GAMEDAY: Rd 16 vs GWS

[picket fence 17,965]

3 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Trac looks like he is kicking a biscuit tin

dont smash every kick Trac. 80% power. more finess

Coz his ball drop is and has ALWAYS been far too high. Surely the park Someone should have ironed this out years ago FFS

[Dee-monic 620]

Does Harmes know which team he is playing for?

[Tom Dyson 1,633]

We just don’t look like a top 4 team at all. Groundhog Day at this point with our conversion. 

[ElDiablo14 5,036]

Just now, Wells 11 said:

Bedford doing what kozzie used to re pressure. I dunno what’s happened to this side. They’re tough at it i’ll give them that but playing with no sense of purpose and kicking with no confidence .

Kozzy is a ghost on the field. Always watching the players carrying the ball, never going after them. Wants the easy ball.

[Pipefitter 2,213]

1 minute ago, stranga said:

Agree, but questions need to be asked about our coaches and strategy also. 

Whatever we are trying to implement forward of centre is not working on game day. Our defence and midfield work is top 4. Our forward line work is bottom 2. Very frustrating to watch watch. The skill level in the forward 50 is not afl standard. Very 2019 looking . 

[BDA 23,016]

the only thing that half was missing was the junk time goal at the end.

This is all just more deja vu. Our forward play and goal kicking are bottom 4 not top 4. 

Toby Greene is going to win this game for the Giants. I just know it.

[—coach— 3,496]

1 minute ago, jnrmac said:

How is our forward connection?

Non-existent

[Devil In Disguise 2,278]

Harmes being selected before Jordan is a joke.

[praha 11,253]

1 minute ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

14:1  Frees advantage

Look out for 2nd half eveneruppers

Given that, our dominance going forward, and just general control of play, we are entering Carlton territory of performance at the moment. 

Let's not forget that over the past 12 months we're a slightly better than 50% win team.

How relevant are our "premiership metrics" after that half?

[Jaded No More 68,975]

Just now, Lil_red_fire_engine said:

Cannot fault their effort. Can fault their brains and skills. This all feels very familiar. 

Yep and behind the ball we are excellent. But it’s like our brain goes into full blown meltdown when we go forward. 
I have never seen so many elite players do so many dumb things when a goal is in sight. 
It has now become endemic and we can’t seem to fix it. 
Of course losing our best forward doesn’t help. We are absolutely done if Fritta is out long term. 

[Demon Disciple 12,452]

2 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Honestly we are just painful to watch 

This is the reason why Port winning last night was good for us. We are not top 2 material. if we make top 4 and things don’t change, it’s only because we’d have fallen in.

[Graeme Yeats' Mullet 6,788]

1 minute ago, YearOfTheDees said:

One thing about ANB that I have noticed, he has a habit of not competing but holding back and than tackling the player who has won the ball.

I see the opposite, often in first for a crumb, but constantly tackled immediately 

[david_neitz_is_my_dad 4,084]

Petracca trying to help us win

 

 

[leave it to deever 17,591]

2 minutes ago, Doug Reemer said:

Scotch mode activated.

With this level, I'd pace myself.

[praha 11,253]

2 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Rubbish, had we kicked better than 9 year olds we’d be 7 goals in front 

If I had wheels, I'd be a bike.

[Go Lordie 297]

I know the ball is wet, but has Tracc hit a single target today? And Harmesey. Fair dinkum. In the clear on the wing late in Q2, signals to the intended target and then kicks it out of bounds. We don't deserve to be in the eight. 

[Jaded No More 68,975]

20 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

True. Pauline is adamant it’s his ankle. I told her the Club are reporting it’s his foot. She said it depends on who you talk to from the Club. She spoke to Fritta himself. 

If you can get us a half time update that would be great. 
I gave up on this game and am in full blown Fritta is dead meltdown mode. 

Edited July 2, 2023 by Jaded No More

[ElDiablo14 5,036]

1 minute ago, praha said:

Given that, our dominance going forward, and just general control of play, we are entering Carlton territory of performance at the moment. 

Let's not forget that over the past 12 months we're a slightly better than 50% win team.

How relevant are our "premiership metrics" after that half?

But we just care about looks not the data 😂

[jnrmac 20,271]

What a joke of a footy team up forward.

• Today 2g 9b
• v  Cats 8g 15b
• v Pies 8g 18b
• v Blues 8g 13b

3 1/2 games and we have kicked 26g 55b

FMD

[M_9 2,122]

2 minutes ago, layzie said:

For anyone there go check out the Burrito truck if he's running today. Brother's brother in law's business 🙂

My Dland membership is meant to filter out ads. How did this get through Andy? 

[PerthDee 105]

33 i50s for 2 goals = oh dear

says it all really

[Kick_It_To_Pickett 3,293]

Just there is a lot of wrist slashing here as usual. Completely dominated the half, but failed to execute on the scoreboard. That’s the end of the story. Listening to BT and Jones, who doesn’t want to appear biased, barracking for GWS is worse than the goal kicking 

[Rednblueriseing 855]

We will get run over in the second half, spent a lot of energy kicking points 

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

This game will be lost at selection. Grundy/ Gawn and BBB in f50 together is so horribly wrong. That trade has ruined our teams cohesion.

[layzie 34,326]

Just get it and kick it long out of the back. I don't care if it goes out on the full on the back flank, better than loose in the goalsquare.