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POSTGAME: Rd 12 vs Fremantle

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18 minutes ago, jane02 said:

I can’t remember the last time I felt so despondent after a loss 😓

I can - two weeks ago against West Coast 😂

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    It's just sad. No other superlatives to describe it, just really sad. For us, the fans that made the trip there, for the people who have to front up at work tomorrow, and maybe most importantly for themselves.

    No-one wins. It's a damn shame 

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    19 minutes ago, Hellaintabadplacetobe said:

    That's not only season defining. It's era defining.

     100%.
    And apart from the flag they played in another state during a season with no crowds and almost choked, the era's been a fail.
    There are few clubs who can embarrass their supporters like ours.
    Forken Goodwin bangin' on about earning respect ... My god.



     

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    4 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    We have a better list than most of the top 8 sides. We came into this season with the best defense in the league over the last 4 years, and a midfield with like 10 AA jackets, two coaches awards, and a Norm Smith. 
     

    Our list is certainly a LOT better than to lose by 90+ points to [censored] Fremantle!

    We had a better list. We don’t have it anymore. The Recruitment since ‘21 has been a Failure 

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    1 minute ago, Jaded No More said:

    In theory, communism works too. 

    We have to play to our strengths. Speed, football IQ and skills is not it. 

    You won't win a GF with the old gameplan. We know that.

    I'd rather fail miserably now trying than go out in straight sets against the fast ball moving sides

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    8 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    Nothing to do with Goodwin. Turnovers, contested possession, clearances ... all on the players. Though even there, we just don't have the cattle and there are players out there who are out of their depth.

    Bing ol mate... I do understand where you're  coming from in that view.

    As such the game is only played by those on the field...   but the mindsets and coaching, the instruction..   the fury, the indignation, the kicking of rectum..    that's all Goodwin.

    There is NO way on this earth he escapes responsibility.  None

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    1 minute ago, deegirl said:

    I can - two weeks ago against West Coast 😂

    I thought today was another whole big step down.

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    Has anyone ever changed their mission statement mid-season ? #DemonSpirit

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    Just now, Diamond_Jim said:

    You won't win a GF with the old gameplan. We know that.

    I'd rather fail miserably now trying than go out in straight sets against the fast ball moving sides

    We were a dirty thug and poor goal kicking away from making a prelim last year. 
    If you want to change the game plan you need to change the list. Can’t do it with the same list. 

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    If McAdam and Petty play next week I must seriously be watching a different game. Absolute trash again. 

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    A seriously confused playing group headed by a coach who has made a mistake implementing a game style that doesn’t suit the list.

    I remember watching us kick the first 2 goals of the game against Hawthorn in 2015 to then get belted by 100pts. This was pretty much the same thing.

    No team that has won their premiership has lost by >90 pts this century I’d say so please let’s not have any, “oh we can still win it bs”

    A performance like this warrants an apology from the club.

     

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    1 minute ago, praha said:

    Yeah, we lost momentum after letting Bedford walk tbh and Jackson leaving. Brayshaw a huge gap. Recruitment has been poor and the handling of Grundy isn't scrutinised enough.

    Seriously? I was feeling [censored] up to reading this thread. Now I'm laugh my ^&*# off.

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    1 minute ago, darkhorse72 said:

    Worst lose that I remember since the 2018 prelim... 

    This for me too.

    Incredibly disturbing when combined with Casey's form

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    2 minutes ago, darkhorse72 said:

    Worst lose that I remember since the 2018 prelim... 

    No considering the Dockers aren’t anywhere near going to be the eventual premiers this is way worse.

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    3 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    We came into this season with the best defense in the league over the last 4 years, and a midfield with like 10 AA jackets, two coaches awards, and a Norm Smith. 

    We're missing the general in that defense, May looks all at sea without him. As for the mids, no point living in the past. Oliver is half the player he has been for reasons we all understand, Petracca is having to play forward to make up for our lack of forwards, we've lost Brayshaw, so that leaves Viney - who needs those others around him. There were centre bounces today where we had Viney plus Sparrow and Neal-Bullen, not many AA's there.

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    5 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    I don't know how people can keep saying this, it's bordering on delusional. We have a few stars. After that ...

    How do you explain 3 consecutive top 4 finishes and a flag the last 3 years. It takes more than a few stars to do that.

    We may not be contenders, but no way should be delivering the level of performance we have been this year. I'm only guessing but something must be going on in the camp.

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    1 minute ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    Seriously? I was feeling [censored] up to reading this thread. Now I'm laugh my ^&*# off.

    He gave us forward line depth. Our replacement is McAdam. We haven't replaced Bedford.

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    Who sets the strategy on recruiting & trading as they have back flipped on the 2 ruck & the Grundy disaster, this shows are they all aligned internally??? Trades that have come in have failed, apart from Hunter playing games who can’t kick what have the rest done.. zero, we let Grundy, Jordan & Harmes go. Since gather round we have played poorly and defenders trying to be fwds has failed along with our clearances, continually getting beaten 

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    Lost 3 of our last four and we look a listless bunch.

    Cant see any miracles from here, they just don’t have that desire and manic attack on the ball anymore.

    We bowed out of finals in straight sets the last two seasons and this year we may not even make the 8!

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    5 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    We have a better list than most of the top 8 sides. We came into this season with the best defense in the league over the last 4 years, and a midfield with like 10 AA jackets, two coaches awards, and a Norm Smith. 
     

    Our list is certainly a LOT better than to lose by 90+ points to [censored] Fremantle!

    Absolutely. The stats from today have such a large element of unreality that its difficult to fathom the issues given the talent on the list, albeit with gaps.

    Petty  - 2 disposals,  Midfield crushed,  and we now indisputably know we have the poorest attack in the AFL.  Certainly not contenders, even with a win against the Pies next week.

    Fascinating second half of the season to see the response, esp from the Match Cttee.

    Worst fear is bottoming put as some here may suggest. Worst time in AFL history to be that posiiton with Tassie coming in to suck out the talent.  Think GWS/Suns nightmare for us 15 years ago.

     

     

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