Autopsy AFL 2023 Round 11 - Demons v Freo Sat May 27th 2:10pm AEST (MCG)

[weltschmerz]

Been watching some Dees fans complain that they lost because their team was too busy being woke. But does that mean Freo, who also "went woke" with a name change, won because they were being woke?

 

[guruisatiger]

I still don't know what you mean lol were our fans meant to help us ??

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Darcy was out for nearly the whole game.
Melbourne have adequate back up mids. Gawn and Grundy couldn’t get it done v Jackson.
Petracca isn’t the same player. Looks ordinary lately

Yeah I saw Darcy go down but Harmes is not Oliver and it showed. Petracca is way down on form. Jackson stood up against 2 quality rucks which was impressive.

 

[guruisatiger]

Pickett

Did he play today!?

 

[deck]

You haven't wasted it yet but looks like you will. Definately a once in a generation list, arguably the best team in the AFL and Melbourne looks like blowing it away.

I wouldn't call it a once in a generation list. They have a very good midfield core but the forward line is very ordinary outside of Fritsch. Even the backline isn't what you call great.

They are pretty much all midfield and not much else. Until they can get more service out of there forwards not named Fritsch, they are not going anywhere near winning a flag.

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Did he play today!?

Apparently

 

[Lampers]

Yeah I saw Darcy go down but Harmes is not Oliver and it showed. Petracca is way down on form. Jackson stood up against 2 quality rucks which was impressive.

Petracca hasn’t been as dominant as he can be, but he had the most disposals (30) and score involvements (10) on the ground. He’s leading the league in score involvements part way through the round. He’s still been effective.

Petracca is nowhere near the biggest problem Melbourne have.

Stubbornness in the coaching box is the biggest problem.

 

[bungalow_bill]

Good win although Oliver was out. Dee's form isn't looking too flash last few weeks. Amiss is a gun and the new guys funnily enough now look more comfortable in the game plan. Funny how O'Meara and Jackson look better after 9 or 10 games.

Takes time same thing happened with Dunkley Ashcroft Gunston etc at the Lions. Now a well oiled machine

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Takes time same thing happened with Dunkley Ashcroft Gunston etc at the Lions. Now a well oiled machine

Yes the crap printed in the West about No Action Jackson was well crap. But like expecting Dunkley to be flying from day one.

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Petracca hasn’t been as dominant as he can be, but he had the most disposals (30) and score involvements (10) on the ground. He’s leading the league in score involvements part way through the round. He’s still been effective.

Petracca is nowhere near the biggest problem Melbourne have.

Stubbornness in the coaching box is the biggest problem.

Just looks like he is not impacting as much. Agree that the whole group looks down on it's output though. Obviously missing Oliver for the first time in a while doesn't help. Ball use was poor particularly in the F50 too many turnovers.

 

[nahnah]

Well done Freo, congrats. Absolute nightmare team to tip this season

 

[Elixuh]

I think some guys in Casey have started to go past Viney and its time to get some games into a couple of youth. They were happy to sit Nathan Jones in Casey at the same point in Viney's career.

 

[Righteo]

I think some guys in Casey have started to go past Viney and its time to get some games into a couple of youth. They were happy to sit Nathan Jones in Casey at the same point in Viney's career.

He still has value in belting blokes off the ball while being lauded for toughness, imo.

 

[demondavey]

You haven't wasted it yet but looks like you will. Definately a once in a generation list, arguably the best team in the AFL and Melbourne looks like blowing it away.

Absolutely wasted it. We never addressed the forward line issue after last year. That’s just one issue. But predominantly it’s the way we continually enter our 50 in terms of how and where we kick it, and also our skill level for our midfield. It’s not particularly polished.

We are one paced and getting predictable.

 

[VinnieB]

Demons are overrated. Haven't beaten a decent side this season.

 

[demondavey]

Yea amazing considering (unlike Carlton) your list is genuinely good.

Really not sure what’s going on , your defence is real good /mids awesome ,still issues in attack but it’s not like you don’t have some serious weapons down there.

Goodwin gives me mark Thompson vibes

We definitely don’t have weapons in attack. Fritsch isn’t a key forward, he is a medium sized forward that’s doing the job exceptionally well with not much help. Mids are vanilla. Petracca is falling into the ‘potential star’ player, and he’ll probably get there, but isn’t leading our midfield at the moment.

McDonald is finished, Brown perennially injured, and Van Rooyen a kid. We went out and got Grundy, FFS. We needed a key forward, we desperately do. I’d make a play for Jack Darling to be honest, and I’d be offering heaps to Himmelberg to come down.

Thompson at least won two flags.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Top win to Freo.

With the ‘shock’ losses of the Cats, Blues and Dees to non Vic teams crisis talks are expected in AFL House this week.

 

[CakeEater]

Well done Freo, congrats. Absolute nightmare team to tip this season

Oh its pretty simple.

Any game where we should win dont tip us.
Any game where we shouldnt win, tip us.

 

[revo333]

Upset of the round?

Called it!

 

[demondavey]

Top win to Freo.

With the ‘shock’ losses of the Cats, Blues and Dees to non Vic teams crisis talks are expected in AFL House this week.

Yep.

They’ll to probably sort out some concessions to appease the VFL, mandatory PF at the MCG sounds about right?

 

[Toump Ass]

Demons are overrated.

Who rates us?
We’ve been trash for ages.

 

[cactuscall]

Who rates us?
We’ve been trash for ages.

Have you forgotten the days of actual trash Melbourne? They weren't that long ago. Far from trash atm.

 

[demondavey]

Have you forgotten the days of actual trash Melbourne? They weren't that long ago. Far from trash atm.

Trash in that we have a great list and should be adding to our trophy cabinet beyond 2021, but we are playing like Carlton with a coach like Carlton.

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Trash in that we have a great list and should be adding to our trophy cabinet beyond 2021, but we are playing like Carlton with a coach like Carlton.

I think your selling the Dees opponents short the past 2 weeks, Port and Freo seem to have improved significantly this season, and are hard to beat, home or away.

 

[VinnieB]

Upset of the round?

upset? Freo should have been favourite