GAMEDAY: Rd 02 vs Brisbane

[deva5610 970]

8 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

Petracca, Oliver and Viney will HATE the replay of this game.

And so they should. A lot of below average performances across the ground tonight so far.

That said - It isn't over until the fat lady is singing. She might be warming up her vocal chords, but we aint done yet.

Edited March 24, 2023 by deva5610

[sisso 2,580]

Haven’t been smashed like this in a while…just have to take the L and move on sadly

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

OMc just letting Grundy tap it to their players.  It’s freaking embarrassing this performance.

No spirit in this team.

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

The bombing is back Tracc!  Ughhh

[layzie 33,994]

1 minute ago, Seraph said:

Tomlinson is not AFL standard.

Would prefer Dan Turner, honestly.

Gee a lot of people would have had you fooled last week on that one. 

[Fork 'em 6,991]

2 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Good god

people throwing themselves off a cliff

Top golfers spent 90% of their time not winning

top tennis players spend 90% of their time winning

footy = tennis

This one is in our 10%

 There's losing and then there's getting done like a dinner.

[picket fence 17,502]

1 minute ago, The heart beats true said:

Petracca, Oliver and Viney will HATE the replay of this game.

Viney as VICE CAPTAIN has been Putrid wheres the leadership??

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

Embarrassing performance so far

[Colm 2,183]

7 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Really?  How about outplayed, as well as maybe being shellshocked at losing our best player early in the game?

Really.  Few players have been played to their usual standards. Brisbane have been more switched on since the first bounce. 
Agree we are being outplayed and no doubt Max going down has had an impact. 

[GCDee 3,199]

30 minutes ago, monoccular said:

So if they said they could rule out and then it was, would that be less demoralising?

It is what it is, and we need to move on regardless.

And what an absolute piece of excrement is Grant Thomas making those comments.  Just scum.

Im watching it on Kayo what did grant say?

[dees189227 12,398]

I thought Grundy was a better player than this

[monoccular 17,573]

3 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

Petracca, Oliver and Viney will HATE the replay of this game.

Well I do hope that they (all) have a good long look at it, I hope they hate doing so.

[The heart beats true 18,145]

I reckon if Chris Scott coached us he’d have a lot to say about the variability of surfaces and conditions in Queensland versus Victoria in March.

We won’t say a thing. Good.

[layzie 33,994]

1 minute ago, Jaded No More said:

Beaten because we failed to execute the most basic non negotiables of our side. We got destroyed in every area that we generally excel at. Inexcusable. 

Well yeah, pretty much. 

But Lions have taken their chances, that's footy I guess.

[Kick_It_To_Pickett 3,293]

Some of this fumbling has to be down to the humidity. Every Melbourne player has fumbled. Some under no pressure. Petty early was horrendous

[Red But Mostly Blue 4,547]

Are we at least going to make this an honourable loss. Big difference between drawing this to a couple of goals and a 10 goal loss. Might be a good start winning some clearances. 

[Demon Disciple 12,274]

No one in this team (or coaches box) is willing to do something to change the game. I don’t care if we turn into the skid, just do something.

[picket fence 17,502]

2 minutes ago, deva5610 said:

And so they should. A lot of below average performances across the ground tonight so far.

That said - It isn't over until the fat lady is singing. She might be warming up her vocal cords, but we aint done yet.

Sorry we are gone worst loss in 10 years!

[Jaded No More 68,974]

Anyone who thinks we are getting thumped because Brisbane are a far superior side, are being very kind. 

Brisbane look ok. They’re handling the conditions better in the heat which is expected, but we have crapped out pants here. Can’t win a clearance. Losing contested and ground balls. Turning the ball over. The most un-Melbourne performance of the last 3 years. 

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

1 minute ago, sisso said:

Haven’t been smashed like this in a while…just have to take the L and move on sadly

There are losses and then there are losses. This is making the Lions look better then they are. 

The hype around us seriously gets to the players heads and we just turn up, expecting magic to happen. 
 

 

[Maldonboy38 6,406]

I have no idea what our midfield has been up to tonight. The fumbles, the 0.5 handballing, but most of all the kicking. How bad have Viney, Brayshaw, Oliver and Petracca been by foot? The long bombs into the F59 remind me of Brent moloney. 

But in that quarter some of the defensive efforts were insipid.

[DeeZee 7,445]

I don’t think Grundy has taken a mark

[adonski 12,429]

Bring me Yze's head on a stick

[Bates Mate 4,510]

4 minutes ago, Blue-and-red said:

Trac always trying to play basketball not footy, endemic problem he’s never got out of his game

Wow 2nd game of the year comments like this  😅

[The heart beats true 18,145]

Just now, layzie said:

Well yeah, pretty much. 

But Lions have taken their chances, that's footy I guess.

I do wonder if there’s more to the conditions. I never see Tracc and Oliver find it this hard to maintain control of the ball.