Many warned that this was a danger game and the Demons were totally outclassed all game by a young Eagles team at Optus Stadium in Perth as they were defeated by 35 points.

Insipid effort.

Show up

2021 feels more and more like a lucky flag in an asterisk* year.

We couldn't win a final in 22 or 23 and this team is far worse.

Will be years before we contend again.

At least there won't be a straight sets exit this year. Absolute waste of a list.

Rubbish performance. Collective failure. Just weak. Not much else to say really.

The Eagles played out of their skins - no doubt about that. That is common when a lesser ranked/younger/inexperienced team plays a contender.

Sadly , we could not lift  to match that effort.

We are kidding ourselves.  We are not contenders.

On the way down the mountain.. with downhill skis 

Worst performance in the last 4 years. We were monstered by them and I hope we’re absolutely filthy with ourselves. Very keen to see next week’s response.

Out played

Out pressured 

Out coached 

They gave us a bath in every department.

No excuses. 

Embarrassing. Just Embarrassing.

3 players should never represent the Dees again. Jack Billings, Ben Brown and Narrm.

I think weak is a really good way to put it really 

I would like to think that this will wake them up but I fear it won't.

Here's the good news: we now must play Jefferson. We now must give new recruits a game ahead of Billings - i.e. Tholstrup. It's now patently obvious that our current team being selected is lacking.

A game we lost because our opponent was simply better. I don’t think this new game plan is going to work. We simply don’t have enough elite ball users to create attack off half back. Nor do we have the forwardline. 
Time to reassess what we do for the remainder of the year, because if we are willing to go back in order to go forward in 2025, then we need to invest heavily in better ball users in the trade period. 

I don't pile on after a loss often but that was pathetic. This one less at the stopage, play it from our back half game in nonsense.

How often does the ball come from an opposition kick in go straight through the midfield like there's no one there? It's going to cost us a shot at it this year. Really poor game plan

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Stick a fork in us we are done, will only be making up the numbers, could be worse though we could have won a meaningless game last year and lost out on Reid 

4 minutes ago, seventyfour said:

2021 feels more and more like a lucky flag in an asterisk* year.

The 2021 cup is in the trophy cabinet and there's no asterisk next to it.

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We've been sold a 🍋 

We have been exposed as not a real flag chance.

A shame.

Midfield was flat footed again

Who do we have banging down the door?

It's a worry 

I think most of us had an inkling about this and our team this year.

 

Performances like that make you wonder whether you renew a membership...

So we still haven't worked out our best forward line

Typical Melbourne. 

Fallen well back into the 8

Just now, seventyfour said:

2021 feels more and more like a lucky flag in an asterisk* year.

We couldn't win a final in 22 or 23 and this team is far worse.

Will be years before we contend again.

Over reaction 2021 was no fluke. You always need a bit of luck to win one. We've been up for 3-4 years but I think we are not contending this year and will need changes to be able to contend