Autopsy AFL 2021 Round 15 - Lions v Cats Thurs June 24th 7:30pm EST (Gabba)

[ToreadorMarch]

Selwood needs to win a few finals as captain...

Agree. 2021 would be a nice start; maybe back to back to round out the career would be tantalising. I like the way you’re thinking

 

[bergholt]

O'Connor, Close and Henry are all very good.

Maybe, I reckon if they were at most other clubs they'd look like list cloggers. Consistently good sides with good systems make players look better than they are - Geelong, Richmond, West Coast, Hawthorn for a long time. And consistently bad sides where the whole place is a shambles make players look worse than they actually are - St Kilda, Carlton, GC, Freo.

 

[DanA]

Selwood needs to win a few finals as captain...

I think he’s got a winning record in finals as captain

 

[caitsith01]

Didn't someone say recently he was THE best defender in the League? Surely he should be able to handle him as the best.

He's one of the best, if not the best, at his role. He equalled the all time record for intercept marks last week and most cats fans are starting to put him up in Enright territory. But his role is not being one out against terrier small forwards with the ball already on the ground at full back.

 

[HairyO]

Agree. 2021 would be a nice start; maybe back to back to round out the career would be tantalising. I like the way you’re thinking

I think he wont.

 

[bergholt]

bounced !!!

Kidding, right? He controlled it, put it under his arm, then it got knocked out as he was falling to the ground.

 

[RedWhite&Blue]

Thanks Brisbane

Essendon now face an angry Geelong in Geelong next week

An angry Geelong on their Cigar shaped ground with no wings.
Better practice going down the corridor as that's all there is down there.

 

[Farang83150]

And he whinges at the umpires more than any other player in the history of the comp. Would have won a Brownlow if the umpires didn't think he was so annoying.

richmond reiwoldt's on par with the whinging to umps bit...

 

[BartBart]

How much better is Thursday Night Footy when Jason Bennett is calling instead of BT?

That would cover just about any commentator though (being better than Taylor).

 

[Looney]

Goalkeeper stuffing up a backpass and letting the ball through is the ultimate clanger of any sport.

The goalkeeper throwing the ball into his own goal was the worst clanger in sports history

 

[bergholt]

richmond reiwoldt's on par with the whinging to umps bit...

Yeah fair point

 

[puppey]

I'm having trouble locating the actual rule at the moment and wouldn't mind that one clarified because to my current knowledge that's the wrong interpretation of that contest as he held ground at the site of the ball drop rather than electing to contest a jump and blocked his opponent getting a run at it. But if it is as you say then you'd be right...not going to lie it seems to be against what you'd ideally like to see at a centre bounce though.

Happy to be wrong, could do with the refresher on this one as it's one of the areas of the game that doesn't get a lot of clear attention in the media.

The interesting thing about the free was that the umpire called "unrealistic attempt" which I was under the impression of being applicable to a marking contest only.

 

[bergholt]

That would cover just about any commentator though (being better than Taylor).

Except Dwayne

 

[bumsonseats]

Front on contact by opposition player not in the contest and with no eyes on the ball. Either way it’s a goal

I would actually say that Close took out legs of his opponent

 

[RedWhite&Blue]

Xavier Ellis,,
And some dude from the guardian,,,
Wayne Carey is a good judge the other 2 ????
But I appreciate you providing the links thanks
Joel is a great leader no 2 ways about it, but he wouldn't be in the top 10 maybe 20 of greatest captains the game has seen

And let me guess... Cotchin is in that top 10 group???? ha ha ha ha ha ha yea right

 

[Boristown]

Cats are only missing Duncan from their best 22 and are getting a lesson. Love to see it.

 

[caitsith01]

Maybe, I reckon if they were at most other clubs they'd look like list cloggers. Consistently good sides with good systems make players look better than they are - Geelong, Richmond, West Coast, Hawthorn for a long time. And consistently bad sides where the whole place is a shambles make players look worse than they actually are - St Kilda, Carlton, GC, Freo.

No way, you not have seen many Cats games this year. Close down tonight but is the first legitimate small forward we've had in years. Henry an extremely mobile defender/rover type who will only get better. O'Connor I believe is being groomed to tag Martin in finals which is how highly the club rates him.

 

[BartBart]

what's the link with Sweet Caroline ? never got that.

Older fans with an average taste in music seem to love it for some reason.

 

[bumsonseats]

Selwood needs to win a few finals as captain...

No thanks......rather he didnt

 

[HairyO]

Hodge looks like he is back to his Draft weight.

 

[RedWhite&Blue]

What the fu** are you on aboit? Look at the numbers you complete and utter imbecile

he he he got 'im

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Wtf has happened to Luke Hodge's teeth? He been on the Crystal Pistol?

 

[caitsith01]

Cats are only missing Duncan from their best 22 and are getting a lesson. Love to see it.

Miers too. But that's not the problem tonight, out coached and we look really flat and tired after a couple of big wins in the last couple of weeks.

 

[bergholt]

No way, you not have seen many Cats games this year. Close down tonight but is the first legitimate small forward we've had in years. Henry an extremely mobile defender/rover type who will only get better. O'Connor I believe is being groomed to tag Martin in finals which is how highly the club rates him.

Yeah maybe. I'm just picturing Close freezing to death in our forward line while we bomb it straight to his opponent all night.

 

[ashep]

Excuse me JB!!?

O'Connor is what now?