Autopsy Autopsy vs Collingwood aka the Great Pain Robbery

[DuckYeah]

In years to come, this loss will be pointed to as the catalyst for ‘I will never allow us to lose like this again’.

Disappointed in the result. Exuberant at the 3/4 effort.

We are on the right path, stick fat.

Unfortunately, a team like us has to have losses like that.. it sucks but we’ll be better for it

 

[Devington]

I'm just a nobody, but I don't think the loss will hurt the player's mindset longterm, or even short term tbh. It ****ing sucks, but the review will hammer home just how good they can be but how important composure and commitment are. We dropped our heads for half the quarter but once we steadied we actually took the lead back near the end before Collingwood's last goal, and then almost took it back THREE times in the final moments: Tucker's miss, Non 50 to Scott, Fisher's miss.

Don't need to play the blame game, but Clarko can clearly point to the whiteboard and illustrate that if we never got scared early in the 4th we could have won, if we got lucky (paint the umpiring as being the luck of the draw ) we could have won, if we had been more composed at the death we could have won. Hell, he could also (rightly or wrongly) say that if he coached better (WillPhil sub?) we could have won. Ultimately the game was winnable, and where it went wrong was obvious and that means the path to fixing that is obvious too. Today's 1 point loss is next years 30 point win if everyone addresses the issues and works hard.

Oh, and this week's kangalotto is a dart tournament, but we got some dodgy dartboards that for some unknown reason have the umpires faces on them.

 

[Samsquanch]

I hope all 4 umps are demoted today and shamed for their performance.

They should not be inflicted on a lower grade due to their incompetence. They (and the ex-St Kilda player in particular) need to somehow prove their capability without ruining some other team's opportunity to win a game.

 

[Devington]

How annoying were Healy and Huddo especially. They could take a leaf out of Will Schofields book and actually comment on the game without blatantly wishing for us to lose. Drove me nuts.

I actually liked how Riewoldt was just barracking for and celebrating individual moments regardless of the team. Was borderline unprofessional at times but he was unbiased and just enjoying the spectacle.

 

[DuckYeah]

I'm sure it's been mentioned, but Moore handballing a kick in and getting a second chance ahhhhhhhh that's a ball up, wtf.

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TRUE! Thats a ball up

 

[Ruckle]

I think the biggest problem with the club is I am not gutted, even 54 pts up, it was fun , but I knew we'd lose. If I'd honestly thought we'd win and not sh!t our pants I'd be shattered now. My worry is we have players in that boat and I hope we dont have a "good effort" today type attitude. Even with umpiring, that frankly, was approaching 94 prelim levels of wtf in the 2nd half you should be able to manage a 54 point lead.

Anyway, will of course front up at the G next week.

 

[Samsquanch]

Yes, but we're still our own worst enemies with the turnovers and fumbling under no pressure. In regards to the umprirng, I was going to mention Rick James, but where Nick Daicos is concerned I should have mentioned MC Hammer.

The way he faked today, you should have mentioned Vanilla Ice.

 

[Ashley B]

It’s not good enough. I hope all 4 umps are demoted today and shamed for their performance.

They will be commended for their command performance. Probably get a pay rise

 

[leighlee13]

I actually liked how Riewoldt was just barracking for and celebrating individual moments regardless of the team. Was borderline unprofessional at times but he was unbiased and just enjoying the spectacle.

Pity Healy and Huddo couldn't do the same.

 

[Samsquanch]

Yeah, I mean, we have 4 guys back there who can't handle pressure with ball in hand. Two need to go and be upgraded. We can carry two, if needed, but not 4.

Who will be captain then if Jy isn't playing?

 

[The Dougster]

I actually liked how Riewoldt was just barracking for and celebrating individual moments regardless of the team. Was borderline unprofessional at times but he was unbiased and just enjoying the spectacle.

He wanted us to win

 

[DuckYeah]

Every metric of the game but the end scoreboard. Thats stiff as ****.. we won everything but the FK count, we were dominated in that area

 

[travelli]

Pity Healy and Huddo couldn't do the same.

Healy was flat out hoping we would win

 

[tricknologist]

tbh Collingwood were the worst team for us to have in that position. Most teams would just put up the white flag and set their sights on next week, but they know they can win from any position and we imploded due to their pressure. Even though it was heartbreaking, there were plenty of positives for the players to take from the game and there's no reason why they can't beat the brakes off Melbourne next week. I mean, Hawthorn coughed up a similar lead against a significantly lesser team than Collingwood and they're flying now.

 

[Samsquanch]

We need to work the umpires like Daicos does (as they do in soccer) - that is, you appeal for every free kick in the expectation that you will get 1-2 that you don't deserve.

I get that but I don't like it. It is slimy at best, greasing umpires and begging for frees. However, it works. Obviously it worked today.

I notice that Scott did indicate he'd touched that ball when Crisp kicked it. I noticed that he was ignored. Obviously it only worked for certain players today.

 

[The Dougster]

Healy was flat out hoping we would win

He was raving on about where we are headed as a club too.

 

[DuckYeah]

I think the biggest problem with the club is I am not gutted, even 54 pts up, it was fun , but I knew we'd lose. If I'd honestly thought we'd win and not sh!t our pants I'd be shattered now. My worry is we have players in that boat and I hope we dont have a "good effort" today type attitude. Even with umpiring, that frankly, was approaching 94 prelim levels of wtf in the 2nd half you should be able to manage a 54 point lead.

Anyway, will of course front up at the G next week.

And what happened in 96? .. im gutted but also wrapped. No one gave us a sniff pre game. 9 goals up. Another pre season or 2 we knock em off by 120 points.

A disaster but **** me, the insurance is paying out 10 fold

 

[DuckYeah]

He was raving on about where we are headed as a club too.

The campaigners a bet each way turncoat. He’s a sell out as a player and a sell out as a commentator

 

[Samsquanch]

I guess that it has to be Dawson or Corr. And I reckon we'll favour Corr because of his experience.

Who do you think?

If Gus comes back over the next couple of weeks it will be a non-decision as Dawson might as well go onto tripadeal to book a couple of weeks in Bali tonight.

 

[discodaddy]

For the first time in ages I felt emotion watching that first half. That was the kind of play I had hoped for this season. You can feel it starting to gel.

Oh, and **** you Poxtel, for the recording running out about half of a second after Fisher has his shot at goal on the siren….

 

[Masked Avenger]

I'm a half glass full guy - but to squander a 44 point lead with a few minutes to go in the third quarter was disappointing.

Clarko is the key to pulling the team out of this morass but to persist with Shiels on N Daicos throughout the last quarter was a mistake. We were running 4 to 3 in the middle and clearances told the tale in the end.

On a positive note, two words - George Wardlaw.

 

[the big lebowski]

Look, I fully expected to win today. The footy in the first half wasn’t a surprise.

But I also knew we’d loose at 3 qrt time, and left to have something to eat at dfo.

It was obvious that we’d dropped our heads towards the end of the third qrt.

The big thing in all this is how we come out next week.

 

[DuckYeah]

He wanted us to win

We literally let down the entire afl community today. My phone was blowing up at half time from Carltank, *, Hawfs, GoDeees, Bullfrogs.. ****ing all of em.. it was beyond my capabilities. The comp cursed us

 

[scottywiper]

They didn’t need it. There was a clear directive after half time.

You could see it two minutes into third quarter. The maggots had set themselves to help out the Pies. Was clear as day

 

[Luke72]

But we’ve got Wardlaw instead of JHF - who will be just as good.


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Given the choice, with the output they’ve both currently displayed, I’d take Wardlaw every day of the week.