Autopsy Round 7, 2024: Port Adelaide v St.Kilda

[Sainter93]

Genuinely think I would rather be in North or West Coasts position than ours right now

Once again, we just seem so lost

 

[my name was taken]

It was 10 points because that had no bench and missed about 8 gettable shots. Really should have been 40+

If we are talking missing gettable shots as reasons, last week would have been our first loss. And that's with massive quality holes in our list that hit every line.

 

[Ads734]

Yes the umpiring was bad. Focus on that if it makes you feel better.

But they were 4 players down and they missed so many easy shots on goal. Should have been a thrashing.

We're f*cking terrible. Just an awful side to watch.

Is it talent? Is it coaching?

It's both.

We are embarrassing.

Even giving us a few more calls and taking some of these away we would have won

 

[sauce_head]

I'm surprised we even have members. You have clubs like Geelong, Sydney, Collingwood and a few others that seem to be able to always be up there, or around about. We have been putrid bar a few sprinkled years. We have a few good players but besides that we are trash.

We have spent the sixth longest on top of the ladder since 2000, or something crazy like that.

 

[RBW_007]

Think the AFL needs to change the title of umpire to something more applicable. Maybe Whistle Guessers or Green people who favour one side or player over the other depending on who they like better or what ground they're at.

 

[NasiahToKing]

help me get through this mr johnny walker

 

[Spider Eater]

Only stat we have won in the last 2 weeks is clangers... it's a total shower, there is nothing about football that we are good at.

 

[crasha301]

Having 9 players on the field with under 50 games experience is the reason we are seeing these results.




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[gringo2011]

It been a long time coming, but the AFL are proud to announce the 20th team to enter the competition:


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You wouldn't use the brakes if they jay-walked in front of your car.

 

[hangdog]

Umpires need their own song that they can play on occasions such as these.

How about "Dirty deeds done dirt cheap"?

I was thinking of a pretty offensive song title from Regurgitator

 

[Sully111]

Even giving us a few more calls and taking some of these away we would have won

Really mate?

That's what you take away from that game?

 

[_Maximus_12]

gee we’ve missed brad crouch

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Brad Crouch

Age

30

Ht

186cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

26.1

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

2.7

3star

T

5.5

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

20.3

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

9.1

5star

M

1.5

2star

T

3.9

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

21.6

5star

K

10.0

4star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

2.6

5star

this year

 

[saintbill]

Does anyone on here actually think this list is good?

Easy to blame the list, but nobody thought it was that bad at the start of the year.

Coaching has to take some responsibility. Why is everybody so out of form?

Our structures look dreadful. Looks like a lot of basic mistakes happening around stoppages.

Fitness looks crap this year as well. I was shocked at the Essendon game on particular. We were dead on our feet by the 3rd qrt.

At present we look like a bottom 4 side, the list is not that awful.

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

Phillipou was pretty good IMO.

but over handballs it, gives it to players that are hot, very frustrating

 

[sauce_head]

Only have 4-5 players out of 23 that can regularly win 1 on 1s

• Wilkie
• Stocker
• Steele
• Marshall

Is the 5th player Owens?

 

[westernsainter]

Having 9 players on the field with under 50 games experience is the reason we are seeing these results.




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Yep.

We are getting some cattle back now and have three winnable games coming up, there is hope on the horizon

 

[Burgers45]

You guys were crucified by the umps. Their 25 to 9 frees in their favour was a woeful and bias performance on the umpires part.
They (the umpires) have been bad all season imo.

 

[StPiper]

We just aren’t a very good side at the moment. The lack of talent is becoming more obvious every week. Consistently poor skills coupled with poor decision making.

For some perspective though, the teams we have lost to are currently sitting 1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th and 9th. Probably about right.

It will be nice to come up against NM next week, although we’re definitely no certainty.

 

[Saints43]

Only stat we have won in the last 2 weeks is clangers... it's a total shower, there is nothing about football that we are good at.

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I see 18 free kicks to 46 as well.
We're either the dirtiest team to play the game or something is amiss.

 

[The Cobra]

Flat track bullies who get an arm chair ride from the umpires at home.

We were only in the game because RTB played a game style that maximised our limited talent and curtailed theirs.

Our top end talent and midfield quality is abysmal - difficult to see a path forward when we finish mid table for drafting and are not attractive to free talent. The coaching staff can only squeeze the limited talent so far.

The great Alan Jeans - good players make good coaches!

 

[MrFoster]

Wilson was sensational at the end.

It was there for the taking and Horne-Francis stood up for them. Bloody disappointing but at least it wasn't the flogging we were expecting.

Needed more composure at the end. Our skills for most of the game were poor, but we never gave in.

Our forwards need to contest more. We allow too many marks in our 50.

Really feels like an opportunity lost.

The umpiring was diabolical.

We play a very negative style, flood or heavy zone when we defend, long bomb to big pack along the boundary to slow down scoring.

But ultimately, our midfield is the worst in AFL.. that’s the main reason

 

[Miha]

Having 9 players on the field with under 50 games experience is the reason we are seeing these results.




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Correct. I’m not all doom and gloom, I was expecting a down year and at worst we collect a gun mid in the draft and keep building. Troops coming back next week should help

 

[sauce_head]

Easy to blame the list, but nobody thought it was that bad at the start of the year.

Coaching has to take some responsibility. Why is everybody so out of form?

Our structures look dreadful. Looks like a lot of basic mistakes happening around stoppages.

Fitness looks crap this year as well. I was shocked at the Essendon game on particular. We were dead on our feet by the 3rd qrt.

At present we look like a bottom 4 side, the list is not that awful.

Nobody thought we’d have this many injuries, debutants and people returning from injury at this point either.

We are one of the fittest teams around. The industry knows this, yet you don’t.

We have one of the best modern coaches around. The industry knows this, yet you don’t.

The earth is round, the industry knows this - what say you?

Just trying to gauge what you are like with the last question.

 

[seesalswigs44]

that showed how important max is for us. Hammer and membrey offer next to nothing. Hopefully we can inject some spark in this team with a few inclusions such as Dow and hunter next week.

Wilson a shining light though, the boy is getting better every week.

 

[saintbill]

Another thing on coaching, must we always be physically the weakest side in the comp.

Wtf do we even do at training, is the weight room banned?