Where do you start?

Letting Butters run around with zero pressure on him was seriously mind boggling. 

This is already on top of our so called A grade midfield getting absolutely smashed in the clearences. Some serious questions and heat needs to go Adem Yze. They had a lumbering ruckman vs two A graders and yet simply couldn't use that to our advantage. Still utterly gobsmacked by that.

What the hell has happened to Langdon? He's seriously one of the softest players in the league. Needed him to throw himself at that last contest inside our forward 50 and just bring the ball to ground. Refused to bend over and pick up a ground ball or lay a body when it was his turn to go. He's a shadow of himself. 

Where was Kozzie? Signs his contract and hasn't done anything since? No forward half pressure or run down tackles. They waltzed it out way too easily and when we genuinely needed a spark in the last he was MIA.

What was up with our kick outs? It got so damn predictable that Port flooded all their numbers because they knew every kick would go to thr left side. Once it was kicked there they completely out numbered us around the contest. 

JVR needs a genuine spray. Gave away two clumsy free kicks inside their forward 50 which resulted in a goal. They won by a [censored] goal. Seriously kid, pull your head in.

Tmac was absolutely awful. 

Brayshaw got shown up for his poor fitness in the midfield and got genuinely exposed as a slow plodder. Butters, Drew and Wines absolutely ran rings around him. They shifted him down back when Bowey went down and he was non existent once again. 

So disappointing. When Rivers gave away that free right on the 3 quarter time siren I knew that would spark them. We just need to hold that lead. 

Thought Steven May had a great game as did Rivers as well. Not much after that.

Dont throw the baby out with the bath water, honestly we were within 2 goals most of the night, where the crowd influence sooooo many decisions. I beleive kicking 7 goals in that [censored] weather, we were not disgraced, and hang your head those that even suggest our players didnt have a real dip

1 minute ago, Seraph said:

Please. One was a high tackle in the rain when he is coached to be strong at the contest - completely understandable.

I'll assume the other that you're referring to is the 'high contact' free that he gave away when he pushed someone in the chest and they grabbed their chin and went down like they'd been shot.

How much did we lose by again? Oh, that goal that he gave up?

Defend him all you want, but he made 2 horrible errors, one off the ball (which is undisciplined), and one where he didn’t tackle properly.

JVR needs a spell.  Ran under every footy repeatedly, reckless and stupid free kicks given away.  Costly!

Gawn no impact, small forwards unseen in what should have suited them more than the talls.  

Petracca obviously being managed forward with ankle in first half, tries to carry team home in the 3rd.

Viney, 33% D/E and another brainfade sliding in taking legs late… making that mistake at that point in the game was dumb.

Tom McDonald is just dumb at times.  Isn’t a game he doesn’t try and take on a tackle, ignores first option, gives away HtB and moans about it while the teammates he burnt just have to stand fuming. 

Frustrating watching. 

I hope goody makes some changes next week. The players playing for Casey this week know there is an opportunity for them if they play well 

6 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Grundy’s accuracy for goal is elite but can someone have a word to him about shushing the crowd after his goal. The rest of the game went downhill after that.

Credit to us for making a game of it after half time, but way more credit to Port and especially Butters.

That is true. You'd rather they go down fighting and I guess they did somewhat. 

The game is becoming a poor spectacle. Four field umpires all gunning for their 15 seconds of fame by blowing the whistle on the most flaky and dubious decisions of the year. 
Am I biased? Hell yeah!

But the sport is quickly losing its appeal to me. I pride myself on not losing control of my emotions but tonight I cussed and yelled like never before. Disgusting display of umpiring with the final boundary throw in clearly favouring Port but not being pulled up by the field umps. 
 

It was a wet game being adjudicated like a dry game. Decisions like the JHF tripping free was absolutely [censored] ludicrous!
 

These umpires are seriously out of their depth. 
Something needs to change because I’ve lost the loving feeling for the sport  of Aussie rules. 

4 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Only got ourselves to blame - can’t play 1 quarter and expect to win. JVRs poor discipline needs to be addressed. I think McVee may also need a spell. Nibbler also had a mare. Max has hardly taken a mark for 2 weeks. 

max wont take too many contested marks just standing without even attempting to jump.

Port simply could not and will not play better. As for us, why we can't change how we play to suit the conditions is beyond me. About time the club made an official complaint about how Gawn is treated on the field.

1 minute ago, layzie said:

This was the worst commentary of a sports game anywhere in the country ever heard. They should be ashamed

Like Hodgey, who conceded that the ball hit the deck, but doesn’t mind the mark being paid, because the bloke was playing in front 🤯

Not getting enough advantage out of our midfield. It’s where the games are lost. We seem to be drawn to the ball and get beaten on the outside. We are not in the mix this year on what I’ve seen. Prove me wrong Dees

3 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

What also [censored] me off was AnB’s last kick into the forward 50. Why would he do a flat kick looking for a mark in those conditions? Why not kick a high ball deep to put the pressure on Port’s defence and try and potentially get a stoppage. Was just dumb.

It was a strange choice, but we were thrashed at ground ball all night. So if he went long and the ball ended up on the ground, Port would have swept it away like they did all night. 

1 minute ago, The heart beats true said:

How much did we lose by again? Oh, that goal that he gave up?

Defend him all you want, but he made 2 horrible errors, one off the ball (which is undisciplined), and one where he didn’t tackle properly.

Correct cost us the game.  

Tough game made tougher by the umps. 

Move on and get better

1 minute ago, John Crow Batty said:

max wont take too many contested marks just standing without even attempting to jump.

I think his knee is probably still an issue.

Has anyone mentioned the Gawn non free kick when he was trying to mark and lycett collected him front on, with no eyes on the ball and it’s called play on????

Good coaches have worked us out. Pick your way fwd out of defence then get into or behind our defenders with speed and chaos ball. Beat us on the outside at centre bounce and repeat dose. Find players in space and dont kick to May/lever or take them away from the ball. Pressure the receiver always and spread fast. Job done. Our forwards and mids dont adjust and push up hard enough on kick outs when the other side is moving the ball too easily - too much guarding grass. Tonite should not have been close - seriously outpointed for three quarters - that said we could and should have pinched it. Sleepless night for JVR - he will learn. Much work to do... 

1 minute ago, Age said:

I still firmly believe we just got lucky and got hot in September 21. We are going to waste the talent that we have with what we have in charge. 

You’re kidding right? We didn’t lose to a top 8 side in 2021. We were the best that year by far, but this competition moves so fast that you need to continuously innovate.

We've been horrible in wet weather for a long time now. Time to get the hose out at training. 

 

 

 

 

 

11 minutes ago, layzie said:

Absolutely pathetic all round performance 

Come off it mate we only lost by four points against a top four side at their very partisan home ground.

3 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

Dont throw the baby out with the bath water, honestly we were within 2 goals most of the night, where the crowd influence sooooo many decisions. I beleive kicking 7 goals in that [censored] weather, we were not disgraced, and hang your head those that even suggest our players didnt have a real dip

I feel like throwing the baby, the bath and the whole ocean out the window right now.

2 minutes ago, layzie said:

This was the worst commentary of a sports game anywhere in the country ever heard. They should be ashamed

I’m done with Ch.7 commentary - it’s so sub standard in so many areas it’s now a joke.

I’m now at the stage of syncing up Kayo with SEN/3AW etc. 

6 minutes ago, rufus said:

You look at our lineup on paper and just wonder how we can be so ordinary so often when coming up against the better teams.

We seem to be smack bang in the middle of wasting the best group of MFC talent we may see in our lifetimes.

Then again, maybe our guys are just a bit overrated.

Game plan imo, we haven’t adjusted and teams have us figured out. We always play an extra behind the ball giving up equal numbers at the contest, this only works if we can split it at the contest and get the ball back via an interception often enough when we don’t. Problem is we aren’t winning it at the contest nearly enough and teams are being smarter when going forward. Goody needs to even out the numbers at the contest to give ourselves a chance. 

3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Where do you start?

Letting Butters run around with zero pressure on him was seriously mind boggling. 

This is already on top of our so called A grade midfield getting absolutely smashed in the clearences. Some serious questions and heat needs to go Adem Yze. They had a lumbering ruckman vs two A graders and yet simply couldn't use that to our advantage. Still utterly gobsmacked by that.

What the hell has happened to Langdon? He's seriously one of the softest players in the league. Needed him to throw himself at that last contest inside our forward 50 and just bring the ball to ground. Refused to bend over and pick up a ground ball or lay a body when it was his turn to go. He's a shadow of himself. 

Where was Kozzie? Signs his contract and hasn't done anything since? No forward half pressure or run down tackles. They waltzed it out way too easily and when we genuinely needed a spark in the last he was MIA.

What was up with our kick outs? It got so damn predictable that Port flooded all their numbers because they knew every kick would go to thr left side. Once it was kicked there they completely out numbered us around the contest. 

JVR needs a genuine spray. Gave away two clumsy free kicks inside their forward 50 which resulted in a goal. They won by a [censored] goal. Seriously kid, pull your head in.

Tmac was absolutely awful. 

Brayshaw got shown up for his poor fitness in the midfield and got genuinely exposed as a slow plodder. Butters, Drew and Wines absolutely ran rings around him. They shifted him down back when Bowey went down and he was non existent once again. 

So disappointing. When Rivers gave away that free right on the 3 quarter time siren I knew that would spark them. We just need to hold that lead. 

Thought Steven May had a great game as did Rivers as well. Not much after that.

I actually think Kozzie had been a shadow of himself since that report. 

I suppose Godwin will say we are on a journey.   Yeah out of the top four and make up numbers again in sept. No where near premiership now beat the ****hose sides so what ?