.

[leave it to deever 17,598]

9 minutes ago, DaveyJones'sLocker said:

Ducking is your prior 

4 holding the balls missed 

Was only a matter of time.

[rolling fog 1,208]

Richardson is due to speak at 1/4 re Max

[Jaded No More 68,976]

The fact that I don’t even care about how pathetically our midfield is playing, tells you how crushed I am about Gawn. This season could well be over. 

[Floody100 193]

This reminds me of the 2018 prelim against West Coast.

[Earl Hood 6,152]

Boy that is a shock, we look very second rate, second to the ball everywhere, except Lever. Oliver, Tracc, Viney look pedestrian. WTF is going on? Grundy needs to step up this quarter! 

[Demon Disciple 12,489]

It looks like a suspected medial injury for Max Gawn, given he has ice on the inside of his knee.

Not ideal, but certainly better than a potential ACL injury.

[dee-tox 4,835]

Well, that was a disaster.

Our talls apart from Lever seem useless!

[Demon Dynasty 17,135]

Hardly any wins in the center from our rucks.

All taps from Brissy at center bounces towards their goal and there's no defensive sweeper on that side for us.

Allowing Brissy players to get it out of the middle too easily.

Energy so far is right off.  Second to the ball.  Multiple Brissy players at the drop with Melb players trailing behind.

Not looking good at all in the middle in particular.

Silly tackle from Rivers on the first gamer!  Amature stuff.

Plenty of time to turn this around but not sure given the very ordinary start and flat feel from the armchair.

At least three obvious holding the ball / incorrect disposal decisions not given.  The ducking the head one wow!

[dees189227 12,453]

Ok I guess maybe half time 

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

Issue is that Brissy don’t look that good either. 

[Jaded No More 68,976]

The fact that I don’t even care about how pathetically our midfield is playing, tells you how crushed I am about Gawn. His season could well be over. 

Edited March 24, 2023 by Jaded No More

[leave it to deever 17,598]

I think Max may be OK.

[praha 11,253]

if only we had the second best ruckman in the league playing for us....

[Gunna’s 2,104]

6 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Umps a joke for stopping play for Zorko

Surely a trainer on field for an uninjured player (if you can call zoeko that) is a fifty. 
umps have been very poor so far - didn’t see a duck and paid high, then did see a duck but didn’t adjudicate the prior opportunity correctly, can’t do centre bounces straight up. Bailey tackled and just dropped it, Cameron tackled and bounced ball on ground. 
But we are playing horrendous too which wouldn’t change the result of a very poor quarter. 

Edited March 24, 2023 by Gunna’s

[Bitter but optimistic 22,289]

Could someone explain why Grundy was on the bench when Max went off ?

Surely at that moment in the game someone should have adjusted the rotations

[Trisul 674]

Our performance so far reminds me of Richmond v Carlton, but worse.

[ElDiablo14 5,053]

Is it only me or Brayshaw looks like he takes too many clangers inside our 50?

[dees189227 12,453]

Our forward structure is falling apart to

[Demon Dynasty 17,135]

2 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

It looks like a suspected medial injury for Max Gawn, given he has ice on the inside of his knee.

Not ideal, but certainly better than a potential ACL injury.

Im hoping for just a bad hyper extension ....2 to 3 weeks