Autopsy 53 point win against GCS

[Ticky009]

 

[Glenn_]

Ugh lets not get back to the backline of 2023 again!

Blakey/Melican/Adams probably all in doubt for next week.

Blakey should be fine , reportedly just a minor niggle.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Ugh lets not get back to the backline of 2023 again!

Blakey/Melican/Adams probably all in doubt for next week.

Adams’ thigh is going to be shades of purple not previously known to mankind.

 

[Donza]

Tay is a tough bugger.

Good to see.

He was decent as .

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Blakey should be fine , reportedly just a minor niggle.

Longmire said its a old ankle injury, Adams probably wont feel like he has a leg tomorrow took the full brunt of Mclean knee on his inside thigh.

Melican said he was injured on the app??

 

[the hypnotoad]

the commentary around mcdonald is reaching peak stupidity too.

All he gets is joe the goose stuff was the reply in the game thread but people froth over JUH. Mind you if he leaves people who bag him will get their knickers in a twist.

Not saying he is perfect or near any sort of stardom but he works hard, presents and shows a fair bit.

Same as Hayward doing defensive work and getting a few goals, some people just want every player to be Wayne Carey or Greg Williams

absolutely agree! mcdonald plays his role for the team, and still does what's required as a key forward when his opportunities come
amartey stepped up today, mclean does when it's his turn, and he has the role of backing up grundy in the ruck
the team clicked as it should today ... not perfect, and never will be, but this was a very good step forward
hayward has been playing his part too ... maybe today wasn't ideal, but then papley picked up his game after a couple of disappointing games
as has been posted, this was a very mature, businesslike victory today over a potentially dangerous opponent

 

[momentbymoment]

Not sure if it was the second quarter that clouds my memory but I thought we looked flat the whole game. Not sure how or why but I didn't get the usual buzz from our 8 goal run.

My expectations have risen so I am watching far more critically than usual. Not easy to stay in the top four. Every game feels like a final.

 

[Ticky009]

Another 35k plus crowd if you don't mind

 

[caesar88]

Another 35k plus crowd if you don't mind

Well done Sydney!

 

[Wolfgang West]

Id disagree he is soft, is he tearing up the contests? no, obviously he needs to improve, not like he was racking up disposals and he needs to clunk more, but he was around the ground a lot, presented hard, got a few goals, should have been 3. Not saying criticism is not warranted, just over done, to the point where his goals are too easy etc

Mate I'm not saying his goals are not earned. He is quite a clever footballer. He is rag dolled in a number of marking contests where he is almost limp. Am I here to pile on ? No. He was almost invisible in the first 2 and a half quarters so how you say he was presenting hard has me baffled. He needs to do better in contests is all I am saying.

 

[the hypnotoad]

Can understand why we were in the market for a key forward. None of ours look like taking the bull by the horns.

yeah, only six goals out of them today ... obviously why we lost ... hmmm, wait a second ...

 

[the hypnotoad]

What do we think of the 3 talls but always one on the bench strategy? Was very noticeable at the ground that we never saw Hayden, Joel and Logan all on at once.

it has not cost us a game this season

 

[caesar88]

Warner gets caught and his pants literally pulled down in so many tackles that I've pretty much memorised the thread count of his underwear

 

[wills2g]

If melican is out and McCartin did something to his knee our defender stocks are gna be tested next week

 

[Wolfgang West]

Lloyd was better hidden on the wing

How do you hide on the Wing As a matter of interest ? Lloyd was fine today.

 

[The King!]

Mate I'm not saying his goals are not earned. He is quite a clever footballer. He is rag dolled in a number of marking contests where he is almost limp. Am I here to pile on ? No. He was almost invisible in the first 2 ad and a half quarters so how you say he was presenting hard has me baffled. He needs to do better in contests is all I am saying.

thats fair but I guess then my point wasn't really about your criticism though

 

[caesar88]

If melican is out and McCartin did something to his knee our defender stocks are gna be tested next week

Is 'tested' Latin for ****ed?

 

[Cadsky]

yeah, only six goals out of them today ... obviously why we lost ... hmmm, wait a second ...

Relax mate. Your sarcasm isn't required here. I didn't say they were shit. I just don't see any of them as a number 1 key forward.

 

[Donza]

How do you hide on the Wing As a matter of interest ? Lloyd was fine today.

Pretty easy.
You hide behind the engines.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Is 'tested' Latin for ****ed?

In Latin, they will all be subject to a testiclese.

 

[the hypnotoad]

Relax mate. Your sarcasm isn't required here. I didn't say they were s**t. I just don't see any of them as a number 1 key forward.

i'm just sick of the constant criticism of one thing or another

 

[caesar88]

This is probably best for the preview thread but Geelong and Carlton play next Saturday night. If Geelong lose, we'll know going into our game against the Hawks if we're playing for top spot or not.

So another good test of what we're made of mentally.

 

[MF]

For those having a dig at Mcdonald, he is on track for a 45-50 goal season as a 22yo KPF

Is he the perfect KPF? No

Does he have a bit to work on? Yes

Can he improve? Definitely

Give him a few more years to get some size and he could very much start impacting more on the contest.

Think people forget he is two plus years younger than Mclean and Amartey and has scored more career goals.

Patience is a virtue.

Yep, exactly why I mark Mclean and Amartey harsher than I do Logan.

 

[monopoly19]

I feel like the video of Papley’s mark doesn’t do it justice. It was so good in person.

 

[Ticky009]

I feel like the video of Papley’s mark doesn’t do it justice. It was so good in person.

Crowd got up and about that's for certain

 

[Bonz]

I feel like the video of Papley’s mark doesn’t do it justice. It was so good in person.

The body work to set up that mark and then movement to grab it was exceptional.

Papley's core strength would have to be through the roof.

He doesn't look the type, but after seeing that it wouldn't surprise me if he was doing Pilates each morning before training.