Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 5 - Demons v Lions Thurs April 11th 7:30pm AEST (MCG)

[Young Redleg]

If someone told me a month ago that Melbourne would be favourites for this match I'd think they were taking the piss. It's amazing how quickly things can change in a few weeks.

 

[bmaurizio]

Melbourne are playing with motivation and conviction in 2024,
more aggressive and scoring has improved too.
Brisbane must to regain some momentum and poise.
This will be a very close game, at the G.
Demons by a whisker, It will be a ripper game.

 

[danster168]

I do think people overreacted to end of last season when predicting us in 2024. I mean we lost to the premiers in Collingwood by 7 points despite kicking inaccurately and blowing many opportunities and then lost to Carlton at the last minute, kicking 9.17 and having our 2 key forwards out injured as well as no Brayshaw. We're a different team with Petty forward.

I think we needed some young kids to stand up this year and they have been in McVee and Windsor. It can all turn pretty quickly though and Brisbane are a serious team. And Charlie Cameron

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Charlie Cameron

Age

30

Ht

180cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.5

5star

D

9.6

2star

K

7.9

3star

HB

1.7

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.7

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

9.6

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.2

4star

always scares me.

 

[Miluxx]

you guys have the edge on us though. Beat us in the finals and then should've beaten us at the G if not for Melksham. This season is only new. Teams can hit form fast. People wrote us off after we lost to Sydney

I guess that's fair. Hoping we can turn around our poor start. But we have tough games to come. We could be 1-7 easily.

 

[twhowler]

I do think people overreacted to end of last season when predicting us in 2024. I mean we lost to the premiers in Collingwood by 7 points despite kicking inaccurately and blowing many opportunities and then lost to Carlton at the last minute, kicking 9.17 and having our 2 key forwards out injured as well as no Brayshaw. We're a different team with Petty forward.

I think we needed some young kids to stand up this year and they have been in McVee and Windsor. It can all turn pretty quickly though and Brisbane are a serious team. And Charlie Cameron always scares me.

I think most people just thought there was a lot of potential to go wrong. I had the dees finishing 1st to 12th. It was a pretty dire pre season with Brayshaw gone and the troubles.

It's true you got well on top in two finals and lost them. Would that be a spur or the beginning of the end? Clearly the former!

The big 4 still there - Gawn, Petracca, Oliver, May - still playing at their prime. May plays on the best key forward and still takes intercept marks. The rest make up probably the best midfield trio when going well.

Interesting on the Hoyne segment on SEN. He said Melbourne's goal kicking is a huge factor - they take the most difficult shots in the league but their actual accuracy vs expected accuracy is plus 10%. For all the endless analysis, if you kick straight you usually win!

We have been kicking quite poorly in every game except vs north.

Having said all that i think there is a fair bit more to it - Melbourne clearly playing a good committed brand and bonded by their criticism. We look, more than anything else, devoid of confidence. Maybe the north game helps that. Maybe it was a dead cat bounce.

 

[Dez!]

Tholstrup to debut.

 

[Daka]

Got a feeling the Lions might win don't know why even though, there is no way I am tipping them at the MCG.

 

[Zevon]

Teams are up folks

 

[Darksidepoints]

Kolt 45 will be unleashed.

 

[My Tilly]

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Kolt 45 will be unleashed.

Looks like Mahomes.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Looking forward to this game. Hope it lives up to its billing as MOTR. Lions in a close one.

 

[FFB1]

Our third quarters have been horrendous this year, kicking a total of 5 goals, ALL of them kicked by Daniher.

 

[NetworkNerd]

Alot on the line for Melbourne. A solid win and they are top of the ladder. A loss and they could be down to 5th

 

[Osho]

It's hard to give the spotty Lions much of a chance at the MCG against a fairly smooth running and hard edged Dees.

Are we allowed to use Essendon's patented "edge" moniker to describe another club?

Usually things aren't as good or as bad as they seem, so this could be closer than expected, especially if Dees forward line doesn't function well on the day.

I hope it's close. Fingers crossed.

 

[Elixuh]

If this were at Marvel, 10 goal lions win. MCG, 10 goal loss.

I just hope Viney plays well.

 

[The 747]

Demons to prevail at the G, but wouldn't be surprised if the Brions get it together tonight either.

 

[SuperMal]

Heart says Lions, Head says ‘there’s an echo in here!’

 

[Billy ray]

The hosts of the 2032 (Aldi) Olympics to beat the hosts of the 1956 Olympics, by 3 points

 

[YeoShuey]

I can’t see the current best team in the league losing this.

Melbourne by 37.

 

[Pies No 1]

what's the impact of Pickett being out? Seems he's a huge cog in melbourne's wheel.

 

[wills2g]

Melbourne would want Oliver to do something or they'll get demolished in the mids and Brisbane will be a chancec

 

[maskmcgee]

Melbourne supporter trying to bribe the umpire, didn't want to take his coin back

 

[Hawksboy72]

Lions in a upset by 16 points


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[Donakebab]

What was that dumb shit comment about studying chemicals from BT? Either a shit drug joke or just a complete dunce. Or both.

 

[mick500]

Is that ball more orange than usual?