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

[FreoGirl]

Melbourne should drop Oliver.

Abysmal.

doesn't he have a sore finger?

I guess the headline after this game is the "LIONS are BACK"

King will say they are favourites for the flag

 

[Randomizor]

Bloody hell Oliver has fallen far.

Is fat, takes drugs, pokies regular and just looks a shell of himself.

Opening round claims another victim

 

[Osho]

The young fella with the perm looks all at sea. Understandably. Lack of runners. Can't break the lines. Getting tackled in traffic, picked off like a shooting gallery.

 

[SSSSSS]

WOW Petty is ordinary. Think I've seen more competitiveness from Jacob Kosi.

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

For a bloke that joined Carlton, I surprisingly like dale Thomas again, he’s a very likeable person

I just don’t understand why you suggest it’s embarrassing for selwood? How long has Thomas been in the media? He has much more experience.

 

[Fitzey]

Dees get a free! Followed by a lions free. Well played umps

 

[Bont the Lord]

I can't hear Lester's name without thinking of Succession. Decent player though, can't deny that.

Moe

 

[Randomizor]

I guess the headline after this game is the "LIONS are BACK"

Not enough puns.

Lions defeat their Demons

Or something cliche

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

WOW Petty is ordinary. Think I've seen more competitiveness from Jacob Kosi.

Has a tear in his eye tonight?

 

[Jock1eyemcpie]

When Tholstrup was taking his shot for goal, he was watching himself on the big screen.

He had multiple teammates open too before he went back to take that shot. What a grub

 

[hutchy31]

93 points at 3qt. Perfect conditions on the MCG.

**** off. Boring campaigners.

 

[Vindicater]

Oliver looks so unfit

Of course he does. He spent the entire summer on a bender.

 

[My Tilly]

Dees youth looks like crap!
If Gawn goes down, they're in complete shambles.

 

[T2B_]

Oliver's nostrils were really flaring then

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Dees get a free! Followed by a lions free. Well played umps

Yes the umpires are responsible for the Lions being 7 goals up

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Gee Melbourne have been undisciplined.

Judging by the free kick count discrepancy I mean.

 

[BringFevBack2021]

Has a tear in his eye tonight?

He’s playing angry but it’s so comical, looks like a middle aged guy in the HR department that nobody wants to interact with in the office

Petty: “Hey mate wanna grab a coffee?”
Me: “no”

 

[spudmaster]

Just a bad day at the office for the Dees?
Bye coming at the right time?
Credit to Brisbane for recapturing last year's form and bouncing back?

 

[JasRulz63]

Dees get a free! Followed by a lions free. Well played umps

The Melbourne players been caught trying to take on the tackler that quarter and have dropped it multiple times.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Melbourne's key forwards are horrible. Can't even make a contest against their opponents

 

[Foucault1989]

Dees get a free! Followed by a lions free. Well played umps

If you think the umpires have had any say in this game you're dreaming. Brisbane have deserved more free kicks as they are first to the ball and working harder. Melbourne have been weak.

 

[Cudi_420]

By good teams as well. It’d be different if we’re seeing it from bottom four teams but too many top 8-10 teams are putting up shocking quarters/halves/games of footy from a scoring perspective.

I think this game was 13-12 or similar at the halfway point of the first quarter. So we’ve seen less than 40 points collectively from both teams in the next 1.5 quarters of footy. In absolutely perfect conditions on a big ground.

I don’t know if it’s good defense, poor offense, conservative gameplans or a combination of several factors. But it’s ******* boring to watch.

My honest opinion is that a combination of 6-6-6 and hyper defensive deadball gameplans exemplified by Collingwood 2022-2023: absolutely kill the ball if you're not going to win clean possession going forward, and corral the ball until you're tackled. Build momentum and then kill the opposition. Great for the winning team but shocking for the opposing team and the neutral supporter. Collingwood games were great to watch initially but the whole league has adjusted and now we see games where both teams struggle to kick 12 goals. It's the opposite to what the Warriors did to the NBA with hyper offensive long range gameplans that killed defense and made the league insufferable to watch. Different cause but same effect. 6-6-6 killed flooding but basically forced the game into a rugby scrum.

Like seriously even for Brisbane's dominance they still might struggle to score 100.

 

[PP34]

Oliver is that underdone

 

[austinnn]

How is Langdon being used for kick-ins? I thought his wing work was elite a year or so ago; what happened?

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Thanks for the insight

Sorry, but I was talking about his technique for kicking at goal. Sorry if it confuses you.