POSTGAME: Rd 10 vs West Coast

[layzie 33,805]

Honestly, the one thing I can't get out of my head right now is which way will we go after this?

Could be fatal or the making. Fork in the road

[bing181 9,238]

2 minutes ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

Absolute waste of a list.

The great myth. The list just isn't that good once you get past the stars - especially up forward. If we still had Jesse Hogan (for example) you might have a point, but we don't. 

[Dragon 9 14]

We were soft

 

[beelzebub 23,376]

Simpson tore Badloss a new one..    must be getting breezy down there  ;) 🤣🤣🤣

[Earl Hood 6,086]

WTF has happened to the midfield contingent? No cohesion, no running, no spread from the contest. Individually they are racking up possessions but it’s all defensive stuff under pressure and the ball goes nowhere, usually backwards. Oliver is not doing what Oliver used to do, nothing like it. 

[ANG13 2,063]

4 minutes ago, Gator said:

This isn't hyperbole, our midfield is one of the worst in the competition.

Some still think it’s the best in the competition. 

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,703]

4 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Essendon are 6 points ahead of us. That angers me more.

I don't think we have a great record as naarm

We haven't won a game as Naarm it's a [censored] jinx if I've ever seen one.

[Bang Bang Bang 5,826]

The wrist slashing is predictable. Was a poor performance by us but a team with McGovern, Kelly, Ryan, Waterman and Darling  all playing out of their skins is going to trouble a lot of teams. Then you’ve got Judd 2.0 in Harley Reid. Eagles were too good for us today. 

Still 6-4 and in the pack. I don’t think it’s our year but it’s as wide open as ever. Clear out the deadwood like Billings and Ben Brown for younger players and regenerate the list while still pushing for finals.  Woey Jr showed plenty today. 

[Kick_It_To_Pickett 3,293]

Oliver’s lack of preseason, Tracc down on midfield form and Viney’s continue ball butchering makes our midfield unthreatening. 
 

the selection committee also has much to answer for. Brown is washed. Billings is terrible. We left out Fullerton and Hunter. If you were ever going to try Fullerton this was the chance. 
 

we now are without Lever next week. Langdon is at a wedding in London, supposedly: 

[Jerry Lundergard 420]

3 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

We just regressed by about 8 years tonight.

Absolute insipid performance against one of the worst teams in the AFL bar about 4 to 5 VG players plus the young gun Reid.

Lost at selection by continuing to play an underdone Petty and Brown who are both not even close to the level.  Billings as well... putrid.

Fullarton may not have offered much more but should've played ahead of Brown.

No white line fever from far too many,  no run and foot skills horrid.

How so many looked cooked off a 10 day break is mind boggling.

Why May was not put on to Waterman from the get go is astounding.  

Fritta about the only player that looked as if he new what he was doing.

Back to the drawing board for all involved.  That was an absolute horror show from start to finish.

May was on Waterman and couldn't go with him

[Brownie 5,981]

2 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

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.

 

I think that's part of the problem yeah.

Casey's form in general is falling apart compared to previous years. There's no-one banging the door down much at all.

Macadam and Billings appear to be duds.

BBB is shot. Petty, I'm really uncertain about.

Unless we are incredibly lucky to find another Caleb Windsor amongst our youngsters at Casey this year, I think we're going to finish 7th or 8th.

[Bates Mate 4,487]

Really think the Petty experiment needs to stop. Or at least get him to Casey if you want him to learn forward "craft". 

Rivers needs to stop running past for the handball receive , he never knows where the much is going to when he runs past. It's my pet hate 

[BoBo 2,941]

Top 4 just got waaaayyyy harder. 

[dees189227 12,394]

Look I'm not surprised we lost because this is what Melbourne do, but I'm more shocked by the margin 

[layzie 33,805]

Really hope it's only up from here for McAdam. I was not impressed, not making the distance from forty?

Also clearly went to the Jeff Garlett school of forward pressure.

[Lou C. Fur 1,009]

6 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

 Not me. I’m here rain, hail or shine. 

Thats the spirit. Need diehards like you to keep me on the straight and narrow. But geez - what a disappointing performance. After a 1 point loss to the paper baggers I thought our performance would've been better tonight. 1st time I've reconsidered my membership. Might not chuck in my membership just yet - thanks to you and your post, and my reflection on what I wrote. But I did think about it before your reply. Thanks THBT.

Edited May 19 by Lou C. Fur

[BDA 22,755]

Our tackling and pressure were pathetic. We just bounced off Harley Reid all day.

what about that kid though. I’ve never seen such a strong first year player. An absolute beast.

[DubDee 25,867]

10 minutes ago, 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.

how [censored] dare you claim our flag has an asterisk!

i expect this from my [censored] mates but not melbourne supporters

2020 has an asterisk with short games and 17 rounds. 2021 was business as usual aside from the location of games

[ElDiablo14 4,999]

8 minutes ago, 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.

Stop the asterisk BS please, I already have to hear it everyday from filth supporters.

The flag was won fair and square, full Qtr and played in front of crowds.

We should do a small rebuild this year, and again I would ask if we really want Goodwin to lead the new team from 2025 onwards?

It'll be 8 years.

Good years 2017, 2018, 2021

Bad years 2019, 2020

So-so years 2022, 2023

2024 is looking like it will fall in a So-so at best.

[At the break of Gawn 4,460]

2 minutes ago, DubDee said:

I haven’t seen our midfield play this poorly for a long time. And it’s been over the past 4-5 games

Viney and Clarry the main 2 out of form but Trac only played one Q today. 

Back to the drawing board

It’s genuinely panic stations for our midfield. They’re going as well as Carlton’s defence.

[KingDingAling 3,758]

We are looking old. Writing has been on the wall for a while. I think the older players deserve a new voice. 

[titan_uranus 25,020]

Well, the good news is I wasn't able to watch and so had planned to set aside 2 hours tonight to watch it on delay - but having followed along online, I've been able to save myself 2 hours.

Having seen none of it it's hard for me to comment but I only need to see that we conceded 105 points and 25 scoring shots to know it was bad. I see we were again beaten in CPs and clearances, and again our key forwards barely troubled the statisticians, let alone the scorers.

There are some classic Demonland reactions though. Yes, West Coast barely won a game in 2022-23. But if you think that has any reflection what they're doing in 2024, you're not following football. They are miles better this year, and already had been prior to this game. They are a difficult proposition at home.

But if we can't stop West Coast, a mid-table side at best (and still probably a bottom 4 side) from scoring 105 points whilst holding us to only 70, something isn't right.

[leave it to deever 17,511]

1 minute ago, Brownie said:

I think that's part of the problem yeah.

Casey's form in general is falling apart compared to previous years. There's no-one banging the door down much at all.

Macadam and Billings appear to be duds.

BBB is shot. Petty, I'm really uncertain about.

Unless we are incredibly lucky to find another Caleb Windsor amongst our youngsters at Casey this year, I think we're going to finish 7th or 8th.

True. In 21 we had another 8 to 10 each week who were unlucky not to play.

 

[layzie 33,805]

2 minutes ago, Bang Bang Bang said:

The wrist slashing is predictable. Was a poor performance by us but a team with McGovern, Kelly, Ryan, Waterman and Darling  all playing out of their skins is going to trouble a lot of teams. Then you’ve got Judd 2.0 in Harley Reid. Eagles were too good for us today. 

Still 6-4 and in the pack. I don’t think it’s our year but it’s as wide open as ever. Clear out the deadwood like Billings and Ben Brown for younger players and regenerate the list while still pushing for finals.  Woey Jr showed plenty today. 

***9:11pm when the first wristslashing remark came up***

[Lord Travis 10,730]

8 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

We lost to a team that has only won 7 games in 3 years

Hang your heads in shame

Goodwin and the selection committee should resign

Hard to fathom we not only lost to such a bad team, but got dominated in every facet of the game. That was as bad a loss as we've ever had under Goodwin. Our midfield is spluttering along. What has happened? Has Mcqualter derailed whatever synergy they used to have? Genuinely confused how one of the most dominant midfields this century has turned to rubbish with largely the same personnel on field. 

Edited May 19 by Lord Travis