Autopsy AFL 2021 First Semi Final - Lions v Bulldogs Sat September 4th 7:20 EST (Gabba)

[Dazza the Viking]

Let’s give the Dees flag now, the other teams are Gawn

 

[Schulzenfest]

post the dogs free kick counts for this finals series.

dare you to do it

And then post 2016 when you're done with that.

 

[PrisonBars4life]

To be fair Port subbed Fantasia off when he wasn't really injured. I'm sure he's back training fine inside the 12 days. The whole 12 days rule is the worst in football.

If Brisbane had Mcstay tonight, WB wouldn't have to worry about who is available for them next week. Fantasia's injury is so fake, he's missed a third of the season with it.

 

[Hoops]

28-19 Bulldogs way, 25-13 from quarter time onwards, Doggies got a lot of dodgy frees

So what you are saying is that the umps favoured the Lions in the first quarter then decided to favour the Dogs? Interesting

 

[Scotland]

The dumbest part of these conspiracies is that the AFL want nothing more than to see GWS be successful ( and to a lesser extent Brisbane). That's what would grow the game and improve the bottom line the most. The AFL gain nothing from the likes of Geelong being successful as they have fully capitalised that market already ( especially with Geelong and WB having both been recently successful whilst for Brisbane its been 2 decades and GWS never).

Brisbane only finished 4th - at the expense of the Bulldogs - due to some very dubious umpiring against us in Rd 23.

Seems odd that the AFL would manufacture Brisbane getting the double chance at the expense of the Dogs to then manufacture a Dogs win over Brisbane...

 

[blue harvest]

Toby Green did exactly what every non Vic fan would love to do purely for what our clubs have to endure in this biased league..
The AFL called it a bad look and dont want it at grassroots level, the irony is that kids all around the country have to watch cheating scum umpires on national TV every weekend but not carry that with them into their arena's.

The kids I know don't think that way. No apostrophe needed for plurals either.

 

[Back One Out]

G Excell a quality player
Kicked 8 v hawks 1989

Wrong on both counts.

Ordinary player who somehow kicked 9 goals vs the Hawks in ‘89

 

[Checkered]

The reality is you weren't a dominant top 4 side. Had runs of losses a couple of times, and only 1 AFL std KPF fit (with 2 out). I said to my wife when Mcstay went down that you would go out in straight sets. Unfortunately, proved to be true. Not sure what your salary cap is like, but you need to find a quality forward small/medium/ KPF doesn't matter. You have too many Sam Gray types. Try their hearts out and put on pressure, but guys like Fantasia make us look a completely different side, Fritsch is kicking almost as many as Tomahawk, etc. Outworking the oppo hasn't been enough for us 2013-2020.

McStay loss was massive yeah. Career best form, very important to our structure and nothing left on the shelf as backup. Losing Payne early and Berry too ****ed our structure and then ****ed our rotations.

Wasn’t meant to be but still, 1-6 isn’t a good record for finals. I can make similar excuses for a lot of those finals too but it’s just not good enough for it to keep happening.

 

[blue harvest]

So he kicked the ball by CHOICE

it went nowhere near a team mate and straight out of bounds.

It's a free every day under the rule as it stands and has been adjudicated all year.

Do I personally like the rule - NO - but the decision was right imho.

And fwiw I had the Lions running for a LOT$$$ to win tonight

INTENT!!!! Look it up in the dictionary. Shocking decision.

 

[Lampers]

Missing there CHF in Hipwood and then lost McStay. Easy to pot team structure when injuries have ruined it.

Having Hipwood and McStay may have got them over the line tonight, but that’s the point. A disrupted forward structure shouldn’t be the thing that kills you.

If Brisbane were missing their key backs, maybe that’s an excuse.

Brisbane weren’t missing midfielders, they had their best mids in there and they were pressing forward.

I think they have some fundamental personnel and game style things to correct.

Melbourne 2018, free wheeling and comfortably the highest scoring team, but suspect backline and some putrid leg speed across the ground with Lewis, Jetta, Tyson and Jones.

Maybe they will lose to Geelong next week, but aside from the talls there’s no putrid leg speed (maybe Brayshaw and he just focuses on defensive wing positioning), plus the talls in the backline are completely different and far superior to the 2018 ones.

 

[WillHayward]

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Right in front of me .
Right in front of me

 

[adogsfan5]

And then post 2016 when you're done with that.

How many games since 2016 have you worn the prison bar jumper?

 

[PrisonBars4life]

Let’s give the Dees flag now, the other teams are Gawn

Just a reminder that Melbourne's recent form was to win after the siren against a side we could have beaten by 15 goals the following week if we had kicked accurately/ umpires hadn't been flogs.

 

[toxic]

INTENT!!!! Look it up in the dictionary. Shocking decision.

Correct decision

 

[Demonic Ascent]

So the lions miss again.
What are they missing.

Hipwood

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Joe did fu** all lols

Sums up his career

 

[Schulzenfest]

How many games since 2016 have you worn the prison bar jumper?

How many times since 2016 have you made a relevant point? I'm guessing roughly the same.

 

[LBJ6]

Who do the umps usually support in Bulldogs vs Melbourne matches? Probably two of the most protected teams in the league.

Why are you so obsessed with Melbourne?
We definitely don’t get a great run with the umpires in general, however to answer your question:

 

[Bushdid911]

And then post 2016 when you're done with that.

Lot of deflection going on here. Just admit you're due some decisions to go against you for once.

 

[adogsfan5]

How many times since 2016 have you made a relevant point? I'm guessing roughly the same.

Ah ok sorry I thought we were searching for useless stats. My bad.

 

[jonnobackpocket]

The Bulldogs got to Brisbane on Thursday. They were allowed to train once, go for one walk, had to stay in their room at all times, only leave for meals, with one third of the team at a time. The only other time they met as a team was at the ground, before the game.

Insane for a Semi Final.

Was but they knew they need not worry as they had 3 secret weapons.

 

[tigs2010]

In the final wrap-up of the game, nobody mentioned the crucial one on one contest inside fifty between Charlie Cameron and Taylor Duryea.

They were all alone inside fifty, sprinting towards goal and onto a loose ball. It was a massive play. Looked for all money like Charlie would use his speed to weave his magic and maybe kick the winning goal (or at least scrub a behind and tie the game up)

Hell of a spot for Duryea to be in, but he did bloody well to somehow get it across the boundary line

With hindsight, that was the Lions last real chance to win it.

Charlie was well blanketed by Duryea in the 2nd half. He fluffed that golden opportunity in the 3rd quarter… and that was basically it.

Duryea was immense.

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Nope, I’m a Vic and you are an inbred from a pissy little irrelevant state. Inferior

Perhaps the AvFL can hold an inquest into why they need cheating scum to drag your inbred states teams over the line every year, while they're at it you could get them to see what the **** is wrong with your shit club thats been shit since before my adult children were conceived.

 

[Hollow Knight]

What a pathetic excuse for another lions finals failure. Just accept you lost and went out straight sets again.

Thank god for Richmond, or it would have been a three peat.

 

[kickthething]

On a side, these media flogs are trying to get Weightman into the prelim. Would be an absolute rort if they got away with it.

Media flogs should be more concerned with a young player's health. Its only ****ing football FFS, have they not got it through their neanderthal heads that concussion is a serious injury.